Sailing: His comprehension is against the sky, and he comprehends the Eight Gates at the beginning.

"Wouldn't this put Vivi in ​​great danger? They'll definitely come looking for an assassin to kill her."

Luffy explained.

"Now we have a plan to deal with it, but we don't know when Crocodile will start to implement his plan."

"We need to attract people from the Baroque Studio and get this information out of them."

"Only in this way can we determine the timing of our actions."

After Luffy finished speaking, everyone suddenly realized what he meant, and their eyes were filled with admiration as they looked at him.

Compared to Luffy, they seem to be completely incapable of thinking.

While everyone was still in a daze, Luffy continued.

"Let's split up and proceed!"

“Go around this town and attract people from the Baroque Studio, then try to get information from them.”

"We'll meet back here in three hours."

After receiving Luffy's instructions, everyone dispersed.

Zoro and Chopper are in one group, Sanji and Usopp are in another, and Nami and Nojiko are in the third.

Because Vivi was the most dangerous, she was paired with Luffy.

The four groups simultaneously dispersed, heading to various parts of the town to try and gather information about the timing of the Baroque Works operation.

...Mountain.

Chapter 71 Two Extremely Evil Pirates! The Marine Captain Who Was Scared Away by the Straw Hat Boy

Rapeseed flowers in the port city of Alabasta.

Inside a resort near the coast.

Mr. 3 and Ms. Golden Week sat under a parasol, enjoying a leisurely and pleasant time.

Mr. 3 held a cup of black tea in his hand, took a sip, and let out a pleasant sigh.

"Hmm... when it comes to black tea, Earl Grey is definitely the way to go..."

Ms. Golden Week, who was standing nearby, was holding a book and said idly.

"How relaxing, Mr. 3!"

Mr. 3 continued sipping his tea, speaking with some impatience.

"You keep saying you want to relax, but don't you hate working?"

Ms. Golden Week gave a soft "hmm".

Mr. 3 then continued.

"Then let's enjoy this rare moment of leisure!"

"Also, don't call me by my code name in public, or it will reveal that I am Mr. 3."

Ms. Golden Week glanced up at the "3" formed by Mr. 3's hair on his head and asked a question.

"is it?"

At this moment, Mr. 3 turned his gaze to a piece of paper in Ms. Golden Week's hand and asked in confusion.

"Speaking of which, what was that piece of paper you've had in your hand for the past hour?"

Upon hearing this, Ms. Golden Week held up the note and said calmly.

"This is a report submitted by the Elder Million, which says that the Straw Hat crew has already taken Princess Vivi into the Alabasta Sea and will arrive at the rapeseed fields in an hour."

Mr. 3 was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening and bared his teeth as he yelled.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Ms. Golden Week looked at him innocently without responding.

Mr. 3 was clearly used to this situation and quickly calmed down and said...

"The report was submitted an hour ago, which means the Straw Hat crew has already arrived at the rapeseed fields?"

"They might already be in this city."

After sorting out his thoughts, Mr. 3 said to Ms. Golden Week.

"We missed our chance to sink them at sea, so let's take them out of the city!"

"Mr. 0's mission for us this time is to ensure that Princess Vivi and Kosa do not meet."

"so..."

"Ms. Golden Week, immediately mobilize all the millions of elders in this city to conduct a thorough search for Princess Vivi's whereabouts."

“We’ll take care of them here before they leave the city.”

...

A street lined with rapeseed flowers.

A naval captain with slicked-back hair and two cigars dangling from his lips strolled along leisurely.

Beside him was a somewhat clumsy-looking female swordsman.

"Colonel Smoker, is the Straw Hat crew really coming to Alabasta?"

“We’ve been here for several days now, and we haven’t seen any sign of them.”

The clumsy female swordsman, Tashigi, asked in confusion.

The naval captain next to her, smoking a cigar, was none other than Smoker, who had chased after her from Loguetown.

