Paper fruit among pirates

Chapter 73 The Cage of Despair and the Key to Hope
"Bastard crocodile!"

Luffy, who suddenly rushed to the cage, let out a roar.

"I'm going to fly...you...you..."

"Hey hey hey, I told you not to touch the cage."

Facing Luffy who was sliding down like noodles, Crocodile just sneered.

That's it?

Such an idiot actually killed the baroque studio cadres he sent out, and killed all the way here.As a result, a simple trap wiped them all out!
Thanks to myself, I also prepared the interlocking 'killing intent' to be ready, - before they even started, the other party fell.

Really boring.

"I will kill you, but it will take a while."

"I've sent my partner to invite a 'VIP' to come."

Seeing that years of planning are about to succeed, my hard work will finally 'bloom and bear fruit'.Crocodile didn't mind taking a moment to appreciate the tragic wailing of his opponents, otherwise:

No one applauds such a delicate plan, isn't it Jinyi Night Walk?

Finally, all the conditions have been gathered! 'Pluto' is about to fall into his hands...

Crocodile, who was sitting in the hall, was also a little dazed for a while. After he had that ancient weapon, how should he use it?
Openly challenge the world government?
Or take off that man's head...

"Crocodahl!!"

A roar pulled Sand Crocodile back from the sigh of recalling the 'great years'.The princess of Alabasta, the blue-haired girl Wei Wei has already rushed towards him, the weapon 'Peacock Chain' in her hand is spinning at a high speed, accumulating considerable strength and speed!Then:
"Peacock Chain Saw!"

puff--

The peacock feathers that were connected end to end like a long whip suddenly slashed through Crocodile sitting in the hall, and instantly slashed his head and the chair behind him and flew out!but:
Shashasha~~
Crocodile, who was headed by a stroke, instantly collapsed into yellow sand, and then gathered behind Weiwei into a tall man with black fur.

Snapped!
The broad palm covered Vivi's face from behind, and at the same time it was Crocodile's domineering voice behind her.

"As the princess of this country, you don't know the ability of my 'Sasha Fruit', right?"

The tall man bent down, and a cold voice sounded in Weiwei's ears.

"—Want to become a mummy?"

Snapped,
As Crocodile let go, Vivi fell to the ground. ——It's not that she is afraid, it's just that the power level gap between the two is so great that it can only be described as despair.

"Sit down, Vivi... No, Miss. Wednesday."

"It's hard for you to go undercover to my organization, and to find out the truth bit by bit. It's a pity that your strength doesn't kill me, you even hurt a hair..."

"Sand Crocodile!"

Weiwei, who got up from the ground, stared at the tall man in front of her, the 'hero' of this country, the 'legal' pirate of the government, the mastermind behind all disasters, the one who she can't wait to kill!but:

"Where's Roman, what did you do to Roman?"

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"It's weird,"

Crocodile, who pulled up a chair and sat down, tilted his head to look at the woman who had just entered the door. ——The 'partner' he sent to invite Vivi: Nicole Robin, codenamed Miss. All Sunday.

"Have I taken down some sort of 'Roman' mob lately? Miss. All Sunday."

"No, boss."

Robin, wearing a white cowboy hat, shook his head, letting Vivi on the ground and everyone in the caged Straw Hats breathe a sigh of relief.

"However, if I'm not mistaken—"

Robin's words changed, and everyone's hearts were instantly lifted.

"The juvenile capable person you killed yesterday, boss, should be the 'Roman' in their mouths."

! ! ! ! !

boom!
"You are lying!"

The whole person threw himself on the iron cage, and Luffy, who was suppressed by the Hailou stone like Parkinson's syndrome, bit the railing with his teeth to prevent himself from falling!Muffled words echoed in the hall.

"Roman...Roman is definitely not a man who would fall in such a place!"

"Hahahaha~~~"

Laughing out loud, Crocodile stood up and rubbed his forehead.

"So you were talking about the assassin yesterday."

"Not bad, Princess Weiwei."

"You can actually find such a talented young man to work for you, I am impressed by you."

Saying that, Crocodile spread out his right hand, and there was a fresh scar in his palm.

"It really deserves an award for hurting me. This is the first time I've been hurt in the last five years... no, in ten years."

"Impossible, Roman..."

