Ascension Or Journey From World To World

The Alabasta Kingdom. Alubarna.

Royal Palace.

"Who are you!? How dare you bring my beloved daughter to tears!" Cobra shouted Cobra.

"My name is Ray... you can call me Ray," Ray introduced himself.

.......

"Huh? Let my daughter go!" Cobra shouted.

Both Commanders of Royal Guards, Pell, and Chaka draw their swords from their scabbard and prepared for battle.

"Let the princess go!" Pell shouted.

"Father, Pell, Chaka. It's all right. They are my friends," Vivi cleared up the misunderstanding.

"What are you talking about, Vivi? Didn't they kidnap you and come to the Palace to demand a ransom?" Cobra surprised.

Ain and Bonney looked at him with blank expressions.

[A ransom? A good joke...] they thought.

"No, no. Ray-sama and his wives do not need any money and gold. They just help me, that's why they came with me," Vivi replied.

"Help? With what they help you? And where is Igaram?" looking at Vivi, Cobra asked.

Pell, Chaka, and the Ministers also looked at Vivi awaiting an answer.

"I don't know... We split up with him on Cactus Island, at Whisky Peak..." Vivi answered.

Ray went to Vivi and laid a hand on her shoulder.

Vivi felt a hand on her shoulder, she turned her head and looked at Ray with a questioning look.

"Ray-sama?" she asked.

*Sigh*

"Ray."

"Huh?"

"Call me Ray, just Ray, no need to add "sama" or other nonsense..." Ray answered.

"But... I'll try... Rrrr... Rrraaay ... Ray," Vivi said with difficulty.

[I could! I was able to call him by name! Hehehehehehe.] She thought.

[Japanese culture... I'm still not used to all this...] Ray thought.

"See. It wasn't that difficult," Ray said with a smile.

"Hehehe. Indeed. I could," Vivi smiled.

Ain and Bonney looked into each other's eyes.

Bonney, [She was hooked...]

Ain, [Nnn. Another fish in our aquarium.]

Bonney, [Well... if she wants to achieve any success on this battlefield, then she will have to put all her strength into it... In Love as in War.]

Ain, [Nnn. Mortal Kombat. We wish her good luck in this difficult and long way.]

Bonney, [Good luck, huh? She really needs it... <Pleiades> and the other girls are very strong rivals.]

All this mental conversation took only one second.

"You! I will never give you my little daughter!" pointing at Ray, Cobra shouted.

"Father! I'm no longer a child! It doesn't concern you. I will choose my husband myself," Vivi shouted with a bright red face.

[You wanted to say, that you have already chosen a future husband...] everyone in the throne room thought.

Ray sighed and rubbed his temples tiredly.

[Now this is the Eastern Princess... who will be next? Yandere? Deredere? Tsundere? Nyandere? Legal-Loli? Yamato-Nadeshiko… although I already have Hiyori... I hope I haven't raised a few flags... I need to be careful with my thoughts...] Ray thought.

*Sigh*

Ray sighed and looked at King Cobra.

"King Idiot, we need to talk, follow me," he said.

"Yes, King Id... *cough* Father, we need to talk. I want to tell you about our main enemy...", looking at Cobra, Vivi said.

Chaka, Pell and the Ministers looked at King Cobra with sympathetic glances.

"Stop calling me King Idiot! And this is my Palace! Why should I follow you? You should follow me," Cobra said.

Everyone in the throne room looked at Cobra with pity...

[The palace was taken from you, your daughter was taken from you... just put up with all this and continue to enjoy your old age...] Ain and Bonney thought.

[Your Majesty... you lost... please stop...] Chuck, Pell, and the Ministers thought.

Cobra did not notice these pitiful looks and went into the corridor, which leads to a large meeting room.

Ray shrugged and followed after him.

Ain, Bonney, Vivi, and Karoo immediately followed him.

"Shouldn't we follow the King?" looking at Pell, Chaka asked.

"This is not necessary. If these people wanted the death of King Cobra, then he would have been dead. Didn't you feel this pressure?" Pell answered.

