One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

After stretching his stiff limbs, Zhou Ze turned around and saw that Kou Sha was rowing over in a small boat.

Kou Sha looked at the dehydrated, barely recognizable man in front of him with a complicated expression, and said softly, "Go back. I won't accept any new weapons."

Seeing that Zhou Ze ignored him, Kou Sha didn't care either. He tossed him a bundle and said, "You look like you're not feeling well. Eat something first."

Zhou Ze stared at Kou Sha for a while before bending down to get some food. However, his weak body caused his knees to buckle and he was about to fall. Zhou Ze instinctively grabbed his knife to steady himself, but in that instant, the knife in his hand shattered with a bang.

However, this delay gave Zhou Ze time to adjust. He steadied himself, sat cross-legged on the small boat, opened his bundle, drank some water, and then began to eat.

Kou Sha stared in shock at the shattered knife, a sigh escaping his lips. He quickly averted his gaze, his voice low and somber. "You have no idea what we've been through," he said.

Zhou Ze ate some food and his spirits improved somewhat. He took a swig of wine and said, "I know more than you think."

He chuckled dismissively, "Crocodile, the kingdom's 'hero'?"

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"Or is it you, the leader of the resistance, Princess Vivi's childhood sweetheart, and the head of the Sasha Gang?"

Kou Sha took two steps back in surprise, his voice filled with fear, "You, who exactly are you?"

"How do you even know about Vivi and the Sasha Group?!"

Chapter 30 Is Zhou Ze Sanji? (Seeking Silver Tickets)

"My name is Zhou Ze. As for my identity, I'm sorry, but for some reason, I can't tell you right now."

“I can’t get too involved in this incident,” Zhou Ze said, then worried that Kou Sha might think he didn’t want to keep his promise, so he added, “Don’t worry, I won’t forget what I promised you.”

"As for your later question..." Zhou Ze rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. "Just take it as the king telling me... I told you, I met His Majesty the King before I came here."

After he finished speaking, the two fell silent. Zhou Ze slowly finished his food before standing up again and nodding to Kou Sha. "Thank you for the hospitality. I believe you, and I ask that you believe me too."

Zhou Ze steered the small boat toward the harbor, while Kou Sha remained where he was, head bowed in thought.

"Chief Kou Sha, that guy has left. Should we...?" Kou Sha's attendant asked anxiously as he returned to shore.

Kou Sha shook his head. "Let's go back first."

……

The royal palace in Albana, the capital city.

“Your Majesty, it’s only a matter of time before the rebels march on the capital. Do we really have to…” Commander Jaka, the guardian of the kingdom, hesitated.

"Jaka, now that we know this is Crocodile's conspiracy, how can we let our people bleed? Immediately issue an order for the garrison along the route to retreat to the east coast and not to come to the capital to assemble!"

"But Your Majesty, if this continues, the survival of the nation will be in jeopardy..."

"So what? Are we going to wipe out all the people of this country? That would be pushing the country to the brink of destruction!"

King Cobra spread his arms wide, "Listen carefully, the nation is the people!"

Just then, Maga rushed into the palace shouting urgently, holding a letter in her hand, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, hurry! Karu is back!"

Cobra snatched the letter, quickly glanced at it, and then handed it to the two guardians of the kingdom beside him. "This is indeed Vivi's handwriting..."

"Now that we've confirmed that Zhou Ze is telling the truth, Jiaka, go and relay the order immediately!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Maga, summon the officers of the capital and hold a pre-battle meeting immediately to prepare for the evacuation of the capital's civilians to the north. Take action at dawn tomorrow!"

"Yes"

"Bell, go and scout the rainy area immediately!"

"As ordered!"

……

City of Dreams, Rainy Land.

The Straw Hat crew, including Luffy and Colonel Smoker, eventually arrived at Crocodile's headquarters, the "Rain Banquet" casino.

"Have these pirates already arrived in this city?" Crocodile picked up Luffy's photo from the photos on the table and asked disdainfully.

"Yes, I just received a report from the million elders," Robin replied calmly, having just returned to Rainland.

Crocodile let out a sinister laugh. "Then let's go and kill all these disgusting rats!"

Using the ground traps, Crocodile easily captured Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Smoker, the unlucky old Marine, and the five of them were imprisoned together in a cage made of seastone.

Crocodile compared the photos one by one, then asked, "You have another companion, right?"

Luffy exclaimed in shock, "You actually knew that? That's amazing! But I'm still going to knock you out!"

Crocodile didn't take Luffy seriously at all. He looked at Nami and Usopp, who were already screaming in fright at his title of "Shichibukai," and asked, "Is your companion a young man?"

"Sanji?!" Usopp and Nami exclaimed in surprise.

"Are you two idiots?" Zoro roared at the two men.

"Ah, so his name is Sanji!" Crocodile thought of the black-haired, black-eyed guy and gave a cruel smile.

