The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

While Nami was still engrossed in her own world, Luffy quietly let Hachi go.

He felt that everything was Ah Long's fault, and Xiao Ba was just an accomplice. After receiving a promise from the other party that he would never do it again, he decisively threw the other party into the sea.

Once a fish-man enters the sea, it's basically the same as returning home; once he's found, it's very difficult.

Zoro simply watched Luffy's actions silently, his opinion of Luffy dropping even further.

Having been raised by the Don Quixote family, they were well aware of how many tragedies this world had to offer.

They can't care about the tragedies of the others, but Nami is at least a partner. After being bullied, she finally has a chance to get revenge, but Luffy only thinks about beating her up and then reforming her. He's naive to the extreme.

They could even foresee that if Ah Long hadn't died, he would have become even more ruthless towards humans after they left, making reconciliation impossible.

This world is inherently cruel; you may laugh and joke with others, but they won't reciprocate in the same way.

"laugh!!!"

In front of Nami, Zoro didn't say anything, but instead drew his sword, Onimaru Kunitsuna, and plunged it into the heart of the fishman lying at his feet.

Usopp and Sanji did similar things; one drew his gun, and the other kicked, taking the lives of several fish-men.

Seeing this, Nami smiled knowingly, feeling a warm feeling in her heart. She finally understood what it meant to have a partner.

Aside from Luffy being a bit weak, the rest of them are great friends...

Chapter 342 The Alabasta Plot

As the Straw Hat Pirates finished their journey in Cocoyasi Village and set off for the Grand Line.

Uta quietly left the East China Sea and arrived in Alabasta first.

In a tavern in Rainy Land, the stronghold of Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

This is a tavern run by Baroque Works, Crocodile's organization. Baroque Works specializes in shady businesses, providing Crocodile with money and manpower.

When MISS, dressed as a 16-year-old girl, saw Uta enter the tavern on Wednesday, her expression changed completely.

She quietly left her resting spot and headed towards the tavern's private room.

Uta, with a smile on his face, followed them into the private room.

"I thought your princess game was over a long time ago, Vivi!"

"Don't mention that!"

Baroque Studio's MISS Wednesday, also Princess Neferutat Vivi of the Alabasta Kingdom blushed.

Crocodile was, after all, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. After the Golden Lion incident ended and it was confirmed that Lloyd had no intention of seeking revenge, he eventually returned to Alabasta.

In order to gain a deeper understanding of ancient weapons, and also to have a place to recruit people.

Compared to the future that Luther knew, Crocodile's reputation in Alabasta today is much more positive.

While Baroque Studios operates shady establishments such as casinos and brothels, it also spends a huge amount of money each year on raising orphans and impoverished children in Alabasta.

Countless orphans and families have benefited from the kindness of Baroque Works and Crocodile, and these people, now quite old, have become loyal fans of Crocodile.

However, because King Corlab of Alabasta had a very good personal relationship with Dr. Clover, Crocodile's most trusted advisor, the two sides were quite in sync and no conflict ever occurred.

Vivi had always felt that Crocodile was suspicious, and because the Kingdom of Jaya was very close to Alabasta and had a good relationship with it, she even went to the Kingdom of Jaya to report Crocodile. So she knew people in the Don Quixote family.

Everyone in the Don Quixote family knew that this naive princess had long ago declared her intention to infiltrate the Baroque Workshop to find evidence of their plot to overthrow Alabasta, and had recently put it into action.

"Uta, what brings you to Alabasta?"

Just as the Don Quixote family knew Vivi, Vivi also knew some of the younger members of the family.

Although she didn't join the family directly like Scarlett, she still had good personal relationships with many people in the family.

“It’s about Alabasta,” Uta said calmly.

"Hey! I knew it! Crocodile was definitely up to something!"

Vivi waved, her eyes sparkling.

Looking at her innocent appearance, Uta simply smiled lightly.

Vivi's undercover work was not only not kept from them, but even Corab and Crocodile knew about it.

However, both sides chose to let Weiwei do whatever she wanted.

The Kingdom of Jaya is only a day away from Alabasta. Crocodile is after the Ancient Weapons, not looking to die, and has no interest in Alabasta whatsoever.

Uta knew that Crocodile had been secretly infiltrating several member states near Alabasta, which were the places where Crocodile had ravaged the land.

However, the population there was too small, and the people there were unwilling to submit to the rule and protection of the Kingdom of Gaya, so the Don Quixote family naturally didn't interfere.

“Although Crocodile is not a good person, he has a good personal relationship with Corab, so he certainly wouldn’t plot against Alabasta,” Uta said.

"Tch, I don't believe it! If it weren't for Grandpa Clover's good relationship with Father, Crocodile would have already taken action against Alabasta."

