Pirates: Beginning with the Patrolman

Remos and his crew followed Jaka out of the port and came to an inconspicuous small warehouse. There were several large boxes inside, which were supplies for Remos and his crew. In addition, there was also a huge duck.

"Ah-"

As soon as the duck saw Vivi, he immediately rushed over with tears in his eyes. Vivi also had red eyes and ran over to hug the duck.

"Karu——"

She called the other person's name affectionately.

Don't get me wrong, this duck does not refer to any special worker, but a duck in the literal biological sense.

Galloping Duck, a species unique to Alabasta, looks like a duck but runs extremely fast, making it the fastest animal in the entire kingdom.

The duck that Vivi is holding now is named Kalu, and he is the captain of the "Super Fast Duck Troops". This troop can almost be regarded as the exclusive mounts of the royal family of Alabasta. To be more precise, it is Vivi's exclusive mount. After all, at Cobra's age, he should not ride a duck around the world.

Kalu and Vivi have a deep relationship. In the original work, Kalu sneaked into Baroque Works with Vivi. Later, when Vivi briefly joined the Straw Hat Pirates, Kalu also became a member. In the process of fighting Crocodile and Baroque Works, Kalu also played a crucial role.

Later, when the Straw Hat Pirates left Alabasta, Garp and Vivi also said goodbye to Luffy and others as a member of the Straw Hat Pirates.

When Remos saw Vivi not long ago, he was also curious about where Kalu had gone, but he didn't dare to ask directly. After all, he shouldn't have known Vivi before that.

Later, it was Weiwei who took the initiative to explain.

She said that she had another companion who was sent back to Alabasta because of illness, and hoped that Remos and Nami would not be too surprised when they saw it later.

She didn't say what kind of creature her companion was, but Remos knew very well that Vivi was talking about the Running Duck Karoo.

Now that he finally saw the real person, Remos' reaction was calm, but Nami was different, her little face was full of surprise.

"Weiwei, the companion you are talking about, isn't it this duck?"

"That's it, Weiwei. Let me introduce you. This is Kalu, my best friend who grew up with me... Kalu, this is Nami, and this is Remos, my new friend."

"Cuck!"

When Karu heard this, he quickly raised his wings and saluted Nami.

"Wow! It's so cute!"

Nami's eyes immediately began to light up. She screamed, ran over, hugged Kalu and began to caress him up and down.

Remos watched them playing with a smile on his face, and after a while, he cleared his throat.

"Okay, let's get down to business."

"Oh, yes, there is more business."

Weiwei finally came to her senses and quickly looked at Jiaka.

"Uncle Gaka, is there any unusual movement over there at Crocodile?"

"No, Princess Vivi, our people have been monitoring the entire Baroque Works. Currently, everything in Baroque Works is the same as usual, and there is no sign of anything unusual. But... Princess, you know, Crocodile is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea after all, and our people really have no way of monitoring him..."

At this point, a trace of guilt appeared on Jiaka's face.

But this is also the fact. Although he is known as the guardian of the kingdom, his strength is just average. It is impossible for him to rush into the headquarters of Baroque Works and arrest people directly.

Crocodile lives a reclusive life, and it is difficult to monitor his every move from the outside.

"I understand. As long as there is nothing wrong with Baroque Works, it's fine. What about father? How is the situation?"

"Your Majesty is fine. Bell is responsible for protecting your Majesty's safety."

"Uncle Bell? Then I feel relieved... By the way, the rebels..."

Weiwei paused, then finally asked.

The biggest problem facing the kingdom now is that Crocodile is hiding in the dark and causing trouble, and the people, without knowing the reason, regard the kingdom as an enemy and form a rebel army to fight against the kingdom's army.

What's even more terrible is that the leader of the rebel army is her childhood sweetheart. Not only the leader, but many members of the rebel army were members of the Shasha Group back then, and Vivi also joined them.

It's a pity that times have changed, and the good friends back then have all become enemies now. But Vivi still can't hate them, because she knows very well that the emergence of the rebels is ultimately due to dissatisfaction with the current situation of the kingdom. Crocodile is undoubtedly the culprit, but the kingdom itself also has a lot of responsibility.

In the past, she didn't want to think about issues related to the rebels. She naively thought that everything would change as long as Crocodile was eliminated. But now as she grows older, she has realized that governing a country is not such a simple matter, and the conflict between the rebels and the kingdom cannot be explained in just a few words.

Jiaka was very happy that Princess Vivi was more mature than before, and he answered Vivi's questions without hesitation.

"The rebels have been very quiet recently. They just fought a battle with the Kingdom Army not long ago, and both sides suffered losses. Now they have retreated to Cartleya and have not taken any other actions for the time being."

"Then... Kosata..."

Weiwei hesitated for a while, and finally asked.

Jiaka didn't have any other reaction.

"He is fine. The general who led the troops this time found him but failed to catch him. He ran away. And it is said that he was not injured. It was others who were injured..."

Remus could clearly see Vivi sighing with relief.

"Okay, Uncle Gaka, I understand the situation. I'll leave the rest to you. I hope you can continue to keep an eye on the situation at Baroque Works."

"Princess Weiwei, why don't you let me follow you?"

Gaka asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Although my strength is not as good as Crocodile, one more person should give us more confidence, right? Princess, it's too dangerous for the three of you to deal with Crocodile."

"It is a bit dangerous, but I believe in Remos and Nami, and the more people there are, the easier it is for Crocodile to find us in advance. If he runs away, it will be troublesome. Don't worry, we are not fighting alone. The navy has also sent reinforcements. Crocodile is a Shichibukai selected by the World Government. If such a big thing happens, the World Government will definitely give an explanation."

Vivi said with a smile.

Of course, it is impossible to expect the world government to give a direct explanation. The most they can do is give some compensation.

Jiaka nodded and stopped persuading him.

Then Vivi took Kalu, and after Remos and Nami each took supplies, they headed north.