Pirates of the Void Swordsman

In the urban area outside the palace, the citizens of Albana were worried.

All of them had heard about the war started by the rebels.

On the streets that were originally very busy with people coming and going,

It was starting to become sparsely populated.

All shops were closed as quickly as possible, and residents locked their doors and windows tightly.

A gust of cold wind blew through the empty streets, making them look particularly deserted.

at the same time,

A coffee shop named [Spider-Man] was extremely lively.

Crocodile and the senior cadres of the Baroque Working Society gathered together to discuss the Utopia battle plan.

I see,

Crocodile sat in the main seat with a majestic look. In front of him was a rectangular table, with several people sitting on a few chairs next to it.

They are Mr. 4, miss. Merry Christmas, Mr. 1 Daz Bowness, Miss. Two Fingers, and Miss. Sunday Nico Robin.

Except for Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine who are dead, and Mr. 2 and Mr. 3 who are on mission, all the senior cadres are gathered here.

Surprisingly,

Sitting directly opposite Crocodile was a middle-aged man with wrinkles on his face.

To be precise, I'm not sitting on a chair, but I'm tied to a chair.

His mouth was sealed with a white cloth, and his body was tied with a rope to restrain him from moving.

This person turned out to be the king who mysteriously disappeared from the palace - Kobra.

As for why he appears here, the reason is simple.

Miss. Merry Christmas is a user with the Weasel Fruit ability, which can quickly dig holes in the ground.

It was she who used her fruit power to travel underground and kidnapped the king from the palace.

"Cobra..."

Crocodile lit a cigar and took a pleasant puff.

"What about my plan...?"

"The war has begun and Alabasta will become history today,"

"And you...can't do anything but slowly watch this country go to ruin step by step."

Crocodile looked at Kobra with a sarcastic smile on his face and said hoarsely:

"Do you know what the soldiers of the rebel army and the soldiers of the king's army think?"

"They must be thinking this way..."

"To save... Alabasta, to defend... Alabasta!"

"Everyone is fighting for Alabasta..."

Crocodile blew out a puff of white smoke and mocked:

"It really makes me want to cry,"

"With the idea of ​​serving the country wholeheartedly, a war broke out, which led to the destruction of this country,"

"Hahaha... so naive..."

At this point, Crocodile couldn't help laughing.

He smiled freely and freely.

This situation and situation,

A feeling of overwhelming regret surged into his heart, and Kobra closed his eyes in pain.

Two lines of tears flowed down slowly...

He cried,

Yes,

This middle-aged man who has experienced countless storms and waves cried...

His body was shaking,

His tears couldn't stop flowing down,

He cried heartbrokenly...

this moment,

Kobra hated himself in his heart and hated that he should not trust Crocodile...

How could a pirate who had killed countless people become a hero?

If... I could have noticed Crocodile's plan earlier, maybe this situation wouldn't have happened...

If he had reported it to the Navy Headquarters as the King of Alabasta, all the problems would have been solved long ago.

Alabasta has long since restored peace...

But he never noticed it, which led to the country's demise.

Kobra didn't have any grand aspirations in his life.

He just wants to live peacefully in the country of Alabasta.

Peace and stability, the citizens are far away from war and drought, and live happily every day.

Then this life is enough for him to die without regrets...

If he still had a small wish, he hoped to see his daughter Weiwei get married and have children.

He wants to hold his grandson or granddaughter in his arms and watch them grow up quietly.

As a father, maybe... this is not too much...

He has never done anything bad or big in his life.

He did not live a luxurious life like the kings of other countries, nor was he as absurd and extravagant...

He just wants to fulfill his duty and live his life normally...

It's a pity that things backfired,

His ordinary dream is now getting further and further away from him...

The people of the country are in dire straits and are in drought and war every day. The number of dead bones that fall is increasing every day.

His daughter Weiwei is also missing...

Perhaps this was the only good thing in his heart. Weiwei was not in Alabasta, so she was far away from the whirlpool of this war.

If possible, he hoped that Weiwei would never come back...

This is his father's last wish at this moment.

because,

The country of Alabasta is doomed to destruction. No one can save Alabasta now.

He did not regret his death, but he hoped that his daughter Weiwei could live...

The pain in Kobra's heart reached the extreme at this moment, and he couldn't describe it in words.

The long black hair on his head has quietly turned white.

This is probably what the so-called white hair grows overnight.

"Kosa, Jaka..."

"Please, please don't start a fight..."

All Cobra can do now is pray silently in his heart.

"Ah……"

Seeing Kobra like this, Crocodile sneered, with a little contempt in his eyes.

In this extremely cruel world of pirates, you are still so naive,

When you are in this situation, you can't blame others.

Thinking of this, Crocodile took a deep puff of his cigar and his eyes became slightly dazed.

He recalled the scene when he entered the new world with high spirits more than ten years ago.

At that time, he and Kobra were so similar. They were both so naive and so trusting of people.

He thought he could dominate the new world and have his own territory,

He also has the dream of becoming the Pirate King in his heart.

But in the end, he came back defeated and lost almost everything...

Only when people experience real failure will they remember it unforgettable.

"Trust is the most useless thing in the world!"

This is the conclusion Crocodile came to after his disastrous defeat in the New World.

"Cobra, don't worry..."

Crocodile glanced at Kobra sideways and said slowly:

"I won't take action against the ordinary civilians you love. I have no interest in them, ants."

"After the war is over, I will build a new country here,"

"Ordinary people can survive!!"

So far,

Crocodile took another puff of his cigar, and the smoke filled his face, making him look extraordinarily deep.

"Cobra, since you are still of some use, I will take you to witness it,"

"This great moment is coming..."

After saying this, Crocodile stood up directly and strode out of the coffee shop.

"Hey……"

A faint sigh sounded in Nico Robin's heart,

She raised her hand and pressed the brim of her hat, gently covering her face, and slowly followed Crocodile's footsteps.

The other senior cadres of the Baroque Working Group had indifferent expressions. They picked up Kobra on the chair and followed Crocodile and Nico Robin.

PS:

Crocodile returned miserably in the New World.

"Trust is the last thing you have!" is indeed his mantra, and perhaps this is why he becomes so cruel.

Later, when he was defeated by Luffy, he suddenly realized that he had taken the wrong path and wasted so much time in Alabasta.

After awakening, Crocodile's strength improved a lot, and with the highlight of the war,

Even two years after the original work, Crocodile reappeared in the new world.

In addition, Crocodile has always had the dream of becoming the Pirate King. This is the story on the title page of the manga.