How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 202 Utopia

"what."

Gawain nodded:
"Pretty much what I thought."

"Given that guy's character, he is indeed capable of doing such a thing."

"How to deal with it?"

Clo's face became more serious.

After entering the Grand Line, especially Alabasta, the name of Baroque Works frequently came into Clo's ears.

Almost synonymous with powerful.

What's more, standing behind him is Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who is like Gawain and Hawkeye who almost completely crushed Gawain.

A tough guy who fought a draw with Pirate King Roger's crew twenty years ago.

He couldn't help but be careless.

But compared to Clo's solemn expression, Gawain seemed much more indifferent.

He leaned over and took out a bottle of rum from under the bar, poured himself a glass, took a sip, and then said lightly:
"Even among the Shichibukai, there are differences."

"Among them, the strongest ones are like Hawkeye, who can fight against the admirals of the navy and even the four emperors of the New World."

"A weakling like Hanafza might not even be able to defeat the combined forces of you, Akin, and Luchi."

"Crocodile was indeed very strong in the past, and even approached the top level of combat power at one point, but unfortunately..."

“The impact of time on people is not always positive.”

"He is old."

"My heart is old."

Cloe understood:

"You mean he might not be as strong as the rumors say?"

"What about Baroque Works?"

"A force that dominates the Grand Line must be full of strong people, right?"

"Oh."

When Gao Wen put it down, a hint of ridicule flashed in his eyes:
"During the last martial arts tournament, Dazbonis and Xiao Feng, who withdrew from the competition midway, were the top two leaders among them."

Clo was stunned:
"what?"

Since entering the Grand Line.

The combat effectiveness of the cadres on Gawain's ship has skyrocketed to a higher level thanks to the experience piggy bank and their increasingly crazy internal competition.

Judging from the power of their bodies alone, Crow and Akin are already superior to Lucci in the original work's Judicial Island period.

Even if Lucci has animal-type abilities, his panel data can be even stronger.

Ajin also has the Bone Bone Fruit, which has great benefits to the physical body.

After mastering the shaving technique, Clo's speed increased again. Except for Gawain and Ajin, who was skilled in observation, no one else on the ship could touch him.

What's more, the two of them have mastered an advanced version of Armament Haki.

If the two of them were put in the battle on Judicial Island as the bosses guarding the gate, their performance might not be worse than Lucci's at that time.

Cloe looked at the wine glass on the bar and instantly understood why he had been so indifferent from the beginning:

"If Dazbonis is still at the same level as a few months ago, then he really doesn't pose much of a threat."

"But if we really fight them, the World Government should intervene in the battle between the Seven Warlords, right?"

This is Clo's biggest worry.

After entering the Grand Line, he has already felt the convenience brought by his identity as a Shichibukai.

Whether it is a neutral port or a port within each kingdom, the ships of the Seven Warlords of the Sea will not be prohibited from entering.

For pirates, this privilege is so great that it is absurd.

It is naturally impossible to give up easily.

"The Shichibukai are the Shichibukai, and Baroque Works is Baroque Works."

"The historical texts that the Alabasta royal family has guarded for generations cannot be seen in public. Is it true that Crocodile secretly controls Baroque Works?"

Cloe understood what he meant, and a playful smile appeared on his face:

"what do you mean……"

"According to your inference, the probability of Crocodile taking action is almost 100%."

Gao Wen made the following deployment:

"We will split into three groups."

"Let Luchi and Ajin return to Whiskey Peak, which is one of the bases of Baroque Works."

"You lead your men into the interior of Alabasta. There is a casino called Rain Banquet in the rainy land. It is the base of the top executives of Baroque Works."

"I'll take Weiwei and the others to Rapeseed Harbor to exchange people."

"If he dares to make a move, we will directly destroy the Baroque Workshop!"

"learn!"

"captain!"

……

Accompany Gao Wen to make subsequent deployments.

The Gawain Pirates stayed in this small town for a few days, and after robbing two passing small pirate ships, everyone split up and acted accordingly.

Kuro, Van Oka, Nami, Sanji and a group of ordinary crew members drove the Raven towards the rainy land inland of Alabasta.

