He's a pirate, but also a Pokémon Master.

"Let's not talk about that. As a princess of the kingdom, there must be a reason why you joined Baroque Works under an assumed name, right?" Guxin asked, pretending not to know.

Weiwei recounted her conjectures and the information she had received.

After a period of lying low, she concluded that the drought in Alabasta was 90% caused by Crocodile.

But we haven't obtained the crucial evidence yet.

Seeing this, Yixiao didn't know what to say. If he could confirm that it was the Seven Warlords of the Sea who were behind this, he could directly help them.

However, there is currently insufficient evidence, so he prefers to act as Guxin's "bodyguard" for a period of time, bringing rain to cities.

For Guxin, this was not a multiple-choice question, but a sequential one.

He planned to follow the route, bringing rain to the cities along the way, and then reach the city of Rainland to defeat the sand crocodile.

As for evidence? We'll have it once we defeat him.

As a time traveler, he knew very well that Crocodile was behind all of this.

Ikko is an honest man who doesn't want to kill innocent people before he understands the truth, but he is not. One of his goals in coming here is Crocodile.

Previously, his idea was to stay in Alabasta for a while and wait for the new Pokémon to be born before challenging Crocodile, which would be safer and more secure.

However, plans can change.

Now that Yi Xiao is acting as his "bodyguard," he really doesn't need to be afraid of that sand crocodile. At least it would take one of the Four Emperors to come to him to be in danger.

At the same time, Gusin gave Vivi a portion of the Bailey he had taken from the Delock Building to help her complete the mission.

Next, Vivi and her companion returned to Baroque Works to report for duty, while simultaneously searching for evidence as much as possible.

Guxin will bring rain to the cities along the way, as entrusted, and finally arrive at the "Rain Land".

……

rain.

This is Alabasta's dream city, the only oasis city besides the capital that has been unaffected by drought for over a year.

Meanwhile, Crocodile, revered as a hero by the people of Alabasta, also established the Baroque Works and the country's largest casino, Rain Banquet, here.

Time flies, and after more than a month, Guxin and his group finally arrived at this special "city of happiness".

During this period, they brought abundant rainfall to countless areas, large and small, successfully saving many lives.

According to Vivi, today is the anniversary ceremony of Rain Banquet.

At 6 PM, those with a net worth of over 100 million can participate in the final betting round, at which time Crocodile will appear and personally present the prize to the winner.

This year's prize is a Devil Fruit, the Paramecia-type Iron-Iron Fruit!

This fruit is similar to the Gold-Gold Fruit of the Golden Emperor Tesoro, the only difference being that one controls gold and the other controls iron.

[Iron] might correspond to "steel", then it would be worth taking.

【Rain Banquet】

From the outside, it is a huge pyramid structure located in the core area of ​​the Rainland, with a symbolic crocodile statue on top.

Like a shell formed after being cast in gold, it reflects shimmering light under the blazing sun, revealing its magnificent and opulent nature.

Guxin and his group entered the casino.

The magnificent and opulent decor came into view.

Looking around, everything seemed to exude an air of nobility; the ground was covered with a long red carpet, and the walls were adorned with decorations.

This is a casino, and the most common sight here is naturally the massive gambling equipment. The gambling games here are all kinds of.

Slot machines, pachinko, guessing high or low, guessing numbers...

Chopper's first visit to a casino was like a country bumpkin visiting a grand garden; he was curious about everything.

As soon as Gu Xin stepped into the casino, he could clearly feel that Yi Xiao beside him was getting restless.

For seasoned gamblers, entering such a place will always make them subconsciously want to play a few rounds; otherwise, they'll feel itchy to do so.

"Is Yixiao confident that he can win all of Crocodile's money?" Guxin joked.

After spending more than a month together, he and Yixiao had become good friends and got along very well. They were only one step away from getting on the boat.

"Hmm...that depends on how well I feel today, and the table can't be too high, and the dice pot can't be too old..." Yi Xiao said with a smile.

Before the gambling started, Gushin and the others went to the counter to exchange their Beli for chips. Everyone took some chips to play, including Chopper.

They then dispersed to play games that interested them.

With three hours left until 6 PM, they had already met the requirement of having a net worth of over 100 million, so they could play as they pleased.

Yixiao seemed particularly fond of dice rolling, grabbing a plate of chips and heading straight for the dice area.

Van Augur strolled slowly toward the poker area, muttering obscure words like "fate" and "victory."

Gushin and Chopper wandered aimlessly and sat down in front of a fancy slot machine.

"Gushin, what is this?" Chopper asked curiously.

Guxin inserted chips into the slot machine, explaining, "This is called a slot machine. After inserting coins, you shake the lever, and you win when the symbols on it match."

With his superpowers, he could easily win and make money playing any other gambling game, except for slot machines.

But it is precisely for this reason that slot machines can bring him a fresh sense of the unknown.

"Sigh~" Chopper was quite interested.

"Chopper, why don't you give it a try and see how your luck is?" Gushin hugged Chopper, who stretched out his little hooves to turn the joystick.

Immediately, various fruit patterns flashed across the slot machine.

Soon, the first pattern appeared: a large 7.

Chopper blinked.

"Hmm?" Gu Xin looked at the second 7 that appeared and realized that things seemed to be developing in a bad direction.

No way?

777!

The next moment, the luxury slot machine emitted a loud electronic sound.

The voice told everyone at the Rain Banquet that someone had won the jackpot on the slot machine!

Ding--

As fireworks burst forth, countless chips poured out of the exit, piling up into a small mountain of gold and silver.

"Huh?!" Chopper opened his mouth wide, revealing his standard bulging-eyed surprise.

It won the lottery?!

"Congratulations, you've won the lottery!" Guxin laughed and picked up Chopper.

"What?! A raccoon dog won the jackpot?!" A huge, fat man exclaimed from nearby. "Not bad luck."

"I'm not a tanuki! I'm a reindeer!" Chopper shouted angrily, then wiggled his hips and grinned, "Oh, my luck isn't that good~"

Guxin's attention, however, was focused on the fat man.

Unexpectedly, I ran into an "acquaintance" again.

The fat man has a bizarre appearance. His hair is shaped like a four-leaf clover or a helicopter propeller. He wears a heavy yellow coat and is bound by thick, long chains. His clothes and teeth are marked with the insignia of a pirate crew.

That is……

One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the symbol of Doflamingo's Donquixote Pirates!