Chaka nodded and replied, "You are right... I felt tremendous pressure. My inner beast ordered me to kneel before Ray. This is very strange... But he treats Princess Vivi well, so he is not our enemy."

The ministers listened to this conversation and did not understand what was going on. They did not feel any pressure from Ray.

This is not surprising. They did not feel any pressure, because Ray controls his aura and power.

Chaka and Pell are a completely different case because they are Zoan-type devil fruit users. Do not forget that any animal is able to feel the danger, this is called animal instinct. It was this danger and pressure that Chaka and Pell could sense.

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Royal Palace. Meeting room.

Ray, Ain, Bonney, Vivi, King Cobra, and Karoo gathered in the meeting room at the large table.

"Vivi... is that true?" looking at his daughter, King Cobra asked.

His face was pale, the news he heard really shocked him.

Vivi nodded her head.

"Yes... The blame for what is happening in the Alabasta Kingdom lies with this person… One of the Shichibukai, Sir Crocodile. I was also shocked when I recognized the identity of Baroque Works President..." she replied.

"But why would he? He is a Shichibukai and this status gives him enormous opportunities and advantages. Why should he try to destroy such a poor Kingdom like Alabasta? I don't understand... We have nothing that could...." suddenly his eyes opened wide, understanding and awareness appeared on his face.

"Mmm. You guessed right. He needs <Pluton>. This is his main goal. The usurpation of the throne of the Alabasta Kingdom, the creation of the Baroque Works organization, is just a cover. In order to get <Pluton>, for a start he needed to get access to the Poneglyph, which the Royal Nefertari Family protected for centuries. Crocodile decided to gain access to the Poneglyph by the most effective method, usurping the throne, through revolution and rebellion," Ray said.

"It all started from the moment when Crocodile, fighting against the pirates, began to gain popularity among the inhabitants of the Alabasta Kingdom... Now everything fell into place... I always wondered, "Why does he need to fight pirates in public?" *Sigh* It was a long and carefully thought-out plan. Crocodile wanted to get <Pluton> and take the Throne of the Alabasta Kingdom just as a nice bonus," Cobra said.

He closed his eyes and crossed his arms over his c.h.e.s.t.

Ray decided not to distract King Cobra from thinking, he looked at his wives and said, "Ain, Bonney, I will leave the conversation about the Alliance to you two. I need to talk with Vivi about our future plans."

"Nnn. Rely on us," Ain nodded.

"We will explain to him all the nuances of joining our Alliance," looking at Ray, Bonney said.

"Okay, counting on you," Ray smiled.

Ain and Bonney smiled and nodded.

Ray got up from his seat and went to Vivi, he put a hand on her shoulder and they disappeared in a flash of flame.

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Royal Palace. Roof terrace.

*Flash*

A flash of flame appeared on the spacious terrace, the flame immediately disappeared, and two people stood in its place, a man and a young girl.

The man went to the edge of the terrace and looked around the entire capital of the Alabasta Kingdom.

"Do you feel this calmness? The whole Capital is shrouded in silence... the tension has reached its climax... This is calm before the storm," the man with white hair said

A girl with blue hair went up to the man and stood next to him.

"I feel it... hatred, anger, rage, and... misunderstanding. All these emotions have been piling up in the hearts of the inhabitants of the Alabasta Kingdom for three years ...", the girl replied.

"A good analysis of the situation. You are right... for three whole years, negative emotions have acc.u.mulated in the hearts of people... and now they need someone to whom they could release all these negative emotions. The slightest careless movement on the part of the King will provoke all these people to decisive actions. They believe that it is the King who is to blame for all their troubles," looking into the girl's eyes, the man said.

"Will it all starts tomorrow?" looking at the man, the girl asked.

The man nodded, "Yes, the <Straw Hat> Pirates are moving toward Rainbase. They will get to the city by tomorrow."

"The <Straw Hat> Pirates? But what does that have to do with them?" the girl was surprised.

"Most likely they decided to help Igaram. He is now with their group," the man replied.

"Igaram!? Is he alive? Has he really asked the pirates for help?" the girl shouted.

