Chapter 243 Request (Second Update)

After leaving the port city, Luffy and his crew, along with Ace who has found them again, head towards Yoba, where the rebels are located.

On the way, because it was confirmed that Blackbeard's appearance in Alabasta was just a rumor, Ace did not plan to stay any longer. After giving Luffy his life paper, he said goodbye to them.

However, when Luffy and his companions arrived in Yoba after a long journey under the scorching sun, they were shocked to find that the rebels here had moved the city to a new base in Cattleya.

"I'm not going, Vivi."

After learning that it would take several days to go back and forth to reach Cattleya, Luffy sat down and said that he didn't want to go anymore.

"It's useless even if we go there. If Crocodile is not defeated, the unrest will continue."

Weiwei was stunned for a moment, and then she anxiously retorted: "But if we don't stop the rebels in time, a large-scale war may break out, and then these innocent people will be harmed!"

She is a kind-hearted person and does not want to see the people of the country suffer unnecessary casualties due to being manipulated by others.

"Don't you think you're a little naive, Weiwei?"

Unexpectedly, Luffy refuted her again.

"Now that things have come to this, it is impossible to expect everyone to remain unharmed."

"You said you didn't want anyone to get hurt, but you're risking your life!"

After hearing this, Weiwei's pupils suddenly shrank and tears flowed uncontrollably.

"But Crocodile is really strong. He is the user of the Nature-type Sand-Sand Fruit. Can we really defeat him?"

You know, people with nature abilities are almost invincible in the first half of the Grand Line. No one can compete with them except those with other nature abilities.

"How will you know if you don't try!"

Luffy held his straw hat, stood up, and said with determination: "I must defeat Crocodile!"

"Let's go, Vivi, tell us where Crocodile is?"

Moved by his determination, Vivi finally agreed to his decision and told him the location of Crocodile.

"He's in the rain!"

Along the way, except for Luffy, everyone else felt a little heavy.

After all, they really have to face the Seven Warlords of the Sea now.

A normal pirate who had just arrived at the Grand Line would never have such courage.

In other words, Luffy is stubborn, and they both trust each other unconditionally, so they will follow each other.

"It's okay, Weiwei, we will succeed."

Although she was worried, Nami did not show it and even smiled to encourage Vivi, who had been looking serious.

"Yeah, I know. Thank you, Nami."

After feeling the warmth on his hand, Weiwei felt warm in her heart and smiled as well.

At this moment, Luffy, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and pointed to a place further ahead and shouted: "Vivi, is this the rainy land?"

Ok?
Weiwei was stunned at first, then quickly stepped forward.

After seeing the ruined city ahead, he shook his head with a sad look on his face: "No, this is also a city that is no longer inhabited due to drought. Its name is Yalba."

"Oh - I was saying it, there's no way a guy like Crocodile could live in a place like this."

Luffy nodded in realization.

"Idiot, isn't this a fact that is obvious at first glance?"

Nami also walked forward, and after seeing this deserted and silent city, the corners of her mouth twitched involuntarily.

She thought they had reached their destination so quickly and were going to fight Crocodile, but she didn't expect it to be a false alarm.

It made her heart beat faster!

However, just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she heard Luffy exclaim again: "Look! There are two people there!"

Bang! !

She couldn't bear it anymore and punched Luffy, her anger turning her teeth into fangs.

"Don't be so startled, okay?!"

Luffy covered the bump on his face and said incoherently, "Wajidao."

Then, he pointed to the front and said, "There are new people in Kesu."

He was pointing to the right side of the ruined city, where two men were standing outside the city looking towards them.

"Really? Let me take a look."

Nami looked in the direction he pointed.

Because the distance was too far, the other person was only slightly larger than a black dot in her eyes, and she could not see the other person's specific appearance clearly at all.

But somehow, she felt that there was a figure inside that gave her a very familiar feeling.

"There really are some. Who are they? Are they still living in this city?"

Although it gave her a familiar feeling, she didn't think much about it, but looked at Weiwei and asked.

