One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

Blood gushed from his throat, making Mr.1's voice hoarse.

As darkness gradually enveloped his vision, an overwhelming sense of fear caused his entire body to tremble uncontrollably.

"Why...why are you here?"

Suddenly, his pupils contracted sharply, and he reached for the Den Den Mushi behind him.

As soon as he realized something was wrong, he sent a distress signal to his superiors, and reinforcements were clearly on their way.

However, if the opponent is Kiro, whose bounty exceeds one billion Berries, even if reinforcements arrive, there will be no chance of victory!

For Mr. 1, who is absolutely loyal to the organization, he would never allow the organization to be affected by his own mistakes!

But before he could even touch the Den Den Mushi, a sword aura blasted it into dust.

Kiro's eyes swept over them with disdain.

"You think I didn't notice your little tricks?"

Before the words were finished, the howling wind swept past.

As a gust of sand swept through, a figure wearing a cloak suddenly appeared at the alley entrance.

The man had a gloomy look in his eyes, and his scarred face, with a cigar in his mouth, was highly recognizable.

Upon seeing the all-too-familiar Crocodile, Mr. 1 immediately realized that this rising Shichibukai was the boss of Baroque Works.

He trembled as he stretched out his now-missing right arm and growled hoarsely at Crocodile:

"Mr. 0, hurry..."

"Run!"

"..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mr. 1's neck tilted to the side, and he immediately lost consciousness.

Looking at his two trusted subordinates lying unconscious in the alley, Crocodile took a deep breath and exhaled a smoke ring.

His eyes turned extremely dangerous as he stared intently at the culprit who had caused all of this.

"you……"

"Haven't you thought about explaining all of this?"

Upon hearing this, Kiro chuckled softly.

Instead of explaining why he intervened, he calmly asked in return:

Why should I explain?

Crocodile sneered, "I'm one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

Kiro's lips curled up into a slight smile.

"If you can do it."

Upon hearing Kiro's response, Crocodile shook his head and turned to leave the alley.

A commotion arose behind him, and looking into the distance, he saw a dense swarm of Alabasta Kingdom guards rushing toward him.

Kilo raised an eyebrow and, surrounded by numerous soldiers, spotted Cobra, the reigning king of Alabasta.

Cobra walked hurriedly to Crocodile's side, his expression grave and his tone somewhat doubtful.

"Mr. Crocodile, as a hero of Alabasta, why did you suddenly leave the victory celebration?"

"Does it mean they feel the banquet prepared by our Nefertari royal family is not lavish enough?"

Crocodile's expression was stern as he turned and shook his head at Cobra.

"Your Majesty Cobra, please forgive my rudeness."

"A vicious criminal attacked my men, which is why I had to leave in a hurry."

He glanced at the approaching royal guards, pointed to Kiro ahead, and said, "I was injured while capturing pirates. I wonder if you could mobilize your troops to help me capture this criminal?"

Cobra glanced at Kiro, then at the two men lying in the alley, and felt a chill run down his spine, but had no doubt about Crocodile.

"No problem. As a hero of Alabasta, you should go and recover from your injuries. Leave this to our Kingdom Guard!"

Crocodile nodded in acknowledgment, a barely perceptible sneer appearing on his face, which was pursed in a cigar. He glanced at Kiro, then tossed his cloak aside and left.

As a superpower with a population of over ten million, the Kingdom of Alabasta holds a prominent position within the world government.

If Kiro dares to attack the Alabasta Kingdom's guards, the World Government will definitely not stand idly by! Therefore, Kiro certainly wouldn't dare to retaliate rashly.

Crocodile's influence extends throughout Alabasta, and Kilo has no chance of escaping the island with his intervention.

For Crocodile, no matter what Kiro did, he was no different from a lamb to the slaughter.

Amidst the adoring gazes of countless people, Crocodile walked straight away from the scene, not even glancing at Kiro once more.

