Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"There's still a chance! As long as I can get out of here, I can persuade the rebels when they arrive in Albana! I must stop all of this!" Slightly stubborn, he moved towards the door, completely ignoring Crocodile.

"Oh? Is that so? What a coincidence! I'm also planning to go to the palace to talk to your father and see if I can get my wish!" Crocodile said with a wicked grin.

"You bastard... what else do you want to do to my father?" Princess Vivi roared at Crocodile.

"What are you doing? Want to come with me to see this? So, which is more important: the people... father... or companions...?" Crocodile took out a key and asked Vivi.

“The key… could it be…” He paused slightly, looking at the key in Crocodile’s hand with some surprise.

“That’s right, this is the key to the cell, but…” Crocodile said, opening a mechanism and tossing the key inside, “You have a choice! Whether you go out now to stop the impending rebels, or come with me to find your father… or stay and save these guys… you have a choice! Miss Wednesday!”

Looking at Princess Vivi kneeling on the ground, Crocodile continued, "However, if you want to get the key, you must go to the Banana Crocodile's pool, but obviously, that will take some time... So, the final choice... is up to you!"

As if to verify Crocodile's words, huge crocodiles began to appear inside the transparent glass all around, and each of these crocodiles had a bunch of banana-like things on its head.

Moreover, one of the crocodiles even swallowed the key.

"Well then... everyone, I'll have to excuse myself now. This room will automatically destroy itself in an hour, and the lake water will flood in, sinking you all to the bottom! So, Miss Wednesday... are you coming with me? Or are you staying to save these idiots?" Crocodile said with a light laugh, seeing that everything was done.

Looking at Princess Vivi kneeling silently on the ground, Crocodile seemed somewhat excited, and said softly, "Now that things have come to this, even you, a princess of a nation, are powerless, aren't you? This country has too many idiots, which is why my plan went so smoothly. Whether it's the young rebels or that old man who keeps digging tunnels in Yuba, they're all idiots! Guhahaha..."

"What? Yuba? You mean that skinny old man?" Luffy, inside the cage, was taken aback and asked Crocodile.

"Oh? You know him?" Crocodile seemed even more interested upon seeing this, and said to Luffy, "The oasis is long gone, but he's still digging there every day. What a stupid old man, it's hilarious... Guhahaha... No matter how many sandstorms hit, he just keeps digging like an idiot... It's so funny!"

"What did you say?" Luffy stared at Crocodile and asked.

"Want to know? Straw Hat Boy... You don't actually think that sandstorms will keep hitting the same city, do you? Guhahaha..." Crocodile said very cheerfully.

"What do you mean?" Even Weiwei, who was standing to the side, trembled slightly.

The Doto who left Alba back then was a completely different person from the Doto they had met before. Weiwei could easily imagine what he had been through.

"Could it be... no way?" Nami, standing next to Luffy, looked at Crocodile in disbelief, clearly having thought of something.

She knew how much Luffy cherished the water that old man gave him. Even when he was about to die of thirst in the desert, Luffy resisted drinking it and wouldn't let anyone else drink it, keeping it always on his chest.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." Crocodile didn't answer, but instead raised his hand, and a small sandstorm appeared in his hand. He proved it to everyone with his actions.

"You bastard... Did you do that? I will... kill you!" Luffy felt like he was about to explode. Anger seemed to have reached the top of his head. If he could get out of there, he would definitely fight Crocodile to the death!

The harshest thing he usually says is just to punch someone away; this is the first time he's said he wants to kill someone.

"Hahaha... Hahahaha..." Crocodile smiled happily as he looked at Luffy and the others' expressions. He loved seeing his opponents' expressions like that.

But just then, the door opened and Robin, dressed in cowboy attire, walked in.

"It seems the president's work is going very smoothly!" Robin said with a smile, looking at Luffy and his crew locked in cages and Princess Vivi kneeling on the ground, looking devastated.

"Oh? Miss. allsunday, where have you been? Why are you only coming now? You missed so many great scenes!" Crocodile asked, his eyes narrowing.

“There’s some very important information… so it took some time!” Robin said softly.

"What is it?" Crocodile asked, seemingly unconcerned.

"The second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates has arrived in Alabasta! He's already reached Alabasta!" Robin said softly.

"Hmm? The Whitebeard Pirates?" Crocodile looked directly at Nico Robin and said, "You've already contacted him, haven't you? What's his purpose in coming here this time?"

“No, I haven’t made contact with him! Because he’s fighting the Navy right now!” Nico Robin shook her head and said.

"Fight the Navy...? Who? Alabasta doesn't have a Navy that can fight Firefist!" Crocodile asked, taken aback.