"I don't know either. All the people in this city moved away a year ago. Logically, there shouldn't be anyone living here."

Weiwei shook her head.

“He he he he he he he!!”

At this time, Usopp, who had the best eyesight among the crowd, carefully observed the two people in the distance, his pupils shrank, his mouth opened wide, and he stammered:

"He's that guy!!"

? ?
Everyone had a question mark on their face.

"Who? Did you see what they look like, Usopp?"

Nami asked curiously.

Usopp swallowed his saliva, then calmed down and said solemnly: "I can see clearly that there is a person inside. It is the guy named Son Goku we met before!"

“Eh——!!”

Nami and Vivi's pupils dilated and they couldn't help but exclaim.

Nami looked in the direction of the two people again, squinting her eyes and sizing them up again: "Really? Is it really that person?"

She was in disbelief.

How come we meet each other here?

"Of course, don't underestimate a sniper's eyesight!"

Usopp raised his head and crossed his arms across his chest, looking very confident.

It’s okay in other areas, but when it comes to eyesight, Usopp considers himself second to none and no one dares to claim to be first!

"Is that so? Then let's go meet him!"

Nami said in surprise.

Last time she didn't thank the other party properly, and she didn't return the money. Now that they have met again, she must make it up to him.

"Well, let's go meet him then."

When Luffy learned that the guy who stole Arlong's head appeared here, the smile on his face disappeared.

After hearing Nami's proposal, he immediately agreed.

"Ah, this seems a little familiar."

On the outskirts of the dilapidated city of Alba, Goku blinked at the figure that suddenly appeared in the distance on his left.

There were a few auras in there that he seemed to have encountered before, but he couldn't remember who they were.

"Boss Goku, they are coming."

Seeing those people coming towards them, they just stood there quietly waiting. Soon, Wukong suddenly opened his eyes wide: "So it's them."

"Do you know Boss Goku?"

"Yes, I have seen it before. I think... I think I saw it on that island when you came to see me."

Goku thought for a moment before answering.

"You're from the East China Sea? Interesting, I can actually meet you here."

Puyol was also a little surprised by this.

"Hello! We meet again!"

When they were still dozens of meters away, Nami raised her hand and greeted Goku.

"Hey! Hello!"

Goku smiled and waved back.

"I didn't introduce myself to you last time. My name is Nami!"

After trotting to Goku's side, Nami's face was filled with a happy smile.

Later, seeing the goddess throwing herself at him like this, Sanji's nose blew out two streams of white air, his eyes full of jealousy and envy: "This damn guy wahhhhh!"

"Hello Nami, my name is Son Goku, you can call me Wukong."

Goku looked at Nami in front of him with a smile.

"Yeah, I know. Your name has spread now. I didn't expect you to be such a powerful person then."

Nami nodded, then put away her smile and said seriously: "Goku, I'm sorry about what happened last time. In fact, those water fees and road fees were all made up by me. There is no such thing at all."

"Oh, this, Puyol told me, I already know it."

"I'm sorry! Please forgive me! I have kept all this money and have not touched a single cent of it. Now I am returning it to you!"

Nami took out the 700,000 she got from Goku, then bowed and handed it over with both hands.

Seeing this scene, Wukong blinked, then helped Nami up and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm not angry, I don't care about the money."

"Really?! Then I won't give it back to you."

Nami's face was filled with joy, her money-grubbing nature was exposed, and she quickly stuffed the money into her chest.

"Hey, you woman—"

Puyol couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to scold her, but Wukong raised his hand to stop him: "It's okay, it's okay. Didn't we get a lot of money before? Don't worry about these little things."

“A lot of money?!”

Nami blurted out after hearing the words that triggered her body's instinct.

"Yeah, yeah, it seems like 60 million? Is that right, Puyol?"

"Yes, Boss Goku, sixty-four million to be exact."

A while ago, when they were traveling to various islands, they accidentally found a treasure chest full of gold and silver. After exchanging it for Bailey, this was the number.

"Sixty-four million?!"

Nami's eyes instantly turned into money.

