The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

She didn't want to draw the sand crocodile's hatred to the East China Sea. In her opinion, the villagers here lived a very comfortable life and had no sense of crisis at all. Compared to her little sister, who could sense the enemy from 800 meters away, the people here had no sense of vigilance at all and were all stupid.

"Hmph!" Crocodile angrily hung up the phone.

"If you're ruthless, don't blame me for being unjust," he mentally marked Robin with a big red X. He was ready to abandon her and use her to exchange for benefits with the Big Mom Pirates.

Robin, on the other side, smiled and waved goodbye to Luffy, then quickly left Windmill Village and, with the help of the Revolutionary Army, returned to the Grand Line.

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Crocodile was furious; Robin's departure was tantamount to cutting off his arm.

Exchanging benefits with the Big Mom Pirates is a matter for later; we need to put on a good show for now.

Both Akainu and Katakuri wanted to be the last to enter the fray, neither wanting to be the one to suffer the consequences.

Crocodile's mission is to confront Doflamingo head-on, maximizing the opponent's hatred to the point where even Kaido has no choice but to intervene.

Crocodile had no choice but to consult with his advisor, Ms. Wednesday.

However, Robin's lesson was still fresh in his mind. To prevent Ms. Wednesday from betraying him again, he spoke vaguely and made things very general, just so Vivi wouldn't have too much information.

He didn't even want Vivi involved in specific matters. In Crocodile's mind, this young Ms. Wednesday only needed to give him advice.

There's really no one available right now, so I can only reveal part of the truth.

“I have an enemy I need to defeat, but because of my status as a Shichibukai, I have to do things as properly as possible. Do you understand what I mean? I can’t use pirate methods! I need a lot of fame, more than a Shichibukai, and I need a lot of money, more money than anyone else.”

He wanted Weiwei to help him stir up trouble, the bigger the better, just like when he confronted the Golden Emperor last time. If anything went wrong, he would take the blame!

Vivi was taken aback by Crocodile's request. "Are you dreaming? You want fame and money? Who do you think I am? A wish-granting dragon? Even Shenron can only grant you one wish. If you want both, you'll have to go find the Namekian Shenron."

No loyal subordinate could have done this, but luckily she was never loyal.

Crocodile was so eager to take the blame that even a transmigrator with thick skin felt a little embarrassed. Sometimes, when she woke up in the middle of the night, she would ask herself if she had been too much of a bully, and if her conscience didn't bother her. Well, here she comes again?

It's only been a few days since you clashed with the Golden Emperor last time? You've already forgotten? You forget so quickly.

"Boss, did I hear you wrong? Are you going to pull off one of those big events again?"

Crocodile seemed to have already ascended to the top and become the "Tsar," and said with particular smugness, "The kind of enemy we faced last time was simply not worth mentioning. You wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you. I need you to come up with a larger-scale plan that involves more people. Can you do that?"

Vivi thought for a moment: "...Then, whose name should be used for the layout? Our Baroque Studio can..."

The mere mention of that run-down studio reminded Crocodile of the arrogant Robin. He said irritably, "Make the setup in my name. From now on, you'll report directly to me. Don't worry about the studio. I'll hire you to do my work. I'll pay you... um, 3000 million Berries a year."

Even though he was penniless and could barely afford to subscribe to newspapers, he still offered Weiwei a high salary.

Three years ago, he talked to Robin about ideals and his grand plans. How did reality reward him? He finally realized that nothing is more useful than money these days. Let's not talk about ideals or dreams, let's just talk about money, that's the easiest way.

This guy wants to give me money? Weiwei found it both funny and absurd, and felt a pang of guilt for taking advantage of an honest person...

"Okay, thank you, boss, I understand." She answered readily.

Fine! If you give me the money, I'll take it. I won't stand on ceremony with you.

Vivi thought Crocodile and Robin had fallen out, which was within her expectations. Robin didn't have a particularly strong desire for Alabasta, and her conflict with Vivi didn't need to escalate into a fight. Want to see the Poneglyphs? When I ascend to the throne, I'll take you to see them. There's no conflict between us sisters that can't be resolved.

Now that Robin has been swayed to the Revolutionary Army's side, it seems this woman has lost interest in the Poneglyphs.

Great! Vivi was very happy. She still considered Robin a friend, and resolving the main conflict was a good thing for both of them.

"Boss, won't it cause trouble if too many people participate?"

"No, the more people involved, the better."

"Boss, what about the navy...?"

"I'll talk to the Navy."

Weiwei asked about all the details: "...Boss, I'll work on a suitable plan as soon as possible, and I'll let you know later."

"ASAP!"

"oh oh."

Vivi acted very quickly, sending Crocodile a very detailed plan that very evening.

