Detective: I'm Sato Miwako's Informant

After all, he had just expressed his doubts to Shanks.

If the captain investigates, he probably won't have a good ending either.

This farce didn't last long before the four of them headed towards Fishman Island.

Shiraishi Shuya returned to his lounge, while Shanks and Crocodile remained on the deck.

During this time, Crocodile was thinking of escaping, but Shanks stopped him.

After all, where could Crocodile go if he tried to escape on this vast ocean?

Moreover, after the battle just now, Shanks knew very well that Crocodile was a user of the "Sand-Sand Fruit".

For Devil Fruit users like them, going out on the high seas without a ship is tantamount to sacrificing their lives to the ocean.

After all, every Devil Fruit user is a natural landlubber; they become weak and powerless as soon as they touch the seawater of 817.

If no one rescues them, they will perish at the bottom of the sea.

After being persuaded by Shanks, Crocodile, having figured out the pros and cons, also gave up his plan to escape at this time.

Since their group is heading to Fishman Island, they can find another opportunity to escape once they arrive on the island.

Moreover, Crocodile was still able to find ships on the island at that time, so he wouldn't have escaped without a single ship.

Therefore, the four people's return journey was relatively peaceful and quiet, and nothing too serious happened.

However, the two would occasionally start fighting.

Chapter 0334: Turning Shanks Against Us

After a night, the four of them finally arrived at Fishman Island.

After instructing Bucky to find some brothers to transport all the red stones to the site of the city construction, Shiro returned to his residence.

However, this time he brought Shanks and Crocodile with him.

Shiraishi Osamu had already made up his mind to recruit Crocodile to his ship.

As for the things on the ship, let Bucky and Beckman handle them.

Shanks and Crocodile took them with him and went on missions with him.

After all, Shiraishi Shu knew that the two of them were the strongest people on the entire pirate ship besides himself.

Especially Shanks. Osamu Shiraishi believed that if given enough time to grow, Shanks could very well become another emperor in the new world.

As for Crocodile, there's no need to elaborate; he was originally slated to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

As long as a position becomes vacant, he can immediately take over the position of Shichibukai under the World Government's offer of amnesty.

Crocodile was very displeased that Shiraishi Shu, who had already come all the way to Fishman Island, still wanted to take him with him.

If they stay by Shiraishi Osamu's side, they won't have a chance to escape.

However, he would have known that Shanks was in the same situation.

Having tried to escape from Fishman Island for over a week, only to be swiftly defeated and captured by Shiraishi Osamu, he would probably lose the will to escape.

After all, he and Shanks had been sparring constantly on the way back, so he naturally knew that Shanks' abilities were definitely stronger than his own.

Even someone like Shanks couldn't escape from Fishman Island, so what right do I have to leave this hellish place by Shiraishi Osamu's side?

In his mind, he cursed Shiraishi Osamu hundreds of times.

Fortunately, after returning to their pirate ship's lodgings, Shiraishi Shu ignored Crocodile and instead instructed Shanks to take him to find a room to stay in.

Crocodile was secretly delighted; it seemed his chance to escape this awful place had finally arrived.

But if he knew that no matter how he tried to escape his career, he would still be under Shiraishi Xiu's control, he would be devastated.

Shanks immediately took Crocodile and had him stay in the same room.

Because their pirate ship's castle was not yet completed, the existing residences simply did not have enough rooms to accommodate Crocodile.

So Shanks took him to his residence.

The two became friends after a series of sparring matches, big and small, along the way.

Crocodile naturally knew that Shanks, like him, had been captured by Shiraishi and brought to Fishman Island.

So, after confirming that Shiraishi Shu wasn't following behind, Crocodile asked Shanks:

'Shanks, have you ever thought about escaping from here? Let's escape this hellhole together. If you and I team up, Shiraishi Osamu definitely won't be a match for us.'

Crocodile believed in his mind that:

Although Shiraishi Osamu is very powerful, if he and Shanks can find an opportunity to escape together, fleeing Fishman Island wouldn't be particularly difficult.

Chapter 0335: I used to be the same.

"Old Sha, I advise you to give up your plan to escape. Captain Shiroshi won't give you any chance to escape from here."

"Don't be fooled by his absence. The moment you try to escape, he'll be right behind you, leaving you constantly torn between hope and despair."

"I once thought about finding a chance to escape Fishman Island, and I did try, but I didn't succeed. Every time, Captain Shiraishi Osamu caught me and brought me back."

