The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

Is it really that simple? If nothing was even remotely planned, would you have called me over in such a hurry to discuss it?

After calming down, Nico Robin's intelligence returned, and she looked at Crocodile with a questioning gaze, hoping to get more information.

To get Nico Robin to help him analyze the situation, Crocodile pondered for a moment and decided to reveal all the information he knew: "The World Government hasn't made up its mind yet, but I've heard... I've heard that quite a few people within the Navy support this, at least Vice Admiral Tsuru has explicitly expressed his support, while Fleet Admiral Sengoku and the three admirals haven't expressed their opinions... Actually, the lack of a statement is the most troublesome thing."

His face was etched with deep sorrow. This incident was a devastating blow to his plans to seize Alabasta. If the former admiral were to arrive in Alabasta with his trusted subordinates, what would become of him? He'd better run!

Chapter 110 A Strange Thing Sneaks In

In the novel "The Pirate Princess Becomes King," Chapter 110, it is revealed that a strange thing has infiltrated the ranks. Crocodile cannot accurately grasp the thoughts of the three admirals, nor does he have any way to understand them. Kizaru and Akainu are both over 50 years old, and in public, they refer to themselves as "this old man" or "this old man." Crocodile, being a pirate, has no chance of having a conversation with the three admirals.

All he knew was that once the Navy reached a consensus, the World Government would have to consider the Navy's stance.

If he doesn't make any effort, he's now facing a dead end. Of course, he could leave Alabasta, but he's unwilling to do so.

“We can’t let Zephyr come to Alabasta, Nico Robin. Once someone of that caliber comes to Alabasta, do you think you can continue to live a carefree life? The Navy and the World Government are both eyeing your head.”

He threatened Nico Robin menacingly, the meaning was clear: you can't laugh at me, if I fall, you won't be any better off, helping me now is helping yourself.

The two partners, each with their own ulterior motives, stared at each other for over ten seconds before Nico Robin finally spoke, asking, "Then let's stop this former Marine Admiral from coming to Alabasta, we..."

She started thinking of a solution, but after thinking about it seriously for a long time, she couldn't come up with a good idea. It was a matter of being willing but unable to do anything about it.

Assassination? Don't be ridiculous! That's a former Marine Admiral. Even if the two of them were tied together, they wouldn't be a match for him. To sneak attack and successfully kill a Marine Admiral, at least one of the Four Emperors would have to personally intervene.

They couldn't kill him, but they couldn't persuade the old man to leave. Neither of them had the face to do that.

“Where is this former general now?” Nicole Robin asked.

"It should be at Navy Headquarters."

"Could we prevent him from taking office in Alabasta, for example, by setting up some official obstacles? Or by bribing some people, or spreading rumors at key times?" Being a historian after all, Nicole Robin racked her brains and found a few methods from past history books. Regardless of how reliable or feasible these methods were, at least they pointed in a direction.

As a great pirate, Crocodile's level of education is probably only that of a fifth or sixth grader. He is worse than Luffy, who can only look at pictures and numbers, and is basically on par with Zoro, who occasionally reads newspapers. He is far inferior to Usopp.

He doesn't read books; he does everything based on experience and "my own thinking."

The news of Zephyr's impending arrival sent a jolt through him, making his head buzz. He appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was in a panic. Nico Robin's method was far from brilliant, but it was the only option available at the moment.

Rumors? He thought it was a good idea.

He thought about it carefully: "I heard that King Cobra will be heading to Marineford, the naval headquarters, early next year to discuss this matter with the naval high command. Afterwards, he will also go to Mary Geoise. Perhaps we can use this time..."

“You want to kill King Cobra? Even if King Cobra dies, it will be that princess who succeeds him, not you,” Nico Robin reminded him.

Crocodile knew about this, of course. Killing the king was a huge deal with many potential consequences. He glanced coldly at Nicole Robin; this woman was digging her own grave.

Doflamingo usurped the throne of Dressrosa, and then what? Even the arrogant Doflamingo didn't kill King Riku. Did he forget? No! Was it because he was a devout Buddhist and unwilling to kill? No! Was it because he was grateful for the Riku family's 800 years of hard work protecting Dressrosa for the Donquixote Family? Absolutely not! You can't just kill a former king; the issues involved are extremely complex.

