Traveler in the Pirate World

"Tell me what happened during the days I was away!" Crocodile said as he sat at the bar with his legs crossed and looked at the wine in his hand.

Ever since the Straw Hat Pirates caused a scene at the Rain Banquet, Baroque Studio has been in chaos. Many of its members have been arrested by the navy, while even more have set up their own businesses after losing contact with the studio, and are either still working as bounty hunters or going out to sea as pirates.

Of course, there were also some guys who didn't know how to live or die and got involved in the Tiwenalte incident. Unfortunately, with their strength, they could only make trouble with the pirates on the land and at sea, trying to fish in troubled waters, but their endings were not very good.

Crocodile had already anticipated such a result. The purpose of establishing the Baroque Studio was to gather a group of useful tools.

In order not to attract the attention of the navy, Crocodile deliberately chose the loose group of pirate hunters. It must be said that this is a group of very useful guys. They live a life of risking their lives, and most of them have combat capabilities higher than ordinary people.

Each guy has a complex network of relationships and a wide range of business scope. Most of them have some connection with local gangs and various caravans.

Most of them are not good people. Apart from not being wanted by the World Government, they are no different from pirates. Many of them work part-time as slave traders, killers, butchers and other black professions.

Baroque Studio united these people and even occupied the entire Whiskey, forming a relatively organized and disciplined pirate hunter group.

Baroque Studio has a very cruel elimination system as well as a strict level division, which drives this group of hunting dogs to conscientiously complete the tasks from the mysterious boss.

Such a system meant that, apart from partners, it was almost impossible for members of the Baroque Studio to have any deep friendships, and that the friendship would inevitably collapse in an instant after something happened to Crocodile and other high-level people.

However, even so, Vivi, who did not obtain conclusive evidence that Crocodile, the hero who protected the Kingdom of Alabasta, was actually the mastermind behind the drought and civil strife in the Kingdom of Alabasta for several years, still could not change the current situation of civil strife in the kingdom, and the confrontation between the rebels and the kingdom army continued.

The storm of the decisive battle began on the day when Tiwen Arte appeared. The heavy rain for several consecutive days led everything in a new direction.

When the castle stood on the dome, everything in the Kingdom of Alabasta seemed to have come to a standstill, and countless citizens regarded it as a miracle that saved them and celebrated it.

But this was not entirely a good thing for the rebels who were already on the verge of death. They were already short of supplies and had to delay the final decisive battle again.

The sudden heavy rain caused unrest within the resistance army. Some civilians who had to join the rebels because they could not make a living chose to give up when they saw hope.

In response to this, Kosa did not choose to punish the deserters with iron-blooded means, which almost caused the resistance army to collapse, and those opportunistic nobles also began to regret their moves, which made the resistance army completely ineffective.

However, even so, Kosa still did not choose to give up the final war. When they arrived outside the city of Arubana, the rebels had no way to retreat.

The emergence of the City of God brought life to this dry desert, but it could not change the reality of the royal family's corruption. Only by removing the fallen king could things avoid repeating the same mistakes. Kosha firmly believed in all of this.

Looking at the royal capital where he once lived, Kosa couldn't help but recall many things in the past. The king at that time had not yet become what he is today, and the young princess always played with them like commoners.

I remember that this year, there were always letters sent by the princess, trying to end the increasingly intensified conflict. She was a real and innocent girl, but her kind heart made all the efforts meaningful. She would be a benevolent king.

Faced with the huge gap in military strength between the two sides, Kosa knew clearly that his original plan of using the strong public opinion to end the rule of King Cobra with a large army and establish a new king could no longer be realized.

Then there is only one way to end all this, even if it will leave too many hidden dangers for the country, but he can only trust that strong girl.

"If anyone still wants to withdraw now, I won't object!" After Kosa announced the final plan, all the top rebel leaders fell silent.

After a long silence, a chuckle sounded at the conference table. Kaybee looked at his childhood friend and smiled, "Wasn't this kind of thing decided when we chose to stay?"

"We will face 60 troops stationed in Arubana and the private soldiers of nobles who are coming from all over the place to encircle us. You have to think it through!" Kosa's face was very serious. This war was destined to be a war of sacrifice and also a war with a very high failure rate.

Farafra laughed and said, "You are still talking like this. We have no way out. And what does it matter, Kosa? It's just death. The brothers who stayed here already knew the result."

"What if we fail?" Kosa is not a hero, nor a king. He actually hopes they will leave.

"Then leave it to the latecomers." Eric tilted his head back and said nonchalantly, "Someone will always stand up, right?"

"Everything is for the rebirth of the kingdom, so those who come forward and succeed each other will live forever!" The little turtle giggled and said the words she rewrote from the book distributed by the revolutionary army.

Hearing this, Kosha could not help but remain silent. After a long time, he sighed helplessly and said, "Alas, there is really nothing I can do about you!"

After that, they discussed the specific implementation of the plan many times, until a battle took place in the sky that shocked everyone. The red light that ripped through the sky, tore a crack in the sky under the clear daylight, and displayed the endless starry sky, making everyone tremble.

The birth of the new moon was like a supreme miracle, as if the Creator had kneaded a new world in the sky and sealed away the terrifying beast.

