Chapter 98 Player: "Solving the rat lieutenant colonel's problem..."
"Listen up, people of Cocoyasi Village! If you continue to harbor these criminal fishmen, you are accomplices and will also be punished by the Navy!"
Violet and her crew were out cleaning up Arlong's mess, so they needed to keep a low profile. Therefore, their ship did not fly either the Whitebeard flag or the Sun Pirates flag.
Perhaps for this reason, Lieutenant Colonel Rat directly mistook their ship docked at the shore for an ordinary merchant ship, and thus began threatening the "criminal gang" inside, whose bounty was at least over a hundred million.
Haku solemnly defended himself: "I have never done anything that violates the spirit of martial arts."
The righteous and awe-inspiring fighter and revolutionary, who never bullied the weak, attacked from behind, or plotted against them, made the others lower their heads in shame.
Uh, that's not the point.
The key point is that after the rat colonel finished speaking, apart from a few barks from the guard dogs frightened by his rat-like, shrill voice, no one responded to him.
Completely unaware that this ordinary, unarmed island had become a stopover point for some incredible individuals due to an unexpected incident, Lieutenant Colonel Rat clenched his fists, feeling a genuine sense of anger at being slighted.
Outwardly fierce but inwardly weak, bullying the weak and fearing the strong—this is the underlying nature of such a person.
Upon learning that the evil dragons were about to attack Cocoyasi Village, Lieutenant Commander Rat blocked all his subordinates who attempted to provide support. He desperately needed a victory to restore his confidence and his image in the eyes of his naval subordinates.
His expression was grim. He squeaked twice like a rat, raised his hand and waved it forcefully, ordering the navy to land and search house to house.
"Squeak squeak squeak, let's see where you can hide now."
"belch."
Vera let out a satisfied burp, stood up, and walked outside.
Bellemere and A-Jian, who had been left to dine there, looked worriedly at Violet's retreating figure, and then the two looked at the three fishmen who appeared to be the strongest.
"Don't worry, he's just a lieutenant colonel." Namur didn't even bother to get up and go after him. "Vell can handle him easily."
Namur even doubted that the so-called "Rat Colonel" wasn't even qualified to let Vera warm up.
And that was indeed the case. The impatient Lieutenant Colonel Rat personally led a team to take away those walking "heroes," only to encounter Wille, who was strolling around digesting her food.
Vera glanced at Lieutenant Commander Rat, then at the group of sailors he led, her disappointment evident: "What kind of trash is this?"
It's obvious they won't drop anything useful; even Violet would find it a waste of her weapon's durability to fight them.
Ah—I'm a little sleepy. Oh no, she seems a bit dizzy. I'd better hurry up and finish this.
"Don't be nervous, it's normal to feel pain."
Violet pulled out her Frost Staff.
——
"Vice Admiral Garp, something's up!"
Recalling what he had just seen through the binoculars, Bogart's expression turned serious: "Something's not right about that village up ahead."
"That village that was almost attacked by fishmen if it weren't for the timely intervention of the helpful villagers?"
"Yes, no signs of fighting were observed in the village, but the village's coastline and the land near the shore were all frozen over!"
"ice?"
This description easily brings to mind a disciple who ate the Ice-Ice Fruit, but Kuzan shouldn't be in the East Blue right now.
"It shouldn't be Lieutenant Colonel Kuzan. There were people wearing naval uniforms, but they were all frozen solid."
Although the training methods were somewhat brutal, John, whose mental state was not quite normal, did indeed enable Vera's strength to improve rapidly in battle after battle.
This improvement is directly added to Violet's basic three-dimensional attributes, which means that no matter which character or weapon Violet uses, she has made a qualitative leap compared to when she first entered the game.
Now, when using the Frost Staff, Violet's attack range is greater, the temperature is lower, and the enemies are frozen for a longer time.
For Lieutenant Colonel Rat and his group of NPCs who were clearly cannon fodder, the freezing effect would last for a whole day before it could be removed.
Garp squinted at the ice sculpture in front of him. This usually carefree guy was not as simple as he appeared. At least, his Monkey-like super intuition had caused many pirates who underestimated his wisdom to suffer greatly.
"Not Kuzan."
He said confidently, flashing a somewhat childlike smile, "Let's go, Bogart, let's say hello to that newcomer."
Garp pressed his hand down, making a cracking sound.
If someone wants to cause trouble in the East China Sea, that guy had better be tough enough to withstand Mr. Garp's iron fist.
Bogart, walking behind, stroked his cold, silent old partner at his waist and thought to himself.
Meanwhile, unaware that her brain was about to face its most challenging moment, Violet switched back to her role as [the twin sister].
Training is like rowing against the current; if you don't move forward, you fall behind.
Violet, who was determined to give Doflamingo a good beating to avenge Law and Rosinante, had been incredibly eccentric lately. After boarding the ship prepared for them on Fish-Man Island, Violet built a new [handmade tombstone] in her room.
Don't overthink it, the ghost that appears on the new tombstone is still our old friend, Mr. John.
