"No… Admiral Kizaru, you must be mistaken. You want me to stay and deal with these pirates?"
Vivian was shocked, glancing at the Supernovas standing not far away, each looking at him with wary eyes. He swallowed nervously, his face showing a panicked expression.
"Oh? Are you scared?" Kizaru asked.
"Of course."
Vivian thought to himself, "Isn't that obvious? Each of those Supernovas has a bounty over a hundred million, and they're all Devil Fruit users. I can barely handle one, let alone five at once?"
"Then hold them off. I'll come find you after I finish over there," Kizaru continued.
Without waiting for Vivian's response, Kizaru put his hands in his pockets and walked away calmly.
Vivian watched Kizaru's composed back, his head filled with questions.
What's going on…
Does he trust me that much?
Vivian was completely bewildered.
Could it be that this guy is in such a hurry because he wants to capture both Larvin and the Straw Hat crew at the same time?
In the original story, he beat up these Supernovas, leaving them injured or fleeing, before heading to District 12. But now…
"And why didn't the system give me a prompt when I came here to watch the show?"
This situation looks really dangerous…
He thought to himself.
Meanwhile…
"Hey." Capone Bege, with a cigar in his mouth, looked at Vivian and said, "You want to stop all of us by yourself?"
As he spoke, Apoo, Drake, and Urouge all gave Vivian fierce looks.
Vivian: "…"
"Well, if I say I'm just passing by, would you believe me?" Vivian smiled obsequiously.
"Passing by?" Bege squinted his eyes.
Just as Urouge was about to make a move, Hawkins suddenly spoke up: "The chance of killing him and escaping here is… four percent."
"Four percent?"
Bege was puzzled. "There are four of us Supernovas here, each with a bounty over a hundred million, and we have so many crew members. Can we really not beat this guy?"
"His uniform indicates he's at most a Petty Officer. Just a Petty Officer, and our chances are that low?"
"I think your divination is unreliable. If you guys don't dare to make a move, let me do it." Urouge cracked his knuckles confidently.
This guy was indeed brave.
Even when he thought the Pacifista was a Shichibukai, he still charged at it. Later, when facing Kizaru, he had no intention of running away.
But the most crucial part was that after entering the New World, he led his crew to challenge one of the Four Emperors, BIG MOM.
Although he was ultimately defeated by BIG MOM, such courage was something most pirates couldn't muster.
"Don't fight, I think we can talk this out." Vivian stepped back a few paces, seeing Urouge about to swing his massive hexagonal iron club at him. But just then…
"Help… help!" A cry for help came from a nearby street.
As Vivian stepped back to avoid Urouge's attack, he drew the Blood Demon from his waist and then…
To everyone's bewilderment, he suddenly flashed to a street stall twenty meters away.
"Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash!"
A flash of lightning appeared.
A pirate was electrocuted and fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth, completely unconscious. The little girl he had been dragging was gently placed back on the ground by Vivian.
"Are you okay?" Vivian asked with a smile, patting the little girl's head.
"Yes." The little girl nodded, looking up at Vivian with tear-filled eyes, "Big brother… thank you."
"Good girl, there's a Navy unit over there. Go to them, and they will protect you," Vivian pointed to a direction not far away.
"But…"
The little girl hesitated because she had just seen a large group of Marines capturing slaves who had escaped from the auction house. To her, those slaves looked no different from ordinary people.
Fear began to grow in her heart.
Meanwhile…
"That Navy?"
"Such speed…"
Urouge and the others were stunned, recalling that when Kizaru appeared before them, it was the same light and speed.
Could it be…
This guy's strength is comparable to an Admiral?
Otherwise, why would Kizaru leave him to deal with us?
They had seen many Navy Officers, and except for a few, it was almost impossible for a superior to send their subordinates to die in vain.
This meant that the young Navy in front of them really had the strength to take on the five Supernovas alone!
With this conclusion, Bege, Apoo, and Drake immediately felt the urge to retreat.
Hawkins stood still, expressionless, continuing his divination.
"So, the reason for the unexpected change earlier was because of this person?"
Seeing a pirate harming civilians, he chose to intervene…
What a kind and just Navy.
"Why don't we run first? He doesn't seem to have much hostility towards us," Drake suggested.
"The probability of a successful escape is ninety-four percent… provided no civilians are harmed."
But just as he finished speaking…
Screams echoed from a distance. Kid, who had been fighting alongside Luffy against the Marines outside the auction house, had somehow appeared nearby with his crew.
While fleeing, he used his abilities to fling all the bystanders blocking his way into the air.
In just a few minutes, more than a dozen innocent people were either dead or injured by Kid's mechanical arm.
Seeing the civilians being chased by Kid's mechanical arm, Vivian frowned. Ignoring Urouge and the others who had been about to attack him, he drew his sword, Blood Demon, and slashed at Kid.
"Thunder Breathing, Fourth Form: Distant Thunder!"
The lightning quickly approached Kid, attaching itself to his gathered metal arm, crackling.
As Kid was entangled by the lightning and fell back, several options appeared before Vivian…