Crocodile wanted to peacefully take over the country through a series of means, rather than indiscriminately killing people. He had it all planned out: everything would follow Doflamingo's model of usurping power. After becoming king, he would keep the former king, and as for that princess, he could assess her abilities and, if she was capable, recruit her into Baroque Works as a manager or something...

"Don't bring up jokes anymore. You know very well that we can't kill King Cobra. We just need to create some obstacles for him so that he can't go to Marineford."

Nicole Robin gave a charming smile, and said, whether genuinely or not, "That's a good idea. I'll have Baroque Works cause him some trouble. And you..."

Crocodile interrupted her: "I'll speed things up too, I don't need you to remind me."

Speed ​​up what progress? Speed ​​up the reputation grind! The Alabasta heroes' personas must be elevated, enlarged, and possess overwhelming advantages so that they can seize the throne in case of unforeseen circumstances. Otherwise... if the king fails in his duty, and some random passerby walks by on the street can inherit the throne? Are you crazy?

......

Crocodile resumed his routine of killing pirates, enjoying the cheers of the people, and then resting.

He had previously wanted to settle things peacefully with those executioners and the Tea Beard Pirates, but now, in order to boost his reputation, he could no longer do that. So he started to take the initiative and fight pirates every day in front of everyone.

"Long live Lord Crocodile!"

"The savior of Alabasta!"

"Hero! Hero of Alabasta!"

When he sank Tea Beard's two pirate ships again and returned to the port city of Rapeseed Flower, he was warmly welcomed by the "people".

The people aren't fools. If you give us enough to eat and a stable living environment, you're a hero. But if you let some clown like Bucky bomb the city every day, are you still a hero? Bah! Bullshit! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be suffering like this!

The hearts of the people are like water; they can abandon the Neferu Tali family, who have protected them for thousands of years, and they will also abandon the Sand Crocodile.

Of the cheering "people" today, he has arranged for at least a third to be childcare workers.

He had no choice but to promote it; not only would his reputation not rise, but it might even decline, which was causing him a great deal of worry.

"Crocodile! I want to marry you! I want to have your children, lots and lots of children!!" Among the cheering "people," there was a voice that was unusually jarring and hard to miss. Although he knew he had to be careful about his facial expressions, he couldn't help but frown and look over.

He felt dizzy at the sight.

Good heavens! This woman is so ugly!

Everyone else has amazing legs, with legs that are a meter or two long. But this one? This one has an amazing face, with a face that's a meter long!

Other people have graceful figures that emphasize curves, but this person's figure is like a wall, straight up and down!

That braided hairstyle was utterly ugly, her bright red lips were missing a front tooth, and she was as muscular as a bear. Most importantly, this woman was wearing a wedding dress! Crocodile was completely stunned... Who sent this woman?

Chapter 111 Crocodile and Lola

In Chapter 111 of the novel "The Pirate Princess Becomes King," Crocodile and Lola try to gloss over the matter in an awkward yet polite way, but he never expected the woman's actions to be so bold and direct.

Charlotte Laura just arrived in Alabasta today, and she has to admit, Crocodile is even more "handsome" in person than in the photos. Look at that slicked-back hair, look at the way he's smoking a cigar, look at that long trench coat—she absolutely loves that strong gangster vibe!

She bought a wedding dress at the last minute, hurriedly put it on, and stretched out her large, fan-like hands, using the force of "pushing eight horses down and pulling nine oxen back" to push through the crowd.

"Bride's Martial Arts, Secret Techniques, and the Embrace of the Vow Princess!"

She disliked arranged marriages; she wanted to seize her own happiness with her own hands!

With her eyes closed and lips chewing, she pounced on the prey with her arms outstretched in a starfish-like pose!

Holy crap?! Who are you?! Crocodile was stunned!

The moment Lola pounced on him, he wanted to retaliate, but he immediately realized that the environment and the person were not right!

These are his admirers, not pirates. He is now the city's guardian, a hero, and cannot kill civilians indiscriminately.

His left hand was severed at the wrist, but it was still attached to a golden hook. Now he could only use his right hand to push against Lola's large face.

"No, no, this won't do, we can't do this... This is unacceptable, this is unacceptable!..."

Looking at Lola's bright red lips and the missing front tooth she had lost from eating too much sugar, he felt uncomfortable all over.