"Furthermore, neither Beckman nor I were able to harm Captain Shiraishi even slightly, so even if you wanted to escape from here with me, it's absolutely impossible!"

Crocodile was shocked to find that Shanks had not agreed to his request and was even advising him to leave this damned place.

He immediately shut his mouth and stopped talking to Shanks.

Although Crocodile stopped talking about escaping, he was already plotting how to leave Fishman Island.

No matter how clearly Shanks explained how he tried to escape, he was caught and brought back by Shiraishi Osamu.

Crocodile simply didn't believe it. Did Shiraishi Shu have eyes and know when he was going to run away?

As long as Shiraishi Osamu doesn't find out, he probably won't have any rivals on the entire Fishman Island.

Escape from this awful place is an easy thing, isn't it?

I really don't know why Shanks is so afraid of Shiraishi Osamu.

But now that Shanks is around, how can we carry out our escape plan?

Crocodile knew very well that Shanks would never allow him to leave Fishman Island.

Unable to find a solution, Crocodile had no choice but to follow Shanks to his residence for the time being.

After casually assigning Crocodile a spare room in his residence, Shanks didn't say anything more to Crocodile.

Because he knew that Crocodile (badj) still wanted to persuade him to run away with him.

However, Shanks had long since come to admire all the crew members on Shiraishi's pirate ship, and being with them perfectly aligned with his ideals.

So how could Shanks possibly run away with Crocodile at Crocodile's instigation? That's absolutely impossible.

Since Crocodile won't listen to my advice, how can I let Captain Shiraishi know that he's planning to escape?

Even if Shanks racked his brains, he couldn't figure out how to accomplish all of this.

It seems I should inform the captain when Crocodile escapes and make him do the same thing he did to me.

Shanks still felt lingering fear when he thought back to that past week, when he had tried to escape more than ten times but was always severely punished and brought back by Shiraishi Shu.

Captain Shiraishi is just too powerful.

However, Shanks didn't rush to inform Shiraishi Shu. Instead, after making arrangements for Crocodile, he quietly stayed in a nearby room to observe Crocodile's movements.

Work.

Shanks knew that if Crocodile wanted to escape, probably no one could stop him.

Moreover, Shanks wouldn't do that. From the moment Captain Shiraishi insisted on bringing Crocodile back to Fishman Island, Shanks had already roughly guessed what Shiraishi was thinking.

Chapter 0336: Cannot Escape

The captain definitely wants to do what he did before: recruit Crocodile onto the ship.

It would be pointless for him to try to stop Crocodile himself.

The only way is for Crocodile to be completely subdued by Captain Shiraishi's abilities, just like he did in the past.

Sure enough, Crocodile had only been gone a short while when he started thinking about escaping.

Shanks was observing his movements closely from the other side of the room.

Shanks discovered that Crocodile had arrived at the door shortly after he left, seemingly searching for him. Now that he had guessed what Crocodile was thinking, Shanks made no move.

He hid even more concealed, so that Crocodile wouldn't discover his whereabouts, as soon as Crocodile started to run away.

He would definitely rush to where Shiraishi Osamu was staying as soon as possible, call Captain Shiraishi Osamu over, and have him teach Crocodile a lesson.

Shanks didn't have to wait long before he saw Crocodile's finger turn into a cloud of yellow sand, swirling along the path he had just walked.

It seems he was using his Devil Fruit ability to determine whether he was still there to monitor him.

Fortunately, Shanks was very well hidden, so Crocodile did not discover that Shanks' body was currently hidden in a room not far from him.

Two or three minutes after the sand flew away, it flew back to Crocodile's finger once again.

It seems Shanks has already left. I need to prepare to run away too. In an instant, Crocodile's entire body turned into sand and dust.

Leaving Fishman Island, which is filled with pirates, is virtually impossible thanks to the residence of Shiraishi Shuden's crew.

Fortunately, it possesses a unique advantage: the "Sand-Sand Fruit".

His entire body had turned into sand, so no ordinary pirate could possibly spot him.

However, he was unaware that Shanks was witnessing this entire scene.

Once Shanks, who was hiding in the room, realized that Crocodile was indeed preparing to escape, he immediately ran at full speed towards where Shiraishi was.

He must inform Captain Shiraishi before Crocodile completely escapes the island so that Shiraishi can capture Crocodile.

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Through their time together, Shanks and Crocodile have developed a deep bond.

Therefore, Shanks also very much hopes that Crocodile can stay on their fleet.

He has now gained a second friend besides Beckman.

"Captain, Crocodile is on the run again. Do you think we should go and bring him back?"

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