Angel investor in the One Piece world

Because he was going to see the king of this country, Damian first returned to the Sky Sword and sent Robin back.

She is still not suited to being in the public eye.

Then, Crocodile took Damian and Kuina to visit the country's royal palace.

As a great hero of the country, Crocodile's arrival naturally excited the palace guards, who didn't even announce his arrival beforehand and brought the three of them directly into the palace.

Soon, in a somewhat old-fashioned reception room, Damian met King Cobra, who had arrived in a hurry.

He was a somewhat thin middle-aged man. Judging from the fact that he was in a wheelchair when he attended the World Conference five years later in the original work, his health must not be very good.

"Mr. Crocodile! Is there already a result?"

Cobra's tone was quite urgent. "Has that gang of thugs been dealt with? This country can't afford any more trouble!"

Crocodile's reaction was rather indifferent. "I came here to resolve this matter."

Although he is a great hero of Alabasta, his public persona has never been that of a kind and approachable person; he has always appeared in public as a cold and taciturn figure.

So Cobra didn't care; instead, he became even more agitated. "How do you plan to resolve this?"

"Let the person involved tell you themselves."

Crocodile gestured with his chin toward Damian and the other man standing to the side.

"party?"

Cobra turned around somewhat blankly, his gaze naturally falling on Damian and the other person. "Who are these two—"

Both sound and sight stopped simultaneously.

He saw Guina.

Kendo uniform, sword, blue hair.

His tone turned terrified in an instant, and Cobra almost immediately staggered backward, "She, she's that villain!"

"Mr. Crocodile, what does this mean?"

Kobra could not hide his fear.

Could it be that the guardian deity of Alabasta is actually colluding with the evil party that wants to overthrow the country?

"Do not panic, King Cobra,"

Damian's gentle voice rang out, "As my friend Crocodile said, we are here to resolve the issue and clear up the misunderstanding between you Alabasta and Kuina."

"Misunderstand?"

As a well-traveled and knowledgeable king, Cobra's panic subsided somewhat after hearing Damian's words, and he regained some composure. "Sir, please speak."

It's relaxing to talk to people who are emotionally stable.

Damian said, "If you let the Navy investigate Kuina's background, you'll find out that she just entered the Grand Line from the East Blue, has no criminal record before, and has no reason to invade Alabasta."

Cobra glanced at Guina instinctively.

Judging from his appearance, he certainly doesn't look like a vicious criminal.

"It was all just a misunderstanding."

Damian made up a story off the top of his head: "When Kuina first entered the Grand Line, she wiped out several pirate gangs. The surviving guys wanted revenge but lacked the power to do so, so they came up with an idea."

"I don't know where they found Crocodile's intelligence network, but they told Crocodile that a group of villains who intend to overthrow Alabasta are planning to land soon."

Damian sighed with regret, "But Kuina doesn't know much about Crocodile, and subconsciously thought that he came to cause trouble."

Crocodile snorted coldly, "You drew your sword right away, so of course I can't be bothered to ask any more questions."

Guina, who was actually involved, didn't say a word.

She was present the entire time she was writing this.

I asked Damian at the time what the point of such a flawed lie was.

Whether it's riddled with flaws depends on who says it; Damian said it this way.

"I see!"

Cobra looked enlightened and breathed a sigh of relief. "So it was all just a conspiracy? No wonder this lady was wandering around Alabasta—"

He glanced at Kuina and immediately changed his tune, "I've been here so long and haven't done anything."

It seems Crocodile's words really do have an effect.

Guina thought.

"I rushed over as soon as I received the news."

Damian smiled and said, "I explained everything to Mr. Crocodile before coming here to completely clear up this misunderstanding."

Crocodile calmly said, "Stop your army and navy. It's just a misunderstanding. As for those pirates, I won't let them get away with it."

"it is good."

Cobra nodded without hesitation.

It's good that the misunderstanding has been cleared up.

As he just said, this country can't afford any more storms.

That's the end of it.

"However, this misunderstanding has still caused considerable trouble for the country."

Damian continued, "As compensation, let me save this country from drought."

Cobra was taken aback, his voice filled with undisguised astonishment. "Sir, you mean you can alleviate the drought in this country?"

Damian smiled and said, "That rain in the Rain Country was brought by me."

"I can prove it."

Crocodile interrupted.

His Majesty the King paused for a few seconds, then his chest heaved violently. "Then I'll leave it to you!"

Later, in the courtyard of the palace.

Damian finally met Princess Vivi, who was thirteen years old at the time. She was still a cute girl who was barely even a teenager, and she was standing behind her father, blinking her big eyes as she looked him over.

Of course, above the little princess's head was a ball of orange light that was no different from Crocodile's.

Although they are only unofficial members of the Straw Hat Pirates, the Nefit family—no, the Nefit family—is truly extraordinary.

As proof, her father, the old king, was also a purple-level investment target.

Apart from the little princess, almost all of the country's high-ranking officials were present.

The chief guard, Icarum, the kingdom's two strongest warriors, and a group of civil officials were all sizing up Damian, this man who had so brazenly claimed he would solve the drought problem.

Almost everyone's eyes revealed distrust.

Solve the drought?

If this problem could really be solved, why would most of Alabasta's land be desert?

They weren't the only ones questioning it.

"Can you really solve the drought problem?"

Unable to contain her curiosity, the little princess ran quickly to Damian and asked her questions.

She was never a gentle and quiet princess.

"Vivi, don't disturb Mr. Damian!"

Kobra quickly tried to pull his daughter back.

The rain in Yudi invigorated the entire country!

But people soon discovered that there was still no sign of rain in other places.

That rain, like the continuous downpours that had preceded Albania, seemed to be just an isolated incident; drought was the dominant theme.

Now, this Mr. Damian says that he was the one who brought the rain to the rainy place.

Cobra couldn't believe it was true, but he hoped it was.

Damian waved to the old king, then bent down and asked the little princess meaningfully, "Do you want to solve this problem?"

"Um!"

The little princess nodded firmly, "I want to save this country!"

The light condensed into a seed.

"Then let's start the rescue now."

Damian took out a Den Den Mushi and dialed the number.

"Let it rain."

He said.

Everyone present, except Crocodile and Kuina, seemed somewhat bewildered.

Telephone?

Who are you calling?

One minister couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Damian, are you trying to call God in heaven and ask Him to send rain?"

Damian didn't seem to care, simply smiling and pointing to the sky. "But look, didn't God answer me?"

Suddenly, everyone noticed that the blazing sunlight had dimmed.

They instinctively looked up, and everyone's expressions froze for a moment.

Icarum's pupils dilated, and his voice cracked, "Dark clouds! It's dark clouds!"

Dark clouds are spreading across the sky.

"What exactly is this—"

Cobra looked at Damian in disbelief.

"Just a little bit of basic meteorological knowledge."

Damian said gently, "While it's impossible to make it rain all over Alabasta at once, it's quite simple if it's just one city."

Boom!

Dark clouds spread, thunder rumbled, and the wind howled.

Even clearer than the thunder in the sky and the wind in mid-air was the cheering that came from all directions.

"Dark clouds! It's going to rain!"

"The drought is over! The disaster is finally over!!"

In that instant, the ancient city seemed to come alive again, and everyone rushed into the streets in ecstasy, all looking up to welcome the first drop of rain.

They didn't have to wait long. Accompanied by howling winds and booming thunder, the first drop of rain fell from the clouds, landing crookedly on someone's face.

It's raining!

Icarum touched the water stains on his face and howled with immense excitement.

Before he could finish speaking, the raindrops became denser, and a few seconds later, a torrential downpour had shrouded the entire city in mist.