One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Chapter 330 The Death of Crocodile

The war in Alabasta ended when Crocodile was captured by Palmer and thrown at Cobra's feet like a dead dog.

With the ringleader arrested, all that remains is the screening and arrest of the remaining members of the Baroque Works.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees who formed the rebel army were given sufficient food and water according to their headcount and were temporarily relocated to the royal city.

Originally, Cobra planned to arrange for the kingdom's guards to escort them back to their hometown.

But when Rorschach said that there might be a large army from Moonlight Moria and the Flower Kingdom that would attack, he gave up the idea.

At the top of Albana’s towering city gate, Cobra had some fruits, vegetables and food brought to entertain Rorschach and his companions.

There were no tables or chairs on the city tower, and the people didn't mind the dirty ground. They just sat on the ground and ate their food in silence.

Cobra looked at Crocodile with a complicated expression; Crocodile's chest was clearly sunken in, and blood was still flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"Crocodile, I've heard that you always claim to outsiders that Alabasta is your homeland. I wonder if that's true or not."

Luo Xia and the others, while eating, also turned to look.

Crocodile sat slumped on the battlements, barely breathing, his eyes lowered, as if lost in thought or perhaps lost in memories.

He did not answer Cobra's question, but simply sat quietly.

"Brother Rorschach, what do you plan to do with him? Take him back for trial, then imprison him in Impel Down?"

Lark sat next to Rorschach, holding a fruit knife and peeling an apple for him.

Rorschach didn't like apples, so he gave the apple that Lark had peeled to Enel, who was standing next to him.

This guy could eat apples all day long until he was sick of them.

"Trial? Does this guy's crimes even warrant being brought to Enies Lobby for trial? Even if he's imprisoned in Impel Down, it's only to prevent his Logia-type abilities from flowing into the sea."

Rorschach glanced at Crocodile, his eyes cold.

Feeling his cold gaze, Crocodile raised his lowered head and looked at him indifferently.

"You want to kill me?"

"What, is it not allowed?" Luo Xia remained noncommittal.

“Nothing is impossible. The victor is king, the loser is villain. In this world, the strong always live and the weak always die.” Crocodile’s voice was hoarse.

"Looks like you see things quite clearly. No wonder you're a silver medalist who's made it through the New World. Although you lost out to those old devils, you're completely different from those pirates who cry and whine in the face of death and play house."

Rorschach tore into the chicken leg in his hand and pulled out the Den Den Mushi that had started ringing again from his pocket.

As expected, it was another attack from the Warring States period.

During the previous battle, the Den Den Mushi (snail phone) rang from time to time.

Click.

Rorschach answered the Den Den Mushi and placed it on the ground in front of him.

As soon as the call connected, Zhan Guo's furious voice came through.

"You little brat, you've got some nerve, huh? You even dared to hang up on me. I called you over ten times and you didn't answer. Are you trying to rebel, kid?"

Luo Xia forced a smile. "How could I dare? I was just engaged in a dangerous battle. After all, my opponent was the famous Shichibukai. If I, a recruit who hasn't even graduated from basic training, were to be careless in battle, I probably wouldn't even know how I died."

"Don't give me that nonsense!"

Zhan Guo cursed irritably, expressing the sentiments of many present.

Enel glanced at Rorschach sideways.

A dangerous battle?

Can't you tell the truth in one sentence?

He could have been taken down with just one punch.

After scolding Rorschach a few more times, Sengoku finally remembered why he had made more than a dozen Den Den Mushi calls in a row.

"Where is Crocodile now? You didn't kill him, did you?"

“He’s not dead yet, but he’ll be soon,” Rorschach said truthfully.

"What do you mean? You brat, I'm not kidding you. It's fine if you defeat him or even capture him, but if you kill him, that's slapping the higher-ups in the face, do you understand? Don't act rashly and ruin your future." Sengoku was getting anxious.

He was really anxious.

Rorschach was unmoved by reason; no matter how much he talked, he was still thinking about killing Crocodile.

Speaking of which, very few of the pirates who have faced this kid are still alive.

He was truly daring to kill, regardless of the strength of the Devil Fruit abilities possessed by the other party, and without considering that being imprisoned in Impel Down would prevent those powerful destructive abilities from wreaking havoc on the sea for decades.

For example, the Blood-Blood Fruit user we killed on Sabaody Archipelago.

If it were Kizaru or Aokiji instead, they would definitely capture that pirate and throw him into Impel Down.

The pirate's abilities clearly possessed extremely strong destructive power.

Fortunately, Sengoku heard that this special Paramecia-type ability had been acquired by a naval admiral.

Crocodile's Logia-type Sand-Sand Fruit has even greater potential and destructive power than the Blood-Blood Fruit.

