Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

In the hall deep underground of Celebration Island.

"Crocodile, this is different from what you agreed to before. Is this some special program?"

King Hack, a member of the World Government, was looking at Crocodile through the screen. He thought that the Straw Hat Pirates' previous actions were arranged by Crocodile.

Yes, don’t be fooled by the chaos outside.

But in this hall, everyone, including Crocodile, still looked like they were watching a show.

Especially these big bettors.

For them, it doesn’t matter what the show is about; what matters is whether it can bring them fun.

At least for now, they are quite satisfied.

As for the fact that all the bets on Bailey were lost, for them it was nothing more than another exploitation of the common people.

"As much as I want to say this..."

Crocodile smoked a cigar and said:

“But this was an unexpected situation.”

He did not show any panic, or rather, he had imagined many other situations besides the Straw Hat Pirates' extraordinary behavior.

To him, this so-called show is just a bonus. No matter where it goes in the end, he will only make money and not lose money.

Of course, the situation is quite different from what was expected.

After all, based on his understanding of the Straw Hat Pirates, it is unlikely that Luffy would do such a thankless task.

"Oh? Interesting."

On one screen, a woman whose face could not be seen clearly in the darkness spoke:

"I'm more interested in this [surprise] show. Should I set up a new one? I'm interested in placing a bet now."

The woman's words were also recognized by others. Compared with the previous quarrels, this situation obviously made them more happy.

"I'm afraid not."

Crocodile took a puff of his cigar and said as everyone looked at him:

"It looks like someone is dissatisfied."

Ignoring everyone's confusion, Crocodile turned and looked somewhere in the hall:

"I'm right, right? Vice Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, [Tianshi] Byakuya."

Bang bang bang~

The sound of applause suddenly rang out, and a figure walked out under the gaze of everyone.

Bai Ye, with white hair and wearing a Taoist robe, appeared in front of everyone.

He smiled and said with interest:

"After all, my captain has chosen to jump out of the chessboard. If I am still used as a chess piece by these guys, I will be very distressed."

Bai Ye walked in front of Crocodile, and the ground under his feet surged and turned into a chair for him to sit on.

"You were also responsible for the surging ocean current before, right?"

Crocodile did not respond directly to Bai Ye's words, but instead asked about other things.

"It was indeed me. After all, the people on that island must have gotten bored waiting."

Bai Ye shrugged and accepted it decisively.

When the Straw Hat Pirates were suppressing them forcefully, he went into the seabed.

He had seen the movie, so he naturally knew that Roger's treasure and Barrett were on the bubble island deep under the sea.

What surprised him was that the Cross Guild actually had a way to control the timing of the launch of the Sky Rising Current.

It was a very sophisticated device that only required a small reaction to trigger a huge ocean current.

But those who don’t know how to control it cannot use it.

"I'm surprised. I thought you would be stopped by the device for a while."

Crocodile continued:

"After all, that was something I spent a lot of effort to get from the Navy's scientific research department when I was a Shichibukai."

Bai Ye understood, and he also felt that such high-tech things would not be created by a conspirator like Crocodile.

It turns out that it was obtained from Vegapunk, which makes sense.

“I really don’t understand that.”

Bai Ye smiled and said, "So I just crushed the thing, and things turned out just the way I wanted."

With his strength, there are many ways to make the island appear in the world, it just takes some effort.

So I wasn't that careful with the device.

Hearing this, Crocodile's face darkened rarely.

Bai Ye continued the topic:

"This is our second meeting, Crocodile."

"You really did cheat a lot."

Crocodile frowned at this sudden remark.

What does cheating mean?

Of course he didn't understand, this was the language Bai Ye used before he traveled through time.

Under the perception of the power of heaven and earth, Crocodile in front of him is completely different from when he escaped from Impel Down.

Damn, has this guy awakened his Conqueror Haki?!

Is this thing starting to become a common thing?

When will Vice Admiral Garp be able to stand up?!

Bai Ye really wanted to swear. Everyone said that the Straw Hat Pirates' rise was astonishingly fast. They had reached such a level in less than a year.

But what many people don’t know is that they had gone through five full months of hellish training, and Bai Ye even planned three top powerhouses to help them.

This is simply a top-notch adventure, no less than the enlightenment given by a hermit.

But what about Crocodile?

It has been less than half a year since the Impel Down incident.

This guy is like a completely different person.

This is called cheating!

But this is just Bai Ye’s inner complaint. The world of One Piece is inherently quite unreasonable.

Haven’t you seen Roger and Rayleigh go out to sea [naked] and become top warriors in just a few years?

Kaido became the strongest warrior in the Wokka Kingdom at the age of 10.

Even Kidd and Law were able to catch up with Luffy after two years of training under Rayleigh.

They don't have any famous teachers to teach them.

No wonder everyone says Rayleigh is not good.

-

At this moment, Rayleigh, who was thousands of miles away, suddenly sneezed.

"Strange, is someone talking about me?"

"I think you caught a cold when you crossed the ocean earlier."

Xia Qi beside him complained.

Rayleigh's face stiffened: "Could it be that I am really old?"

-

Looking at Celebration Island,

Seeing that Crocodile was becoming more and more confused, Bai Ye abruptly changed the subject.

"Why, wasn't the lesson you received from my captain in Alabasta enough?"

"And now you dare to plot against us."

Bai Ye spoke in a light tone and activated the Yin Yang skill again. Even though Crocodile's strength has greatly increased now, he still has enough confidence to suppress him.

Are you kidding? I even beat up an old lady, so why would I be afraid of a little crocodile like you?

After hearing Bai Ye's words, Crocodile's face looked a little ugly, after all, it was his own dark history.

Byakuya was going through his inner tribulation at the time and missed the Alabasta plot, but just like in the original work, Luffy still sent Crocodile to Impel Down.

So the irony is even stronger at this moment.

You couldn't do it without me at the beginning, and now that I'm here, do you still dare to make plans?

Didn't I come here for nothing?