Weiwei bit her lip tightly, and the bloodshot kept leaving without any response.Because she is the one who doesn't want the news the most!
Not only was she unknowingly, she had already regarded everyone in the Straw Hats as her partner.What's more important: When Roman, who had always emphasized how powerful Crocodile was, left alone, Vivi had already decided that the other party was ready to stay out of it.However, the reality is:
clang,

A broken sailor knife was thrown on the floor, and the special paper weapon no doubt showed the identity of its former owner.

"Originally, I wanted to keep the loot,"

Crocodile flicked the ash,

"I'll give it back to you now with great mercy."

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"This is impossible!"

cluck cluck,
The sound of teeth rubbing against steel.

Clang! ! !
The katana slashed in vain on the cage and spat out sparks.

Do not,
And Wei Wei, who was trying to stand up, fell to the ground and muttered to herself...

"I'm sorry, it's all because of me...I...I want to personally apologize to him—"

"That's a pity,"

Crocodile tilted his head with a mocking expression.

"When you go down, run faster and maybe catch up with that guy."

"you this--"

Sand Crocodile!
No, this is a devil! !
"Ah, yes. And you—"

Crocodile was too lazy to look at Vivi on the ground, and turned to look at Luffy, who was hanging from the cage with his teeth gritted against the railing, with a trace of displeasure in his contempt.

"Are you the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates?"

"What kind of character I thought was, but now it seems to be nothing more than an incomprehensible - trash!"

"Originally, I admired that little guy named Roman, who planned such a clever assassination and could still hurt me. Even I would like to bring such a talent under my command...but:"

Sand Crocodile looked down at Luffy, who was clenching the railing with his teeth and unwilling to fall, and became more and more agitated.

"That guy actually rejected me because of an idiot captain like you?!"

"What the hell did you put Roman..."

Facing Luffy's questioning, Crocodile just raised his chin coldly.

"I beat him to a crippled limb—"

poof,
"I pierced him with a sand gun—"

Pfft!
"The corpses were taken by vultures—"

Pfft! !

"Shut up for me!!!"

Luffy, who was clenching the iron railing, glared at the man with the name of 'Seven Wuhai' in front of him, his teeth were biting out blood!Amidst the violent beating of his heart, the straw hat boy squirmed his lips and let out a low growl.

"I'm going to kill—"

"Porrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrllllllllllllllllllll,"

A strange sound interrupted the slaughtering atmosphere in the hall, and also caused a heart-wrenching aura that slowly rose from Luffy's body to suddenly stop.Because next to the code name 'Miss. All Sunday', the intellectual beauty whose real name is Nicole Robin took out one:
Little phone bug.

The phone bug can't make overseas calls and doesn't mimic the appearance of the person on the other side of the phone.There is also the risk of being eavesdropped, but at the same time it does not 'sell' the caller's image.So-called as a secret organization, the Baroque studio has made extensive use of this phone bug.

"Moses Moses~~"

"Cough, is this connected?"

In the quiet hall, a voice familiar to the Straw Hats came from the phone bug: the voice belonging to Chef Sanji.

"Huh? What's this..."

Before Crocodile could finish speaking, a beating voice sounded from the opposite side of the phone bug.

"This is... a poop restaurant."

? !
In an instant, Crocodile's face darkened.

Because he has already reacted, the guy opposite the phone bug is the guy who fooled himself in the name of Mr. 3 in the 'Little Garden'!And also:
"Ah, thank you for the 'Alabasta' permanent pointer, which is very useful."

! !
Visible to the naked eye, Crocodile's anger began to rise.Think of him being wise and martial, controlling the overall situation, and playing a country in the palm of his hand, what a heroic figure!Actually on the opposite side...
"Who are you?"

In the face of Crocodile, who was full of icy murderous aura, the phone bug was still in a casual and provocative tone.

"You can call me, Mr. Prince."

"Mr. Prince," wrote it down, I will kill your whole family when I pull out my hand.

I said Crocodile, the general can't keep you!

"Where are you?"

In the face of Crocodile's words, the phone bug answered tepidly.

"I can't say that. If you say you're going to kill me, right?"

"However, whether you can kill me is another question. I'm not an idiot - just tell me the information casually," It was when I was in the small garden, and I misunderstood that the opposite was Mr. 3's Crocodile Carelessly leaked the plan to the Straw Hats.Although there is already a 'spoiler' for Roman, Claudar himself does not know it.so:
"I'm different from you, Mr.0."

angry--

Taking a deep breath of cold air, Crocodile's anger has broken through the sky!

