【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

"We won't fight Kosa!!" Vivi frowned.

"Really?" Zoro said seriously. He didn't have any hope that the rebels would listen to them and stop fighting as Vivi said.

"That's right, no one will fight Kosa." Vivi looked around and repeated at everyone in the kitchen. Finally, she stopped her gaze on Luffy's face and said with a firm look, "We grew up together. I know him. If he can avoid it, he doesn't want to start any war or see any casualties. If I can talk to him, I will definitely make him end the rebellion!"

Luffy looked at Vivi and finally asked "Do you think talking to him will end this?"

"Yes." Weiwei nodded firmly.

Qi looked at Vivi's determination and wanted to say something, but finally held back. He had not yet said that the emergence of Mr. 2's ability might be one of the reasons for instigating the rebels, and Crocodile had already prepared all the groundwork for the rebels' anger. Talking to the rebels would not stop the development of the situation.

"But even if we get you close enough to that Kosa so that he can hear your voice, he might agree, but his rebels might not agree." Zoro pointed out the problem directly. "Do you think they will accept your words and withdraw?"

"I will stop them! I will not let my people fight each other like Crocodile wants!" Vivi said loudly.

"Are you planning on going after Crocodile first?" Ace listened to their discussion and roughly understood something. In his opinion, they would probably go after the biggest threat first. If they got rid of Crocodile, Baroque Studio might fall into chaos without a leader, and then they could stop the rebels, but this is Luffy's team, and he needs to do it their own way.

"We'll try to find Kosa first and see if we can get them to at least hold off on any action, then we'll figure out what to do with the other agents, Crocodile and my father," Vivi pleaded, looking at Luffy.

Qi looked at Weiwei's persistence and felt helpless. Although he admired her optimism, if she remained so naive and did not make up her mind and did it with the idea of ​​not wanting to sacrifice anyone, then this would be a doomed action.

"Then give it a try, Luffy." Qi suggested with a smile, "Maybe things are not what I guessed."

Luffy looked at Qi and Vivi, and finally nodded slowly.

When Vivi saw Luffy nod, she breathed a sigh of relief and her shoulders were no longer tense.

"Everyone! We seem to have arrived at the island!" Chopper's voice came from outside.

Everyone gradually left the kitchen. Just as Qi was about to leave, Ace spoke up, "Your plan was to chase Crocodile first, right? Why did you suddenly agree to the princess' plan?"

"That's pretty sharp, Ace." Qi chuckled. "This is indeed the plan I wanted to make at the beginning, but Weiwei hasn't made up her mind yet and hasn't realized that she is not fighting alone. This requires an opportunity."

"Then you should know that pirates will not settle down in one place. The reason why he would do this must be that there is something in this country that is worth him seizing power. His deeper intentions should not be as simple as they seem on the surface." Ace said with a grin, then turned and left the kitchen.

Qi fell into deep thought as he thought about what Ace had just said. If it was really as Ace said, then Crocodile was definitely not as simple as he seemed. What exactly did he want?

"Oops! We are setting off for Yuba!" Luffy's excited voice came from outside.

"Here it comes!" Qi came back to his senses and threw all his guesses aside. No matter what, the most important thing was to get rid of Crocodile.

"We can't fall behind in the desert." Luffy stood in the desert and looked at Qi who jumped off the ship. He said seriously, "Qi, you are really worrying."

Everyone looked at Luffy with a dark face. You must be the one that makes people most worried.

"I'm really sorry for making you worry about me, Luffy!" Qi held Luffy's cheek and said with a kind smile.

"Hmm..." Luffy said with difficulty, his cheeks being crushed into a pancake, "Next... I'll just be more careful next time."

Qi quickly let Luffy go, then looked at the manatees lined up behind Luffy and asked in confusion, "Are these guys going with us too?"

"Of course not. If so many Kung Fu Sea Cows follow us, we won't be able to go anywhere." Nami said helplessly, "Luffy, let those guys leave quickly."

"Okay." Luffy was a little disappointed. These manatees were already his friends. He turned around and said goodbye to the manatees, grinning and saying, "We'll see you next time. Now I need to get going!"

Although the Kung Fu Manatees were reluctant to leave, they had already understood Luffy's words and waved goodbye to them with tears in their eyes.

They soon passed through Elmar, but because of Crocodile's conspiracy, this city that once belonged to the oasis had been completely buried by the desert. Vivi buried the skeletons they encountered in this abandoned city, and the Straw Hat Pirates became even more angry at Crocodile who caused all this.

When they walked in the desert again, the heat made the anger in their hearts gradually disappear, leaving only their difficult steps forward in the desert.

For Luffy, the heat of the desert is not friendly to him because he is rubber, which makes him more afraid of heat than normal people, and the high temperature radiated by the desert makes him feel that his body may be melted.

"It's so hot..." Luffy kept complaining to them "This is too bad."

"We know." Nami almost growled, because Luffy had complained to them at least a thousand times.

"Save your energy, Luffy." Qi said helplessly.

"This place is not for people who have never been here." Vivi gave them a sympathetic smile.

"I need water!" Luffy kept sticking out his tongue to dissipate heat while opening the cup in his hand and preparing to take a big sip.

"You can only take a small sip, we still have a long way to go." Vivi said cautiously to Luffy who was about to drink a whole bottle of water.

"She said to only take small sips, Luffy!" warned Qi.

"Okay..." Luffy took a sip slowly, then glanced at Qi secretly, and then took another sip quickly.

"Enough!" Sanji saw Luffy's little action and stopped him angrily, then watched Luffy put away the kettle in his hand with a bright smile on his face.

"Idiot rubber head." Sanji complained and lit a cigarette. They kept traveling through the desert until the sun set.