Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

“Of course I know that!” Princess Vivi looked up and said to the soldier, “Take me to see Jakka or Bell! I have urgent business with them!”

She didn't ask about the king's situation, because Crocodile, who had already set off, had probably captured the king by now, and Luffy was chasing after him. Asking would only cause her unnecessary worry. Her current goal was to stop the rebel army.

"Wei...Princess Weiwei?" The soldier exclaimed in surprise as soon as he saw Weiwei's face clearly, "Princess Weiwei, is that you?"

Upon seeing Princess Vivi nod, the soldiers wept with joy. Their respect and affection for the Alabasta royal family came from the bottom of their hearts. There had been rumors that Princess Vivi had died while traveling abroad, which had saddened many soldiers.

“Princess Vivi, please come with me. There were two intruders in the palace earlier, and Lord Jaka is dealing with them!” one of the soldiers said immediately after learning that Princess Vivi wanted to see Jaka.

Before long, Vivi met Jaka and... Luffy in the palace.

"Is it really Princess Vivi? Thank goodness, you're finally back! The King was very worried about your safety!" Jaka said excitedly upon seeing Vivi.

"Weiwei, what brings you here? Did you stop the rebels?" Luffy asked curiously from the side.

Weiwei shook her head slightly and explained the situation outside. Meanwhile, Jiaka also reported the current situation in the palace to Princess Weiwei.

After listening, Weiwei took a deep breath and said to Jiaka, "I need you to do something for me!"

"What is it?" Jaka asked, startled.

"Blow up this palace!" Weiwei said seriously.

"What? You really mean it, Your Highness! If we do that..."

"So what? Will this country be destroyed? No way!? This isn't the Alabasta we used to know! The Alabasta we know now is full of people killing each other! But this country can't do without them! So I must stop this war, even if it's just for a few seconds!"

She interrupted Jaka with a slight chuckle.

Luffy, who was standing to the side, was initially just as surprised as Jakka, but after hearing Vivi's explanation, he smiled, gave Vivi a thumbs up, and said, "Nice~ Vivi!"

"It'll only take a few seconds! Leave the rest to me!" Weiwei said again when she saw that Jaka was still hesitating.

"Blow up...blow up the palace?"

"What are you saying, Your Highness? This is a royal palace with a four-thousand-year history. To do this is the greatest insult to us! Rest assured... we will definitely protect the Kingdom of Alabasta!"

"Please give up that idea, Princess Vivi!"

"Lord Jaka, please don't agree to the princess's request! Please don't make the wrong choice!"

“That’s right, Lord Jaka. The king is not in the palace right now, otherwise he would never forgive your impulsive actions!”

Jaka didn't speak, but just quietly looked at Princess Vivi. However, the soldiers around him were the first to object and started shouting loudly.

“Princess Vivi…are you really sure?” Jaka asked softly.

He recalled what the king had told him: "In this country, people are the most important thing!"

Seeing Weiwei nod firmly, Jiaka slowly knelt down and said to Weiwei, "I am willing to obey your orders!"

With Jaka's cooperation, the area around the palace was soon filled with explosives.

"Weiwei, Crocodile has disappeared somewhere!" Luffy scratched his head sheepishly. He had searched the entire palace since he arrived, but he couldn't find the king or Crocodile at all.

Princess Vivi shook her head upon hearing this and said, "It has nothing to do with you. Jaka said that Father disappeared last night. It was probably done by a senior agent of Baroque Works. But as long as we stop the rebellion, he will definitely reappear!"

"Yeah! I'm going to beat him so badly that he'll be far, far away!" Luffy said seriously.

"Faced with something like this... I really don't know how to report to the King!" Jaka looked at the King's army and the rebel army still fighting below, then looked at Luffy beside him, and said to Vivi with a wry smile.

"It's alright, I understand you had no other choice but to fight the rebels! We've been so grateful to you for controlling the riots these past two years!" Princess Weiwei said softly. "I'm sorry, I suddenly left the kingdom back then. You must have been very shocked at the time, right?"

Jaka was taken aback, recalling how the king and the others had panicked when they received the letters from Princess Vivi and Ikaram.

"Actually... this is just a temporary measure. As long as that guy is still around, this country will never have a moment of peace! I... no matter what happens... I must stop him!" Princess Vivi said firmly, remembering what Zoro had told her before she came.

"You've grown a lot in the two years we haven't seen each other! After this is all over, you'll have a big celebration with those pirates, right?" Jakka asked with a smile, pointing at Luffy who was looking around.

