Who made him the Pirate King?.

Chapter 426: Declaration of War! Whitebeard Pirates!
Crocodile woke up from his coma.

Seeing this, a hint of regret flashed across Storm's eyes.

If Crocodile could wake up a little later, he might have tried other more radical "forced startup" methods.

The first thing Crocodile saw after waking up was Storm's face.

Finally, it’s no longer the ugly and ferocious face of Blackbeard Teach!

Crocodile suddenly felt relieved.

But at the same time, he also belatedly felt the pain and weakness emanating from every corner of his body.

As a prisoner of the Blackbeard Pirates, Crocodile has not been treated well in recent times.

It’s good to be alive!
"Bai Long, you bastard..."

Crocodile lay on the ground of the island, his eyes moving away from the white dragon's face and looking up at the empty sky.

“You actually came here…”

Say something.

Crocodile was still very grateful for Storm's rescue operation.

Although he still wants to die now...

"Who asked Blackbeard Teach to blackmail me? Then I have no choice but to send him off!"

Storm crossed his arms and looked at the bleak-faced crocodile.

"And we can also use this opportunity to declare war on the Whitebeard Pirates behind Blackbeard Teach!"

"Declare war on Whitebeard?!"

Crocodile sat up in shock from his dying illness and looked at the white dragon with surprise and joy.

"You...are not joking?"

"I thought you were going to continue playing dead, tsk!"

Storm smacked his lips in dissatisfaction.

"Whitebeard is truly your 'dream lover', Crocodile."

When Crocodile heard this, he was instantly furious.

He was too lazy to pay attention to the teasing of the bastard Bai Long, and he forced himself to get up from the ground with his weak body.

His current condition was indeed very bad. Even if he managed to stand up, his body was still swaying in place, as if he could fall down at any time.

But since he can stand up, it means that there is no big problem.

It’s just a matter of how many bandages to put on!
Crocodile gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and spoke in a decisive tone.

"Count me in to defeat Whitebeard!"

"Are you sure you can do it?"

Storm looked at the sand crocodile and raised his right hand.

"Do you want me to help you heal?
"But let me make it clear in advance that Whitebeard is my prey."

"no problem!"

Crocodile agreed without hesitation, but at the same time he made a request.

"But I want to see how big the gap is between me now and Whitebeard!"

Back then, Crocodile became famous on the sea, then challenged Whitebeard, and was beaten mentally by the Pirate Emperor.

Crocodile not only escaped from the New World in a desperate situation, but also hid in Alabasta, hoping to seek revenge with the help of external forces.

But so many years have passed.

Crocodile felt that his strength level had improved to a certain extent.

And Whitebeard...is already an old guy.

Crocodile still wants to challenge Whitebeard himself.

"whispering sound!"

Storm curled his lips in disdain.

"You can't even beat Blackbeard Teach, and you still want to challenge Whitebeard."

Storm's voice had barely fallen.

Crocodile's face turned red, veins on his forehead popped out, and he argued.

"Blackbeard Teach...secret attack!...Actually, I can kill him alone!"

A burst of excuses followed.

Things like "Dark-Dark Fruit", "ability restraint", and "I was careless".

In the happy air.

Storm used the power of the [Recovery Ring] to quickly restore Crocodile's condition to its peak.

Not only that.

Under Storm's deliberate manipulation, Crocodile's left arm - the left arm that had been severed - also began to recover vitality, life and death, flesh and bones, until it returned to its original state.

However, the scar on his face that almost divided his face in half was retained by Storm.

"This……"

Crocodile looked at his left hand that had been regenerated after being broken, his pupils trembled, and then he looked at the white dragon in disbelief.

"Is this also the ability of your [Clay Fruit]!?"

Crocodile was once transformed into a crocodile man by Storm using the [Clay Fruit].

So at this moment he also thought that Storm was using the ability of the [Clay Fruit].

But Storm still shook his head and denied Crocodile's guess.

"No, it's another ability."

Crocodile moved his left hand a few times, looked at Storm deeply, but did not ask any further questions.

"I owe you one - no, I owe you two big favors."

Storm raised his eyebrows, did not make excuses, and directly put forward the conditions.

"How about you come to Wanguo and work for me?"

Crocodile still has the ability to govern the country.

He single-handedly established the Baroque Workshop in Alabasta, commanded thousands of bounty hunters, and almost completely won the "hearts and minds" of the desert kingdom.

(Yes, there are members of Baroque Studio who have been bountied, but strictly speaking, this is a bounty hunter organization, not a pirate organization)

Including the "Cross Guild" in the normal timeline.

The so-called "Joker King" Buggy is really just an awakened person with the talent of "dominant luck".

Hawkeye Mihawk also doesn't care about worldly affairs at all.

The person who is truly in charge of affairs in the Cross Guild is Sand Crocodile.

Even the predecessor of the Cross Guild - Buggy Express.

That express logistics company was also started by Buggy with money borrowed from Crocodile.

Compared to Crocodile's combat ability.

Storm values ​​Crocodile's management ability more.

There is no shortage of fighters in the nations.

But there is a lack of such independent managers.

After hearing Storm's words, Crocodile subconsciously wanted to refuse.

But when the words came to his mouth, he suddenly thought of his Baroque studio.

Previously, Crocodile followed Storm's advice and planned to take the lead in eliminating the affiliated forces of the Whitebeard Pirates.

At that time, he left with Baroque Studio!
But it was a battle with the Blackbeard Pirates.

In the huge Baroque studio, Crocodile is the only one left.

Even the Baroque Gustav was completely destroyed by Blackbeard Teach's strange abilities.

Crocodile has nothing left.

