The pirates sat and forgot, and they really believed the nine truths and one lie.

The Straw Hat Pirates experienced a great defeat in the Desert Country. After a period of rest, the crew's bodies have largely recovered. Their originally decadent mentality, led by the optimistic captain, the haze that shrouded the Merry gradually dissipated.

Luffy knows that as a captain he is not strong enough to lead his crew to defeat Baroque Studios. A user with a natural devil fruit ability cannot be easily defeated without the ability to use Armament Haki.

Relying solely on the buffs of passionate friendship is not enough to defeat a truly powerful enemy. As a man, Luffy dares to take responsibility for his actions and solemnly apologizes to Princess Vivi.

He said that he could not fulfill his promise in a short period of time, but sooner or later he would improve his strength and help Princess Weiwei defeat the sand crocodile so that the princess could return to the country and inherit the throne.

Vivi and the Straw Hat Pirates have experienced life and death, and their bond with each other has deepened. She did not blame Luffy for his incompetence, but for Crocodile and Blackbeard being too strong. Enemies of this level cannot be defeated by new pirates without over 100 million members.

She got the news from the newspaper that Crocodile had obtained the endorsement of the Celestial Dragons, had successfully usurped the throne and completed the coronation ceremony, becoming the new king of the Kingdom of Alabasta.

Alabasta didn't even get to keep its name. The first thing Crocodile did when he became king was to change the country's name with his own hands and erase the marks left by the former royal family.

The new name of the desert country is Saudi Bastan, and its foreign abbreviation is Saudi. On the first day Crocodile became king, a sweet rain fell over the royal city, which was a miracle for ordinary civilians.

A heavy rain that lasted for a day and a night effectively alleviated the drought in the desert country, making the ignorant people believe that it was a miracle and a revelation from God, sending blessings to the new king.

In fact, Crocodile stopped using dancing powder and stopped using the sand-sand fruit to change the weather in the desert country, allowing abundant rain to return to the desert country and restoring the ecology of the shrinking oasis.

As for the good deeds done by the former king and his family, the new citizens quickly forgot them as they were immersed in the heavy rain. They didn't care who was ruling above them, they only cared that the drought would stop so that their families could have water to drink and survive. This was the simplest wish of ordinary people.

As the new king fulfilled this wish, Crocodile's prestige in the desert country grew day by day. As long as the people under him had enough food to eat, they would not overthrow the tyrant who was riding on their heads.

While Crocodile was winning the hearts of the people, he did not kill Cobra. It would not cost much food for the king to keep a disabled man who had lost both legs.

By placing the former king under house arrest and even allowing him to appear in public from time to time, Crocodile was sending a signal to the conservative forces in the kingdom that as long as they joined the Baroque Studio, previous events would be forgiven and every new member would be able to give full play to their talents.

The cadres of the Baroque Studio were treated preferentially. They were all awarded official positions and assigned to key positions in the country. Crocodile still trusted his own people to run this country with a population of tens of millions.

In order to further consolidate his power, the new king Crocodile, with his prestige, began to liquidate the tribal rebels under the banner of restoring order. Those nomadic people in the desert were the most stubborn elements in resisting the king.

While production and life were being restored in the royal city, the oasis outside the city was filled with people. The Baroque Studio raised its butcher knife against the rebels and even killed batches of tribal elders.

However, after Robin's analysis, it was not as easy as imagined for the new king to accumulate power. She guessed that Crocodile might join forces with Blackbeard to jointly exploit the population treasury of the desert country.

"You should just call me Vivi. There is no princess here anymore." Vivi was accepted by the Straw Hat Pirates and became another member of the Straw Hat Pirates after Franky.

Luffy has always wanted a musician, and Vivi has some basic knowledge of music theory, so she can accompany her captain with music and dance gracefully, making Sanji's fans' hearts beat fast.

The Merry continued to sail to the next island without experiencing any danger during the journey, but the chat room in the sky brought another news to the Straw Hat Pirates.

That is, the navy is about to launch the war at the top, and Marshal Sengoku is stubbornly and madly expanding his armaments. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Ace is in danger, and the navy wants to play the card of the Pirate King's son to attract the Whitebeard Pirates to the navy headquarters.

"Luffy, you can say whatever you want. You are the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. We support any decision you make."

"Me too" x6

Although he feels the trust from his companions, Luffy has been in a dilemma these past two days. He has to save Ace if he is in trouble, otherwise he will live in the shadow of guilt for the rest of his life.

The cruelty of the Battle of Marineford was not mentioned, but from the few words from the future, we know that the battlefield must have been extremely brutal, and the Whitebeard Pirates and the Flying Pirates collided head-on with the navy.

In this situation of a fight between gods, Ace did not survive but Luffy did, which is already a big miracle.

The other members of the Straw Hat Pirates did not participate in the Battle of Marineford. Luffy guessed that his crew members might have been delayed due to something. However, this was a good thing, as it prevented his crew members from being involved in the war and allowed them to reunite five years later.

"I want to save Ace alone."

Luffy explained his thoughts. He still wanted to follow the future and fight alone. He did not want to bring the war to his crew. The Desert Country had already failed once. If they failed for the second time because of the lack of group strength, his companions might die in the Marine Headquarters.

However, the crew members certainly would not agree with the captain's idea. They had already experienced life and death together once, and the crew members would not let the captain take risks alone. Even if he had the so-called destiny, they were more afraid that Luffy would die midway.

After all, Kozuki Momonosuke is a lesson learned. The characters listed by Tianmu were eliminated early without having time to grow, and became victims of Tianmu's spoilers.

Before Luffy even met Momonosuke, he was split into two, completely passed away and was buried in a pile of cold earth.

The reality is extremely cruel and will not change according to personal will. Due to Luffy's outstanding performance on Skymuseum, his life experience has been completely exposed by Skymuseum. Having a father who is the leader of the Revolutionary Army and a grandfather who is a naval hero is Luffy's greatest reliance.

However, these two identities can only show great power when they are first met. The deterrent ability becomes smaller as time goes by. There are many people who want to kill Luffy, and they don't care about the elders behind Luffy.

If there is a chance, you must never let a genius grow up. Kanjuro knows the pleasure of killing a genius. A genius who does not grow up is not a genius.