Betrayal
"What?" Valentine's eyes widened as she stared at them. She couldn't help but clench her fist and feel extremely anxious.
"But, don't worry, we have a new plan for you. Well, we saw that guy with the straw hat knocking down that giant with a single punch. If we go there to attack him head-on, we will lose."
"So, I want you to stab him in the back. Once you stab him, he will be weakened and we can take him down. We have already knocked down one girl and one man from their crew."
"As long as we can take down that guy with straw hats, we can easily crush their vice-captain." Mr.3 explained his plan.
Hearing his words, Valentine narrowed her eyes and asked "So, why would I do that when you are going to kill me?"
Mr.3 giggled and said, "Of course, if you complete this, we won't kill you instead you might even get a promotion."
Valentine narrowed her eyes and stretched out her hand.
"Give me the knife!"
Mr.3 put a big grin on his face and took out a knife. He puts the knife in her hand and walked away.
Valentine felt a bit conflicted but still took a deep breath and rushed back to Luffy and the others.
"Luffy, what should we do?" Usopp asked with an anxious expression.
"Usopp-San, let's not make any hasty move. What if the person who kidnapped Nami was the same person who injured Dorry from inside?" Vivi shook her head and spoke.
"Vivi, what do you think we should do?" Luffy looked at her and asked. His eyes were still flashing with anger.
"How about we go and find Liam first? If we find him, he will be able to make a better plan to find our enemy." Vivi suggested.
"If you want to find Liam, I know where he went." Suddenly, a voice rang which startled them. They turned around and saw Valentine who was pointing her finger toward the forest.
"He should be in the middle of the forest right now."
"How did you know?" Usopp suspiciously looked at her and asked. He had been there when Liam left. He didn't tell anyone about his specific location.
"Did you forget? I can fly for a certain time. I jumped and saw a person walking in the middle of the forest. Well, I didn't get to see his face but he was wearing Liam's clothes." Valentine said as she opened her Umbrella.
"Alright then, let's go find him." Luffy shouted and instantly left.
"Luffy, wait for us!" Usopp also rushed toward him.
Vivi sighed and turned around saying.
"Let's g…."
Gah!
Suddenly, she coughed out blood and looked at Valentine with large eyes. She couldn't believe Valentine just betrayed her but thinking about it, she wasn't someone from the crew.
In fact, even she wasn't from this crew.
"Alright! Let's go to Mr.3." Valentine spoke as she held Vivi in her hand.
"Wait, aren't you going to follow the plan?" Mr.5 who came from behind asked with confusion.
"First, if I go to Luffy, they will surely suspect me. So, I won't get a chance to stab him. Let's take her to those two and inform Luffy. After he comes to retrieve them, I will appear from behind with injuries and stab him." Valentine said.
"Ahh! That could work. Alright, I will take you to them."
Soon, they reached an empty ground where Zoro and Nami were stuck by the wax. Near them, Brogy was also covered in wax, unable to move even an inch.
"Huh! Why are you here?" When they reached closer, Mr.3 asked with surprise. He was still here.
"I can't attack Luffy. But, I managed to get this girl. Now, you only need to call them here and I have a way to injure Luffy." Valentine replied.
When Zoro and Nami saw Valentine, their eyes widened. Zoro was still calm but Nami couldn't help but shout.
"Valentine, why did you betray us? We didn't kill you instead kept you alive despite being enemies."
"Humph! I am not part of your crew. You shouldn't have left me alive in the first place. Not only, did you leave me alive but also Mr.5. You are too naive for a pirate." Valentine snorted as she took Vivi.
At this moment, Vivi's hands were tied by rope but she was conscious.
"Mr. 5, you need to take me to others so that they will try to save me. Having her stuck here would be good to make them even more furious to leave the blindspot." Valentine said as she took Vivi to the wax statue.
When Valentine stepped on the wax, she could feel her feet getting stuck. She put Vivi right here and left.
"I can't step on it." Valentine said as she went closer to Mr.5 and punched him. This action surprised everyone as Mr.5's body exploded.
