Chapter 56 Shura's Phone Call

Cheng Xi held the Den Den Mushi thrown by Crocodile in her hand and fell into silence. After about half a minute, she finally replied: "I'm not hurt at all, I'm fine, I'm in high spirits, and I'm very healthy. I'm strong enough to kill two tigers with one punch. You don't have to worry about me too much."

Hearing her energetic voice, mixed with vigorous vitality, Mihawk felt a little relieved and asked again: "Are you in Crocodile now? Alabasta?"

Cheng Xi nodded: "Yeah."

She heard the sound of the Den Den Mushi packing up, and she had an almost absurd guess in her mind, but she couldn't help but asked: "What are you doing?"

"Packing up."

The man paused for a moment, then gave an answer that was both unexpected and expected by Cheng Xi: "Come to find you."

"No, no, no, no, that's not necessary. I will find a way to get out of here myself." Cheng Xi assured again and again, very sure.

"Really, believe me, Mihawk."

Mihawk's tone softened like coaxing a child: "Okay, I believe you. Then can you tell me what kind of environment you are in now?"

"It's not very dangerous." Hearing him relax a little, Cheng Xi finally put his mind at ease. Crocodile had already left and walked away. There was no one around. Cheng Xi simply played badly and did whatever was comfortable. She was soaking in the water, leaning against the corner in a very comfortable posture, and lazily talked to Mihawk on the phone.

"I was locked up by Crocodile in a prison with five sides made of seastone and half of the seawater on the ground as high as my calf."

Mihawk: ...

The world's number one swordsman began his cold humor question: "Do you still remember that you are a devil fruit ability user?"

Cheng Xi: "Remember."

If an ordinary devil fruit ability user was locked up here, it would definitely be an unsolvable existence, but Cheng Xi is a person who likes to keep a backhand when doing things. Even Mihawk doesn't know how many cards she has.

But at least, from her optimistic and cheerful tone, there is no danger to her life.

"But it's not a big problem, and maybe my friend will come here to save me soon."

There is always a loophole. No matter how thorough and impeccable Crocodile's plan was, he still missed Sanji and Ace who did not enter the rain banquet because they dealt with the pursuers.

Anyway, they were idle here, so she and Mihawk no longer felt awkward. They just treated him as a friend and chatted directly like before.

"Originally, I came to Alabasta to do something, but then something happened. I found out that the hero of this country, Crocodile, was secretly planning something bad and trying to steal the country. Then..."

Mihawk sat on the sofa in his castle, put the black knife aside, crossed his long legs casually, held the Den Den Mushi in his hand, and smiled at the corner of his mouth, listening carefully to her experience in Alabasta.

With such a vivid description, Mihawk could imagine the beautiful and lively look of the girl on the other end of the phone.

Cheng Xi finished telling Mihawk the story of this country, and suddenly felt regretful. She joked, "Oh, I forgot that you and he are colleagues, both Shichibukai. He called you right after he caught me. Wouldn't it be bad for me to say bad things about him behind your back... huh?"

Mihawk: "I'm not familiar with him."

Cheng Xi complained again, "I suddenly realized that you Shichibukai have a wide range of business. Except for Moria and you, who I don't know, the other five have part-time jobs in addition to their main job as pirates, such as national heroes, female empires, and so on."

In comparison, Mihawk, a Shichibukai who grows vegetables and cooks vegetables in addition to studying swordsmanship, was made to look particularly... unemployed by them?

"Why don't you find a part-time job too?"

After saying that, she suddenly realized that the world's greatest swordsman might also be considered a part-time job?

"I'm not interested in these, and it's very troublesome." Then Mihawk asked Cheng Xi a very explosive question, "Do you want to be a queen?"

If she wanted, she could rob her of a country and let her be the queen.

Mihawk's voice is low and gentle, very attractive, and is simply a voice control benefit.

"Of course not." Cheng Xi refused directly, and then asked: "Whose queen gets up at 11:30 every morning? If so, this country will be doomed sooner or later."

Mihawk was amused by her words and laughed out loud. He said: "Xixi, you are so cute."

Cheng Xi: ...

The scene began to be silent. When she was thinking about how to reply to him, suddenly there was a noise outside the door, and the sound was getting closer and closer to this room.

"Fire Fist!" A raging and powerful flame broke through the wall, making a sound of building collapse.

Because Sanji sneaked in and successfully rescued Luffy and the others, as well as MR.3 who was swallowed by the banana crocodile, after obtaining the key, the Straw Hat Pirates hurried out to stop the rebels from rising and challenge Crocodile and his men. Therefore, only Ace came to save her with Cheng Xi's cage key.

Cheng Xi was surprised and said, "Ace, you're here!"

Ace said to her in a very safe tone, "Well, Cheng Xi, don't be afraid, I'm here."

Because the wall was broken, the seawater in the cage immediately flowed out along the gap, and Ace ran over to help her unlock it with the key.

On the other side of the Den Den Mushi, due to the keen intuition of an adult man, Mihawk suddenly felt a sense of crisis. This was different from the sense of crisis he felt when he encountered an enemy in kendo, but it was more uncomfortable than that feeling.

"Ace? The captain of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates, Fire Fist Ace?"

Cheng Xi: "Yeah."

Mihawk suddenly remembered that not long ago, after the Seven Warlords of the Sea meeting, he passed by Shiratori in the corridor and heard her chatting with the baby-faced female navy next to him. Because they mentioned Cheng Xi in their chat, Mihawk unethically eavesdropped on a few sentences, and he still remembers those sentences.

