Chương 24: I, Yang Cheng, am definitely not a lolicon!

The pirate with a bounty of 1500 million Berries was carried on Icarus's shoulder, while Vivi beside him was secretly pleased. She hadn't expected that they would be able to rise to the middle ranks of the Baroque Works organization in just half a month.

Although the chief commander of Baroque Works was far more capable than they had originally expected, as long as they could find evidence of Baroque Works' crimes in Alabasta, they could seek help from the Navy.

Regardless, Alabasta is one of the allies of the World Conference.

If concrete evidence is available, the Navy will likely not stand idly by.

"What special skills do you two have?"

Mr. Valentine, who was somewhat curious about Vivi and Icarus, looked them over and asked them in a commanding tone.

She had been observing for a long time. In terms of combat power, the blond curly-haired uncle, although his appearance was a bit abstract, was reasonably strong.

However, in her opinion, that blue-haired girl's strength was not particularly outstanding.

Yang Cheng had previously said that she performed exceptionally well, but after everyone tallied up the battle results, the blue-haired girl had only spent half a day fighting with a weakling named Kami from another pirate crew. Was that all she deserved to be called an excellent performance?

On Valentine's Day, she displayed her extraordinary power, kicking a 1500 million Berry bounty pirate to the point of kidney failure, and Yang Cheng didn't even say she performed well!

Looking at the stammering blue-haired girl in front of him, Mr. Valentine first sized up her figure. After discovering that her developing apple was far smaller than his own pineapple, a smug look immediately appeared on his face.

But when she shifted her gaze to the other person's face and saw that although the face was young, it was very pretty, Mr. Valentine frowned again.

Honestly, even in terms of looks, Mr. Valentine is no less attractive than Vivi, especially since Vivi hasn't fully matured yet.

But every woman cares about her age. Even though Mr. Valentine isn't that old, who knows if Yang Cheng might actually like the loli type?

When Yang Cheng recalled how he would often praise Mr. Golden Week's paintings during their gatherings as chief commanders, and how he also mentioned that he had a younger sister who liked to draw and paint, Mr. Valentine's Day's gaze towards Weiwei suddenly became filled with hostility and a sense of crisis.

My partner might be a lolicon!

Now that she's a mature woman, it's impossible for her to turn into a loli. So, for Mr. Valentine, all she can do is try to prevent Yang Cheng from going further down the path of perversion.

"Yang Cheng, I've suspected you're a lolicon for a long time, because even though we're the best partners who spend every day together, you're always gentler to Mr. Golden Week than to me."

Now you're giving this girl special treatment, could it be that...?

Upon hearing Mr. Valentine's Day's words, Yang Cheng, who was walking ahead, almost tripped and fell.

Vivi and Icarus, who had been following closely behind them, suddenly plummeted into despair.

After throwing the bounty on his shoulder to the ground, Icarum quickly walked up to Vivi and shielded her behind him.

Just kidding, not to mention that he watched Princess Vivi grow up from childhood.

Her true identity is that of the princess of Alabasta and the only heir to the throne of Alabasta. How could she be defiled by the perverts in Baroque Works in such a place!

Icarum glanced at Mr. Valentine in front of him, then at Yang Cheng not far away, and his expression turned extremely bad.

The situation is worse than he had imagined!

If she were merely exposed, she would at most be killed. But her opponent is a pervert who enjoys toying with young girls. What would happen to Princess Vivi after she was killed?

Icarum now deeply regrets his decision; he shouldn't have agreed to Princess Vivi's capricious request and allowed her to infiltrate the Baroque Studio, a dangerous undertaking.

"Didn't you say you didn't know each other? But now it seems like your concern for her is a bit unusual."

You guys definitely have a problem!

"Hey, young lady, you don't want your curly-haired uncle to die at our hands, do you? So what should you do? You should..."

Before Mr. Valentine could finish speaking, Yang Chengyi had already given him a sharp rap on the head with his beret-wearing head.

"Don't force me into the plot of an adult anime! And with your standard villain lines, if the other person has the protagonist's halo, you usually won't survive more than three episodes, you know?"

And I want to solemnly declare one thing: I, Yang Cheng, am not a lolicon! Nor am I a pervert!

Icarum had originally planned to risk his life to help Princess Vivi escape.

And then there's Vivi, who's prepared to sacrifice herself for Alabasta and Ikaram.

Seeing Yang Cheng and Mr. Valentine's Day's interaction at this moment, he was stunned for a moment.

"To avoid this idiot misunderstanding again, I'd better just be frank."

Princess Vivi, if you want to investigate the secrets of the Baroque Works, with your abilities, you can at most reach the position of executive commander.

At this level of status, one wouldn't be qualified to know who the president of Baroque Works is, much less find evidence of his crimes.

Hearing Yang Cheng call out their names directly, not only Vivi and Icarus, but even Mr. Valentine standing to the side was surprised.

As one of the chief commanders, they, as high-ranking officers, were naturally aware that their boss at Baroque Works had designs on the Kingdom of Alabasta.

Although they didn't know what their boss was after, they couldn't possibly have just used Alabasta as a base, given their long-standing presence in this desert kingdom.

Mr. Valentine never expected that the princess of Alabasta would risk her life to infiltrate their organization.

Seeing the wary expressions on Weiwei and the other woman's faces, Yang Cheng shrugged to indicate that he was harmless.

"You don't need to be so wary of me. If I really had any ill intentions towards you, I would have already taken action against you."

"And the reason I was able to recognize you, Princess Vivi, is because I saw you before in the Kingdom of Alabasta."

Yang Cheng's words did not gain the complete trust of Weiwei and the other woman.

This is not surprising, after all, Yang Cheng is a member of Baroque Works.

"Alabasta is a desert country, but it is a beautiful country."

Despite the harsh living conditions, the people living here are even more resilient, especially since they have a kind-hearted princess.

Perhaps you've forgotten, but I did receive your help before, so this is my way of repaying that kindness.

(I wanted to use a picture for Mr. Valentine's Day, but I couldn't find a good one anywhere on the internet. It's definitely one of the prettiest in the early stages of One Piece.) Sigh, this is probably like being a fish in a cage—the tragedy of a nobody (ToT)/~~~