“Jaka…” Princess Vivi was taken aback. She remembered what Luffy had said before: that once everything was over, he would make him eat until he was stuffed to death. So she smiled and nodded, saying, “Mm!”

"Hehehe...I'm going to eat all the delicious food then!" Luffy, who had obviously heard their conversation, chimed in with a laugh.

"Lord Ga...Gaka! Something terrible has happened..."

"This is really a headache!"

Just then, a soldier came in to report, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a voice that was both incredibly familiar and incredibly hateful.

"What a mess, Miss Wednesday... This place is about to become... my home!" Crocodile stood atop the palace, looking down at Princess Vivi and her two companions, and said with a light laugh.

“Crocodile…” Princess Vivi was startled and looked up at the other person.

“This guy is…” Jaka’s expression was also serious, with one hand already on the weapon at his waist.

"Crocodile..." Luffy shouted as soon as he saw him, "You've been on my lookout! Gum-Gum... Pistol!"

"Straw Hat Boys... you guys actually made it out alive! Don't worry, I'll deal with you later! As for now... Miss Wednesday... we should have a proper talk first!" Crocodile easily dodged Luffy's attack and said with a light laugh.

"king!"

"Father!"

Just then, Nico Robin came out, accompanied by King Cobra, whose limbs were nailed to the wall and he was completely unable to move.

"Weiwei... I'm so sorry, you risked your life to save this country, but it seems it's all in vain!" King Cobra raised his head and said to Princess Weiwei, his face covered in blood.

"Damn it, Crocodile! Release His Majesty the King!" Jakka drew his weapon from his waist and charged at Crocodile with a roar.

"Rubber rubber... rocket launcher!"

Meanwhile, Luffy launched another attack on Crocodile.

"Didn't I tell you? No need to rush..." Crocodile didn't care about their attacks at all. As a Logia-type user, he was impossible to attack without Haki.

The body, scattered by Luffy and Jakka, turned back into sand and gathered around Cobra. With the poison hook on his left hand under Cobra's neck, he whispered, "If you mess around again... I'll kill him first!"

Luffy and Jaka, fearing the consequences, did not make any further moves, but they still kept their eyes fixed on Crocodile.

Meanwhile, outside the palace, the royal army also spotted Crocodile, but Nico Robin blocked the gate, preventing them from getting in.

"Hmph~ I said beforehand that I would not let either you or your daughter go. When the kingdom falls, the royal family should naturally disappear with it, shouldn't they?" Crocodile said, looking at the king, and said, "Your Majesty, before handing over the throne, I have one more thing I hope you can answer for me! This is also my biggest goal... Where is Hades?"

When King Cobra heard the words "Pluto," he was shocked, but everyone else was completely baffled.

"You... how could you possibly know this name?" Cobra stared at Crocodile in disbelief, then, as if realizing something, turned to Nico Robin beside him and asked, "It's you? So, your Ohara clan really does want to destroy the world?"

"Thud!" A dagger plunged into Cobra's thigh. Nico Robin, her face ashen, said to Cobra, "Our Ohara race? Hmph, what world destruction... What did Ohara do wrong to deserve being destroyed by you World Government guys? I don't want to hear that word from your mouth again... Otherwise... I'll kill you first!"

"Nicole Robin!" Seeing Robin attack the king, Jakka suddenly stepped forward and said, "We know you have a close relationship with the Whitebeard Pirates, and we've treated you with great courtesy over the years. Is this how you repay us?"

"Stop talking nonsense, tell me the whereabouts of the historical text, and I don't care about the rest!" Robin snorted and walked aside.

"Oh dear~ Oh dear~ This is terrible! I overheard this by accident... This is really giving me a headache! Nico Robin... We made a promise, didn't we? Whenever I feel that you are a threat to the world... I will come and destroy you!" Just then, a voice suddenly rang out, and Aokiji, dressed in casual clothes, slowly walked out.

He heard Crocodile mention Hades and knew that Nico Robin had been working at Baroque Works all these years, so naturally, he assumed that this was Nico Robin's purpose. Therefore, he stopped hiding and came out directly.

On the other side, on the roof of a house in Albania, Hawkeye Mihawk stood watching the entire city descend into war.

“It’s really filled with an atmosphere of chaos!” Mihawk said softly.

He had already witnessed the battle between Fire Fist Ace and Admiral Aokiji, and knew that Aokiji and Ace's target was a person named Nico Robin.

