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Chapter 312: Underwhelming opponents
"Alright beautiful, go ahead and give me your best shorts. But remember, after you are done…I will be fighting back." Holdem licked his lips in anticipation.
He then opened his arms and waited for her to attack.
"Give the Boss some space!" Snake Man commanded the other soldiers.
"Yeah!, no one interferes with the Boss. This will be over quickly." Alpacaman scanned his surroundings to make sure no one tried to play white knight to save this girl. Especially the two men she was talking with.
"You two!" He pointed at Luffy and Zoro.
"Me?" Luffy pointed at himself.
Zoro stared at the man with the alpaca head.
"Yes, you two!. Don't move from there. We will deal with you in a moment, so don't make things worse for yourself."
"I wasn't going to do anything!. Righ Zoro?" Luffy asked him.
"I want no part in this…whatever this is." Zoro crossed his arms and waited.
"Go on…I hope you are not planning on going back on your word because is too late for that!" Holden growled.
Vivi walked towards the lionman with steady steps.
"Huh?..." Holdem observed her carefully. She didn't seem ready to strike at him. Her posture was very relaxed and she was completely disarmed.
"If you want to admit your defeat without a fight, that's fine by me but you will hold your side of the deal." He smiled at her.
"You have to be mine for one ni-"
He saw her figure blurring out, and then…some sort of crystalline wall was in front of him.
"Uhhhh!" That was all Holdem had time to say before he was crushed by the massive fist made of ice that Vivi had manifested.
He was sent flying and collided with a large group of houses, destroying everything in the process.
Vivi transformed the ice fist back into water and reabsorbed it into her body once more.
"Vivi!, you hit him too hard!. If he dies…he won't be able to keep his word," Luffy complained.
"I'm reasonably sure he'll survive. I didn't hit him too hard." Vivi shrugged. If the man in charge couldn't even survive an attack that weak, maybe he didn't deserve to be in charge after all.
"B-Boss…" Snake man stared into the distance.
"You idiots, don't just stand there, go check on the boss!" Alpacaman gave orders to the nearby black armored soldiers.
"Yes sir!" They all went running towards the piles of rubble to search for their leader.
Luffy, Zoro, and Vivi left the restaurant and stepped out on the streets.
"S-Stop!...we can't let you leave like that!" Snakeman unsheathed his sword but could not keep his legs from trembling.
"You have no idea what have you done!" Alpacaman shouted.
"You will never leave this island alive!"
"Do you have any idea how many times we have heard that?" Vivi asked him.
"Hmph, If I had a bottle of rum for every time I heard that…wait a minute. That guy from before is paying, right?...I'll be right back." Zoro went back into the restaurant.
"Give me a bottle of the best alcohol you have!." Zoro shouted.
"Vivi!, let me fight these guys."Luffy requested.
"I need to stretch my limbs."
"Suit yourself, Captain. But you will be disappointed I'm afraid…" Vivi glanced at the two opponents.
Snakeman managed to stop trembling just in time to do something.
"I'll take you down myself…I am Snakeman!. I may not be stronger than the average man but…this snake protruding from my belt is extremely venomous. And I am in complete control of…ouch!"
The snake bit his finger when he tried to pet it.
"Not again!...bring me the antivenom! quick!" Snakeman demanded. But when he turned around, he couldn't find any of his men.
"I sent all the guys away…" Alpacaman pointed in the direction they all left to look for their boss.
"I'll be right back!" Snakeman took off running to find his antivenom.
"I will be your opponent!" Alpacaman stepped forward.
"I am Alpacaman!. I have three times the strength of a normal man. And I also have the head of an alpaca."
"Yes, we have noticed…" Vivi commented.
"Which means, I can do this!" The alpaca opened its mouth and breathed fire onto them.
Luffy dodged it to one side while Vivi made a thin film of water in front of her to act as a shield.
"Whoa!, I didn't know alpacas could breathe fire!" Luffy said with amazement.
"They can't…" Vivi told him.
"The only thing alpacas can do is spit very fast."
"I can also do that!" Alpacaman spat at the ground.
"Wow!, he can really spit!" Luffy opened his eyes widely.
"Wait!, I can do that too!"
"Anyone can do that…sigh." Vivi looked away.
"They didn't have rum but they gave me some sake. I hope is good." Zoro came out with two bottles.
"Give me a sip of that!" Vivi stole one of the bottles from him and took a long gulp.
"Hey!, go get your own!" Zoro complained.
The sound of something being hit could be heard and then, they saw Luffy walking back to them.
"That guy was actually very weak!"
"Of course he was. Everyone we have encountered so far has been very weak." Zoro said.
"Yes, but don't get too confident, not everyone on this island is a weakling. There are definitely very powerful auras in the south. Not just the Emperor but others…" Vivi said.
"Then we should hurry up and find the others!" Luffy said with urgency.
"If Kaidou finds them first they will be in serious trouble!."
"Let me lead the way then…but we should get some mounts first," Vivi suggested.
"You mean those lizards?" Zoro didn't seem to like the idea.
"We can ride lizards?!, cool!" Luffy on the other hand appeared very excited.
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