Lucci, Akin, and Zoro turned around and returned to Whiskey Peak.

Gawain took Kalifa, Vivi and others to the agreed location at the Rapeseed Port, ready to hand it back to the Kingdom of Alabasta.

a few days later.

Vivi stood on the deck of a stolen small pirate ship, looking at the Gawain Pirates that had been split into three, tears welling up in her eyes.

Even though she didn't know what decision Gawain had made, she understood from watching this scene that Gawain wanted to interfere in the internal affairs of Alabasta.

She had originally given up this plan and was ready to rely on her own strength to save the country.

But I didn't expect that things would take a turn for the better after passing by that small town.

"Ikalem~"

Tears as big as beans rolled down from the corners of Weiwei's eyes.

She threw herself into Ikalem's arms, and the emotions that had been suppressed in her heart were completely released at this moment.

"Sanji is right."

"If Mr. Gao Wen saw all this, he would definitely not be able to just stand by and watch."

"Ugh..."

……

Gawain, who was standing on the deck, listened to Weiwei's words and couldn't help but smiled bitterly and shook his head:

"Is this a plot by our own people?"

"I'm telling you why the route of this voyage has always been within Alabasta, and even passed by so many destroyed towns one after another."

"With Nami's abilities, she should be able to avoid this kind of thing completely."

"but."

"It was my own choice after all."

"These guys know my character a little too well."

The pirate ship hoisted its sails and slowly sailed into the distance following the direction of the sea breeze.

In a deserted town.

Robin's figure slowly emerged from the yellow sand.

She stared at the pirate ship carrying Gawain until it disappeared from her sight.

"Divide into three groups. Have you decided to intervene in Alabasta's affairs?"

"I just don't know..."

"Is it because I am overconfident in myself, or is it because of that woman?"

"The princess of Alabasta, Vivi."

Robin turned and walked into the bar that belonged to her.

Squeak~!

The door opens.

The lights in the bar were still dim, but there was a hint of warmth.

There was nothing on the bar except a half-empty bottle of rum and two wine glasses.

There was also a sticky note.

Robin slowly tore off the note, but when he saw what Gawain had left, his eyes trembled slightly:
"Nico Robin, do you want to board my ship?" "We will find a place to take root in the New World and create an utopia where everyone under this pirate flag can survive."

"——Knight Gawain"

For a while.

The bar fell silent.

Only the gramophone was still turning, and between the humming sounds, the soft music spread to every corner of the bar.

"Another... utopia?"

Robin looked at the note in his hand with a complicated look, even a hint of coldness.

When the Baroque Workshop was first established, the goal of every member joining and fighting until death was to create an utopia here.

But in such a barren land, it is already extremely difficult to survive. A free utopia?
Of course it was Crocodile's lie.

"Is this another lie, or... is there really a man who is so naive as to want to fight against the will of the World Government on his own?"

Robin's eyes dimmed.

Countless times, she had been given a glimmer of hope of seeing the sun because of the accidental kindness of others.

But I could wait until the next day.

Either he is being hunted by the World Government and the Navy, or he is being chased by ambitious people like Crocodile.

The almost endless betrayal and escape left her physically and mentally exhausted.

Even though he knew that Crocodile was simply using him, either for temporary stability or for the history of Alabasta.

She chose this temporary shelter.

But now another man has extended an olive branch to him again, but he uses the reason that Crocodile had already broken his promise.

"never mind."

"I shouldn't have any hope for this world."

between words.

Robin crumpled up the note Gawain had left behind, raised his hand to throw it into the trash can, but then slowly withdrew his hand.

She unfolded the note bit by bit, flattened it, and put it back into the book in her arms.

"Bulu-Bulu——!"

The rapid sound of insect bells suddenly rang out.

After being connected.

Crocodile's hoarse voice came from the receiver.

"Nico-Robin, where are you?"

Robin drooped his eyelids and flipped through the book in his hand, but his eyes remained on the note.

"In the temporary base in Pluto Town."

"Did you meet anyone?"

Robin was slightly stunned and turned to look at the sea in the distance.

now.