"I will kill him and send him to join you."

"Ah, ah, ah!" Usopp and Nami screamed in fright.

Luffy and Zoro also glared at him through gritted teeth.

"You really do have a face that's even more repulsive than I imagined!" Colonel Smoker, with a cigar in his mouth, looked at Crocodile with disdain.

"Oh? Just like the rumors say, you have a sharp tongue, Smoker. I'm one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, an ally of your Navy! It seems you haven't considered me one of your own for a long time!"

Crocodile chuckled. "But it doesn't matter, Smoker, I'll let you die an accident."

"You've already done your best to fight this little pirate in the straw hat. Even if you die, it will be a glorious death as a hero of the Navy."

“Miss. AllSunday, take some men and capture Princess Vivi to reunite with them, then continue your pursuit of that guy named Sanji.”

Finally, Crocodile burst into laughter.

A short while later, Robin returned with Princess Vivi and then left to investigate "Sanji".

Not long after, an elderly man with billions of dollars rushed in, shouting, "President, President!"

Crocodile's face darkened. The henchman who rushed in noticed Crocodile's expression and trembled with fear, stammering, "Boss, the people from Catania reported that there's a..."

"What did you say?" Crocodile roared in fury.

"President, the vice president also knows this; she said she would report to you personally..."

Crocodile grabbed the henchman by the neck, tightening his grip as he gritted his teeth and said, "Miss. All Sunday!"

Crocodile casually tossed the withered and dead henchman to the ground, his gloomy face suddenly breaking into a smile. "Now that I know where that guy Sanji is, I'll send him on his way."

"You should go ahead first!"

"Hahaha, hahaha!"

After laughing heartily for a while, Crocodile finally stopped. "My 'ideal world' plan will finally come true!"

"The Ideal Land Project? What's that?!" Luffy and his friends were shocked.

"Since you're all going to die anyway, it won't hurt to tell you."

Crocodile then revealed his conspiracy, from the Dancing Powder incident to his disguise as a kingdom hero, and how he arranged for Mr. 2 to transform into the king, committing evil deeds, instigating a war between the kingdom's army and the resistance, and ultimately destroying the country.

Then came another burst of laughter, "So, what do you think? Do you like it?"

"Listen carefully, that's the lament of Alabasta!"

"The two sides fought a life-or-death battle to protect Alabasta; it was a truly moving and inspiring story!"

Luffy yelled "Waaah!" and "I'm going to beat you to a pulp, ah..."

However, the seastone cage completely suppressed Luffy's abilities, and he quickly went limp and collapsed.

"Well then, goodbye, little pirates, Smoker, and our lovely princess!"

Crocodile pressed the trap's activation button, the floorboards opened up, revealing the entrance to an underground pool. The key to the Seastone cage was thrown in with a "whoosh" and disappeared into the belly of a banana crocodile in the pool.

"I'll send that guy Sanji to keep you company soon! Hahahaha!"

Chapter 31 Reunion (Let's open for business with some silver notes!)

"This place will automatically destroy itself in an hour, and the lake water will flood into this basement..."

Crocodile left laughing.

The lake water began to overflow, and the water level in the secret room gradually rose. The banana crocodile also climbed up the passage and the rising lake water, and began to attack Princess Vivi outside the cage.

Crocodile left the "Rainy Banquet" casino, determined his location, and then his legs transformed into sandstorms, propelling him into the air and flying straight southeast.

Meanwhile, Zhou Ze, who had returned to shore, also headed northwest. Unaware that the main characters had already arrived, he hoped to wait directly in the "Rain Land" and then cooperate with Luffy and the others to defeat Crocodile.

Crocodile left the underground chamber, and the lake water gradually rose to Luffy and the others' thighs. Just as they were panicking, a cool voice rang out:

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"A kick that violates etiquette!"

A handsome man appeared and kicked a banana crocodile squarely in the belly, sending it flying.

"Sanji!"

"Sanji!"

Luffy and his crew all called out the man's name in surprise. The man was Sanji. He had blond hair that covered half of his face, curly eyebrows, a cigarette in his mouth, and a blue shirt under a black fitted suit.

Hearing his companions call his name, he put his right hand in his pocket, extended his left hand holding a cigarette, struck a pose, and then gently exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Hello everyone, have you been waiting long, my companions!"

Luffy and Usopp exclaimed in surprise, "Prince, that's so cool!"

Zoro yelled, "Damn it, go find the cage key!"

Nami then asked, "Sanji, didn't you run into Crocodile? He said he was going to kill you!"

"Miss Nami," Sanji ignored Luffy, Zoro, and the others, and looked at Nami, instantly becoming infatuated and twisting his body, "Do you...do you love me?"

Nami said speechlessly, "Yes, yes, I've fallen in love with you! So hurry up and answer my question, then find the key to open this!"