"it's here!"

?

At this moment, the voice of another person suddenly appeared in the phone bug, followed by the screeching of bullets and fighting.After a chaotic murmur:

"・・・Damn・・・Hey? Is this phone bug connected?"

"Hey, who is the cadre?"

The other side of the phone bug was replaced by an exasperated voice, "I'm Squadron Captain Bank, this guy is too strong, we need support! Repeat, we need..."

"where are you?"

In the face of Crocodile's unquestionable question, the opposite instinct answers.

"We are at the main entrance of the casino rain banquet, wait a minute, who is your voice..."

Snapped,
Hanging up the phone bug, Crocodile walked directly to the door.

"Let's go, let's see how capable this guy who dares to provoke me is." After speaking, he turned to look at everyone in the hall and took out a key.

"Here's the key to that cage. Miss. Wednesday, do you like gambling?"

?

Facing the dazed Weiwei, Crocodile snapped his fingers, and a trap was drawn on the floor of the hall, revealing the pool below and the giant beast cruising in it: the banana crocodile!
Each is a ferocious sea beast weighing more than ten tons.

thump,
The key in his hand crossed a parabola and fell into the pool, landing in a group of banana crocodiles.

"Come on, while I'm going to bring that Mr. Prince."

Crocodile, who walked to the door, turned around and looked at Weiwei who was sitting on the ground with a wicked look.

"Dive into a pool full of banana crocodiles and fish out the keys to save your pirate friends,"

"Let's leave immediately to stop the upcoming decisive battle between the King's Army and the Rebel Army,"

"It's all your choice,"

"Although the success rate of both options is less than [-] in [-]!" Crocodile, who was wearing a black fur coat, laughed and walked out, followed by Nicole Robin, who was wearing a white trench coat.

That's all that's left:
"Wait a minute, I'm going to save—"

"and many more!"

Facing Wei Wei who was ready to jump into a pool full of giant sea beasts, Nami, who had been silent, raised her hand to stop her.Then:
Clang!
Nami pulled out the 'Third Generation Onito' from Zoro's waist next to her and wiped it on her wrist, blood spattered!

Sauron, who was about to say something, dared not speak.

"Hey, hey, Nami, don't think about it!"

Just as Usopp hurriedly took out various props to find bandages, Nami had calmly opened the third page of "The Ultimate Art of Thieves", and sprinkled her own blood on the picture that looked like an iron bucket. big mouth.

"I didn't think about it,"

Nami looked at the book in her hand seriously, and prayed silently in her heart: eat, eat...

Become!

On the screen, Valbo's Tun Tun ability is activated, and Nami's blood is absorbed into it, making Nami a joy!Without hesitation, she turned her head to look at the people in the cage.

"Come here, let's bleed!"

? ?
No matter what, everyone still stabbed the wrist honestly.Anyway, with their physique, a few catties of blood are drizzled~~ Even Smog with a stinky face also joined the ranks of cutting his wrists.

As the blood was constantly being eaten by the 'tuning ability' on the third page, Nami finally regained the feeling of activating the ability from this book "The Ultimate Art of a Thief".

really.

Because Roman is definitely in a very poor state now, plus he is isolated by the sea floor stone cage.This book has no 'stamina' to activate any abilities, but:
If you use 'Swallowing Pages' to devour blood to provide physical strength, you can use the three page abilities in this book normally, as well as:

"Paper Dance - Keys!"

Ding,
A key made of paper fell into Nami's hands, and she groped around as she inserted her backhand into the keyhole.

click,

"Oh, oh, free!"

"Finally out-"

"You two, be quiet for me." Under Weiwei's delighted gaze, Nami, who walked out of the prison, came to the broken sailor knife, picked it up and placed it on "The Best of Thieves".

"Paper Dance - Paper Crane."

As the paper was deformed and folded, a paper crane full of scars appeared in Nami's hand.

"Take me to your master!"

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PS: Ah ah ah, the title is written down, and then the number of words often exceeds the standard as soon as the text is written.Forget it, forget it.For the sake of 4000 words... Take advantage of the double monthly pass, ask for a monthly pass or something~~
(End of this chapter)