Vivi pursed her lips; for some reason, she always had a prejudice against Crocodile.

"Alright, that's fine with you. I'm here to talk about something else."

"what's up?"

Vivi asked curiously, "Usually it's Alabasta who asks the Don Quixote family for help; it's very rare for the other way around."

How much do you know about Dr. Clover's wish?

Robin was supposed to be in charge of this today, but the setup for the New World is at its final stage, and the other person needs to stay there, so she took her place.

"Grandpa Clover..."

Weiwei was slightly taken aback at first, but then her expression became somewhat unnatural:

"It's probably about experiencing more history, but... it doesn't really matter..."

Seeing Vivi trying to cover something up, Uta bluntly exposed her:

"They probably want to study the historical texts and find the truth from 800 years ago."

"Ah...no, no, Grandpa Clover really hasn't continued researching forbidden knowledge." Vivi shook her head anxiously.

Studying the Poneglyphs could lead to being charged with the Buster Call. Although she didn't witness it firsthand, she knew how Dr. Shamrock's hometown was destroyed.

“I don’t mean to blame you. The family’s intention is to support you in your research and to boldly reveal the true history.”

Uta's words did not calm Vivi down; instead, they made her seem even more flustered.

The Donquixote Family are among the Celestial Dragons; how could they not care about such things?

And...this matter is also somewhat related to her...

"What are you panicking about? Panicked that you've inherited Dr. Clover's knowledge?"

Uta looked at Vivi with a half-smile, revealing her biggest secret.

"How did you know?" Vivi's eyes widened.

"It's no secret that Dr. Clover wants to study the Poneglyphs. He's too old to travel long distances now, so when Crocodile obtains the Poneglyphs that he can't bring back to Alabasta, he always needs a historian to translate them."

Uta looked at Vivi expressionlessly. The fact that she was standing here meant that the family had absolute evidence.

"It just so happens that Crocodile discovered a historical stone on Kita Island a year ago. Since the stone nominally belonged to the Kingdom of Jaya, Crocodile had no opportunity to make a copy. Shortly after he received the news, Kita Island welcomed a guest who shouldn't have come."

"it's me..."

Weiwei smiled bitterly. Now that she had been discovered, she had no intention of hiding it anymore.

Given the Don Quixote family's intelligence and capabilities, rebuttal would be pointless.

"What do you want... I did study the history texts, but that was my personal decision and has nothing to do with Grandpa Clover."

Vivi pursed her lips; the discovery of her biggest secret frightened her somewhat.

“We will support you in discovering the Poneglyphs, but most of the information in the Poneglyphs is detrimental to the family, and we need to modify that part.”

Uta said calmly, a hint of pity in his eyes as he looked at Vivi.

From the very beginning, Princess Vivi from Alabasta was an indispensable part of the entire plan.

The Straw Hat Pirates need someone who can translate the Poneglyphs, and Vivi's family was once one of the 20 kings who overthrew the world, so her identity makes her a perfect candidate for translating the Poneglyphs.

From a very young age, the other person was already the chosen one. Olvia personally intervened, placing people around the other person and cultivating their interest in history from childhood.

Then Dr. Clover stayed in Alabasta, naturally establishing contact with Vivi and teaching her everything related to the Poneglyphs.

Everything is progressing as the family had envisioned.

Whether Vivi agrees or not is not important. What the Donquixote Family wants is for Vivi to lead Luffy to the 'final island', not to actually reveal or cover up anything.

The subsequent arrangements are contained within the main historical text.

Chapter 343 On the Verge of Eruption

After struggling for a while, Weiwei finally nodded:

"I will do it!"

Although she said that, her kindness and sense of justice meant she didn't want to do it.

In her view, even if the past was not glorious, it was the past and had nothing to do with the Don Quixote family in the present.

Facing history squarely is a phrase that Dr. Clover often says, and it is also a belief that Vivi holds.

If the Don Quixote family had only committed a minor offense according to historical records, she would choose to selectively conceal that small detail, after all, the family had protected Alabasta for many years.

But if the Don Quixote family in history was truly wicked, she would advise people to accept the changed Don Quixote family of today, rather than deliberately concealing these facts.

After all, according to Dr. Clover, the 20 kings, including her ancestors, were indeed traitors, but they betrayed a vast kingdom that was already rotten to the core.

Although this betrayal is immoral, it is in accordance with justice, and Vivi doesn't see anything wrong with it.

When Uta saw that Vivi had agreed, he didn't say anything more, and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips before disappearing.

She has achieved her goal, or at least she has done enough.

As for what Vivi will do when she sees the 'real' history, that's not her responsibility.

One day later, at the Holy Land, Don Quixote Palace.

"Thanks for your hard work."