With his cunning, he wouldn't need to take action personally.

He could easily and bloodlessly defeat his opponent simply by using his status as a Shichibukai and the prestige he had accumulated in the Alabasta Kingdom.

……

Kilo squinted as he walked out of the alley and found himself in a vast, open square.

However, the square is now crowded with the guards of the Kingdom of Alabasta, all of whom are staring at him with predatory eyes.

Surrounded by a crowd, Kobra's face was solemn, and his eyes were filled with anger.

"Mr. Crocodile is a hero of our country, how could you do such a thing to him!"

"I will not allow you to continue harming our people!"

"Bell, Jaka, take him down!"

Two tall guard captains stepped out from behind Kobra and stood in front of Kiro.

One of them was dressed entirely in a white coat, with eyes as sharp as a hawk's.

The other man also had a long sword at his waist. He was muscular and had a cold, stern face with strong features.

Clearly, they are the two guardian deities of the Alabasta Kingdom: Pell, the user of the Bird-Bird Fruit, and Jakka, the user of the Dog-Dog Fruit in Jackal form.

As the two approached, countless royal guards, armed with halberds and shields, moved in unison toward Kilo.

"Criminal, surrender!"

Jaka shouted, his eyes warily fixed on Kilo, who was deeply surrounded.

He was surrounded by countless royal guards, and all possible escape routes were blocked.

Meanwhile, in the alleys behind Kilo, hundreds of elderly people and low- to mid-level spies continued to emerge.

They were all highly experienced and skilled fighters.

Among the crowd, Kiro even vaguely spotted several high-ranking agents who had appeared in the original work, including Mr. 3 of the Wax-Wax Fruit.

He suddenly became curious, wondering how his third brother had defeated the two giant leaders with bounties of 18 billion Berries each.

It seems that Baroque Workshop really doesn't keep idle people around.

Seeing the enormous scene before him, Kiro, who was surrounded, raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"As expected of Crocodile, his scheme of using someone else to do his dirty work is truly brilliant."

"This is a difficult situation."

……

A massive warship flying the World Government flag sounded its horn and slowly docked in the harbor as a host of ships gave way in a panic.

Amid the horrified gazes of countless workers and civilians, Spandam jumped off the ship, his face filled with an arrogant expression.

He is an official of the World Government, and he is worlds apart from these ordinary people.

Although he was not a Celestial Dragon, in spirit he was just like them, looking down on these ordinary civilians from the bottom of his heart.

After surveying the surrounding buildings, he snorted and casually remarked:

"It's clearly a big country, so why does it look so shabby?"

"Hurry up and finish purchasing the supplies, then leave here as soon as possible."

After saying that, he led a few of his personal guards toward the city of Alabasta.

A short while later, Spandam frowned, looking at the commotion ahead. After pushing aside a few civilians blocking his way, he also arrived at the square where Kiro was.

The square was packed with people. Spandam stood on tiptoe and could barely see the countless royal guards in the center of the square.

"Are they chasing some kind of criminal?"

He spoke dismissively, and was about to push his way through when his pupils suddenly constricted.

He rubbed his eyes, staring intently at the figure he longed for in the distance.

Forgetting about maintaining his aloof demeanor, he hurriedly pulled out a wanted poster from his pocket and compared it repeatedly with the figure in the square.

After repeated confirmation, Spandam's face gradually showed a look of ecstasy, and his extremely excited expression almost overflowed from his eyes.

"Found it...found it!"

"Damn Kiro, I've finally found you!"

He could barely contain his elation and wanted to shout out in unrestrained joy.

The problem that had troubled me for six years was suddenly solved today!

His eyes even welled up with tears; he was overjoyed and could almost see his promotion and raise.

After taking a deep breath and trying to keep his voice from trembling, he pulled out a carefully protected Den Den Mushi from behind his back and dialed the number.

"Hello, is this CP0? This is Spandam."

"I...I've found Kiro!"