"Of course he is alive. Why are you surprised that he asked the pirates for help? You also asked the "pirate" for help. Don't forget, a high bounty has been issued on my head," the man smiled.

"You don't look like a pirate at all," the girl shook her head.

"Do you know why? Because I'm the King," the man said.

"Hehehehehe. Ray, this is a good joke," the girl giggled.

Seeing Ray's serious expression, she stopped giggling.

"Wait... Wasn't that a joke? Wait, wait. That is, you really are the King!?" with a shocked expression, the girl shouted.

"Vivi-chan, do I look like a person who likes to joke on such topics?" raising an eyebrow, Ray asked.

"No. But... the King! You are the King! Which Kingdom do you rule in?" with stars in her eyes, Vivi asked.

[Vivi... why are you acting like you've never seen other Kings before... Your father is also a King...] Ray thought.

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Meeting room.

"What is this? Why did I suddenly feel so useless and unnecessary?" King Cobra whispered unexpectedly.

Ain and Bonney heard the words spoken by King Cobra. They looked into each other's eyes and nodded.

Bonney, [Cobra lost his daughter.]

Ain, [Nnn. It is very sad... for him...]

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"Which Kingdom do I rule? Mmm... It's not really a Kingdom, it's the Alliance of several Kingdoms... We call it the <Vaalbara Empire>", Ray said.

"<Vaalbara Empire>... never heard of it..." Vivi said with a little thought.

"<Vaalbara Empire> is hidden from the whole World and is located in the waters of Calm Belt," Ray replied.

"In the waters of Calm Belt? It seems that I read about some mysterious archipelago that appeared in the waters of Calm Belt… The Vanishing Demons Island... if I am not mistaken, it was this name that the <World Government> gave it.," looking at Ray, said Vivi.

"Hahaha. Yes. I heard about that stupid name. These idiots tried to explore our island, but they didn't succeed," Ray laughed.

"Can you tell me about this? I want to know absolutely everything about your Kingdom," with stars in her eyes, Vivi asked.

"Of course. But first, we need to go back to the Palace," extending his hand to Vivi, Ray said.

"Nnn. Let's go back to the palace," Vivi took his hand and smiled.

*Flash*

Bright flames enveloped them and they disappeared from the terrace.

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The next day. The Alabasta Kingdom.

The entire Royal Army gathered on the walls surrounding the capital of the Alabasta Kingdom.

The soldiers prepared for battle against the rebels. They prepared hundreds of cannons and thousands of cannonballs.

King Cobra did not want to give such an order, he wanted to avoid battle and bloodshed. However, he had no choice. After talking with Ray and his wives, he realized that they must stop the rebels at all costs. If they cannot stop the rebels and he forbids the Royal Army Soldiers to fight against them and injure them, then there will be many more victims. The rebels will simply begin to kill Royal Army Soldiers without any pity. They will not think that these are ordinary soldiers who obey the orders of their King...

In order to avoid this battle, he must find evidence that only Crocodile and his organization Baroque Works are to blame for all the troubles and misfortunes. But to do it now is simply impossible...

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Not far from the main entrance to the capital of Alabasta, Alubarna.

In the desert, right in front of the huge stairs leading to Alubarna, stood a young sixteen-year-old girl with blue hair. Next to the girl stood her faithful companion, duck Karoo.

The girl looked at a huge army of rebels approaching the capital.

There were so many rebels that as a result of their movement, a huge cloud of dust followed them.

The rebels were getting closer and closer.

The girl's eyes were filled with determination and hope, she spread her arms to the sides and started shouting, "STOP! REBELS! THIS BATTLE WAS RIGGED!!!"

The rebels galloping on horseback saw a young girl in front of them and immediately recognized Princess Vivi in ​​her. They just bit their lips and ignored her...

It was pointless and useless...

Tears began to appear in Vivi's eyes...

"Why!? Why don't you listen to me!? My father would never have done this to the citizens of the Alabasta Kingdom!!!" Vivi cried.

Not a single rebel turned his attention to her... They simply ignored her existence and moved on.