“You’ll have to ask him! Mr. Smoker, the White Hunter… Admiral Aokiji of the Navy, shouldn’t have arrived in Albana with you?” Robin said to Smoker in the cage.

"What?" Even Crocodile was taken aback. He looked directly at Smoker and said, "Admiral Aokiji has arrived in Albany?"

Chapter 291 I Want to Be a Pirate Like You

"Why did Admiral Aokiji come to this country? Nico Robin... have you found out?" Seeing that Smoker ignored him, Crocodile turned around and asked Robin.

"I don't know. The only thing we're sure of right now is that he's fighting Fire Fist Ace in Albana!" Robin shook her head and said.

“The Whitebeard Pirates… the Navy… things are getting complicated…” Crocodile said, frowning.

"So, President... what should we do now?" Robin asked softly.

"Forget it, let's ignore them for now. We have more important things to do. Come on, follow me!" Crocodile glanced at Princess Vivi and said.

Robin was slightly shocked when she heard this. Although she knew that Crocodile had launched his final operation, she did not expect it to have come to this.

However, Ace is currently fighting Aokiji outside, and she doesn't know the specifics of the situation, so she is slightly worried about what's going on there.

"Don't worry! Fire Fist Ace is the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, he won't be taken down so easily! I'm counting on him to help me hold off Aokiji for a while longer!" Crocodile clearly saw through Robin's thoughts and said with a smile, "And if you're still worried, I can tell you how to help Fire Fist after we've finished this!"

"Oh? Does the president have a way to defeat a Marine Admiral?" Robin asked with a slight smile.

“No… defeating a Marine Admiral is no easy feat! But letting Fire Fist escape is quite simple. You just need to do what you’re supposed to do… and then I can help you!” Crocodile said with a light laugh.

"If that's the case... then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Robin glanced at Luffy and the others in the cage, then turned and left.

Right now, Luffy and the others are not as important to her as Ace, whom she has never met, because he has the title of "Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates". As long as that is enough for Robin to ignore Luffy and the others and choose to save Ace.

"Hahahaha... Don't be too anxious. Such a wonderful scene is hard to come by, isn't it?" Crocodile was overjoyed to see Princess Vivi and the others panic as the banana crocodile emerged from the lake.

Robin was somewhat disdainful, but what could she do when Crocodile was the president?

“Bru bru bru…” At that moment, Crocodile’s Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.

"Hello... what's up?" Crocodile answered the phone, only to find that it was Sanji, who called out "Mr. Prince," who was actually calling back.

Sanji had previously patrolled the area and discovered many Baroque Works members. Just as he was about to tell Luffy and the others not to go in, he found that Luffy and the others were gone. So, after defeating some of the Baroque Works members outside, he used their Den Den Mushi to contact Crocodile.

When Luffy and the others heard Sanji's voice, they immediately shouted for help. However, they then heard the sound of Sanji being knocked down from the Den Den Mushi, which instantly made their spirits plummet.

"That bastard... how dare he trick me!" Crocodile was furious when he came out and saw the Baroque Works members lying on the ground.

Inside, because the banana crocodile was too powerful, Vivi had no choice but to leave first, find Sanji, and then come back to rescue Luffy and the others.

"Everyone... please bear with me a little longer, I will definitely bring back reinforcements, I will never abandon you!" Weiwei shouted as she ran outside, watching the room, which would normally take an hour to fill due to the banana crocodile's rampage, was instantly reduced to twenty minutes.

Just as she left the room and came outside, she discovered that the only bridge connecting the casino to the outside was broken.

"Oh no, I can't get out now! What should I do?" Vivi started to panic when she saw this. She still needed to find Sanji and come back to save Luffy and the others!

“It’s not that we can’t get out… it’s that those guys from Baroque Works can’t come back!” Right next to Vivi, Sanji, pretending to be a gambler, said softly, “Everything is under control… so can you tell me where they’re trapped, Princess?”

"Sanji!" Vivi exclaimed happily upon seeing Sanji, "Quick, Luffy and the others are trapped inside, come with me!"

Just as Vivi went out to find Sanji, Smoker looked at Luffy and asked, "Hey... Straw Hat, do you guys know something? What is Crocodile's goal?"

"Huh?" Luffy looked at Smoker with a puzzled expression, not understanding why he suddenly asked this question.

“That woman who appeared last... she’s no ordinary person! She’s someone the World Government has been searching for for 20 years! And 20 years ago, her bounty was already 7900 million Berries!” Smoker said softly as he sat there.

"7...7900 million? That's almost the same as Crocodile's?" Usopp asked, his eyes wide.

"And that was 20 years ago. If that was 20 years ago... she was just a child, right?" Nami said in disbelief.