If Rorschach were allowed to kill Crocodile and let this top-tier Logia-type ability flow into the sea and fall into the hands of a powerful pirate, it could very well create a pirate even more troublesome than Crocodile.

Furthermore, without the World Government's permission, the Navy absolutely cannot act against the Seven Warlords of the Sea, let alone kill them.

Upon hearing this, Luo Xia turned to look at Yun Que and asked in confusion, "Yun Que, haven't you sent the recorded footage to the old man for review yet?"

"Hmm? It's already been sent. Didn't Grandpa Sengoku receive it?" Hibari looked down at the Den Den Mushi.

“I received the video you sent,” Sengoku replied.

"Now that you've received it, sir, you know that what Crocodile did to this country is no different from what Doflamingo did in Dressrosa. In some ways, Alabasta's situation is even worse. At least Dressrosa still appears prosperous on the surface. But here... heh, he's caused a drought-stricken desert nation to go without rain for years. Sir, do you know how many people have died because of this?"

Luo Xia's somber words brought tears to the eyes of Cobra, Vivi, and Kosha.

In particular, Koza, the young rebel leader, clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with intense hatred as he stared intently at Crocodile, who was leaning against the wall.

If his gaze could kill, Crocodile would already be dead.

Sengoku, on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, also fell silent.

After a long pause, he said in a hoarse voice, "We can't let his Devil Fruit power flow into the sea. The Sand-Sand Fruit is a top-tier Logia-type Devil Fruit. If it falls into the hands of someone with a stronger base strength than Crocodile..."

“It’s just a Logia-type Devil Fruit ability.” Rorschach interrupted him. “If that’s all you’re worried about, old man, then how about this: I’ll take down one Logia-type and give you two in return. How about that deal?”

The Sengoku-era face simulated by the Den Den Mushi wore a bewildered expression. "What do you mean by that?"

Rorschach was about to answer.

Suddenly, a clear female voice rang out from the city gate tower and reached the ears of the Warring States.

"I'll kill him!"

Rorschach was stunned, looking at the girl who stood up next to Cobra.

“Vivi.” Cobra stared blankly at his daughter.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Weiwei, who had uttered those words.

There was surprise and shock in those gazes.

Vivi walked up to Crocodile, clutching her weapon—the string of green peacock daggers—and turned to look at Rorschach, then at the Den Den Mushi in front of him. She shouted, "Rorschach, Fleet Admiral Sengoku! Hand over Crocodile's weapon to me! I'll kill him! I want justice for the tens of thousands of innocent people who have died in Alabasta over the years. If the World Government asks, Fleet Admiral Sengoku will say that the governments of member states are not to be interfered with by outsiders, even if the one interfering is one of their allies, a Shichibukai!"

“Weiwei…” Kou Sha’s body trembled violently. He stared blankly at Weiwei, whose eyes were firm and determined. He was shocked by the girl’s determination and decisiveness.

As she spoke, Vivi gripped the sharp peacock thorn and walked step by step toward Crocodile, who was sitting on the battlements.

Everyone stood up and watched this scene in silence.

But no one stopped them.

Crocodile looked up at the girl walking towards him, his usually indifferent eyes suddenly becoming somewhat lost in thought.

The girl in front of me was so beautiful and dazzling.

Her long, wavy blue hair cascaded over her shoulders, like waves rolling on the sea.

His determined and stubborn eyes shone brightly.

Just like she did when I rescued her in the rain a dozen days ago, she was fearless.

This fearlessness is not innate.

However, the disaster that this country has suffered has emboldened this kind-hearted girl to stand up bravely.

Who says women are inferior to men?

once Upon a time……

Crocodile's bleeding lips suddenly curled up into a smile that was completely different from the ruthless character he had always portrayed.

puff!

The sharp peacock thorns pierced his raised neck, and a blinding crimson sprayed out from his neck, quickly staining the bricks beneath him.

The breath of life was rapidly draining from Crocodile's body.

He quietly tilted his head back, without struggling, just looking at the azure sky above him, the light in his eyes gradually fading.

Leaving their hometown to go to sea.

Watch the Pirate King's execution in Loguetown.

He met Ivankov.

Fight Douglas Barrett.

He failed in his challenge to Whitebeard and his attempt to seize the throne of the Emperor of the Sea. Together with Moria, he was ridiculed by the world as a loser of the Great Pirate Era.

They are holed up in Alabasta, plotting the resurgence of ancient weapons.

Upon receiving news of Dazbonis's death, the operation was launched ahead of schedule.

Overjoyed because of a fake Pluto warship.

He had hoped to return to the New World with the Pluto battleship, find Whitebeard, defeat him, and shatter the shadow he had cast upon him.