One Piece: Transform into the Eight Great Demons!

Dragon Palace City, hall.

"Hehehehe..."

Crocodile was holding a cigar in his mouth, reading the newspaper, and smiling grimly.

On the side, King Neptune is still continuing his mathematical intelligence.

Only Alvin Lindsay pulled the two little girls Uta and Robin together, pointed at Crocodile not far away, and educated:

"He is thinking of conspiracy. This is wrong. We should not imitate him."

"Hello!"

Veins popped up on Crocodile's forehead, and he slashed with a gravel scimitar, but was caught between two fingers of Lindsay.

"Ha ha!"

Lindsay grinned and was about to sigh that Crocodile had become stronger again, but his expression suddenly changed.

An inexplicable feeling of powerlessness came over me, clinging to my fingers and rushing towards my wrist!

"!?"

Lindsay was startled and fixed her gaze on one part of the gravel blade.

In that piece of golden gravel, there are dots of "black" mixed in!

Is it armed and domineering?

No.

It’s sea floor stone powder!

The number is so small that it is even difficult to detect with the naked eye, but it is undoubtedly a sea tower stone!

"ha!"

Lindsay's eyes shone, her index finger and middle finger maintained the "clipping" position, while her ring finger and thumb closed together, and finally "flicked" hard.

Basha form repulsion!

boom!

Facing the sea-floor stone powder, a strong sense of disgust erupted, shattering the gravel scimitar of a different nature.

Brushing la la la...

The gravel closed up and was taken back into Crocodile's body.

Only the three seastone gravels were caught by Crocodile's fingernails and sent back to the secret compartment of the golden hook on the left.

"Hehehe, how about it?"

"Fun!"

Lindsay rubbed her fingers and said excitedly: "That was the sea tower stone just now?"

Crocodile shook his head, "No, it's sand."

Lindsay was stunned, "Huh?"

"It's a matter of priority."

Crocodile shook the golden hook and said gloomily: "They are my sand first, and then they are seastones, so they will obey the 'logic' of the sand to a limited extent."

"But it takes a lot of effort to overcome this innate 'logic', so I can only control a few at the moment."

Even so, it is enough.

No one would have thought that the attack power of a natural devil fruit user would be mixed with the weak power of the Sea Tower Stone.

If he hadn't witnessed the [Devil] tame the sea water with his own eyes and provided Crocodile with a lot of experience reference, he probably would never have thought of this level!

In short, regarding the ability development of Shasha Fruit, it goes one step further!

"——This is the 'Devil Fruit'."

Crocodile moved the five fingers of his right hand, playing with the small sandstorm in his palm, and expressed his opinion.

"There are infinite unknown possibilities."

"But do you know what the difference is between 'Devil Fruit' and 'Strategic Weapon'?"

"..."

Upon hearing the question, Robin fell into deep thought, Uta blinked curiously, and Lindsay raised her hand to answer.

Apparently Crocodile ignored the last one.

He grabbed the little sandstorm by its tail, hung it upside down, and said with a dark smile:

"The answer is 'user'."

"Most people can control strategic weapons, but if you want to fully control the power of Devil Fruit, you must consider the 'ability users'."

"Who ate the devil fruit? This is very important."

"In other words, now that the whereabouts of the four Devil Fruits have been made public, it is impossible for the Navy to let 'unknown' people eat them."

Crocodile narrowed his eyes.

"There's no way that flamingo doesn't know that he's playing a big game this time."

"Even if he is desperate, he cannot actively seek death."

"If the navy is determined to stop it, this auction will not be held at all, and it may even attract demon-slaying orders!"

"Then why does he dare to do this?"

The answer is self-evident——

"World Government."

"The world government allowed this auction to exist for some reason or purpose!"

"..."

"The world government is the organizer?!"

Robin realized the crux of the problem and his pupils shrank suddenly, but he only felt that the situation was getting more complicated.

She originally thought that a large-scale war might break out, but the existence of the world government changed the nature of everything!

Crocodile took a puff of his cigar.

"After all, there is the shadow of the World Government, so when the situation is unclear, the Four Emperors will probably not act rashly, let alone launch a large-scale war."