Although he didn't know what was so special about Nico Robin, it didn't stop him from watching the show. It wasn't until the rebel army entered the city and the whole city fell into chaos that he frowned slightly, showing a hint of displeasure.

Chapter 298 Jaka's Wrath

"Hawkeye Mihawk... what exactly is your purpose in coming here?" White Hunter Smoker finally found Hawkeye Mihawk, pointing his weapon at him and questioning him.

The Straw Hat crew came here to defeat Crocodile and save the country, because the princess of this country is their friend.

Fire Fist Ace came to this country because of Nico Robin, who is the daughter of their first mate, Reina.

Therefore, the only enemy force that Smoker is currently unaware of is Hawkeye Mihawk, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. This is also why he changed course halfway and did not continue to track Ace and the Blackbeard Pirates.

“Navy…don’t bother me…otherwise…I won’t hesitate to kill you!” Mihawk glanced at Smoker and said softly.

"Mihawk, don't forget your status as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!" Smoker originally hated the Seven Warlords of the Sea the most, considering it an insult to the Navy's capabilities, but now he could only use this excuse to remind Hawkeye not to act recklessly.

Alabasta is already in a state of considerable chaos, and if Hawkeye joins in, it will only become more chaotic.

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea? Do you think I would have joined if the World Government hadn't begged me?" Hawkeye Mihawk chuckled and said, "Besides, I've already said I just wanted to see who Aokiji and the Whitebeard Pirates were looking for. Now... you can leave!"

Smoker took a deep breath, just about to say something, when he suddenly heard a violent explosion outside the city, followed by a huge pillar of fire rising up.

Smoker's expression changed. He knew that Fire Fist Ace was already fighting Blackbeard, and he had to rush over to see what was happening.

"Hawkeye, this country is already in chaos, don't cause any more trouble!" After saying this, Smoker turned and ran towards the outskirts of the city.

Hawkeye watched Smoker leave without stopping him. Instead, he glanced up at the spot where the flames had just erupted, pondered for a moment, and then turned and left as well.

The appearance of Admiral Aokiji in the Albanian Royal Palace made things a little more complicated.

"Admiral Aokiji? Why are you here?" Crocodile squinted at the suddenly appearing Aokiji and asked.

"Eh? Marine Admiral? Vivi, what's a Marine Admiral?" Luffy, who had met Aokiji before, asked curiously after hearing Aokiji's identity.

"As the most powerful force on the sea, the Navy has an Admiral who is second only to the Fleet Admiral and is the strongest in the entire Navy! This person... is Aokiji, one of the three Admirals of the Navy!" Wei Wei said with a slightly unpleasant expression.

Because Crocodile is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, neither she nor King Cobra has a strong liking for the Navy.

Everyone was watching Aokiji, seemingly waiting for his move.

"Nicole Robin! Remember our promise? When you show any signs of threatening the world, I will come and take your life!" Aokiji said softly, looking at Robin who was surprised by his appearance.

“I’m just following history!” Robin said softly.

"But your actions have already harmed this kingdom and show signs of endangering the world!" Aokiji slowly put away his smile and said seriously.

"Heh... If you want my life, just do it. No need for so many excuses!" Robin seemed completely unafraid, chuckling as he spoke.

"Since that's the case... then I, in the name of justice, will execute you right here and now! Two Thorn Spears!" After saying that, Aokiji conjured two tridents from ice with his hands and thrust them towards Robin.

"Desert Treasure Sword!"

"Navy! Don't go too far! Nico Robin is mine! As one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, I have the right to protect my subordinates according to the agreement! Are you Navy going to break the agreement?" Unexpectedly, Crocodile actually intervened and saved Robin.

“Crocodile… As one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, I am aware of your actions in this country. Once I return to headquarters, I will apply for the stripping of your Warlord status!” Aokiji said calmly.

His words made Princess Vivi and King Cobra secretly breathe a sigh of relief. As long as the Navy didn't side with Crocodile, Alabasta still had a chance.

"Guhahaha... Even if you want to strip me of my status, you need the World Government to issue a document. Until then, my status as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea is legal. Once you take action, the Seven Warlords system that the World Government has worked so hard to establish will fall apart. Are you sure you can bear the consequences?!" Crocodile said with a loud laugh.

Aokiji's expression turned grim. Crocodile was right. The Shichibukai system established by the World Government had already made many Marines unhappy, but that was not a reason for them to take action against the Shichibukai.

If the other Shichibukai think this status is useless because of him, then the Shichibukai will truly become a joke, and that will be a real problem.