I couldn't keep carrying these two around, so taking advantage of Nami sleeping, I immediately teleported to the Merchant's Island, briefly explained Zala to the former Baroque Works members, and left her with them. Then Marianne asked.
"By any chance, are more Baroque Works members coming?"
"Not now, but more will come later. To be honest, there are many who might betray and those who aren't quite human, so I plan to watch a bit more."
I wanted to bring Mr.2 Bon Clay and a reformed Mr.3 Galdino. But not now. Because I didn't know how the story would change.
"For now, when Zala wakes up after treatment, manage her well."
"Yes, Boss."
I teleported back to Alabasta. Fortunately, Nami hadn't woken up. Since I was moving almost flying by levitating my body slightly off the ground with [Telekinesis], there was no impact on Nami at all.
Next, I went to Zoro. It seemed the fight between Zoro and Mr.1 Daz Bones was over, as both were lying on the ground bleeding. I approached Zoro, used Heal to stop the bleeding, and bandaged him to treat him. Then I saw Sanji running over.
"Cassian bro!"
"You come here too. Let me treat your wounds."
"No, I don't have any major injuries. I can move fine."
Looking at Sanji's condition with [Observation], I saw several broken bones and bruises here and there. This guy must have been hit a lot by Bon Clay. I immediately grabbed Sanji, set his bones, and used a bit of Heal.
Snap!
"Ouch!"
"Bear it."
Sanji's shouting woke up Nami, who was sleeping on my back.
"Oh, Sanji."
"Nami swaaan~ Ouch!"
"Bear it!"
After finishing the treatment, Zoro also got up from his spot.
"Tsk... Did the merchant treat me?"
"Yes. Don't push yourself yet. I only stopped the bleeding."
Sanji moved his arm slightly and said.
"Amazing. The pain decreased a lot."
"Idiot! Don't move your arm. I only set the bones in place."
Typical of Luffy's crew, they were all ignorant.
In the distance, I could see Chopper and Usopp, who had turned into a mummy, coming on a camel. Chopper saw us and waved.
"Wheeee~ Sanji, Zoro, Nami, and nameless human~"
Chopper still didn't seem to know my name. When they arrived, I checked Usopp's condition. This guy was the worst. Two skull fractures... It wouldn't be strange at all if he died from a brain hemorrhage now. But seeing him talk, One Piece really shouldn't be approached scientifically. Anyway, since it's different from the original, I used some Heal on Usopp's fractured areas, worried about aftereffects.
Chopper got off the camel and looked around the areas I treated.
"Wow~ Human, your treatment skills are good. Did you study medicine?"
"Yes, and my name is Cassian. Remember it."
"Okay."
"And I'm going to charge a treatment fee."
When money was mentioned, Nami, who was being carried on my back, suddenly started acting cute.
"Aww~ Cassian oppa, why are you doing this?"
"That doesn't work on me. Kid."
"Tch!"
I put Nami down and said.
"My help ends here. Good luck."
"Thank you."
"Yeah, when I get a chance later, I'll come to collect the treatment fee."
When money was mentioned again, Nami got angry this time and said.
"Cassian, live a bit more generously as a rich person!"
"Should I add 20% interest per month for Nami?"
"Oppa, I love you~"
Nami was an easy girl, knowingly or unknowingly.
I moved to Alubarna for now. I could see the rebel army and royal army fighting fiercely, and on the castle wall, Crocodile was holding Vivi's neck and trying to throw her off the wall.
'Luffy will fly in coolly and catch Vivi, right?'
I waited to see that sight, but Luffy didn't come.
'Huh... He'll come, right?'
Thinking quietly, Luffy had been carried quickly to Alubarna by Pell transforming into a bird form with the [Bird-Bird Fruit Model: Falcon] ability. But because of my intervention, Luffy lost contact with Pell. That means Luffy was still running to Alubarna.
Crocodile threw Vivi off the castle wall.
"Damn it!"
I urgently teleported, caught Vivi, and landed safely.
"You are the Merchant King!"