"Their first action must be a 'test'!"

"How to get enough 'benefits' from it? What will be the result? What will be the impact?"

"What is certain is that Dressrosa will definitely attract 'a lot of people'."

Crocodile raised his eyebrows and said gloomily:

"I don't hate chaos. There's nothing more comforting than chaos."

There is no doubt that Crocodile is eyeing the "benefits".

It’s not something specific, but the current situation of Dressrosa is a great opportunity in itself!

Territory, funds, personnel, and even power...

Various elements are mixed together to form a mouth-watering cake that everyone wants to take a bite of!

Look at Alvin Lindsay on the sidelines.

He was lying back on a chair, covering his face with a newspaper, and dozed off leisurely.

Compared to the "actual interests" that Crocodile focused on, Lindsay's ideas were purer.

What he desires is "exploration" and "unknown".

That is - "Four Devil Fruits" and "The History of the Small Human Race"!

Unlike behemoths such as the Yonko Pirates, they have many things to consider, such as their crew or the world government.

For the [Devil], it doesn't matter if he walks or stops according to his own will.

"Anyway, it's most refreshing when you move!"

Let’s go, target—Dressrosa!

…

The auction is scheduled to be held in a week.

After spending a day preparing on Fish-Man Island, the Dragon Palace Kingdom also provided a speedboat for everyone.

But for some reason, Crocodile rejected the beautifully decorated one and chose another one that was slightly shabby.

"The boat is good, so don't waste it."

Crocodile was too lazy to explain and waved his hand casually.

Soon, preparations for the voyage were completed.

A group of four people boarded the simple clipper and then slowly opened the coating.

While the coating was inflating, everyone waved and said goodbye to everyone on the shore.

Many people came to say goodbye, including the Neptune family, Tom's Studio, Uncle Ghost, and even Moria and Perona.

Fishmen, humans, ghosts...

For various reasons, good or bad, they met and got to know each other, and finally got together.

Perhaps one day, they - and many others - will become some kind of "power" and change something.

It's just that Evan Lindsay doesn't know anything about this, let alone cares about it.

Everyone has their own independent will, and everyone will make their own choices, so why bother to interfere with others?

…

Set off.

…

The distance from Fishman Island to Dressrosa is not that far.

The only slightly difficult point is to bypass one of the world government's scientific research bases - Punk Hassad.

At least before the auction is held, the whereabouts of [Devil] should not be exposed, otherwise it will be difficult to reach Dressrosa smoothly.

Under the guidance of the fishman pilot, everyone successfully found a safe route.

In this way, another four days of sailing passed.

The day after tomorrow is the opening day of the auction, and everyone followed the directional pointer and successfully arrived at the offshore of Dressrosa.

In the distance, the outline of the island of Dressrosa can be vaguely seen.

On the deck, everyone also performed their duties.

Robin rummaged through the nearest newspaper and continued to compile information;

Uta is practicing seriously;

Crocodile acted cautiously and acted as a lookout;

As for Alvin Lindsay, he was lying on his back on the top of the mast, enjoying a peaceful sunbath.

"..."

Phew—boom!

Suddenly, an explosion broke the silence.

Robin raised his head and said warily: "Is it a shelling?"

Uta turned around and said excitedly: "Are they fireworks?"

Phew—boom!

There was another explosion, and the sea not far away exploded.

It's shelling!

Crocodile frowned slightly, but did not stop the ship, but continued to drive at full speed.

More shells fell, exploding on the surrounding sea.

Then, warships of all sizes appeared, scattered in the offshore waters of Dressrosa, like a big airtight net!

But they are not a group, and their goal is not "the only one".

The warships mingled together, raining cannonballs on each other, occasionally throwing in a few curses.

Some ships even collided with each other. The pirates on the ship fought hand to hand and fought extremely fiercely!

Ode!

The next second, a figure suddenly fell from the sky and landed on the deck.

It’s none other than [Devil] Alvin Lindsay!

"Although I can't quite figure it out——"

He looked left and right, and finally twisted one arm and laughed:

"But anyway, let's have a naval battle!"