【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness
Chapter 165 Parting
"That's right, luckily we knew his ability in advance. If we didn't know it in advance, we would not have discovered it so quickly if he impersonated us." Nami said solemnly, "We must think of a countermeasure to deal with it.
"We can put a mark on our hands to tell if he is impersonating us." Qi suggested, "We put a bandage on our hands, but put our real mark under the bandage."
"Then tie them all on the left hand," Nami decided. "The real mark is hidden under the bandage."
"I'll go get the bandage!" Chopper said proactively.
Soon Chopper brought the bandages over, and everyone else began to help each other or put on the bandages themselves.
"As long as you have this, you won't doubt your own people." Nami said as she tied up Vivi.
"But since there are guys like that among the enemies, we can't act alone in Alabasta," Zoro reminded.
"In short, no matter what happens in the future, this on our left hand is the symbol of our friendship!" Luffy said, raising his hand and clenching his fist.
"That's right!" Others also clenched their fists to show the bandages on their left hands.
……
Lucci leaned against the wall unhappily in the shadow of the building. He even glared at Ace who was lazily lying on the roof with some annoyance. It was no exaggeration to say that Ace was showing a satisfied expression at this moment, and there were even some small flames jumping happily on his body.
Since they arrived in Alabasta five days ago, Lucci changed his usual attire. He replaced his boots with a pair that was more suitable for walking in the desert, and changed his usual clothes to a cloak. However, he still felt uncomfortable, his skin was itchy, and he always felt like there was sand sticking to his skin. The sunlight was glaring, which was really irritating.
Ace noticed the way Lucci was glaring at him, and he asked in mock shock "Why do you hate the heat, it's so nice." He deliberately exclaimed "You should know that if I ever retire from piracy, I will definitely choose to settle here."
"Really? Then you will never see me again." Lu Qi said angrily. "I definitely can't live in this kind of climate."
"Haven't you ever been in an environment worse than this?" Ace sneered.
"I'm sorry, I have the ability to protect myself and won't deliberately make things difficult for myself." Lucci retorted.
"Okay, whatever." Ace waved his hand, as if to avoid the idea that normal people would find the heat annoying. "Let's go get something to eat first, okay? I'm hungry."
"You always say you're hungry," Lucci accused.
"Yeah, that's right," Ace nodded, jumping down from the roof as he spoke "But aren't you too?"
"Let's go." Lucci walked out of the shadow of the building and followed Ace's pace. He walked beside him and asked as he walked, "Did you get any news about Teach?"
"No, he shouldn't be around here." Ace sighed "What about you? Did you get any information?"
"No." Lucci also sighed, "That bastard is very good at hiding, but it can be confirmed that Teach should not have appeared in Alabasta, otherwise there would be no news at all."
"That means he may not have landed on Alabasta, just as we speculated before," Ace concluded.
"Yes, then we have two routes to choose from." Lu Qi said, "Maybe we can try to sneak into the naval base to get some information."
"Then shall we go to the naval base on the next island?" Ace asked.
"No." Lucci refused. "Only I will go."
"What?" Ace frowned, a little angry. "We should go together."
"You still have to wait for your brother here." Lucci pointed out, and added, "I just went to find his information before you, which doesn't mean I will definitely meet him. Even if I do, I'm not you. I won't fight recklessly."
"No." Ace refused. "We need to go together. There is no need to leave so soon. We can leave right after meeting my brother."
"Don't worry, if I get any news about Teach, I will contact you immediately." Lucci tried to dispel Ace's worries. "In fact, if Teach's sailing route is indeed the same as we guessed, then he must have arrived at Gaya Island before us. By the time we really get news about him, he may have left."
"But we're not sure whether Teach would pass by Gaya Island." Ace retorted, "Like you said, he might have taken the western route."
"But there is a two-thirds chance of it being Jaya Island." Lucci said directly, "As we discussed before, we need to split into two routes. I will depart from Alabasta and go to Jaya Island, and you will go to the western route."
Ace frowned and tried to retort.
"But it won't be long." Lucci interrupted Ace's rebuttal and said quickly, "It's possible that I can get some news about Teach at the naval base before you meet your brother. In this way, we can get accurate information about which route Teach will take. Then I will wait for you at that base and we will set off together. How about it?"
Ace thought for a while and finally nodded. Lucci was right. If they all stayed in Alabasta for ten days without Teach, then when they got the news of Teach, according to their sailing speed, they would go to the island where he appeared to track him, and they would probably be one step late every time.
Lucci knew that Ace would agree. Since he had already convinced Ace, he decided that he would leave this damn place as soon as possible. "Then I'll leave now."
"What? Leaving so soon?" Ace asked in disbelief. He thought Lucci would at least be ready to leave tomorrow.
"You know, I haven't eaten much since I came here. The climate and environment here are not friendly to me at all." Lu Qi said helplessly, "Since we have decided to leave, we should leave early."
"Okay." Ace blinked and acquiesced to Lucci's behavior. "Then how are you going to leave? There's no boat."
"That's easy. I'll take a merchant ship or a pirate ship." Lucci grinned, then turned and walked towards the port, waving goodbye to Ace as he walked. "I'll let you know if there's any news about Teach, and don't fall asleep in your food again!"
"Like I would do that again." Ace scoffed at Lucci's last words.
……
Sea area near Santinon Island
The Merry was sailing slowly on the sea when suddenly a huge sea cat emerged from the water. Everyone looked at the suddenly appearing sea cat in surprise.
Luffy and Zoro looked at the giant sea cat and shouted excitedly "Food appears!!"
They were about to rush up to attack the giant sea cat, but were stopped by Vivi, who told them that sea cats are called sacred animals in Alabasta and cannot be eaten, and the appearance of the sea cat also proved that they were already near Alabasta.
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