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The Straw Hat Pirates' Alabasta raid is now perfectly cleared!

Chapter 175 Good Night

"That's an order!"

"Sergeant... this is a good opportunity! There's only one of them right now. Let's wait until they're all awake before we..."

"one person?"

Bai Yun eventually turned the bracelet into a cart, put Luffy and the others on it and stacked them up like Jenga, and then prepared to push it to the construction site—no, I mean the palace.

Just after they put everyone on board, the navy blocked their way.

"I'm definitely alone. Are you sure you want to fight me?"

Bai Yun smiled.

Tashigi, who was in charge, couldn't see through Bai Yun, but the fact that he had no wounds while others were so badly injured showed that he was no ordinary person. Moreover, according to the soldiers' reports, it seemed that Bai Yun was everywhere.

Secondly, she knew that it was Luffy who defeated the crocodile and that the Straw Hat Pirates had saved the country through their efforts, yet she betrayed them and wiped them out. Her sense of justice wouldn't allow her to do that.

"I absolutely will not allow any action to be taken against them now!!"

"Why? They're all here now, and in this state, we could have caught them all in one fell swoop!!"

The soldier asked in confusion, but he dared not disobey his superior's orders and could only make way for Bai Yun to pass.

"a wise decision."

“Remember this, it wasn’t that sergeant who stopped you, it was she who saved you.”

"How many of you there are makes no difference to me."

After leaving those words, Bai Yun pushed the cart and walked away without looking back, leaving only his back view for them.

.........

North of Sunday Island in Alabasta.

The two ships stopped on the sea.

"Smoker, what's with this rain? You didn't use dancing powder, did you?"

A female voice came from inside the naval warship.

Smoker, who disappeared after the Straw Hat Pirates entered Albana to start the final battle with Baroque Works, has reappeared, still with two cigarettes in his mouth as always.

"Damn it, I know exactly what I can and can't do."

"Alabasta insists on not using dance powder, how could I possibly break that rule?"

"It was my fault, Hina, please reflect on your actions."

Hinas Smoker's classmate and friend, a Marine Headquarters Captain, and the one who kidnapped the real man Bon Clay. Or rather, her appearance deepened the friendship between Bon Clay and the Straw Hat Pirates.

She has a head of cool, light pink, center-parted long hair and wears purple-tinted sunglasses on her head. Like Smoker, she has a smoking habit.

The outfit consisted of a fuchsia business suit and a navy justice cape, with dark purple gloves.

She and Momousagi are known as the two most mature and elegant women in the Navy.

"Let's talk about something lighter. You used to be called the 'White Hunter,' but you seem to have gained a bit of weight compared to before."

“Mind your own business!” Smoker replied.

"Don't you think that's going too far? Sending my elite troops to help you find a ship."

The two ships on the sea, besides the warship, are Baroque Works' artificial rainmaking ship, the "Fool".

Smoker's disappearance was to find a ship.

Whether he caused the rain or not, we'll never know.

Anyway, he denied it.

Moreover, this rain covered not only Arubana, but the entire kingdom of Alabasta.

People everywhere—in Rain Land, in Joba, in Rapeseed Fields, and so on—are now cheering for the rain that will come three years from now.

..........

The rain, no longer under human control, ceaselessly nourished this land that had been parched for so long.

From the sun to the moon, from dawn to dusk.

As night fell, the moon hung high in the sky, hiding behind the dark clouds.

Luffy and his crew were already fast asleep in the palace.

Weiwei sat by the window watching the rain outside, while Bai Yun stood on the other side with a cup of coffee.

"Drinking coffee at night will keep you awake, Bai Yun."

Vivi said with a smile.

"It's okay, the sound of rain helps me fall asleep. I've always loved listening to the sound of rain to fall asleep."

Bai Yun replied, but still placed the half-finished coffee on the bow table next to him.

"You're talking about me, right? And you, Weiwei? Can't sleep either?"

Bai Yun countered with a question.

"No, no, I just don't want to sleep."

"I want to see this rain again."

Weiwei turned her head and continued to look at the rain outside the window.

"We should really see what the rain will bring three years from now."

Bai Yun nodded in affirmation and walked over to help Luffy and the others cover themselves with the blankets.

Each of them had their own unique sleeping posture. Sanji lay directly on the ground, Usopp stuck his butt out and looked at the ceiling, but when it came to sleeping, Zoro slept the most soundly.

After carrying Sanji back onto the ship, Bai Yun also returned to his own bed.

"Alright, the rain is beautiful, but don't forget to rest, Weiwei."

"Good night."

Vivi smiled back and said, "Good night."

Bai Yun lay down and covered himself with the blanket.

Good night, everyone.

"Good night, Makabaka."

Chapter 176 One Sentence

"Since you're so unwilling to accept this, then become stronger and show others!!"

The day after Crocodile's downfall, in Tamalist, a port city in eastern Alabasta.

Smoker and Hina's warships are anchored here, ready to escort Crocodile, or rather, this Baroque Works.

Smoker was saying this to Tashigi when she returned.

Tashigi was deeply influenced by Crocodile's words.

She was a Marine, but when the country was being persecuted, all she could do was tell Luffy Crocodile's location. Even knowing there were bombs, she could only cover for Zoro and the others.

As a naval officer, she felt utterly powerless throughout the entire war.

She looked completely dejected, so Smoker had to shout to wake her up.

"It still works," Tashigi replied, tears streaming down her face, her mouth agape so wide you could see her stomach.

"I definitely will!!"

At that moment, Smoker received a call informing him that the government had decided to award him and Tashigi the Order of the Red Chamber for their success in the campaign against Crocodile, and that both of them would be promoted one rank.

Would the World Government release information about pirates saving a country? Unless they're crazy, putting it on Smoker and his crew is the best decision.

"therefore..."

"Wait, did my report mention that we were the ones who hunted down the crocodiles?!"

Smoker retorted, but the Den Den Mushi seemed not to hear him and continued talking.

Smoker's temper flared up as well.

"Listen, the one who defeated Crocodile and his B.W. Group was the Straw Hat crew, a bunch of pirates!!"

Hina immediately spoke up, "Don't waste your energy, Smoker. The government intends to investigate this matter secretly."

"Do you think the government will let the world know that it was a group of pirates who solved the Alabasta crisis?!"

This woman is quite sensible.

"Therefore, we request your attendance at the medal awarding ceremony."

"What a joke!!"

Smoker couldn't help but shout.

Hina immediately raised her voice, "Accept it! Consider it a reward for those pirates!"

"What good does it do to go against the higher-ups!"

"What's the point of going against the higher-ups? It's precisely because I failed to do so that my subordinates are crying so bitterly!"

"Could you please pass on this message to those old fogies in the upper echelons?"

Smoker was saying this to the person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

That person also had a different reaction.

"what?"

Surprised, puzzled, surprised that Smoker dared to call the upper echelons "old guys," and puzzled about what Smoker was trying to say.

However, Smoker's next words startled him so much that he hung up the phone.

"Let them eat shit!!"

There was a three-second silence on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, followed by a beeping sound, and the Den Den Mushi's eyes closed.