Pirates can act on impulse, thinking, "If I don't like you, I'll beat you up!" But the Seven Warlords of the Sea can't do that. They've already gone ashore. Whether it was Doflamingo taking Dressrosa back then or Crocodile's plans for Alabasta over the years, they need to be careful with their actions. They can't use the pirate mentality in politics.

Now that Crocodile is going to fight Doflamingo, he needs to cover up some of the rules.

Openly seizing territory? Killing everyone you see? Stealing everything you see? That won't do. Everyone knows you're pirates, and you yourselves know you're pirates, but you have to pretend you're not pirates, and the outside world has to pretend they don't know you're pirates.

It might seem like a pointless exercise, but that's just how the game works.

There is no order without rules, and even transactions in the underworld have rules. Even with the support of the Big Mom Pirates, Crocodile still needs to be careful about the limits.

Chapter 206 Pirate Expo

A week later, a bombshell message spread from the neighboring kingdom of Dressrosa, the Kingdom of Prodin.

The world-renowned Pirate Expo is about to be held in the Kingdom of Prodens!

This grand celebration has not been organized for many years since the notorious war planning maniac, Buena Festa, disappeared.

The nail that sticks out gets hammered down. The Navy and the World Government have been cracking down on these fanatical, restless, and crazy celebrations, but this time neither the Navy nor the World Government has kept silent because the initiator of the celebration is Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!

The Kingdom of Prodens and Dressrosa are neighboring countries. Now, Crocodile has chosen a small island within the Kingdom of Prodens as the venue for the Pirate Expo, and his intentions towards Doflamingo are very clear. During the Expo, all sorts of transactions will definitely take place, and this is the opportunity for the organizers.

Previously, the dark trades in countries like Dressrosa, Prodense, Lulucia, and Tottoland were all centered around Dressrosa. When Vivi helped Alabasta purchase food, the distribution of supplies took place here. Now Crocodile wants to challenge the old order, just like two platforms competing for merchants. If you want to lure the other side's merchants to your side, what do you need? You need fame and all sorts of promotional activities.

The Pirate Expo is this event, and it's also Crocodile's way of gaining higher reputation.

With its large transaction volume, Crocodile can easily enter the arms trading circle without appearing too subservient to the Big Mom Pirates, at least that's what Vivi says.

Once the profits are in hand, the next thing to do is gain fame. Blackbeard is a prime example. In the world of One Piece, it doesn't matter whether you have a good or bad reputation, as long as you're famous.

With time running out and the mission pressing, Crocodile didn't have time to build a reputation for righteousness and honor. A bad reputation was still a reputation, so Vivi encouraged him to do something bad... like wiping out all the pirates who came to the World Expo.

The Navy can handle the arrests, and Akainu probably won't refuse the job. There's no need for Crocodile to do it himself... After the Expo, Crocodile, as the organizer, will definitely be infamous, and it's foreseeable that he will be condemned and cursed by everyone.

Crocodile hesitated for a moment, so Vivi did the math for him.

“Boss, look... Isn’t that Big Mom Pirates among the Four Emperors supporting you? We’ll split the profits with them, we’ll do all the bad stuff, and they’ll take the lion’s share of the benefits. They probably won’t refuse. The Navy will tacitly approve, and the Seven Warlords... only Doflamingo will explicitly oppose the Seven Warlords, but isn’t he our enemy? Strictly speaking, we’re just ripping off some unknown pirates, but the profits we gain are enormous.”

It is estimated that the number of pirates attending the World Expo will definitely exceed 10,000. On the Grand Line, there are pirates with bounties of 70 to 80 million or even 90 million everywhere. With so many people, the total bounty will surely exceed 10 billion.

The pirates' weapons, ships, treasures, and their own bounties all amount to money. If you also include the profits from transactions during the World Expo, the amount is simply incalculable.

This is a plan to fleece lower-level pirates. Initially, it needs support from Big Mom's crew to create some excitement.

With Crocodile playing the villain, at the end of the World Expo, the gentry's money was returned in full, and the commoners' money was split 30/70... Although Vivi didn't explicitly state the details, Crocodile understood the general process. Holy crap?! You can do that?!

He studied the list of invited pirates repeatedly and found that there were indeed no enemies he couldn't handle. Was he afraid? Of course he was afraid!

Having defeated Barrett and assassinated Whitebeard, and recalling his heroic deeds in his youth, coupled with the recent awakening of his Haki, he felt that there were few enemies in the world who could defeat him. They were just a bunch of small-time pirates; exploiting them was doing them a favor!

"Go ahead, carry out the plan. I want to see the World Expo open as soon as possible." Crocodile agreed to the entire plan with a very sophisticated air.

"Yes, boss."

This time, the enemy Vivi chose for him was not a single person or organization, but an entire class!

With all this from the World Expo, Old Sha will definitely make a fortune, but the fate of a class enemy... well, those who know, know...

Crocodile agreed to all the plans related to the Expo, and through the channels of the Big Mom Pirates, extended invitations to famous pirates all over the world.

