Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

“He looks to be in bad shape. Crocodile’s hook is coated with a deadly poison. Although the dose may not be large, combined with his current state of exhaustion, it could be fatal.” Robin looked at Luffy with a complicated expression.

He actually did it.

Crocodile's fate is now unknown, and the gloom that once shrouded the country has dissipated. However, Robin has her own matters to attend to and cannot linger here, so she said:

"Hand him over to me."

Vivi watched Robin warily. Although her time together on the ship had slightly changed her opinion of Robin, the woman was still dangerous.

"What do you want to do?" She hugged Luffy even tighter.

“I have a way to cure it. I’ve prepared some special antidotes in advance to deal with any possible accidents. Give it to me,” Robin said.

A special antidote?

Weiwei was stunned.

Robin has been preparing methods to fight Crocodile all along. Did she intend to betray Crocodile all along?

Or is this just her habitual self-preservation strategy?

Countless thoughts flashed through Vivi's mind, but as she looked at Luffy's increasingly worse complexion, her worry overcame her doubts.

"Just give me the antidote, I'll feed it to him." Vivi shook her head and refused Robin's outstretched hand, wrapping her arms around Luffy like a mother animal protecting her cub, and said, "Step back a little."

Robin gave Vivi a deep look.

Weiwei's current behavior is contradictory; she both trusts and distrusts.

But she didn't insist. She took out a small glass bottle from her bosom, containing a little clear liquid, and handed it over.

"Oral administration is fine."

Vivi quickly took the medicine bottle, uncorked it, and carefully brought it to Luffy's lips: "Luffy, open your mouth and drink the antidote quickly."

However, Luffy was focused on resisting the punishment and his physical needs. His jaw was clenched and his lips were pressed into a thin line. No matter how Vivi tried, she couldn't pry open his mouth to pour the medicine in.

He had no idea what the situation was like outside.

"Luffy, open your mouth!"

Weiwei was very anxious.

With every second that passes, Luffy's danger increases!

What should we do? Is that the only way?!

A thought flashed through Weiwei's mind, and her cheeks involuntarily flushed red.

She looked at Luffy's face, which was so close to hers, and her heart pounded like a drum.

It seems that only... can save him.

Her hesitation lasted only a second before she made up her mind.

But a second is enough time for others to do a lot of things.

Just as Weiwei was about to put the medicine into her mouth, a slender, fair hand reached out from the side and gently but irresistibly took the small medicine bottle from her hand.

Ok?

"I'll do it."

A sound rang out.

Vivi looked up in astonishment and saw that Robin had already put the antidote from the bottle between her full lips.

She casually tossed the empty bottle aside, elegantly brushed a few strands of black hair that had fallen across her forehead behind her ear with her other hand, then leaned down and, under Vivi's dumbfounded gaze, precisely covered Luffy's tightly closed lips!

injection.

"!!!"

Vivi's mouth instantly formed an "O" shape, her eyes widened, and her mind went completely blank.

No, it's not.

This is the idea I just came up with!

I'm already mentally prepared!

How could you!

Seeing this scene, Weiwei felt like she was about to shed a pearl.

A feeling that was hard to describe—whether it was anger, resentment, or anxiety—suddenly welled up inside me.

Chapter 116 Ace: What do you want to do to my brother?

Let's rewind a little bit, to a time not long ago.

In a port in Alabasta, a naval warship slowly docks, its sails bearing the large letter MARINE, signifying its identity.

"Report! Colonel Smoker, headquarters has replied."

"explain."

"Headquarters says to wait and see for now..."

"How can you do good deeds while hanging out with those insects?"

Smoker interrupted the communications officer abruptly, his voice low and menacing, “The information intercepted by the Den Den Mushi when we passed the Little Garden clearly indicates that someone is plotting something big in this country. We’ve even caught Baroque Works’ agents. Can’t those guys at headquarters use their brains?”

“After all, this is Crocodile’s territory, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.” Tashigi, wearing glasses and carrying the famous sword Shigure, stepped forward. “If the Navy enters and launches a large-scale operation without informing the other party, it will be difficult for Headquarters to explain to the World Government.”

"Hmph, Shichibukai."

Smoker snorted, clearly disdainful of the system.

He didn't care about any political compromises; all he knew was that the country was filled with an abnormal atmosphere.

This is based on his personal experience.

"Connect to Admiral Aokiji's private line," Smoker suddenly ordered the communications officer.

"Huh? Admiral Aokiji?" The communications soldier was taken aback.

Smoker is about to take action.

Even if headquarters doesn't give orders, the general can.

Who told him to have Aokiji as a friend?

That's what connections are all about.

Tashigi also gave a strange look, pushed up her glasses, and muttered under her breath, "Has Colonel Smoker found someone to take the blame again? Admiral Aokiji must be having a hard time. Colonel Tina must be asked to do this all the time."

Besides his naval duty and sense of justice, Smoker had another important reason for insisting on coming to Alabasta.

He received intelligence that the Straw Hat Boy who had made a deep impression on him in Loguetown was also heading this way.

That rubber idiot might have some kind of relationship with that man.

This time, I must arrest him myself!

Soon, the communication was established, and Smoker, without wasting any words, succinctly explained the situation and his decision to take action into account to the Den Den Mushi.

After a few seconds of silence on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, a lazy yet slightly helpless voice came through:

"Oh dear, Smoker, you really know how to cause me trouble... Alright, I got it. Let's get started. I'll take responsibility for the consequences."

Thanks.

Smoker hung up the phone decisively, a smile playing on his lips, and immediately ordered the navy to land in Alabasta.

They had barely landed when they encountered a group of reckless pirates.

Just as Smoker was about to deal with these small fry, something unexpected happened!

A golden figure swept past like a ghost, stirring up a cloud of dust.

The pirates didn't even have time to react before they were sliced ​​apart by countless sand blades amidst shrill screams. Crocodile's figure materialized in the dissipating sand and dust as he flicked away non-existent bloodstains from his golden hook.

Smoker frowned, his face grim.

No, who is the navy?

It's truly a bit of a betrayal of the Navy that a pirate has taken over their job.

Especially seeing Crocodile enjoying the people's love and adoration.

Smoker, with an unlit cigar in his mouth, suppressed his anger and was about to make a move when the Straw Hat crew and Princess Vivi arrived nearby, exposing Crocodile's plot.

Is that so?

Smoker's pupils contracted slightly.

Although he had suspected it before, he was still shocked to hear the Alabasta princess confirm it herself.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea, legal pirates recognized by the World Government, are actually the culprits behind this country's civil war and chaos.

"How ironic."

Smoker instinctively pulled out a lighter, wanting to light the cigar in his mouth and calm his turbulent emotions.

However, just as the lighter was about to touch the cigar...

puff!

The two cigars in his mouth spontaneously combusted without warning.

The orange flames suddenly shot up, startling Smoker.

He suddenly looked up, instinctively glancing upwards.

"Oh, sorry. I'd like to know what you want?"

On the dilapidated rooftop of a nearby building, a man wearing an orange cowboy hat extended a finger, a tiny flame flickering at its tip.

Are you planning to make a move?

Smoker's expression instantly turned extremely serious. "What are you doing here? Portgas D. Ace, the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates."