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Chapter Ninety-Three: Departure
"issa11sunday."
When the Bounty Hunter of Whiskey Hill Town learned that the visitor was the Vice President of Baroque Works, issa11sunday's partner, the entire town erupted in excitement.
"issa11sunday, you have come this time to..."
r8 approached with a flattering demeanor, looking at Nico Robin standing before him, a smile of ingratiation on his face.
"I am here to eliminate the dangerous creatures around Whiskey Hill Town. I will be staying for a while, and I hope you can prepare a room for me," Nico Robin said gently.
"Yes, right this way."
r8 immediately led Nico Robin into the town, where she settled in...
In the distance, beneath the ocean, Xiaqiu lay quietly, watching four Sea Vessels docked at the shore.
These four ships were all used by the Billionaire's Baroque Works, marked with the letter 'b' on their hulls.
However, unlike typical vessels, instead of Cannons at all the gun ports, there were enormous Harpoons.
Each ship had six Harpoons at the gun ports, and with additional Harpoons on the deck, each vessel boasted eight Harpoons in total.
"Four ships have arrived; they are ordinary Vessels of Baroque Works, but that is sufficient."
Xiaqiu gazed at the Sea Vessels, waiting for them to depart.
This time he did not plan to Attack; at least not near Whiskey Hill Town.
Because he was heading to Alabasta.
Xiaqiu's second step in his plan was to reach Alabasta.
However, heading to Alabasta is quite troublesome. Departing from Whiskey Hill Town, one must pass through the Garden and Drum Island before finally reaching Alabasta.
The Garden is filled with dangers. Although I won't be going ashore, there is a massive Island Eater controlling the eastern sea route.
Drum Island lies just to the east of the Garden.
Xiaqiu is not willing to take the risk of passing near the Garden, so he plans to circumvent that area.
However, Xiaqiu relies on capturing Magnetism to sail between islands; he cannot directly capture Drum Island. He must reach the Garden first and then capture Drum Island from there.
Xiaqiu cannot bypass the Garden using his own abilities. If he wants to avoid following the usual route, there is only one solution: the Permanent Compass.
The Permanent Compass differs from a regular compass; it permanently records a location, always pointing toward the destination no matter where you go.
What he needs is the location of Alabasta, which means he needs to find someone who possesses a Permanent Compass for Alabasta. The only people he can reach are members of Baroque Works.
Senior Agents and Billionaires all operate with Alabasta as their center.
Moreover, for them, the Garden is also a forbidden zone. Nico Robin once believed that the Garden could eliminate the Straw Hat Crew, especially after they defeated R5. For Senior Agents, that place poses dangers as well.
Additionally, storing Magnetism in the Garden takes a year. They cannot afford to stay there for such an extended period while executing their missions, so returning to Alabasta will inevitably require a Permanent Compass.
Senior Agents do not need it, but Billionaires will certainly carry a Permanent Compass when they leave Alabasta for Whiskey Peak and then return.
Xiaqiu's original target was Senior Agents, but Billionaires are sufficient as well.
Thus, Xiaqiu plans to wait until they leave and then follow them back to Alabasta, launching his attack when they are close.
Xiaqiu lurks in the ocean, quietly waiting.
By the next morning, two ships set sail from Whiskey Hill Town.
Xiaqiu immediately followed at a distance but noticed that these two ships did not venture far; instead, they were cruising around in the surrounding waters.
Not only that, but beneath their ship, they were dragging several livestock, blood flowing behind them.
They were luring marine creatures onto the hooks.
In this sea area, there was only one fish of such a massive size.
Moreover, the Billionaire would not easily come here, and they specifically came to hunt, even modifying their Cannons into Harpoons.
Their target was certainly not ordinary sea fish.
They had only one goal: Hunting themselves.
It seemed that the information about my Attack on Baroque Works had been exposed, prompting them to come and deal with me.
"This level of attack is useless against me."
Xiaqiu displayed a mocking expression; those Harpoons could do nothing to him.
However, Xiaqiu did not launch an attack. Instead, he distanced himself to avoid their search range.
His aim was to follow them away; there was no need to attack them.
For the next three hours, Baroque Works members searched daily, continuously expanding their search area, but to no avail.
"Hasn't anything appeared yet?"
Nico Robin stood on the shore, gazing at the calm sea in the distance.
She needed to handle the fish situation, so she led four Sea Vessels here. Each ship had been modified into specialized fishing boats, equipped with eight Harpoons each.
One Harpoon could pierce the brain of a Sea Beast.
With eight Harpoons, even a sea fish over a hundred meters long could be killed.
Not only that, but the bait released was also laced with poison; as long as the target consumed it, it would succumb to poisoning and die.
Additionally, there were explosives on the ship. If that fish attacked, triggering the explosives could also inflict damage on it.
As long as the fish attacked, Nico Robin was confident she could kill it.
However, for the past four or five hours, the fish had not shown itself.
Based on its attacking patterns, it would target the vessels entering and leaving Whiskey Hill Town, and even a fleet of five ships would not deter it.
The fact that it had not appeared likely meant it was not in this sea area.
If it had left this region, searching for it would be nearly impossible.
There was no need to relentlessly pursue a fish in the ocean.
Next, Nico Robin continued to instruct her crew to search, expanding their search area once more, but they still did not find the target.
After two hours, Nico Robin picked up a Transponder Snail and dialed a number. "R... um, the fish hasn't appeared; it should be gone from here. I'll leave two ships behind and head back alone for now."
Thus, Nico Robin left two ships behind. The modified fishing boats were sufficient to handle any nearby threats.
At the same time, she took the other two ships and departed from Whiskey Hill Town, heading towards Alabasta.
Nico Robin stood on the deck of one of the ships, gazing at the gloomy sky ahead. For some reason, she felt a twinge of unease in her heart.
A fierce wind swept by, lifting her hat momentarily before it fell back down again.
"It should be fine," Nico Robin thought as she returned to the cabin...
"Are we leaving?"
Xiaqiu watched as two ships sailed away from the sea, not thinking much of it, observing from a distance.
But in the next moment, he realized that these two ships were not dropping livestock as bait; instead, they were heading straight out, not lingering in the nearby waters.
Are they leaving?
Xiaqiu immediately followed, keeping his distance, noticing that the Sea Vessel was moving further away from Whiskey Hill Town and heading in the direction away from Reverse Mountain.
Indeed, they are leaving.
He followed them towards Alabasta.
Then, just before reaching Alabasta, he would take them out.
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