He asked the Navy to help him find the prize.

Akainu wanted to capture King and more pirates, so he reluctantly agreed.

He found a demonic sword called the Seven Star Sword for the Pirate Expo. It is said that the weapon contains a god's curse on the entire world, and this weapon is fully qualified to be the final reward of the Pirate Expo.

Vivi offered Crocodile advice, using him as a shield to make contact with Baron Tamago of the Big Mom Pirates. Even through the Den Den Mushi, the other party's "bon" "bon" speaking habit was giving her a headache. If the Den Den Mushi had a network cable, she might really be unable to resist crawling over and killing the other party, because it was just too annoying!

Finding a venue, putting up banners, making invitations, and arranging some competition activities were no different from what she did in the student council in her previous life. She used Den Den Mushi to direct the various forces, and they were quickly mobilized.

It is expected that the Pirate Expo of the 1519th year of the Sea Calendar will be held as scheduled in three months.

The Navy and the Kingdom of Prodens held a secret meeting regarding the venue. The Big Mom Pirates were responsible for recruiting people and arranging the venue, and everything proceeded smoothly.

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Vivi is prepared to personally participate in the subsequent events. Anyway, with Rabbu around, her mobility is not a problem at all.

The World Expo is one thing, but if Doflamingo remains unmoved and doesn't care about the commercial losses at all, then she needs to do more work on his side. She must make Doflamingo feel the pain, the pain that makes him call for Kaido.

The easiest way to cause trouble in Dressrosa is to target Sugar, one of Doflamingo's subordinates who ate the Paramecia-type Hobby-Hobby Fruit.

Scare her into fainting, or simply kill this woman who looks ten years old but is actually in her twenties.

Vivi didn't think that someone so lacking in domineering presence could withstand her "Dragon Slayer" move, but she wasn't ready to reveal herself yet.

Old Fan's sniping ability, capable of a headshot from 800 miles away, is too obvious, making it inconvenient for either of them to take action.

Just as she was pondering a solution, Princess Mononoke Perona informed Vivi that she had found "Bear" in the West Blue and needed Karu the Duck to help her create the little teddy bear zombie Kumasi. Vivi then signaled for everyone to gather in Dressrosa for a meeting, where they could brainstorm and discuss how to secretly cause trouble for Doflamingo!

Chapter 207 Heavenly Dragon Flash

Perona is returning to the team, and Lao Fan also has a lot of things to discuss with Vivi.

Labs also misses Brooke a bit.

Vivi then sent Lao Fan to Upside Down Mountain and called Brook, who was guarding the lighthouse, over as well. That guy's ability to leave his body might just scare Sugar into fainting.

Vivi counted on her fingers. With Brook, the skeleton, Karu the duck, the ghost of Perona, plus herself, the vampire, and Old Van's straw ghost, their little team was becoming increasingly bizarre...

"I want to be more positive, but reality doesn't allow it, so I'll just have to make do!" she consoled herself.

All factions were making preparations in full swing. Akainu's warships departed from Marineford and headed for Wano Country. This journey was not short. The Navy was like a sieve, hiding spies from all sides. It would be difficult to conceal their whereabouts with such a large-scale mobilization. However, he could not reveal his target yet, so Akainu used the excuse of inspecting the naval bases in the New World. After leaving the first half of the Grand Line, his journey in the New World was characterized by frequent stops and starts, which slowed down his speed considerably.

Katakuri's side didn't want to reveal their mission, so the brothers and sisters split up and then regrouped at the Pirate Expo.

Even Vivi was secretly making preparations.

Even if Kaido is transferred away and King is captured by Akainu, her plan to steal people will likely involve facing one or two high-ranking officials. Even last-minute preparations can be effective. With three months left, aside from remotely instructing on the arrangements for the Expo and discussing the details of the spoils distribution, she spends the rest of her time practicing swordsmanship and striving to improve her strength.

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Vivi slashed horizontally with her sword. Although Kyoshiro was not as strong as her, he still dodged to the side and used his left-hand sword to press down the spine of the blade, following Vivi's momentum. At the same time, his right-hand long sword swept across quickly, slashing straight towards Vivi's neck.

Vivi quickly retreated, raising her hand to hold the Second Generation Kitetsu in front of her to block the opponent's slash. Then, she used three feints and four real attacks, mixing naval swordsmanship, Shimotsuki-ryu swordsmanship, and some of Brook's sword moves, engaging Kyoshiro in a fierce battle with her unpredictable swordsmanship.

The two were dueling in a desolate wilderness. Their movements were extremely fast. Vivi followed the path of a traditional female swordsman, which was to wield the sword with one hand and then use both hands when it came to strength. She herself was not lacking in strength, but in many cases, this one-handed sword fighting style could mislead the enemy, since in the traditional impression, women's strength was naturally weaker than men's.