Chapter 54 - The New Agents of Baroque Works! An Effortless Movement!

Exactly where he was when he spoke with Mr. 8 and all the others, Noah had not moved a muscle to leave. He even sat down, enjoying the good midnight breeze and the light of the huge moon.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

"I'm genuinely impressed. You guys really managed to deal with all of them, huh..." Noah spoke with a smile on his face as he clapped and watched his two beautiful women quickly approach through the rooftops. Ryu was already by his side, absorbing his beautiful reward - a red orb.

"Haha, very funny. And you just sat here, handsome?" Nami said, giving him a slightly deadly smile and lightly squeezing his cheek. But soon, she couldn't resist and leaned in to kiss him.

"I'm saving my energy for bigger threats. You know, the big fish." Noah replied, taking advantage of her kiss. He sensed that she also wanted a reward, but decided to leave that for later.

"What big fish? Are you already thinking about picking a fight?" Nojiko also arrived and immediately rolled her eyes at him, "You know that exploring the Grand Line doesn't necessarily mean going looking for a fight, right- kya!”

She was about to continue when she was suddenly pushed by the wind, soon being in Noah's arms.

"And what would be the fun in that story? The good thing is to fight indeed. A good fight, with women and lots of drinking and meat afterwards. This is the definition of living!" Following his heart and being as honest as a bull, he totally ignored the deadly looks he was receiving at the moment. He just wanted to be sincere.

“Roar!” Ryu: Fully agree! (ง'̀-'́)ง

"Shameless.” x2.

With Nami and Nojiko pouting at him, Noah just stopped them from escaping from his arms and squeezed tightly.

While they were doing this, suddenly in the distance…

BOOOOOMMMM!!!

A massive explosion occurred a few dozen meters away, the fireball illuminating the area for a few moments. With the smoke that followed, Noah released the beautiful women in his arms.

"I think the fun isn't over yet." With a smile, he stepped on the edge of the building and winked at them, "I'm going ahead!"

And he disappeared.

His targets had arrived.

°°°

Igarappappa!

BOOOMM!!!

"I will not allow a finger to be laid on the princess!" Mr. 8 stood proudly and held the bow ties around his neck. With the fire burning in front of him, he spoke even louder, "In the name of the Captain of the Security Force of the Kingdom of Arabasta!"

"Igaram!" Vivi's voice sounded behind him as she screamed in shock. Until a few moments ago they were still paralyzed due to Nojiko's gas, and now this...

From the center of the explosion, as the dust settled and the debris stopped in their tracks, two standing people were revealed. As if nothing had happened, the man and the woman stared at their targets.

Miss Valentine, a codename for the tall young woman, stands out with her short blonde hair and bright green eyes. Her attire comprises a yellow and orange hat, a yellow dress featuring a lemon-like pattern, lemon earrings, and white high heels. Additionally, she carries a bright green parasol adorned with blue stripes.

And by her side is Mr. 5, her partner from the organization. He is a tall, dark-skinned man with black hair in short spiky dreadlocks. He wears a brown trench coat with a pink cravat and a pair of sunglasses.

"Igaram, Captain of the Security Force of the Kingdom of Arabasta." With an indifferent face, Mr. 5 spoke in a calm voice. Beneath his glasses, his eyes went directly to the blue-haired girl behind Mr. 8, "And your princess, Nerfetari Vivi."

"How is this-" Mr. 8 roared angrily as his expression grew darker and darker.

Just moments ago, these two agents suddenly appeared before them, informing them that the Boss had discovered some secrets within the organization. And thanks to an investigation by the two, their disguises were suddenly discovered and now... now there was no way out!

It was run or die. Within the Baroque Works, the higher your number, the greater your power. Plus, there was one fact that made him even more desperate: These two were Devil Fruit users, who were granted special and strange powers!

While Mr. 5 has the power of the Bomu Bomu no Mi (Bomb Bomb Fruit), a Paramecia Type Devil Fruit that gives him the ability to explode any part of his body, even his own breath, Miss Valentine was even more eccentric with her Kiro Kiro no Mi (Kilo Kilo Fruit), being able to alter her own weight from 1 to 10,000 kilos!

"Princess Vivi, call Karoo, we need-" Igaram (Mr. 8) was about to do everything he could to make Vivi escape when suddenly a voice interrupted him.

Or rather, interrupted everyone.

"Wow, so you're a princess?" Noah suddenly appeared behind Vivi while poking her ribs.

"KYAAA! What are you doing here?!" But this only resulted in a scared jump from her, who almost had her soul forcibly removed from her body.

“I heard an explosion, so I came to see what it was.” He shrugged off her explosive question as he looked away, his eyes focusing on Miss Valentine for a moment before looking back at Vivi, “And you didn't answer my question.”

“Y-Yes, I am.” With a stammer, as it didn't seem to be neither the time nor the place to assert her status, Vivi immediately remembered where she was, “That's not important right now. You need to ru-”

But before she could say much, a hand suddenly covered her mouth, just enough force to prevent her from speaking. She widened her eyes suddenly, her sight focusing on Noah's half serious, half smiling face.

"And what is the princess of the Kingdom of Arabasta doing with the Baroque Works?"

Vivi's expression, which was already incredulous due to the sudden aggression, got even worse when she heard that pair of words coming out of his mouth. Not only her, but also Igaram, and even Miss Valentine and Mr. 5 were also impressed by this.

"Oh, so it seems that this intruder knows about us. So in addition to you losing to that woman, her captain also seems to have some extra information." Mr. 5 smiled at this, adding one more target for elimination.

