I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Nearby is a bustling corner of the city, with cars and people coming and going.

In the distance lies the edge of the city, a vast and boundless desert.

Rainland is a nice port city, but it's also adjacent to the desert.

This is Crocodile's home stadium.

"Sieg is finally coming, so I'd better be ready to welcome him."

Crocodile took a puff of his cigar, exhaled a smoke ring, but his face remained expressionless.

"Don't do anything unnecessary while I'm away from the rainy place, Miss Allsunday."

Crocodile turned his head and said in a low voice.

"I certainly wouldn't make an unwise choice before I have the historical text."

A calm female voice responded.

Nico Robin sat on another sofa, one hand supporting her chin, her eyes fixed on Crocodile with a slightly complicated expression.

Beneath the desert cowboy-style hat was a head of neat, shoulder-length black straight hair. Robin was only eighteen years old this year, but her figure was already quite graceful.

In particular, the black suit collar was boldly left open, revealing a soft cleavage that accentuated a mature charm beyond her years.

"A guest from afar is about to arrive, yet you're preparing to leave Rainfield at the last minute? Mr. 0, you're quite the hospitable one."

Robin asked in a low voice.

About a month ago, she was still in the West Sea when she was suddenly invited by Baroque Works to Alabasta to work with Crocodile.

She couldn't see through Crocodile's intentions and still wanted to spy on him from the outside.

"That's not something you should be asking."

"I will be back when Sig arrives."

Crocodile said coldly.

His body had turned into yellow sand, drifting away gradually through the open French windows.

..............

Three days later.

A steel armored ship sailed into the port of Yudi.

Laboon the whale has most of its body below the surface, but even so, it still attracted a large crowd.

Sieg stood at the bow of the ship, gazing at the bustling port city, his expression somewhat grave.

"This day has finally come."

Sieg touched a wine bottle at his waist.

He always harbored suspicions about Crocodile and even prepared a bottle specifically to blow Crocodile's head off at a crucial moment, thus depriving him of his elemental transformation ability.

As for whether he could headshot Crocodile, Sieg had no idea.

"Is this Mr. Sig? President Crocodile is already waiting for you at Rain Banquet."

On the shore, a man in a suit was already waiting with a polite smile.

"So impatient?"

Sieg's tension intensified, and he turned to look at his men beside him.

Kro's hair was a bit messy at the moment, and he looked completely drained, with no energy left.

Arlong the fishman said he didn't want to enter this desert kingdom.

The rest of the people were all taken by Sieg, who felt insecure.

Soon, the group was led by the man in the suit into Rain Banquet, the largest casino in Alabasta.

This scene was also observed by Cobra, who was secretly watching from the window of a tall building in the distance.

"Sig entered Crocodile's casino?"

Cobra was somewhat puzzled.

"Is he just gambling recklessly, or is he really here to see Crocodile?"

Behind him, the Kingdom Guard Captain Icarum and Vice Captain Bel both had their hands on their foreheads.

"Your Majesty, you have really been overthinking this time."

"Why don't we go back to the royal city sooner? With Crocodile around, everything will be fine."

"No...we still need to take another look." Cobra shook his head; he still felt something was amiss.

His gaze shifted from the Rain Banquet Casino below to the distant horizon, where a gust of wind howled, causing Cobra's long robes to flutter wildly.

"Is it getting dark? Is it going to rain?"

Cobra felt that the light seemed a little dim even though it was broad daylight.

..........

Rain Banquet Casino.

Meanwhile, Sieg and his group had just followed the man in the suit into the casino lobby.

The casino is luxuriously decorated and quite lively.

The man in the suit led Sieg through the crowd toward the elevator at the other end.

"Mr. Sig, our president has been waiting for you on the fifth floor for a long time. Please come with me to the elevator."

"elevator?"

Sieg suddenly became alert.

He remembered that in the original work, Luffy and his crew fell directly into a Seastone cage because they took an elevator.

"No need. The first to fourth floors are all casinos, right? Before meeting your president, I'd like to take a good look around Alabasta's largest casino."

Sieg replied.

"But..."

The man in the suit immediately looked troubled, but Sieg ignored him and headed straight for the stairs.

He also wandered casually around the lobby of each casino floor, trying to buy time to come up with a solution.

But the tension and anxiety in his heart grew stronger and stronger.

"Uncle, what a pity, you lost again. Want to play a few more rounds?"

A scantily clad, sexy dealer asked jokingly.

As soon as she finished speaking, a burst of laughter erupted from the crowd around her.

Sieg looked up and saw that a large group of people had gathered around a gambling table next to him, far more than at the other tables.

Amidst the laughter, the voice of a middle-aged man rang out.

"Play! Of course I'll play, I'm sure I'll win the next game."

Looking in the direction of the sound, Sieg was immediately stunned.

The speaker was an unremarkable middle-aged man in a purple robe, with short hair and a short beard. He was just an ordinary middle-aged man.

The only unusual thing about him was the two shocking scars around his eyes.

This is a middle-aged blind man with his eyes closed.

"The big shot is here!"

Sig was immediately overjoyed.

This is a future naval admiral, Fujitora Issho!

Fujitora is fiercely opposed to evil and possesses monstrous strength. If Crocodile could be brought onto his side, he would be doomed in no time.

After all, he is a general who truly deserves the title!

Chapter 209 Another Future General

Beside a window of a tall building.

King Cobra glanced at the darkening sky and then looked down at the largest casino in the country, his unease growing stronger.

"We're here, but we can't see anything..."

Cobra murmured.

"Your Majesty."

The guard captain Icaram's expression immediately changed:

"Higurashi is a notorious pirate with a bounty of 400 million. Even if Crocodile could defeat him, it would be an epic battle. Going there rashly would only be dangerous..."

However, Cobra's reaction was very calm.

"Of course I know."

"Otherwise, do you think I came here to be a suicide mission?"

Cobra knew his own limitations. He was only there because he felt uneasy, so he planned to observe the battle from a distance and had no intention of personally risking his life to fight Sieg.

Bringing Icarus and Bell along was merely to protect the king's own safety.

"Speaking of which, why haven't the naval reinforcements arrived yet?"

Cobra glanced at Bell, the vice-captain of the guard team behind him.

Just to be on the safe side, Cobra not only informed Crocodile of Sig's message, but also the Navy, to ensure that nothing went wrong.

"The navy said they should be close to Yudi and should arrive in half an hour at most."

“They sent a lieutenant general from headquarters to cooperate with Crocodile; Sieg has absolutely no chance of survival.”

Bell was full of confidence.

"The navy's fleet? Bell, use your abilities to look out from the air. If you don't see the navy's fleet, then urge them again."