Smoker, his brow perpetually furrowed, spoke in a deep voice.

"It will definitely come."

"We intercepted a segment of communication at the time, although the signal was incomplete, but there is no doubt..."

"What is certain is that one of the two people who made that communication was... Straw Hat Boy."

Smoker felt a chill and confusion whenever he recalled the conversation between the two characters that he had intercepted.

Because the signal was incomplete, they only heard this part of the conversation.

"...Those people also learned the secret of my identity...back to Alabasta..."

"...I absolutely cannot let... bring Princess Vivi back to the country and ruin my plans..."

"...I am Monkey D. Luffy!"

Recalling the content he had captured at the time, Smoker's doubts were reignited.

Isn't Princess Vivi the princess of Alabasta? How does she get involved with the Straw Hat Boy?

Another person said that Princess Vivi absolutely must not be allowed to return to the country, lest she ruin the plan.

Who exactly is this person? What are their plans?

These questions left Smoker utterly perplexed.

And he also had a vague feeling in his heart.

A momentous event is about to happen in this country.

Just as Smoker was pondering this, he suddenly heard a commotion ahead.

Looking up, I saw a crowd gathered in front of a restaurant.

"Hey! What's going on here?"

"I heard someone died in the restaurant?"

"What? How could he die?"

"I don't know! The people at the shop said that the person suddenly died while eating. Look, he's still lying there!"

Smoker quickly led Tashigi and the other girl to the entrance of the store and looked inside.

There was indeed a shirtless man lying motionless on the table, with a piece of meat stuck in his fork.

The people in the surrounding shops stood to one side, frightened and afraid, not daring to approach.

Suddenly, Smoker frowned, his pupils trembled violently, and his eyes were filled with disbelief as he murmured.

"That logo..."

Tashigi noticed something was off about Smoker's tone and immediately asked in confusion.

"What's wrong, Colonel Smoker?"

Smoker gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.

"Look at the tattoo on that man's back..."

Upon hearing this, Tashigi looked behind the man and saw that the tattoo was a skull symbol with a white beard.

Immediately, Tashigi's mouth gaped open in surprise, her expression one of astonishment, and she exclaimed.

"That...that's the Whitebeard Pirates' symbol!!!"

Just as she was marveling at it, the man who had been lying there suddenly got up from the table.

Then, looking around blankly, he suddenly lifted the skirt of a woman next to him and wiped the food off his face.

Then, amidst the astonished and terrified gazes of the entire audience, he scratched his head and uttered a sentence.

"She's asleep!"

boom!

The entire room erupted like a volcano, with guests grimacing and shouting in disbelief.

“Falling asleep?!”

Just then, Smoker walked in with Tashigi.

As the shop was suddenly filled with the powerful aura of the navy, everyone around immediately fell silent.

Then, everyone heard Smoker speak in a deep voice.

"Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, what brings you to this country?"

"Portgas D. Ace!"

Upon hearing this, a gasp of surprise erupted from the entire audience.

"White...Whitebeard? Is that person a member of the Whitebeard Pirates?"

"Now that you mention it, I think I've seen that person's tattoo on their back before."

"Why...why would someone from the Whitebeard Pirates come to a place like this?"

Just as the people around him were talking, Ace smiled, turned around, crossed his legs, put his elbows on the table behind him, looked at Smoker calmly, and laughed.

"I'm looking for my younger brother!"

"younger brother?"

Smoker muttered something, then put it aside and looked at Ace, speaking in a deep voice.

"Then... just surrender obediently!"

Upon hearing this, Ace's lips curled into a smile, and he casually uttered a sentence.

"I reject!"

"Only a lunatic would agree to that!"

Smoker didn't rush to make a move, but instead said...

"I'm looking for a pirate, I'm not interested in you."

Ace shrugged and said casually.

"Then please let me go!"

Smoker suddenly frowned and gritted his teeth.