I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

"For Vivi's sake."

Sanji advised.

Luffy simply replied, "Boring."

Sanji was so angry that his face turned into a shark's face. "What the hell?! You bastard!"

Luffy ignored him and looked at Vivi instead.

"Vivi, I'm going to beat that crocodile to a pulp."

"If we stop the guys who want to rebel, who will stop the crocodiles? Besides, even if we get to that city, who will listen to the pirates?"

Although Luffy is usually carefree, he sometimes sees things more clearly than many of the people on his ship.

Vivi fell silent, so Luffy continued.

"You don't want anyone to die in this battle, not the civilians, not us pirates."

"But our opponent is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and it's a battle involving a million people."

"You're being naive to think that everyone will be safe and no one will die."

Luffy finished speaking.

The scene fell silent. Nami, who knew how much pressure Vivi was under, wanted to say something to help her, but Sanji stopped her.

Vivi took off her hat and asked.

"Is it wrong?"

"Is it wrong for me to not want anyone to die in this pointless war?"

Chapter 138 1 vs 70

The "copy" of Alabasta has officially begun.

Bai Yun was slacking off for some reason.

Crocodile and his chief commanders also began their operation.

After being tricked by fate, Luffy and his crew headed towards Cataract, but Luffy suddenly abandoned the task and said he was quitting.

He said that instead of trying to stop the rebels, they should just shoot down the crocodiles; as long as the crocodiles are around, the country will never have a peaceful day.

Vivi understood that she was afraid. The Seven Warlords of the Sea were powerful figures, and she lacked the resolve to lead Luffy and the others to fight Crocodile, which she feared would be suicide.

"Is it wrong?"

"Is it wrong for me to not want anyone to die in this pointless war?"

"People die."

Luffy answered decisively, and Vivi slapped him across the face.

"Shut up, don't say things like that again."

"Am I not going to stop this tragedy right now?"

"Whether it's the rebels, the royal army, or the people of this country, none of them deserve to die. It's all the crocodile's fault."

Luffy stood up and punched Vivi in ​​return.

Sanji and Usopp were shocked.

"Damn Luffy!"

"Hey, Luffy, you've gone too far."

No sooner had the two finished speaking than two hand chops struck their heads, followed by Bai Yun's voice.

"You guys didn't say a word when Luffy got beaten up, huh?"

"White Luck!!"

The crowd shouted, seemingly relieved that Bai Yun had returned.

"No, what I mean is that Luffy isn't afraid of him, but his strength... one punch from him, and Vivi would..."

Usopp explained.

"Shhh."

Bai Yun raised a finger and shushed, interrupting Usopp.

"Let's wait and see, trust our captain."

"Then why do you risk your life yourself?"

Luffy shouted.

After Luffy punched Vivi, she pinned him down and started hitting him instead. Even a blind man could see that Luffy wasn't using his full strength.

"What?!"

"After seeing this country, even I know what I should do first."

"If you fight all by yourself, what will you have to fight them with?"

Luffy was pinned down by Vivi. When Vivi's fist came down, he didn't fight back, but shouted.

"Then how can I fight them?"

"Besides risking my life to fight them, there's also..."

Vivi's tone was filled with helplessness.

"Let's risk our lives!"

"Aren't we partners?"

Luffy knocked him out with just two sentences.

Vivi covered her mouth, and tears instantly streamed down her face.

Bai Yun went over and helped them both up.

"With our lives, in your name, Luffy?"

"Hahaha, Bai Yun, you're here! What, what do you mean by this?"

Luffy replied with a smile.

"It's nothing, I was just saying."

Bai Yun replied, then looked at Vivi, "Vivi, Luffy is right, aren't we partners?"

"Yes, Vivi, we're partners!"

Luffy, Bai Yun, and the others walked over from behind.

Vivi couldn't stop crying and reached out to pull her hat down.

Luffy picked up the straw hat. "Actually, it's you who's unwilling to accept this, Vivi."

"Where's that crocodile guy? Tell me, I'll go beat him up."

.........

Vivi told Luffy and the others the location of the crocodile, which was in the Rain Country, north of Yoba.

On the surface, Crocodile is the owner of the largest casino in Rainfield.

After regrouping, correcting Zoro's course, and the return of White Fortune.

The Straw Hat Pirates continued their journey through the desert, heading towards the Rainlands.

In retrospect, the Alabasta "dungeon" took a lot of time just to "run around the map".

.........

at the same time.

Kaba, a shoeshine boy from the rapeseed flower village, arrived in Katrea and told Kosha and the others that he wanted to join the rebels.

Even after Koza showed his companions his shocking scars, he still didn't back down, but Koza still told him to retreat.

Kaba reminded Kosa of himself when he was a child.

This also accelerated the speed at which he deployed his troops.

"Once the weapons are collected, launch a full-scale attack on Arubana immediately."

........

On this side of the kingdom.

King Neferutali Cobra refused.

Bell (Bell of the Falcon), the vice adjutant of the Alabasta Kingdom Guard, and Jaka (Jaka of the Jackal), also a vice adjutant of the Alabasta Kingdom Guard, proposed sending troops to suppress the rebels.

This indicates that such actions will only exacerbate the already strained relationship between the two sides.

Just then, Black Duck Karu, entrusted by Vivi, crossed the desert from the rapeseed fields and finally arrived in the kingdom in time.

Through Vivi's letter brought by Karu, the king learned that all of this was a scheme by Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Even knowing that the distance was too great, which could put the army at a disadvantage and allow the rebels to seize the capital.

King Cobra still resolutely decided to launch an attack on the Rainlands.

Even if they die, the people will rebuild the kingdom. The crocodile is the root of all evil, and the father of the kingdom, Kobra, should understand this as well as the daughter of Princess Vivi.

So, the current situation is...

The rebels are preparing to march on Arubana to overthrow the king amidst the rapeseed flowers.

The Kingdom's army, however, prepared to travel from Arubana to the Rainlands to hunt down the crocodiles.

Luffy and his crew headed towards the Rainlands from Yoba, their target also being crocodiles.

Now, there are still 17 hours until the Crocodile's Utopia Project begins.

........

The sun rises and sets, the laws of nature repeat themselves, and another day has passed.

There is one hour left before the Crocodile's Utopia Project begins.