"Hah... This is messed up..."
"What do you mean by messed up?"
"Nothing, it's nothing."
Looking around, in front of me, the rebel army and royal army were fighting miserably, splattering blood. Seeing that, Vivi shed tears and pleaded.
"Merchant King, please stop this fight. You can do it!"
"..."
How to handle this was quite a dilemma. First, from the moment I saved Vivi, the Alabasta side story was already ruined. But if I solve everything now, Luffy would...
While I was worrying like this, Vivi urgently said.
"I'll do anything I can, please..."
I was momentarily flustered by Vivi's earnest plea. She seemed so desperate that she wanted to stop this situation somehow.
'Wait! "Im" will see Vivi's appearance and realize she resembles the former "Queen Netarian D. Lily" and want to have Vivi. Hiding her face and keeping her on the Merchant's Island might be good for Vivi...'
"Fine! Then work as my secretary on the Merchant's Island. That's the condition."
"I understand. I'll do that."
I landed in the center of the battlefield holding Vivi and released [Conqueror's Haki]. Then the rebel army and royal army began to collapse. Of course, I controlled it so it wouldn't affect Vivi.
"Cough!"
Thud! Thud! Thud!
"What..."
Vivi looked at the collapsing kingdom soldiers and rebels and tried to say something to me, but anticipating it, I spoke first.
"Don't worry, their lives aren't in danger, they're just temporarily unconscious."
Since [Conqueror's Haki] release has a range, I couldn't knock everyone out. At that overwhelming sight, people outside the range also stopped fighting and looked at me. I shouted loudly from the center.
"I am the Merchant King Cassian! Rebel army, leave right now! Otherwise, I'll kill you all!!"
I created an enormous fireball in the air. Originally, I would make the surrounding area a sea of fire and compress the flames, but with [Flame Manipulation], [Telekinesis], and [Gum-Gum Fruit], I could sufficiently compress it even in the air. Because of that, it was almost like the sun had descended near the ground.
"Uwaaah..." "No way!" "Good heavens..."
Certainly, flame ability was effective for this kind of use. Then suddenly, gunfire was heard and a bullet flew towards me.
Bang!
I immediately caught the bullet and flicked the bullet I caught with my finger back at the guy who shot it.
Ping!
Thump!
Thud!
The dead guy was probably a Baroque Works employee.
"It's a monster!" "The bullet..."
People who saw that got scared, started backing away, and began fleeing one by one.
"Get lost right now! If you don't want to die!"
Riding the momentum, I slowly moved the fireball in the air towards the rebel army side and increased the pressure. Then the rebels were busy running away.
"Uwaah, run away!!"
I gave them enough time to escape and threw the fireball, turning the desert into a sea of fire. This way, they probably wouldn't be able to come for a while out of fear.
Whoosh!
"Oh~ It burns well."
Seeing that, Vivi said to me.
"Are you really human?"
"Yes. And wait, it's not over yet."
I turned around and spoke to the royal army.
"From now, capture anyone with a Baroque Works tattoo on their arm! They falsely incited and created this situation."
Murmur murmur
Hearing that, the royal army looked at each other and checked their arms. Some guys suddenly picked up guns and weapons and started threatening those around them.
"Don't come closer!"
I immediately took iron balls from my inventory and accurately threw them at their heads.
Thump! Smack! Thump! Thump!
"Ugh!""Cough!""Ah!""Cough!"
"Look at the arms of the dead now! That tattoo is the Baroque Works tattoo. Immediately check each other's arms and capture the remaining Baroque Works members!"
The royal army finally began actively checking each other's arms.
"That guy! Get him!"
"Uwaah! I just did as I was told!"
Thus, several guys were captured and the royal army tied them up. Meanwhile, I saw Luffy running from afar. Vivi pointed at Luffy with a bright face.
"Look over there. It's Luffy!"
Luffy ran towards us, breathing heavily.
"Huff huff huff huff! Bro, when did you get here. Huff huff huff! I think I left first..."
This guy seemed to have exhausted a lot of stamina running. I gave him water to drink, let him rest a bit, and talked.