Plus, he owed Bai Long two big favors...

The grace of saving my life, the grace of giving me a hand.

It's like a complete rebirth!
Crocodile was silent for a while, then slowly spoke, "I need to think about it for a while."

Yo?
No rejection?

Doesn't that mean you agree?
Storm was very happy.

"Okay, let's go back to Wanoku first! I'm going to ask the big news bird Morganus to help me pass a message to the Whitebeard Pirates."

It is actually not difficult for Storm to defeat the Whitebeard Pirates.

As long as Blackbeard Teach is in his hands, he can lure out the Whitebeard Pirates.

However, some advance preparation is still necessary.

"Just wait a moment."

Crocodile suddenly released his ability, stirring up a gust of sand, and his whole body was mixed in the sand and dust, flying towards the shore of the island.

Storm manipulated the clay and followed Crocodile, not even half a second slower.

Just for a moment.

Crocodile came to the shore of the island.

Storm, who was following along, also noticed the sand crocodile's target.

A huge raft with a very rough and primitive appearance.

The "pirate ship" of the Blackbeard Pirates.

Although neither the Storm Pirates nor the Dawn Pirates have ships.

But this does not affect Storm's feeling that the Blackbeard Pirates' ships are garbage!

Crocodile jumped onto the huge raft and searched inside.

A moment later, he came out again with a huge wooden box.

"This box is for you."

"Ok?"

Storm took the box and opened it casually.

This ordinary wooden box was filled with devil fruits of strange shapes.

Storm, who was familiar with the "Devil Fruit Encyclopedia", recognized the name of the devil fruit on the top at a glance.

[Paradox - Mimicry Fruit]

This parahuman devil fruit originally belonged to Kurozumi Kurosuke of the Rocks Pirates, but was later transferred to MR.2 von Clay, a senior commander of Baroque Studios.

The appearance of this [Imitation Fruit] undoubtedly explains one thing.

Baroque Studios' MR.2 is dead.

Storm's expression remained unchanged as he casually flipped through the remaining devil fruits in the box.

[Chopping Fruit], [Thorn Fruit], [Wax-Wax Fruit], [Bomb Fruit], [Kilogram Fruit], [Mole Fruit], [Dachshund Fruit]...

Almost all of the devil fruits of Baroque Studio's top agents are here.

Storm had anticipated this.

When he came over, [Observation Haki] covered the entire island, and the only auras on the island were those of a few members of the Blackbeard Pirates and Crocodile.

Apart from this, there are no other living people.

Then the ending of the Baroque Studio that followed Crocodile is not difficult to guess.

The Blackbeard Pirates are not a "playing house pirate group" like the Straw Hat Pirates.

A real fight between pirates could result in death!
Obviously.

The Baroque studio was almost wiped out.

Except for Crocodile who is the president.

Not only did the rest of the people die, but their devil fruits were also taken away by Blackbeard Teach.

Storm was not surprised by Blackbeard Teach's behavior.

He was just a little bit curious why Blackbeard Teach didn't use these devil fruits from Baroque Studio to arm his Blackbeard Pirates?

But Storm took another look at these parahuman and animal-type devil fruits.

Ok……

Say something.

It's really rubbish.

Blackbeard Teach has very high standards.

You can tell by looking at the devil fruit abilities that the members of the Blackbeard Pirates will possess in the future.

Even an ordinary horse will be fed with the [Mythical Beast Pegasus Fruit]!
Others like the [Strength Fruit], [Teleport Fruit], [Sickness Fruit]... are actually very powerful.

The only thing whose meaning is somewhat unclear is the [Transparent Fruit].

Blackbeard Teach made the great swordsman Xilu of Rain eat the [Transparent Fruit]...

There's a vague feeling that something doesn't fit.

Storm closed the lid of the wooden box.

"So many devil fruits, and you just gave them to me like that?"

"Not 'send'."

Crocodile frowned and emphasized seriously.

"These devil fruits were originally the 'trophies' you obtained when you defeated the Blackbeard Pirates.

"I just... don't want these devil fruits to go to waste."

"is it?"

Storm looked at Crocodile, who was obviously not thinking what he said, and threw the box in his hand to him.

"Although, I don't like these devil fruits!"

Almost all of Baroque Studio's senior agents are Devil Fruit users.

But the cadres of the Don Quixote family are basically capable people.

It is worth mentioning that.

The devil fruits of many agents of Baroque Studio seem to be able to find corresponding "superior fruits" in the Don Quixote family.

[Cut-Cut Fruit] and [Weapon Fruit].

[Kilogram fruit] and [ton-ton fruit].

In addition, there are the [Wax-Wax Fruit] and [Stone-Stone Fruit], [Bomb Fruit] and [Explosion Fruit]...

Not superiors and subordinates, but better than superiors and subordinates.

Storm really looked down upon the devil fruits of these senior agents of Baroque Studio.

Too ordinary!

Crocodile took the box of devil fruits in silence, not knowing what to say.

Storm added casually.

“If you like these devil fruits, you can use them to cultivate a new Baroque Studio.

"Otherwise, you can just sell these devil fruits for money."

If a legitimate pirate gets a devil fruit, who would sell it for money?
Bai Long, this bastard!

Crocodile glared at Storm, but still accepted the box of devil fruits.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon soared into the sky, flying at high speed all the way back to Totland, the Kingdom of All Nations.

Storm approached Robin.

Robin finds the big news bird.

"President, the White Dragon Emperor asked me to ask you to give Whitebeard a message!"

"What?"

"The White Dragon King has announced a public execution of Marshall D. Teach, Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division!"

Second update.

Good night everyone.

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(End of this chapter)