“If she’s involved… then it’s definitely not as simple as just overthrowing a country! If it’s left to develop… it could very well lead to a global catastrophe!” Smoker said softly, a cigar dangling from his lips.

"Hmph! Taking down that kind of guy... we don't need that many reasons!" Luffy, standing to the side, didn't bother with any of that; all he wanted to do right now was take down Crocodile.

Meanwhile, in the city of Albana, due to the battle between Ace and Aokiji, virtually no one dared to linger in the vicinity.

"Fire Fist Ace... your goal is Nico Robin... no, it should be Benedict D. Robin!" Aokiji exhaled a cold breath and said softly.

Ace was taken aback, narrowed his eyes at the other person, and said, "It seems you know quite a lot! So you also came here specifically for her? Then I'm even more determined not to let you succeed!"

“No, although I came for her, it’s not because of her identity, but because she is the only survivor of Ohara and the only one in the world who can decipher ancient scripts. So… I must keep her under control, otherwise… she must die! And your Whitebeard Pirates… fall into the category of being uncontrollable!” Aokiji said seriously.

Upon hearing Aokiji's words, Ace's anger flared up instantly. He hated anything related to bloodline or status.

"Heh heh heh... Just because she's a descendant of Ohara, does that mean she has to die? What kind of nonsense logic is that? Putting aside her identity, based on what you just said... I absolutely will not allow you to act so recklessly! Fire Fist - Great Fire Breath!" After Ace finished speaking, he launched an attack directly at Aokiji.

Moreover, the attack power and range of this move were significantly greater than before, indicating that Ace was starting to get serious.

Meanwhile, on the coast of the Santo River, Reina disembarked from the ship and said to the group of pirates, "Alright, your mission is complete. Now, as agreed, you are free! As for this ship, it's yours, but you must return the flag to me!"

"Yes, yes, yes...!" Captain Frank immediately had the lookout carefully take down the Whitebeard Pirates' flag and hand it to Reina.

"Well then... everyone, goodbye forever!" Reina waved his hand and said with a smile.

Although these pirates weren't very strong, they had helped him a lot and had been quite obedient along the way.

"Um... Lord Reina! I... we... can we join the Whitebeard Pirates?" Just as Reina turned around, their captain Frank suddenly mustered his courage and shouted loudly.

"Oh? Tell me... why did you join the Whitebeard Pirates? Was it because it was impressive?" Reina turned around and asked curiously.

"No...no! It's...it's because..." Captain Frank was already sweating profusely. He knew that if he didn't answer this question well, the opportunity that was so close at hand would slip away.

"It's because... I also want to become a pirate like you, sir!" Frank shouted, closing his eyes.

These were his true feelings. He thought of many reasons and excuses, such as hoping that Whitebeard would become the Pirate King, but he didn't say any of them. In the end, he chose to follow his heart.

After Captain Frank shouted it out, it seemed as if all the strength in his body had been drained away.

"Captain!" His crew members helped up the captain, who seemed somewhat exhausted, and their eyes were filled with determination and admiration as they looked at him!

"Hahahaha... What an interesting bunch!" Reina laughed as he tossed the Whitebeard Pirates' flag over, saying, "In that case... I'll allow you to fly this flag on your ship! I'm going to Albana on some business. You wait here for me, and I'll take you back to Crescent Moon Island afterwards! Hahahaha..."

After saying that, Reina laughed and left.

Captain Frank, on the other hand, was so excited holding the flag that his hands and feet almost wouldn't obey him.

"Quick! Quick... hoist the flag! Hoist it at the bow!" Captain Frank exclaimed excitedly.

"Yes!" The rest of the crew were also very excited.

According to pirate rules, their own flags must first be flown on the mainsail and watchtower. Once their entire pirate crew joins a faction, they can choose a place to fly that faction's flag, with flying it at the bow being the most respectful gesture.

In addition, they can also paint the symbol of that faction on the secondary sails to indicate that they are members under that faction.

Just as Reina set off, Blackbeard and his crew finally arrived in Albana. Looking at the flames rising in the city center, Teach laughed and said, "Zehahaha... Looks like we don't need to search for targets anymore, let's go!"

The rest of the Blackbeard Pirates were also excited. They had finally escaped this hellish desert, and their luck seemed to have returned; they found their target right away.

Not long after Teach and his group entered Albana, Karp and his party, who had been hurrying along the way, had already caught a glimpse of Albana.

Behind Kapu were rebel troops rushing towards Albana from all directions. Judging from their speed, they were expected to reach the outskirts of Albana in less than two hours.

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"Waaaaah! The water's up to my thighs! What do I do? What do I do? I'm going to die!"