Pirates: Dangerous Options in My Brain

"Hello? Is this Vivian?"

A female voice came from the other end of the phone, it was Domino, the deputy warden of Impel Down.

Perhaps it was because she hadn't seen Vivian for many days, her tone carried a hint of coquettishness as she said, "You rascal, you've been gone for almost a week, why haven't you come back yet?"

Vivian: "..."

Goosebumps immediately appeared all over Vivian's body. He forced a smile and replied, "There were some unexpected events. I was slapped away by Bartholomew Kuma on the Sabaody Archipelago."

"What? Are you hurt? Who hit you? Was it a Shichibukai? Do you want me to help you get revenge?"

A series of questions made Vivian a bit dizzy, so he quickly interrupted, "I'm not hurt, and you don't need to avenge me. Also, did something happen at Impel Down for you to call me?"

"Oh, I almost forgot!" Domino finally remembered and hurriedly said, "Early this morning, we just transported Ace, and right after that, the new Shichibukai, Blackbeard, broke into Impel Down with his crew."

As expected...

Ace had just left, and Blackbeard invaded Impel Down to recruit new crew members.

However, without Luffy causing trouble this time, Magellan and the others should have a much easier time, right?

"So what happened? Did anyone on our side get hurt?"

Hearing this, Domino couldn't help but blush.

Vivian is concerned about me!

He's actually worried if I'm hurt...

He's so gentle with girls, unlike Deputy Director Hannyabal, who only has lecherous thoughts. Sometimes I really want to whip his ugly face.

"Only Deputy Director Hannyabal and Saldeath suffered minor injuries. As for Blackbeard, he was dealt with by Director Magellan and Uncle Issho. If it weren't for that strange black mist suddenly appearing, he would probably be locked up in the sixth level cell by now."

"Did he escape?"

But no matter what, Blackbeard's invasion of Impel Down this time not only failed to achieve his goal but also got him severely injured by Fujitora and Magellan. This means he probably won't be able to appear on the battlefield at Marineford, right?

"Oh, and one more thing, Director Magellan has already noticed that you left the prison and went to the Sabaody Archipelago without permission. But because of Blackbeard's attack on Impel Down, he's currently too exhausted to deal with you. However, I think when you return, your confinement time will probably be extended..."

"It's okay, let it be extended."

He wasn't worried at all. After all, he was only assigned to work at Impel Down for a total of two years. No matter how much the confinement is extended, he will be able to return to the headquarters when the time comes, so there's nothing to worry about.

"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. I'm about to go into battle, I'll find you to hang out after it's over," Vivian said.

"Battle? Are you at Marineford now?"

"Yes."

"Then... then, please be safe, make sure to come back alive."

"Yes."

"If you encounter an enemy you can't beat, don't be reckless."

"Yes."

"And... and... can't you just not go to battle? Just come back, okay? Waaaah..."

At this point, Domino started crying.

This is Domino, who grew up in Impel Down, never felt cared for, and never experienced love. She deals with vicious pirates every day, and now that she has experienced love (though it's one-sided for now), she naturally cares much more than an ordinary girl.

Especially since she has a yandere personality, she couldn't sit still.

Domino even thought of ignoring Magellan's warnings and directly hijacking a ship to rush to Marineford to protect Vivian.

"Uh…"

Vivian, seeing the situation, felt a bit overwhelmed and could only comfort, "Don't worry, I'll just watch from a distance. I definitely won't go up against people like Whitebeard or Marco."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Then... I'll wait for you to come back."

"Okay."

After chatting a bit more patiently, Vivian hung up the phone once the army started moving towards the execution ground, following at the very back of the group.

Not long after they started walking.

"Hey, Vivian, I just heard you came back to join this battle. At first, I didn't believe it, but here you are!" Kuto approached and put an arm around Vivian's shoulder.

After a series of previous events, Kuto now considered Vivian one of his best friends.

"Oh, did you guys make it back to the base safely that day?" Vivian greeted Kuto happily.

"Yes. Not only did we return to the base, but we also rescued a large number of slaves and captured quite a few pirates."

Talking about this made Kuto extremely excited.

Fortunately, the incident at the auction house with Larvin shooting the Celestial Dragon gave them a chance to free the slaves. Otherwise, they wouldn't have had much opportunity.

Even so, Smoker had to work hard to avoid higher-ups' investigations, reporting the slaves as "dead" or "missing" to send them back to their hometowns.

As for whether they would be captured again by human traffickers at sea, they could only express their helplessness.

Soon, over seventy thousand marines entered the execution ground surrounded by mountains on three sides. Looking at the fifty-meter-high execution platform and the empty beach in front, Kuto couldn't help but swallow and turned to Vivian, "We're about to face the Whitebeard Pirates. Are you scared?"

"Scared," Vivian nodded.

"But... why do I feel a bit excited?" Kuto's lips were trembling as he spoke, looking scared but also expectant.

Vivian couldn't help but laugh.

"You, I really don't know how you've survived with that personality."

But then, thinking back to the last two times, if it weren't for his intervention, Kuto might have been killed by pirates.

No wonder there was no character like Kuto in the original story.

As they were talking.

"Whooo—!"

With a piercing whistle, Vivian saw countless pirate ships emerging from the horizon, realizing that the war he had watched countless times in the anime was now truly unfolding before his eyes, in the reality he existed in.