Baby-faced girl: "There are a lot of messy men around Lady Cheng Xi recently, it's so annoying."

One of the so-called messy men:...

Shiratori: "Oh, Kaishasha, don't worry, they don't have a chance."

Baby-faced girl: "Why?"

Shiratori: "Lady Cheng Xi said herself that she likes sunny and cheerful young handsome guys. What's the use of those guys even if they are powerful? Just because they are young

, they will all be passed over." Mihawk, a handsome guy who was once young but never sunny and cheerful:...

After Shiratori entered the office, he, as a dignified Shichibukai, couldn't possibly eavesdrop through the crack of the door, so he left the Navy Headquarters. Fortunately, he didn't continue to listen, because the subsequent conversation between Yushula and Kaisha was really... able to raise people's blood pressure.

Kaisha: "Hey, Sister Shiratori, it happens that bonuses will be distributed next month, so you can use the money to order a few male models for Lady Cheng Xi. Tipsy State has just opened recently, and the little boys in their family are more handsome than each other. She should like them."

If Cheng Xi knew about their conversation, he would definitely complain helplessly: You haven't become the queen yet, but you have already found a group of concubines for me! ?

Time goes back to the present. Thinking of the photo of the kid on the bounty order of the Whitebeard Pirates, Mihawk pursed his lips, and a deep look appeared in his golden eyes.

Ace is not an ordinary pirate. He is a pirate under the Four Emperors, and Cheng Xi's identity is so sensitive...

"You have to be careful. He may have other purposes when approaching you."

Before Cheng Xi opened his mouth, Ace asked first: "Cheng Xi, who are you talking to on the phone?"

"A friend of mine."

Ace thought that Mihawk's words just now were too rude, and it seemed that he wanted to express his unprovoked possessiveness. Out of an inexplicable "man's intuition", although he didn't know the identity of the person opposite, he still confronted him head-on.

"Hello, Cheng Xi's friend, my name is Ace, I am her good friend, and I will take good care of her in the future."

Ace deliberately said this sentence in a very energetic boy's voice. Although he is not a person who is good at thinking, sometimes he will force himself to think hard about the things about the girl he likes.

This was the result of his thinking. Cheng Xi liked his carefree look.

After the sea water receded, although Cheng Xi's shirt and shorts were still wet, her physical strength had recovered by 80% and she was not seriously injured. But Ace suddenly picked her up like a princess without saying anything.

His arms, which had become wet and cold after being soaked in the sea water for a long time, were covered with warmth. As long as Cheng Xi raised her head slightly, she could see his bright eyes, clear facial features, and star-like freckles.

... And his eight-pack abs revealed when he was not wearing clothes.

I'd better keep my head down.

As a mature man who has experienced many storms at sea, Mihawk on the other end of the phone was not to be outdone: "You ignorant kid, are you so sure that she needs your care?"

Cheng Xi: ...

Even if her IQ and EQ are low, she can see that something is wrong with the current situation.

"Ahem, there are still a bunch of urgent rebels outside, Mihawk, I'm going to hang up first, bye..."

She hung up the Den Den Mushi and looked up to see Ace looking at her with a pair of innocent, wet eyes.

Cheng Xi suddenly felt that she must have thought too much.

What she said just now was also true. Alabasta is now in the most urgent situation. Luffy is fighting Crocodile, and the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates have been injured by the agents of Baroque Studio.

Although Ace feels sorry for his brother, he will never interfere with his growth.

Fortunately, a small group of revolutionary forces led by Sabo infiltrated the capital Albana, which can help Princess Vivi quell the rebellion and reduce many casualties. Cheng Xi and Ace also joined them to help them.

Ace and Sabo met halfway. The brothers who had been separated for nearly ten years had a lot to say, but now the situation is urgent and urgent. The two smiled at each other and decided to leave these words until after the war. 

After the battle, Nami and her friends were aimlessly searching for the bomb in the city. It was a giant bomb that was so powerful that it could blow up the entire city. Once it exploded, everyone in the city would die. 

"Leave it to me, I will handle this matter." Cheng Xi assured Nami confidently. 

Although she knew that the woman in front of her was very strong, Nami still couldn't believe it because it concerned the lives of the entire city's residents. 

Cheng Xi stood in the middle of the endless stream of people, closed his eyes, blocked out all the noise around him, calmed himself down, and listened to the sound of the city with his heart. 

Tick, tick... 

Found it! 

In the clock tower in the attic. 

Cheng Xi opened his eyes, and under the gaze of everyone, he quickly ran to the bottom of the attic, jumped up, jumped to the top of the building, and opened the door. Inside was the bomb that Crocodile had mentioned. 

She drew out her two swords and slashed at them at the fastest speed in her life, which was faster than a bomb explosion. After a few sword strikes, in a flash, this tricky shell that could destroy the entire city turned into fine powder and scattered on the ground. 

The crisis of the bomb has been exposed. 

Sheathing the sword, Cheng Xi jumped to the ground and joined Nami and the others. 

Ignoring the various envious, surprised, and incredible looks in their eyes, Cheng Xi said calmly: "Nami, Weiwei, are you satisfied with the solution of this matter?" 

The two kept nodding, looking very happy, and their admiration for Cheng Xi in their hearts reached its peak. 

The same is true for others. 

Except Zoro. 

It’s not because of the previous grudge of pointing the way, on the contrary, he also admitted that Cheng Xi is very strong, but it may also be due to the sensitivity of being a swordsman. Just now, Cheng Xi had several seemingly cool and powerful actions, but in fact they were not necessary except for beauty. 

He always felt that Cheng Xi was... posing?