"Valentine, what are you doing?" Mr. 5 came out of the explosion and shouted.
Valentine didn't say much. She had bruises all over her body. She tied her hands behind her and said "Now, follow me very closely and ."
Mr. 3 eyes glinted as he looked at Valentine.
"Indeed! You have been staying with them for a while. They don't believe that you will betray them so easily. But, they will still be cautious if you appear in front of them alone."
"But, if you appear with an injured body, they will believe you and you will get a chance to stab him."
Valentine ran away from them as Mr. 5 chased her. As they ran around, Valentine eventually stumbled in front of Luffy and Usopp.
"Luffy! Usopp!" Valentine shouted as she ran toward them.
"Huh, Valentine!" Usopp looked at her with confusion when he saw her full of bruises. Then, his eyes fell on Mr. 5. He hasn't seen Mr.5 so he immediately took out his slingshot and shot a small bomb at him.
Mr.5 opened his mouth and ate the bomb directly.
"What? He can eat it." Usopp looked at him with confusion.
"Of course, I can eat it. I have eaten Bomb-Bomb Fruit allows me to eat explosion and also make any part of my body explode." Mr. 5 proudly spoke about his devil fruit.
"So, what's how you got injured." Usopp finally understands why Valentine was injured. But, at this moment, Mr. 5 released the booger from his nose and shot toward Usopp.
"Damn it!" Valentine jumped toward Usopp and pushed him away from the booger. The booger landed on the ground and exploded. Valentine fell above Usopp.
Valentine quickly stood up but while she was standing, Usopp's eyes widened.
"Luffy, be careful! If you punch him, he will explode." Valentine shouted as she rushed toward Luffy.
"Don't worry, these explosions aren't much for me." Luffy smiled as he threw a punch. Mr. 5 wanted to dodge it but when he saw Valentine, a smirk appeared on his lips.
"Smoke Star!"
Usopp suddenly shot a smoke bomb. The smoke covered the surrounding. At the same time, Luffy punched Mr. 5.
Boom!
The explosion drove away the smoke but it was already too late.
A bloody knife fell on the ground. Mr. 5 saw it and a big grin appeared on his face. Luffy turned his head and his eyes widened when he saw Valentine. He turned around and roared.
"YOU BASTARD!"
Luffy instantly used his Soru and appeared in front of Mr. 5 with both of his hands behind him. His hands were fully stretched out as he pulled them. His palm struck Mr. 5 but Mr. 5 managed to catch his hands.
Bang! Boom!
Both of them flew away. The impact was so hard that they directly reach where Mr. 3 and Miss Golden Week were standing.
Mr. 5 coughed out blood and the bones on his chest were broken. He couldn't stand up while Luffy was covered in bruises. He was able to stand rather quickly.
He turned around and saw Zoro, Nami, and Vivi stuck on the wax. His eyes widened once again. He turned around and saw Mr. 3. He clenched his fist and he was beaming with anger.
Mr. 3 got a glimpse of his back covered in blood. A big grin appeared on his face as he thought.
'So, she had succeeded. That's enough for me.'
On other hand, Zoro, Nami, and Vivi's expressions were quite ugly when they saw Luffy's back. They could see the blood on his back.
"Damn it, Liam shouldn't have let that bitch enter the ship."
"But, we shouldn't have trusted her either."
Vivi and Nami argued as they got furious. But, Zoro noticed something. He looked at Luffy's back properly and saw something interesting.
"Nami, Vivi, look at his back properly. There is no mark of a knife." Zoro whispered in a low voice.
Vivi and Nami were startled for a moment. They looked at his back but Luffy had already moved toward Mr. 3.
"I didn't see any mark either." Vivi mumbled.
Nami's eyes widened when she thought of that.
"Wait, she stabbed her own hand with the knife and make it seem like she had stabbed him. That means…."
Zoro nodded his head and said.
"She didn't betray us. Instead, she is planning something to get us out of here."