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

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"Hey, if you put it that way, it makes sense."

Bai Yun returned home.

He always felt that Xiao Feng's Imitation Fruit wouldn't be so useless that it could only imitate other people's faces. After it awakened, would it be able to imitate the abilities of "this face" as well, just like his Copy Fruit?

"I originally thought it was just an unknown, trashy pirate crew."

"This is quite a surprise."

"Kid, why don't you come with me? Taking over this country will just be my first step onto the world stage."

After learning about Haku's Devil Fruit ability, Crocodile extended an olive branch to Haku.

Bai Yun chuckled.

The first step onto the world stage?

You probably won't be able to take this step.

"why are you laughing!?"

"No, I was thinking of something happy."

“I said, either kill me or stay here.”

Bai Yun said that after 15 minutes, once he has a physical form, even with Armament Haki, he would probably be at Crocodile's mercy.

Crocodile had a cigar in his mouth.

Upon hearing Bai Yun's refusal, he reached out and took the cigar, instantly turning it into sand.

"That's a real shame. Since you're so loyal to that straw hat kid, I'll send you down there to wait for him!"

Everyone likes geniuses, or more accurately, geniuses who can be used for one's own benefit.

But if they are enemies, then they cannot be spared; only those who grow to the very end can be called geniuses.

"Desert Treasure Sword!"

Crocodile unleashed a sand slash that skimmed close to the ground.

Bai Yun immediately followed, almost simultaneously.

However, after the collision, Bai Yun's sand slash shattered, while Crocodile's only shrank slightly and continued to slash at Bai Yun.

Bai Yun could only dodge.

Crocodile flashed in.

He knew his fruit would hit him if it got wet.

The golden hook has venom on it.

Unexpectedly, Bai Yun's two fists were covered in Armament Haki, and one hand actually grabbed the curved hook.

He punched Crocodile in the stomach with his other hand.

Crocodile staggered back several steps, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Bai Yun smiled.

"Aren't you surprised?"

Chapter 146 Disciples, beat him!

To cover Luffy's escape, Vivi and the others left, while Bai Yun voluntarily stayed behind—or more accurately, Bai Yun's clone voluntarily stayed behind to fight Crocodile.

For the first fifteen minutes, he replicated Crocodile's Sand-Sand Fruit combined with Armament Haki.

Although it was a clone, it relentlessly attacked Crocodile, dealing minimal damage but extremely humiliating blows.

Because Crocodile can't hit him, but he can hit Crocodile.

Bai Yun still verbally attacks, aren't you angry? Aren't you angry?

This guy was so angry with Crocodile, he was practically fuming.

.........

"puff!!!"

"Was it good?"

Twenty minutes, a full twenty minutes, Crocodile finally regained his dignity.

A hook pierced through Bai Yun's abdomen.

"15 minutes, the time to imitate is only 15 minutes."

"Do you think you can defeat me with your Devil Fruit ability and your barely-there Armament Haki?"

Raising his hand, blood dripped down. Crocodile looked at Bai Yun and said, "Finally, I feel better."

Fifteen minutes later, five minutes after that, the clone Bai Yun was subdued by Crocodile. This is how strong the Seven Warlords of the Sea should be.

He's not really angry, but he only has one life. He's calmed down now, but I'm afraid it won't last long.

"Ahem, it's not even basic? It's better than you not knowing anything at all."

Bai Yun coughed up two mouthfuls of blood. Although it hurt, he couldn't lose the argument.

Crocodile's forehead veins bulged.

"Die, you damned brat!"

Crocodile activated his Devil Fruit power, but Bai Yun's body did not wither away.

"Haha, are you surprised?"

Bai Yun had already said this, and as soon as he finished speaking, his seven orifices emitted light.

Crocodile smelled gunpowder, but it was too late.

Bang.

Bai Yun exploded. (It was a physical explosion, because it was a shell that split into multiple parts.)

"Wow..."

The sand reformed, and Crocodile's form reappeared.

He had already elementalized at the moment Bai Yun exploded.

"How stupid."

After leaving behind those four words, Crocodile turned and flew away.

.........

"Hehehe..."

"Finally, a huge riot has broken out. Let the war start already, I'm so bored."

On a hillside in Arubana, Mr. 4 and Ms. Merry Christmas stood guard in front of the captured King Cobra.

He said happily as he watched the civilians fleeing below.

Kobra kept his head down, still thinking that war couldn't break out. Whether it was the rebels or the royal army, they were all part of this kingdom.

Cobra lamented the war.

Kingdom forces and rebels involved in the war.

The Baroque Studio that incites war.

The Straw Hat Pirates, knowing the truth, do their utmost to stop the war.

There are also naval forces that are unaware of the situation but are on their way.

They each came with different purposes or guarded Arubana.

War is about to break out.

Bai Yun: Let's not send it.

........

On Luffy's side.

Zoro quickly positioned his eyelashes on his sword, using them as a barbell for exercise.

Luffy, on the other hand, kept his eyes closed from the very beginning, trying to comprehend the situation.