The figures of Gao Wen and his group had disappeared long ago.

She picked up the receiver and said calmly:

"If mummies buried in the sand count, then I should have met someone."

"is it?"

Crocodile on the other end of the receiver fell silent, but it only lasted for a few seconds before he spoke again:

"We need to return to Arabas first. We need to speed up our operations. Only you can interpret the historical text."

"Understood, Boss."

A few minutes later.

The lights in the bar went out, and with Robin's departure, the town also lost its last bit of vitality.
……

……

……

Time flies and several days pass.

Rapeseed Harbor.

This is one of the few large ports in Alabasta, and is famous for its production of perfume throughout the Grand Route.

Even though Alabasta is poor and destitute, it should be extremely prosperous, with countless merchant ships passing by.

But at this moment it was dead silent.

When Gawain arrived here driving the small pirate ship he had robbed, there was only this pirate ship in the entire port.

"Did you clear the place in advance?"

"No wonder."

Gawain murmured, and led everyone off the ship, walking into the port according to the agreed location.

Speechless all the way.

soon.

Several Alabasta Kingdom guards appeared in Gawain's sight.

The leader was a short middle-aged man with a pair of glasses on his nose. He was servile and fawning.

"Lord Gawain, this is the ransom that has been prepared."

The middle-aged man waved behind him, and a guard placed a suitcase in front of Gawain and opened it, revealing the neatly stacked cash inside.

"Please hand Princess Weiwei over to us."

Gao Wen did not look at the cash on the ground, his eyes fell on the middle-aged man.

Although the middle-aged man had disguised himself to a certain extent, his unique hairstyle was still too eye-catching.

Gao Wen still recognized his identity at a glance.

MR-3, Gartino, the third person in Baroque Works.

In fact, in terms of combat effectiveness alone, he is not even among the top five in Baroque Works, but he acts in a despicable way, unscrupulously, and his bottom line is extremely flexible.

In this regard, he even reached the point where Crocodile looked up to him.

Crocodile seems to be planning to take action here. I want to see what tricks you guys can come up with.

Gawain raised a faint smile and glanced at the person beside him. Then he saw Owl and Weiqu holding down a woman with bound hands and wearing a hood step forward.

"The person you want."

MR3 untied the woman's hood, but what he saw was an extremely haggard face.

He picked up the photo at hand and compared it. When he saw that the photo was 70% similar to himself, he felt relieved.

After all, Vivi had been in exile for several months and had been imprisoned by the Gawain Pirates, suffering a lot, so it was understandable that her facial features had changed a little.

With the hostage in hand, MR3's expression instantly turned cold.

He raised his hand and pushed up his glasses. The lenses reflected the moonlight, and his temperament was inexplicably cold.
"Thank you very much for the journey, Lady Weiwei, but I do have a request."

"Tell me."

The corners of Gao Wen's mouth curled up slightly. Sensing the murderous intent everywhere around him, his expression became extremely indifferent.

"Can you please... die!"

The sound fell to the ground.

There was a sudden flash of fire between the surrounding buildings, and continuous bullets and artillery fire shot towards Gawain, engulfing him in an instant.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Dust and smoke filled the air.

MR3 had a smug smile on his face:

"Even without the boss' help, I can handle this--!"

laugh!
MR3 was halfway through his words when he felt a chill on his chest. Blood flowed out from the wound on his chest and fell to the ground.

He turned his head blankly, and the Weiwei he saw had changed drastically.

With blonde hair falling down her shoulders, she looks mature and charming, and has indifferent eyes. It is obvious that she is a character who has killed countless people.

Where is the same attitude as before?
Fell into a trap!
By the time MR3 realized this, it was already too late.

The wound in his chest took away all his strength to resist, and took his life away with him.

Also at the same time.

Two tall figures suddenly jumped out from the dust in the distance and attacked the Baroque worker killers lurking nearby.

One of them transformed into a tall and agile werewolf with ferocious claws and fangs.

One of them had a head full of flying white hair, which turned into the shape of fingers and pierced into the human body like bullets.

(End of this chapter)