"One more to eliminate then. It's not like it makes a difference." Miss Valentine smiled arrogantly at him, her eyes briefly scanning his body before her smile widened, "And let's not forget about those two women and their little pet."

"Miss Valentine and Mr. 5, I believe?" Noah released another exclusive piece of information about them, his hand slowly releasing Vivi's mouth. But he clearly didn't want to miss the opportunity and lightly rubbed his thumb on her mouth and continued, "If I were you, I would turn around and go away. Tell that piece of shit of your boss that the mission was accomplished or something. I really don't care."

"Arrogant!" Miss Valentine frowned upon hearing his words. After all, despite knowing who they were, this man casually dismissed them as if dealing with them was a waste of time, "Mr. 5, show him the real power of Baroque Works and why we should be feared!"

"Alright." And as soon as he agreed, he brought his hand to his nose and literally pulled out a dry booger. Rubbing it lightly on his finger, he smiled at them all before threatening, "Get ready for the blowout."

Nose Fancy Cannon!

Shing!

Firestorm Slash!

But before they could see any real burst happen, the sound of a sword being unsheathed echoed among them, and Noah's figure appeared in front of Igaram. The flames completely consumed his sword the moment he swung it, cutting the nose slime coming in his direction.

Faster than the pair could react, a blade of fire came in their direction!

Bang! Boom!

By a hair's breadth, the blade of fire passed between the two vertically, leaving a trail of torn and burnt dirt between them. Shortly after they heard the sound of it hitting a house and completely destroying it!

But they couldn't sigh for long.

SLAP! Bang!

A hand came towards Mr. 5's face as he was suddenly struck! His face immediately hit the ground and he lost some teeth in the process, as well as a broken nose... and perhaps a dislocated jaw too...

"Seriously, brother? You threw dry snot at me?" Noah complained in disgust, even though he already knew that this was his initial way of attacking, "Waste of skills..."

He then looked to the side, staring at a shocked Miss Valentine. She was still processing that she was nearly eliminated by a giant fire blade a few moments ago, and now her partner was already on the ground unconscious.

"Are you going to surrender or do I need to...you know, do something?" Noah wanted to threaten her, but he could not do that. Apart from his plans with her, he was not the type of guy who threatened women. Well, not mortally anyway.

"Bastard!" But she would not give up so easily. Despite the threats of his power, she also had a power that rivaled his.

1 Kilo Flee!

DDecidedly choosing to flee, Miss Valentine made her body weigh as little as possible and began to run at high speed! Face the guy who casually unsheathed his sword and launched a blade of fire? No way!

The reason the upper ranks of Baroque Works were in pairs was because their abilities usually complemented each other to be able to fulfill the missions. But now, with Mr. 5 knocked out on the ground, she could only run for her life.

Too bad that was not what was going to happen.

Soru!

"Not so fast, miss." Noah didn't make much effort to keep up with her speed and appeared in front of her, immediately raising his hand, "I'm sorry for this.”

Grab! Pull!

“No-” Miss Valentine tried to say something when she was pulled towards him and felt his two arms going around her neck and squeezing until she could no longer breathe.

But she wouldn't give up that easily.

10,000 Kilo Press!

As her weight increased, the veins in Noah's arms began to swell to bear the weight. Still, she was suffocating as before, as weight gain does not mean an increase in her body's resistance.

"If you don't resist, it will be easier..." Noah spoke calmly to her, but suddenly realized something, "Wait, that sounded really weird. My bad!"

Ignoring what he was saying, Miss Valentine felt tears falling from her eyes from the effort and shortness of breath she was feeling. Doing her best, she finally increased her weight to the maximum possible, but he still hadn't let go.

Clenching his teeth hard, Noah felt his body start to make strange noises, and he was starting to sweat from the intense load. His muscular arms had veins popping out to pump blood throughout the body, and this showed that Miss Valentine's current weight had surpassed his total strength.

Tekkai!

Enriching his body to the maximum, Noah remained motionless where he was while feeling his muscles suffering the microlesions. He tried not to lean his body anywhere, otherwise the consequences would be very bad for him. Even so, the cracks that were appearing on the ground were intensifying more and more with the constant weight.

But he didn't have to worry too much when suddenly all that weight was gone, and he fell to the ground along with Miss Valentine at the same time. If he dared to hold on a little longer with the force he was putting, it was risky to break her neck.

"Noah!" Vivi's voice suddenly rang out as she dashed towards him. Even she wasn't sure why she was running after someone she had intended to capture just moments before.

And before she could go too far, someone appeared in front of her.

"Hold it right there, miss." Nojiko had her Power flintlock pistol raised and pointed at Vivi's head, her gaze more serious than ever, "Not another step."

Where Noah was, Nami also quickly arrived with Ryu... who was carrying a large duck in his mouth?

"Roar!” Ryu: I caught a big duck! (◕‿◕)

"Noah, are you okay?" She asked worriedly as she knelt beside him. Even though she couldn't see any injuries now, he also had no injuries after the fight with Arlong, but his body was full of internal injuries.

"I am." Pushing Miss Valentine off of him, Noah felt how sweaty his body was and a smile appeared on his face, "I feel like I've found my perfect training equipment."

"What?" Not understanding what he was talking about, Nami raised an eyebrow at him, but then let it go, "Anyway, what happened here? Did you already know who they were?"

As good companions, they were watching from afar all the movement, but they did not interfere. They knew that Noah would be able to handle everything, but they were a little shocked when they saw him overloaded while capturing the woman.

Getting up from the ground, he briefly cleaned his clothes and cracked his back.

"Well, that's not so important now. Besides..." Noah walked over to Nojiko and lowered her gun that was pointed at Vivi.

"We have something a little more important to deal with now."