And as everything came to an end, the god's gaze fell on the earth, symbolizing that the god's power was controlled by the world, bringing new variables to everything while also completing the last piece of the puzzle of the plan.

"According to insider information, most of the Kingdom's army's attention has been distracted by the visions in the City of Tiwenalt and the Eye of God. Their vigilance against us has reached a limit." Eric spoke clearly as he presented a series of current intelligence and the movements of the Kingdom's army.

"Now that we have all lit up the Eye of God, this has further improved the feasibility of our original plan, but the biggest problem is that we don't know how much of this power the other party controls.

But it cannot be denied that this is the last chance. The climate in Alabasta has changed now. Most civilians will not choose this last path if they have any hope of surviving.

But we cannot sit idly by and watch this kingdom decay. The deadly disease needs to be cut out with a sharp blade. This is our last chance to swing the blade, and you are the last blade!"

At this time, he was wearing Kosa's clothes, and even his hair was dyed the same color. His every move was so similar.

The other people standing in front of him were all wearing yellow cloaks and holding their usual weapons in their hands.

"You're not worried at all, we all ran away!" Farafola laughed and teased.

"That's so disappointing!" Eric looked at him with a chuckle, "It's a pity you won't!"

"Haha..." Kaybee also smiled and shook his head, "I'm really happy to have your trust in me!"

"Go, it's almost time!" Eric glanced at the gradually darkening sky outside the window. The dark clouds blocked the moonlight. It seemed that it would be another rainy night that would make the kingdom cheer.

Kosa stood quietly between the few people, not knowing what to say. In the end, he only left one sentence, "Wish us success!" Then he turned around and ran into the rain that had just fallen, disappearing into the dark night.

Looking at their receding figures, Eric continued to smile, "Yes, I wish us success!"

On the second day, with the scorching sun still hovering below the horizon, thousands of people launched a surprise attack on the royal city, catching the kingdom's army off guard. They had never imagined that such a desperate rebel force would actually launch an attack on them.

The unguarded city gate was like paper and was easily broken by the enemy. Thousands of people rushed straight towards the palace like a spear.

But this rapid momentum gradually stagnated in the face of the encirclement and suppression of the Kingdom Army. Tens of thousands of people easily surrounded them, and Ikalem loudly warned them to surrender.

At the same time, several figures quietly sneaked into the palace. While leaving several people to restrain Jaka and Bell, Kosa dealt a fatal blow to Cobra.

The water flow, which poured all its strength into it, pushed his body into a residual shadow. The long sword drew ripples in the air and swept across Cobra's throat in Vivi's desperate gaze.

But the expected blood splatter did not appear. Instead, there was a strange laugh that drowned out all the fighting on the field. The video Den Den Mushi placed in various places in the royal capital lit up at the same time, projecting Cobra's exaggerated laughing face.

“Haha…hahaha…” A strange voice came from this familiar face. Beneath those eyes was a disgusting mockery. “What a bunch of stupid guys!”

Exhausted, Kosa looked up at the strange king, his pupils trembling, and he realized something, "Who... are you?"

"Originally, I didn't want the game to end like this. After all, it feels really good to play with a country!" A slightly sharp voice sounded in my ears, and the familiar face had completely changed. It was a man with heavy makeup. He ignored the shock of everyone present, and ignored Weiwei shouting his number, but just kept talking to himself.

"I have to say that this country's intelligence system is really bad. Until today, you seem to have not discovered the contradictions in all these things. Such a clumsy acting and such a simple scheme have allowed you to easily reach your current situation." Von Clay squatted in front of Kosa, gently raised his hand and caught his soft knife, his eyes full of sarcasm.

"In the past two years, it seems that only that overly kind girl has chosen to seriously look for the truth. She has always believed in you. Unfortunately, it's useless, isn't it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he changed into the appearance of other people. Each one was so familiar to them, even the voice was the same.

"Originally, I wanted to let this country go to destruction in the struggle, but now it seems a bit too boring, so I have to change my mind. After all, the new era is more interesting. So before starting a new game, it's actually quite nice to take a look at what you look like now!

Now the game is over. Remember my name. I’m Feng Clay, the user of the Imitation Fruit, who fooled the people of this country. Hahahaha…hahaha…” Amidst loud laughter, the man’s figure dissipated in the blowing sand and could no longer be seen.

The war became a farce, and huge shame surrounded everyone's heart. Kosha almost gritted his teeth.

“That guy said he did everything, so until now, in the eyes of most people in this country, you, boss, are still their hero. Now people call him the Fool—Von Clay, and no one knows what he is thinking?” Pola still can’t figure out why Feng did this, but it doesn’t matter, after all, that guy was not normal.

After listening to Pola's story, Crocodile was slightly surprised, but he didn't care. All the plans about Hades in the past were no longer important. No matter what Feng was thinking at the time, it couldn't change the fact that she had left the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Some guys couldn't be fooled by such tricks.

Mori, who was with Feng at the time, also asked him, "Why don't you tell them the truth?"

Feng stood in the space created underground, laughing and spinning like a swan, saying, “If everyone knew that this country was hiding the secret of Hades, it would be a mess.

And I don’t think, Mr. Crocodile, that you are lying when you say you want to build an ideal country!”