Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

"Hey, hey, is this a cat?"

At the bow of the Merry, Luffy sat on his goat bow.

I sighed as I looked at the cat-like creature, similar in size to a sea king, that suddenly emerged from the sea.

Sanji also came to the bow and looked at the sea beast in front of him, amazed:

“I’ve never seen ingredients before, and I don’t know if I can make delicious dishes.”

"Ingredients?!!"

Hearing this, Luffy on the side immediately became excited and took a fighting stance.

【Rubber rubber...】

Bang!

Before Luffy could make a move, Vivi punched him in the back of the head.

Taking advantage of this moment, the sea beast seemed to have sensed some danger and quickly dived into the sea.

"Meat!!!"

Luffy felt a little uncomfortable, but at this time, Vivi said:

"That's a sea cat. They live near Alabasta and we consider them sacred animals."

"Is that so?" Luffy looked a little bored.

Inedible creatures have no appeal to him at all.

On the other hand, Chopper felt a little curious after hearing what Vivi said.

It turns out that kind of "monster" can also gain people's respect and even become a symbol?

Sanji got the point.

"So, we are about to reach Alabasta when we meet the sea cat, right?"

At this moment, Zoro, who was on the lookout, also shouted to everyone:

"We've seen land, that must be it—"

Zoro slowly spoke, uttering the name that everyone had been looking for for a long time:

"Alabasta."

When they heard this name, everyone had different reactions.

Luffy clenched his fist and said, "Very good, next, go and beat Crocodile away."

Sanji stroked his chin, his eyes turned into hearts: "That must be the exotic place Bai Ye mentioned. I'm really looking forward to it."

Zoro also crossed his arms and said, "I hope to find a good opponent."

Usopp rubbed his long nose and said, "Then, let's start from here and become a brave sea warrior."

Chopper scratched his hat and said, "Are we going to fight next? Doctor Doriel, I won't embarrass you."

Nami took the somewhat nervous Weiwei in her arms and said with a smile:

"Once we defeat Crocodile, you will probably reward us, right? How about 1 billion?"

As for Bai Ye, he looked at Alabasta in the distance and felt a little nervous for no reason.

This made Bai Ye a little uneasy.

I always feel that this trip to Alabasta will not be too easy.

-

"Mr. 2 is back."

Crocodile's deep voice rang out in the room.

"It seems his mission is also completed?"

Crocodile sat on a chair, gently stroking the huge golden crocodile beside him.

"That's how it should be."

Robin stood opposite Crocodile and spoke softly:

"According to him, Mr. 3 and Mr. Golden Week have disappeared from this world forever."

"Then let them gather."

Crocodile nodded with satisfaction and continued:

"It's time to start the final plan."

Hearing this, Robin did not answer immediately. After a pause, he said:

"Do you really want to implement the plan now?"

Robin bowed his head slightly:

"Fire Fist Ace and the Navy Captain have both arrived on this island. Do you want to wait a little longer?"

"That's not necessary."

Crocodile sat up, stared at Robin and said:

"My goal has never been this country, and the final plan is just to help me attract the attention of the navy."

"As for whether they will be discovered?"

Crocodile was not nervous at all:

"When I get the secret of Hades, I won't be afraid of anyone."

"And that fire fist?"

Crocodile's voice showed some fluctuations for the first time.

"He is still a long way from that man."

"If you dare to stop me, be prepared to be killed."

After saying the last sentence, Crocodile's aura suddenly exploded.

Even Robin was a little surprised.

For the first time, he felt a sense of strangeness towards the man in front of him.

Is a man with such momentum really a coward who only does small things behind the scenes and relies on external things for everything?

Robin was not wrong.

Crocodile is undoubtedly a strong man, and a great pirate who can sail in the New World.

But he was also a coward, a coward who was afraid of flying because he had seen how high the sky was.

Back then, when Crocodile challenged Whitebeard, he got more than just a defeat.

This defeat also made him doubt himself for the first time.

There is no other reason.

Whitebeard is so strong!

So strong that it gave Crocodile a demon:

Can a man like that really be defeated by human power?

It is precisely this kind of inner demon that makes Crocodile care so much about the ancient weapon Pluto.

In his mind, only such a weapon could allow him to kill Whitebeard.

Thus eliminating your own inner demons.

Because of the existence of the inner demon, not only did Crocodile's strength decrease greatly, but even his aura changed.

But this time, Crocodile was able to regain such momentum.

On the one hand, he believed that his plan was about to succeed and he would soon get the ancient weapon he had always dreamed of.

On the other hand, he is eager to prove himself to Ace.

Even if I can't defeat that man, I can easily defeat that man's son.

Of course, if Crocodile finds out, he won't be able to defeat even Ace.

Maybe even this little bit of momentum is gone.

But soon, Crocodile's aura disappeared, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

"Well, go and make the arrangements, Miss Allsunday."

Crocodile said, "Go and get them."

"Understood, Mr. 0."

Robin stopped talking, turned and left, but Bai Ye's figure appeared in his mind.

I couldn't help but think:

"Did you manage to subdue Mr. 2 as well?"

"It's really surprising."

"However, the opponent you are facing seems to be equally difficult."

"And what will you do?"

When Robin thought of this, he suddenly remembered what Bai Ye once said:

[Maybe we will become partners in the future, right? ]

"Partner?"

Robin murmured to himself, then shook his head:

"Can I really have a true partner?"

-

"I want to eat meat!!!"

Luffy's excited voice echoed in the streets of the city [Rapeseed].

boom!

Luffy was suddenly hit hard on the back of the head by his teammate.

"Hey Luffy, have you forgotten what Bai Ye said before?"

"We have to hide our identities."

At this moment, Nami, who hid her graceful figure in a large cloak, yelled at Luffy with some disappointment.

"That's right Luffy. After all, we are only seven of us, one tanuki, and one duck."

Usopp's voice also sounded at this time:

"If someone from Baroque Studio finds Weiwei, we will be in a passive position."

Chopper: I'm a reindeer, not a raccoon cat, you bastard!!!

PsyDuck: Yeah, I'm not a duck either... Well, really I am.