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

Sometimes, even if Bel, one of the kingdom's guardians, arrives at top speed, he still won't be able to eliminate all the enemies before Crocodile.

Over time, while the people were grateful for the King's army's valiant efforts, they admired Crocodile even more for his effortless problem-solving.

To make matters worse, in order to promote the correctness and legitimacy of the Seven Warlords system, the World Government instructed the news agency to exaggerate Crocodile's heroic deeds, causing residents in other parts of Alabasta to blindly worship him as well.

Vivi had sensed something was wrong a long time ago and reported it to Cobra, but...

“My father is too lenient. He always says that as long as the people are safe, that’s all that matters.” Vivi only found out the truth after infiltrating the Baroque Works.

"Why does Crocodile want to become a hero of this country?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

"Usurpation of the state".

"Usurpation?"

“He called it the Ideal Country Project, and gaining prestige was only the first step. The second step was to throw the country into chaos, to cause revolution and war… The third step was to become a hero, to become the king of this country,” Robin said.

In this way, all of Crocodile's actions seem to make sense.

As the group was talking, they arrived at Narohara, a port city in Alabasta.

Luffy suddenly stopped and pulled his straw hat down.

"Luffy?" Vivi looked at him in confusion.

Zoro reacted instantly, his hand on the hilt of his sword, his sharp eyes sweeping across the noisy crowd ahead: "The opponent has arrived."

"Why? Crocodile should be in the Rainy Land."

Vivi looked ahead.

People gathered in the square not far away, and the place was bustling with noise as they erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

In the center of the crowd, one person enjoys the worship of the people.

"Crocodale!"

Vivi glared angrily at the man not far away.

That is the culprit that has left her country in such a dire state.

The people, however, didn't think so. After the pirates landed in the city, it was this calm man with a cigar in his mouth who saved them from their misery.

Never mind why we're in a state of fire and water.

Just tell me whether it can be saved or not.

Humans are creatures that carry stereotypes.

At Crocodile's feet lay several guys who looked like pirates; these were actors he had arranged.

They seemed to have been waiting there for quite some time.

With a low, eerie laugh, Crocodile's sinister eyes swept across the crowd, landing first on Robin. His voice carried a chilling killing intent: "Did you betray me, Miss All Sunday?"

He didn't even look Luffy in the eye.

The two sides are not on the same level.

On one side are the great pirates who roam the Grand Line and have even clashed with the Emperors of the Sea.

On one hand, there are rookie pirates who have just come from a small place like the East Blue and entered the Grand Line.

“Mr. Crocodile, as you can see, I am now the prisoner of Captain Luffy, the Straw Hat.”

Robin still wore that calm smile on her face, and she gently pointed at Luffy.

Crocodile then turned his gaze to Luffy, cigar smoke swirling around his gloomy face: "Straw Hat Boy, you're going to become my enemy for a woman?"

He was referring to Vivi.

This isn't just reckless, it's downright brainless.

In his opinion, this group was not weak, and with good luck, they could even reach the Sabaody Archipelago. However, the rest of the voyage would require careful consideration.

The New World was a paradise for emperors.

Ordinary pirates like Luffy have no chance of survival.

"I'll take care of this guy."

"Zoro, be careful, there are a lot of people lying in ambush around here."

Luffy simply couldn't be bothered to listen to his nonsense.

Crocodile's eyes flashed with surprise. He hadn't expected Luffy to be so perceptive as to have noticed the ambush he had set up in advance.

Was it just good luck?

That doesn't matter anymore.

He stopped pretending and snorted coldly, "Since you've been discovered, then come out, all of you!"

As he spoke, dozens of figures instantly emerged from the buildings and shadows surrounding the square.

Leading them were the remaining senior executives of the Baroque Works.

Mr. 1 Daz Bonis, Mr. 2 von Clay... Behind the cadres followed a massive, dark mass of hundreds of millions of elders and millions of senior citizens.

Chapter 108 I'll give you three minutes

"Crocodile, your plot has been exposed!"

Seeing this, Vivi stepped forward in a rage, pointed at Crocodile, and shouted angrily:

"You used dancing powder to incite rebellion and attempted to usurp Alabasta. The World Government will strip you of your Shichibukai title!"

The surrounding crowd was in an uproar upon hearing Princess Vivi's words, exchanging bewildered glances, unsure of what had happened.

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea? That title is just a tool to make things easier for me."

Crocodile chuckled sinisterly, looking at Vivi with his arms outstretched as if embracing the entire city: "But little girl from the Nefit family, you have certainly caused me a lot of trouble."

Before he finished speaking, his figure suddenly turned into a cloud of dust, appearing in front of Weiwei at a speed that was difficult to detect with the naked eye. His golden right hand, with a poison hook, stabbed towards Weiwei's throat like lightning.

"So, you should die first!"

"Vivi!" Nami and the others exclaimed.

But there was one figure who was even faster than Crocodile!

"Rubber rubber—Jet pistol!"

Luffy's fist struck Crocodile's golden hook with a thud, even though it was thrown later.

Luffy stood in front of Vivi, staring at Crocodile with a grim expression, his voice filled with anger: "What do you want to do to my crewmates?"

Crocodile was forced back half a step by the punch, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, seemingly not expecting Luffy's speed and strength to be so great.

Something's not right... but it doesn't matter anymore.

......

The battle erupted completely at this moment.

Almost the instant Luffy made his move, Zoro used his beast-like instincts to lock onto the one with the sharpest aura among the group of executives, and charged forward like a cheetah to block his path.

"I'll be your opponent." Zoro looked his opponent up and down.

Before me stood a tall man with a stern face.

She has a similar aura to her former self.

Robin said that Bones used to be an assassin, and Zoro used to be a bounty hunter.

Amidst the dust-filled arena, Bonis stared at Zoro and said, "You look familiar too."

He had only recently learned that his boss was one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but that didn't matter to him. He was an assassin; he would kill for whoever paid him.

Upon learning of his boss's utopia plan, before Bonnie could even speak, Crocodile offered to add more money, to which Bonnie naturally gave his full support.

He looked at Zoro and thought for a moment: "Is it that famous bounty hunter from the East Blue? I've heard of you."

"Oh, that's an honor."

"I am Mr. 1, Daz Bones..."

However, Zoro didn't bother to listen to him finish. He had already bitten Wado Ichimonji in his mouth, gripped Yubashiri and Sandai Kitetsu in his hands, and interrupted him with boiling fighting spirit: "I know all about your situation! Enough talk, let's fight."

Mr. 1 glanced thoughtfully at Robin not far away; it seemed that the woman had truly betrayed him completely.

He looked at Zoro again and said coldly, "I never expected a man like you to follow a seemingly ordinary kid."

"Don't underestimate the captain I acknowledge; he's a monster who works even harder than me!" Zoro laughed.

"Who is more skilled, the man you acknowledge or the man I acknowledge?"

"hehe."

As soon as the words were spoken, the two of them moved at the same time.

The sound of blades clashing against human flesh rang out instantly.

"When Miss Robin talks about you, I feel all sorts of physical discomfort."

Sanji found Mr. 2 Bon Clay, "There's a reason for that."

"Oh ho ho, so I've been chosen?"

Not far from Sanji stood a muscular man... well, not quite a man, because he wore bizarre heavy makeup, false eyelashes, and bangs, and was dressed in a swan ballet costume.

"It's a transvestite!" Sanji rushed over, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Instinctive aversion.

It feels like it's etched into my bones.

......

Dust stings the eyes; this is the stage for sand.

However, Crocodile, as the master, appeared very angry.