"Luffy, Crocodile has King Cobra captured right now."
Vivi also chimed in.
"And he seems to have hidden a powerful bomb somewhere. He said he would blow up the square."
"Then let's split up. Luffy, where do you want to go?"
"I'll go capture Crocodile."
"Then I'll take the bomb."
"Good!"
When Luffy tried to run to the royal castle again, I grabbed him and said.
"I'll throw you to the royal castle. That will be faster."
"Is that possible?"
"Yes."
I took out a log from my inventory.
"Hold on."
Luffy climbed onto the log and gripped it tightly. I immediately picked up the log and aimed it at the castle.
"Throwing! Ready?"
"Oh! Throw it!"
"Hup!"
In a javelin-throwing stance, I adjusted my strength and threw the log over the castle wall.
Whoosh!
"Wuaaah~"
Luffy screamed as he flew over the castle wall. Vivi marveled at that.
"Wow~ I can't believe this is possible..."
Watching that, it seemed he flew well, so I spoke to Vivi again.
"Get on my back. If I leave you here, you might be caught by the remaining Baroque Works members. Can't let my future secretary die."
"Yes."
When Vivi got on my back, I took out a large cloth again and firmly secured Vivi to my shoulder and waist. Then I moved to the clock tower, being careful not to discomfort Vivi.
"Found you. Princess!"
Bang!
"Squawk!"
Along the way, remaining Baroque Works members attacked, but I started killing them as soon as they appeared by throwing cards infused with mana using the [Energy Bomb] ability for the first time in a while.
'I really kill a lot in One Piece.'
In MCU or Konosuba, it felt less like killing since they were monsters and aliens, but in One Piece, I definitely killed many fellow humans. Since the worldview itself is like that, there was an unavoidable aspect. But that didn't mean my mind collapsed or my personality changed or anything.
Arriving at the bottom of the clock tower like that, I said to Vivi.
"It might shake a bit now, so hold on tight."
"Yes, yes!"
I supported Vivi's butt with one hand and jumped up the clock tower.
"Kyaah!"
"If you scream like that, the enemies will notice."
"Hup!"
Vivi hurriedly tried to cover her mouth, but perhaps it was already too late, as bullets began flying from the top of the clock tower.
Bang bang bang!
Looking up, I saw Mr.7 and Miss Fathers Day shooting guns from the top floor of the clock tower where the giant clock was. I made all the bullets miss by bending their trajectories with [Telekinesis] and arrived at the top floor of the clock tower.
"What's going on? I definitely shot properly."
Without even looking, I grabbed the two by their necks and threw them outside the clock tower.
"Uwaaah!""Kyaaah!"
Vivi saw the cannon installed on the clock tower and spoke.
"This must be it."
When I also looked around the cannon, perhaps there was still time left, as the fuse wasn't lit. But I could hear a timer ticking inside the cannon.
Tick tock...
Hearing that, Vivi said to me with a flustered expression.
"This is no way! It seems like a time bomb. We should look inside the cannon."
We moved to the front of the cannon and looked inside. Then we saw a black spherical time bomb inside the cannon, with a timer and handle attached conveniently.
"Hahaha, a considerate handle for the sake of Oda-sensei's plot convenience? Made perfectly for someone to grab and fly away to self-destruct."
"Is now the time to laugh? And who is Oda-sensei?"
"Hey! You shouldn't say that name carelessly."
I went inside the cannon, grabbed the considerate handle, took out the time bomb, and came out. Looking at the time, since there was about 1 minute left, I immediately put it in my inventory. In the original, this was a bomb with considerable destructive power and a time bomb that explodes after 1 minute, so I thought there would definitely be a time to use it.
"Huh! Where did the time bomb go?"
"I sent it to a faraway place, so rest assured now."
"Is, is that so?"
Perhaps because Vivi saw so many amazing things today, she just accepted it.
"Now that the bomb is solved, we just have to hope Luffy's crew does well."
"They'll definitely do well. I believe in Luffy."