You know, when she left Kokoaxi Village, she left the 100 million Beli to the village. Now they don't have much money on the ship, which makes her unhappy at all in her position in charge of finances.

"How about you join us, Goku!"

She suggested happily.

If Wukong joins, these more than 60 million Baileys will be under her control!
"Humph! Don't even think about it. There's no way that Boss Goku would join a small pirate group like yours."

Before Wukong could reply, Puyol snorted.

When Luffy came closer and he saw Luffy's face clearly, he remembered that he had seen this face on the bounty order. It was a small pirate with only 30 million Baileys, which was far inferior to him in the past.

Is it worthy for Boss Goku to join a pirate group made up of such small pirates?

"Hey, how can you talk to our lovely Nami-san? Also, I'm really upset by your attitude of looking down on us!"

The goddess-protecting madman Sanji comes online and glares at Puyol coldly.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with what I said? Your captain only has 30 million berries. This kind of bounty can be found everywhere in the Grand Line. Oh, and by the way, several of my subordinates had higher bounties than your captain before."

Puyol crossed his arms across his chest with a playful smile on his face.

"You, you are Puyol the Ripper?!"

At this time, Vivi, who had been looking at him and Wukong, looked at him carefully again after hearing his words, and then she found out that he was Puyol the Ripper with a bounty of 95 million!

It's no wonder that she recognized him only now, because Puyol is now strong and muscular, which is a big change from the thin appearance on the wanted poster.

"Oh, yes, you recognized me."

Puyol raised an eyebrow, seeming to approve of her reaction.

Don't be fooled by the fact that he calls Boss Wukong all the time, looking like a loyal lackey.

After all, he was a strong man who had completed the first half of the Grand Line. Anyone who saw him in the paradise would have a solemn expression or even fear in their hearts.

He thought Weiwei's current reaction was a normal one.

"Tearer Puyol? The pirate with a bounty of over 90 million?!"

Only then did Nami realize that this person was hers. She hugged Usopp and Chopper, two members of her team, tightly, with a frightened expression on her face.

Oh my god! I heard that Crocodile only had 80 million berries before he became a Shichibukai, and now they actually saw a bounty higher than his? ! !

Not only them, even Sanji and Zoro, who were always brave, had serious expressions.

As for Luffy, he was dazed, as if he was frightened.

Puyol was very satisfied with their reaction, and the corners of his mouth curled up: "That's right, but I'm not a pirate now. I'm now a traveler following Boss Goku."

Everyone was stunned. This kind of person followed Goku on his journey?

For a moment, the image of Wukong became increasingly taller in their hearts.

At this moment, Luffy, who had been silent before, suddenly stepped forward, looked at Goku seriously and said, "Hey, you made Arlong faint last time, and I'm very unhappy."

!!!

The pupils of Nami and the others suddenly dilated.

Luffy, what are you trying to do? You don't want to fight him, do you? We can't handle two more scary enemies now!
They were shocked and tried to cover Luffy's mouth in a panic.

But unexpectedly, Luffy's mouth was faster than theirs, and he immediately said the next sentence: "But I don't hate you, because you helped Nami beat Arlong away, and gave me such a delicious fruit to eat."

Nami and the others' outstretched hands froze for a moment, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, things were not as bad as they thought.

On the other side, after hearing Luffy's words, Goku responded with a smile: "Really? Haha, I don't hate you either."

After saying that, he pointed to the dilapidated city next to him and asked, "By the way, do you know what's going on here? Why is there no one living here?"

Nami looked at Vivi and said, "Vivi, Goku is a good man. You can talk to him without worry."

Weiwei nodded.

Of course she knew that Wukong was a good person. How could someone who could do such a thing be a bad person?

So she didn't hesitate, sighed, and told Goku everything that had happened in Alabasta over the years.

"That's how it is, so now we have to go to the rainy land to defeat Crocodile and completely liberate the suffering country."

"Goku, although it may be a bit presumptuous, I would like to ask you if you can join us and help us defeat Crocodile."

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(End of this chapter)

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