"Enough," a cold male voice pierced the entire battlefield.

All the horses and camels stopped in place and began to tremble in horror.

*Rumble*

*Rumble*

*Bzzzzzz*

*Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz*

*Rumble*

The whole sky over the Alabasta Kingdom was shrouded in black clouds. Day turned into night. The only light sources were frequent bolts of lightning discharges accompanied by a roar of thunder...

All the people in the Alabasta Kingdom looked up at the black clouds and saw giant red eyes with vertical pupils.

Ordinary citizens, Marines, Royal Army Soldiers, looking at these red eyes, felt awe and admiration.

In contrast to them, Baroque Works agents, Rebels, and some pirates felt fear and horror.

In addition to this, they began to feel the pressure that made them kneel.

*Thump*

*Thump*

*Thump*

*Thump*

One by one, they began to fall to their knees.

"Little insects, if any of you dare to get up from your knees, then... he will die a painful death," again a cold male voice was heard.

People on their knees felt a shiver run down their backs. They did not doubt the veracity of these words and simply closed their eyes...

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Somewhere in the Royal Palace.

"It's him... How? Why? Why the hell is he doing here?"

A tall man with a large golden hook instead of his left hand began to walk from side to side and panic.

[I knew it was him... <Shirogami no Akuma> Ray... I wonder what he will do next?] the woman in a cowboy hat though

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A white-haired man approached a sixteen-year-old blue-haired crying girl. He hugged her and pressed her to his c.h.e.s.t.

"Vivi, don't hold back... Cry... Cry and release all your disappointment," soothingly stroking Vivi's head, Ray said.

*Sobbing*

"Uwaaaaaaaaaaa. Ray, Ray, Ray. Why!? Why I didn't succeed? Why couldn't I change anything? I spent three years to find out the identity of Baroque Works President and find out their future plans! Why!? Uwaaaaa," Vivi sobbed.

Ray didn't answer, he just kept stroking her head.

[This result was expected... Vivi, you are too kind and compassionate. In this, you look like Shirahoshi... But unlike you, Shirahoshi is capable of killing and destroying absolutely any person who at least tries to harm her family and home.] Ray thought.

5 minutes later.

Vivi fell asleep in Ray's arms. She was just tired... Failure had a profound effect on her mental state and she could no longer resist all this fatigue.

Ray picked her up in his arms and teleported to her room in the Royal Palace.

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Royal Palace. Princess Vivi's Room.

Ray laid Vivi on a large bed and covered her body with a silk blanket.

"She is alright?" an excited female voice was heard.

"Yes. She just needs to rest and sleep," Ray answered.

"Nnn. Now we can kill Crocodile," the blue-haired woman nodded.

"Ain, do you want to fight him?" looking at Ain, Ray asked.

"No. He's a weak and uninteresting opponent. But that doesn't mean that I don't want to kill him," Ain said.

"I think that Ray should fight Crocodile. Just imagine how he will look in the eyes of the inhabitants of the Alabasta Kingdom when he defeats Crocodile with <Extreme Water Magic>! He will become God for them!" Bonney shouted joyfully.

[Oyaji! You must show them the power of God!]

Ray felt a shiver run down his spine and began to look around...

[Brrrr. Fanboys and Fangirls... I hope that they will not be even more...]

*Sigh*

"Fine. I'm going to do this... As one wise man said, "You can't fight destiny."... Or did he said, "Fly, You Fools." *Sigh* I think that old Gandalf will not give bad advice," Ray whispered.

Ain and Bonney nodded.

"Gandalf has a long beard, so he's wise," Bonney nodded.

"Nnn. Dumbledore also has a long beard, and he is also very wise. Despite the fact that he tried to manipulate the child <For the Greater Good>," Ain nodded.

"But didn't Gandalf manipulate Frodo? That is why he decided to go to Black Land of Mordor and destroy the ring, throwing it into the volcano. Well, all this does not matter, we are distracted from our affairs. It's time to fight Crocodile," going towards the door, Ray said.

Ain and Bonney nodded and followed after him.