John is becoming increasingly lucid in his dreams, and Vera suspects that the constraints of her [twin sister] identity are almost nonexistent for him. However, life as a dead person is too boring, and Vera happens to be the kind of student who makes teachers addicted to simulation games, progressing rapidly.
In short, after John fully regained his senses, he did not refuse to continue the entertainment of beating up Vera. After Vera built the second [handmade tombstone], he even drank while complaining that Vera was late and had deprived him of several nights of entertainment.
That same night, feeling confident in her improved abilities, Vera was stabbed through the heart by John, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, at a record-breaking speed.
John shrugged: If you're bad, just practice more.
With nothing else to deal with for the time being, Vera simply trained day and night without stopping, which made Namie, who accidentally saw Vera's training plan, feel a chill down her spine and avoid her for several days.
After freezing the rat colonel and his group with her ice staff, Violet clearly felt that her strength had improved again.
Unfortunately, it's broad daylight now, and going to bed early isn't good for maintaining a healthy sleep schedule, so Vera, who has switched back to her [twin sister] form, can only summon Rosinante to play.
As soon as Rosinandi emerged from the Abigail Flower, he seemed to smell a puppy sneaking off to a dog café to indulge its owner, and began circling around Violet.
Rosinandi: "I couldn't feel your presence at all at that time."
He said in a wronged tone, even his clown makeup seemed to have two blue teardrops added, and his tall, furry, semi-transparent body completely enveloped Violet.
Violet felt as if she had been swallowed up by a giant, cold slime.
Although Rosinante, who is considered to be on the same side, will not cause any harm to Violet, the feeling is still quite strange.
Violet soothes the somewhat agitated Rosinandi through the telepathic connection between the "twin sisters".
It's truly amazing. Rosinante was absolutely certain that he and Violet had no blood relation whatsoever. But after death, Rosinante, summoned from the flower by Violet in the form of a soul, developed an extremely strong and intimate connection with her, a bond of blood.
This feeling was something Rosinante had never experienced even from his true blood relative, Doflamingo.
But he didn't dislike the feeling.
Rather than using cruel methods to reclaim everything he had lost, Rosinante preferred to use his own power to protect everything he now possessed.
Rosinandi needs to feel needed, and this need is amplified even more by his identity as a "blood-related twin".
Vera shifted her body, but Rosinandi only tightened his embrace: "This position is a bit strange...maybe it's because I switched roles?"
Just as only [Murlocs] can build [Murloc Fortress] and [False Murloc Throne], [Abigail's Flower] is also an item unique to the character [Twin Sister].
At that time, in order to scare the Nami sisters, Violet switched to the [Fishman] character. Although the [Abigail's Flower] in her inventory did not disappear, it was in a state where it could not be activated or used.
Rosinandi loosened his grip slightly after hearing Violet's complaints, but then hugged her tightly again a second later.
Rosinandi: "It's hot during the dry season, isn't it? You said it's cool and comfortable to be near me, and that hugging would be even better."
Rosinante lowered his voice somewhat awkwardly, tempting, "Please don't switch to other roles anymore, okay? I've become stronger now." He can better protect Violet and Rosinante.
The ruthless player, Vera, emphasized, "I've become stronger, Rosinante, because your attack power is linked to mine!"
The players are the ones who work the hardest and are the best!
Rosinandi: "..."
Rosinandi pursed his lips and vanished in a flash.
The chill around her suddenly dissipated, and the omnipresent summer heat enveloped Viole once again. Viole took out the Abigail Flower and found that it was currently in a [Enraged] state.
Violet: ?
Who angered Rosinante? There are no enemies around here.
Is there a bug in the game?
Bang!
A loud explosion suddenly rang out from the side of the ship, causing it to shake violently. Violet immediately stood up alert and looked out the window, only to see a large number of black cannonballs flying rapidly toward the ship!
Suddenly, Violet felt the temperature around her drop again. She looked up and saw Rosinandi crouching down, one hand on the window, looking at the shells outside with a serious expression.
Ah, so Rosinandi's disappearance just now was indeed a system bug.
Rosinandi said seriously, "Those are standard naval shells."
However, isn't the angle at which this shell is launched a bit too high? Can a cannon really fire a shell at such an angle?
Meanwhile, Namur, in a more advantageous position, had already run to the deck at the bow of the ship. He looked at the familiar dog-headed warship and felt a chill run down his spine.
Namuel: "Kapu?! What's he doing here?!"
Their ship doesn't even have a flag, so what makes them worthy of naval heroes coming to pursue them?!
Standing at the bow of the ship, Garp, wearing a cloak of justice, was flanked by several boxes full of cannonballs. He grabbed one cannonball in each hand and hurled them at the ship in front of him.
Upon seeing Namur emerge, Karp laughed excitedly.
"Namuer, I have finally found you."
"Come back to Marineford with me now!"
Namuel: ...
No, did he provoke him?!
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Author's note: Karp: "Solving players is as easy as taking candy from a baby."
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