He used his knees, his elbows, his palms—he tried everything to prevent Lola's bright red lips from kissing his face. Old Sha had traveled all over the world for so many years, and this was the first time he had ever encountered something like this. To be honest, he was completely dumbfounded.

The more he refused, the more agitated Lola became.

"Marry me now!"

"I'm going to marry you! Bride's Martial Arts, Secret Technique, and the Kiss of Vows!"

"Let's have ten children, okay? Then we'll take them back to show my mom!"

The sand crocodile couldn't take it anymore. Forgetting all the showmanship, it transformed into a blackish-yellow sandstorm and fled at incredible speed...

You can hide from the first day of junior high school, but you can't hide from the fifteenth day.

Charlotte Lola had been proposed to more than 4000 times in her original timeline, and being rejected once or twice was no big deal to her!

Frustration, disappointment, sadness? None of that exists.

She remained calm and composed as she continued selling her chocolates. The next day, when the crocodile reappeared, she would put on her wedding dress again and rush over to propose like a whirlwind.

If she failed once, she would propose ten times; if she failed ten times, she would propose a hundred times! She was convinced she could win over Crocodile's heart.

"That bastard! He's driving me crazy, driving me crazy!" Crocodile was blocked by Lola for three days in a row, and in the end he didn't dare to go out.

He's a celebrity, and Lola is riding on his coattails. Plus, her chocolates are really delicious, so she's become a celebrity herself. This makes it impossible for him to do anything underhanded, like secretly killing someone.

"Hahaha, you look so pathetic, Mr. 0..." Nico Robin giggled after learning of his predicament, laughing heartily.

Aside from the marriage proposal, Lola's daily life was normal. She wasn't stupid, and with Vivi's guidance, she never mentioned her surname Charlotte, only saying that her name was Lola.

At this point, neither Crocodile nor Nicole Robin knew that she was a woman of great background.

"Just marry Miss Lola then. I've also tried the chocolate, and I must say, it was really delicious." Nico Robin had an expression that suggested she was enjoying the drama.

Crocodile's face darkened, but she continued, "From now on, we can give chocolates to Baroque Studio members as a perk during holidays. Wouldn't that be great? Hehehehe..."

The crocodile couldn't resort to underhanded tactics, and he certainly wouldn't agree to the marriage proposal, so he had no choice but to hide!

However, his avoidance sent the wrong signal to the people of Alabasta.

Previously, people felt that he was distant from everyone, but now seeing him being pursued in such a disheveled state, they have a different feeling and feel much closer to him.

To help her best friend, Vivi fabricated a story, completely altering the events of the Titanic and attributing it to the two of them. In her story, the poor boy Crocodile and the rich girl Lola encountered a Sea King while on a ship, causing the ship to capsize. Because the poor boy had eaten a Devil Fruit, he told the rich girl to live on before the ship sank. The rich girl was heartbroken and reluctantly accepted this fate. But no one expected that the poor boy had actually survived. Upon learning the news, the rich girl immediately abandoned the fiancé her family had arranged for her and traveled thousands of miles to find her beloved.

This story is full of errors and unbelievable plot holes, but that doesn't matter, people love to hear stories like this!

Just two days later, Crocodile discovered that the people's attitude towards him had undergone a radical change. Normally, he would have welcomed this change, but now... he found that no matter how he hid, the people of Alabasta could find him and then inform Lola in a matchmaking tone.

"Miss Lola, Mr. Crocodile is in the East Market!"

"Oh, thank you, Uncle Colin!"

"Little Lola! I saw Mr. Crocodile go to the port!"

"Oh, thank you, Grandpa Bart!"

The sand crocodile ran around the city, with Lola chasing after it.

Sometimes you can't catch up, sometimes you can...

Once he catches up with her, he will launch his N+1th marriage proposal offensive.

"Crocodile, marry me! I'm proposing to you for the 125th time!"

"I refuse!"

"It's okay, I'll come again next time."

"Crocodile, marry me! I'm proposing to you for the 129th time!"

"You fucking...!"

"Still refusing? Fine, I'll come again next time."

Crocodile was so bothered that he stopped doing his daily pirate-fighting and reputation-building quests and stayed in his casino for three days straight, not venturing out of the house!