"Has Ace arrived yet?"
Xia Qiu was a little surprised. Ace was supposed to arrive at Drum Island two months after Blackbeard left the Drum Kingdom, but he had arrived half a month early.
It seemed that Vivi's promotion of this matter had made him aware of it in advance.
"And he even took Nami with him."
Xia Qiu was a bit surprised by this. He hadn't expected Blackbeard to abduct Nami. However, in the intelligence reports, there was indeed a girl with orange hair, but she wasn't always by his side, and her appearance had changed significantly from her wanted poster, so the intelligence personnel hadn't confirmed her identity.
In that case.
Xia Qiu looked at Heckle, who was holding a Den Den Mushi, and said, "Have Mr. Christmas follow Ace to Mock Town, and have Mr. Christmas carry the Den Den Mushi to keep in constant contact with you."
"Okay."
Heckle said a few words into the Den Den Mushi, then asked Xia Qiu, and hung up.
"Since Ace is here, we should also head over quickly," Xia Qiu thought. Since Ace had arrived, they could go directly to Blackbeard and didn't need to wait for him to make a move.
In the original story, Crocodile died, and only then did Blackbeard plan to take his place, taking a month or two to act.
Now that there was no vacancy and he had to plan, his actions would be delayed at least.
It would be better to wait for their big battle and fish in troubled waters.
Xia Qiu looked at Heckle and said, "There are a few things I need you to do. First, contact Vivi and have her prepare a sufficient quantity of fruit and meet us at the rendezvous point in Aru-Ma City. Second, have Cecilia wait at the port, and we'll meet her there. Third, tell all the Bounty Hunters at the forward outposts to cease their actions and not act rashly for now. Fourth, go and prepare the supplies for Mock Town. We need to depart within an hour."
"Yes."
Heckle immediately sprang into action, contacting everyone as Xia Qiu had ordered and preparing the supplies for the trip: cola, food, oxygen grass, and so on. These were all emergency supplies.
It took only half an hour to finish the preparations. Then, Heckle and his subordinates boarded the Submarine, and Xia Qiu went underwater with them, heading for Alabasta.
Upon arriving at Elma in Alabasta, Heckle controlled the Submarine to surface. Two figures were standing there waiting.
Heckle got out of the Submarine and ordered his subordinates to bring the fruit into the Submarine. He said to Cecilia, "There's a mission, and I need you to come with me."
"Okay."
Cecilia didn't suspect anything and helped carry the fruit into the cabin.
Vivi asked curiously, "Are you going to confront the Blackbeard Pirates because of the intelligence just now?"
The intelligence personnel had contacted her to inform Heckle, so she knew the inside story, which involved the Blackbeard Pirates.
"That's right," Heckle said to Vivi. "Princess Vivi, the President needs your help."
"I have to go too?"
Vivi frowned. She didn't want to be involved in Baroque Works' more secretive operations.
"You don't need to follow us,"
Heckle replied. "The President wants you to go to Island Two to monitor the prisoners and prevent them from escaping."
"So that's how it is."
Vivi was relieved. She naturally knew the identities and dangers of those people. Since it involved her, she didn't refuse.
However, Vivi was a little curious. If she needed to be deployed, did Baroque Works mobilize a lot of people? Princess Vivi asked curiously, "Who is going on this mission? Is the President going?"
"Cecilia, myself, and Mr. Christmas."
Heckle said, "Of course, the President is going too."
"It seems this mission is not simple."
Vivi thought to herself. Even Mr. Christmas from the Drum Kingdom had been recalled. Counting this, except for Mr. 2, almost all Senior Agents had missions.
Even she had to leave, leaving the casino unguarded.
Even the President had to go, which meant more people were deployed than when they captured Lucci, and the scale of the mission would be quite large.
Vivi immediately said, "I'll head to Island Two right away."
"Then I'll trouble you."
Heckle bowed slightly and walked back into the Submarine. The Submarine submerged and sailed into the distance.
Vivi, seeing them leave from where she stood, returned to Alabasta and then set sail herself.
As for the casino, she temporarily handed it over to Igaram.
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"Why did your President send someone to accompany me?" Ace asked, sitting there with a frown.
Smith said coldly, "Her accompanying you will allow her to help you contact us and provide timely assistance. Secondly, she can also serve as support. These are the conditions we proposed, and we hope you will abide by them."
"I don't want anyone interfering with my fight," Ace said coldly.
Smith replied, "Don't worry, she won't interfere with your fight against the enemy. On the contrary, she can help you block others from interfering with your fight, and she can also rescue your companions."
"Rescue my companions?"
Ace frowned upon hearing this. "That's very difficult. The opponent is very strong, and she might not be able to help much."
Ace had been invited to become a Shichibukai two years ago. He was confident he could defeat Blackbeard, but he didn't think Blackbeard's strength was much weaker than his own.
According to the news here, he has at least four subordinates, and anyone he values wouldn't be weak. It's possible to fend off one, but four would be very difficult.
That's why he'd rather they handle it themselves.
"You underestimate us too much."
A voice suddenly rang out, and the moment it did, Ace stood up and looked into the distance.
Just then, a door opened by the bedside, and a tall figure slowly walked out. It was Mr. Christmas.
"Are you a Devil Fruit user?"
Ace asked, somewhat surprised, as he looked at the other person.
Mr. Christmas crossed his arms and said coldly, "I'm a Door-Door Fruit user. I can open doors anywhere to enter a spatial dimension, and I'm also a gunman."
"Can this ability allow others to enter the spatial dimension?" Ace quickly asked.
Mr. Christmas nodded and said, "Of course."
"Then you coming to save her is the best way."
Hearing Mr. Christmas's words, Ace actually felt relieved. If he had to act himself, he was afraid of hurting Nami.
But with her ability, they could safely bring her back.
Mr. Christmas glanced at him and asked, "So, can we go now?"
"Of course."
Ace smiled and said, "But before we go, we have to wait for someone. He should be here soon."
"You have an accomplice?"
Mr. Christmas asked, somewhat surprised.
Ace smiled and said, "Yes, he was afraid of causing trouble, so he didn't come ashore with me. He went down to the sea to hunt and should be back on the ship."
"Down to the sea?"
Mr. Christmas tilted his head.
Meanwhile, on the coast of Drum Island, on Ace's small boat, a six-armed Fish-Man sat there, rubbing his body and complaining, "It's so cold. Why isn't Ace back yet? Did he fall asleep again?"
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