Outside the royal palace, Crocodile stood with a grim expression, glaring at Nami across from him. Three years of effort—everything he'd plotted and worked for—was destroyed by the woman standing before him.
"Woman, being a pirate isn't child's play. Hand over that thing, and I'll at least make your death painless."
But Nami didn't even spare him a glance. Instead, she turned to the others and issued her orders:
"Luffy, that crocodile's yours."
"Zoro, Mr. 1 is your opponent. Use only two swords—the third one's mine. I need it to slice Su Xiaoqi."
"Perverted cook, white-haired guy, you two can split Mr. 2 and Mr. 3 however you want."
"Tashigi, Usopp, Mr. 4 and that old hag are yours. As for the rest of the small fry, deal with them however you see fit."
"Kaya, let's go."
After issuing commands, Nami swiped one of Zoro's swords and headed straight for the palace with Kaya in tow.
Crocodile's temple twitched with fury. He gritted his teeth and growled, "You're asking for death."
Just as he activated his Suna Suna no Mi powers and was about to strike, Luffy suddenly jumped in front of him—carrying a huge bucket of water on his back. Forming a few hand signs with exaggerated flair, he shouted:
"Water Style: Spit Jutsu!"
That ridiculous display, combined with Crocodile's now saliva-drenched face, sent Su Xiaoqi's group—who had just flown out of the palace—into uncontrollable, pig-like laughter.
"Alright, enough laughing. Anyone who wants to mess around—go ahead and improvise," Su Xiaoqi chuckled, glancing at the distant figures of the Marines and the former rebel army—now rebranded as the Royal Guard. These were the perfect audience.
Lu Linglong shouted down at Nami, "Reporting to Captain Nami! We've secured all the treasures inside the Alabasta royal palace! Awaiting your orders!"
Nami glared up at her, teeth clenched. "Lu Linglong... you're very impressive."
Lu Linglong smiled sweetly. "Thank you for the compliment, Captain. Just doing my job."
At that moment, Vivi—still in Su Xiaoqi's arms—angrily shouted at Nami, "Captain of the Yorozuya Pirates! You won't get away with this!"
Nami narrowed her eyes at Vivi, grinding her teeth. "Vivi, if I go down, I'm taking you with me."
Kaito shouted toward the Marines, "Hey! Marine friends! When you issue a bounty for our Captain Nami, make sure you pick a flattering photo—or else you're all dead!"
Chopper nodded solemnly. "That's right! If her bounty is less than 500 million Berries, she'll eat you all. And mine better not be under 100 million!"
Nami sneered, "Kaito, I'm going to stuff your mouth with fish. And Chopper, I'll have Sanji turn you into braised venison."
Just then, Sakata Gintoki yelled skyward in outrage, "Oi, oi, oi! You guys are going too far! Isn't anyone noticing me, the great Vice Captain Gin-san?!"
"Su Xiaoqi! Gin-san is officially ordering you to hand over Princess Vivi! I want a hug too!"
Su Xiaoqi replied with mock sincerity, "Reporting to Vice Captain, Captain Nami has ordered that you are her property and may not touch other women. Therefore, I cannot hand over Princess Vivi."
At that moment, Nami finally erupted like a volcano. "SU! XIAO! QI! If you have the guts, get down here! I'm going to chop you into tiny pieces!"
"Enough!" Crocodile roared, turning his furious gaze to Su Xiaoqi. "Kid! I don't care what kind of circus act this is—hand over that thing you mentioned yesterday!"
Su Xiaoqi smirked. "Little Croco, the thing you're after is with our captain. If you want it, go ask her yourself."
"In that case…" Crocodile's face darkened as he barked out an order, "Kill them all! Leave no one alive!"
But aside from a few of his top agents beside him, no one moved. No gunshots, no support.
Lu Linglong clutched her belly, laughing hard. "Stupid crocodile! Your little grunts have already been wiped out by our Yorozuya Pirates' elite enforcers. Don't believe me? Take a look behind you."
Crocodile instinctively turned around—only to see nothing but Kurumi Tokisaki and Zhu Zhuqing standing in the distance. Not a single one of his underlings remained.
His voice cracked as he screamed, "Where are they?! Where the hell are my men?!"
Kurumi licked her lips with a wicked grin. "Your subordinates? They've already been converted into my nourishment~."
Crocodile snarled, "Miss All Sunday! Kill those two women! I'll handle their captain!"
This time, Crocodile successfully activated his Suna Suna no Mi ability and lunged toward Nami—only to be blocked once again by Luffy.
"Crocodile dude, I'm your opponent!"
Seeing Luffy's soaking-wet body, Crocodile was taken aback. The first time could've been a fluke, but now it was clear—this guy knew his weakness.
"Who the hell are you?"
Luffy grinned. "Hehe. I'm Luffy—the man who will become the Pirate King."
"Pirate King?" Crocodile was stunned for a moment, then exploded with rage. One after another, these fools were treating him like a joke. "If you're so eager to die, then I'll kill you first, then your so-called captain!"
Luffy tilted his head in confusion. "What are you talking about? I am the captain—we're the Straw Hat Pirates."
Crocodile roared, "I don't care if you're the Straw Hat Pirates or the Yorozuya Pirates! You're all going to die!"
Watching from above, Su Xiaoqi was already laughing himself sick. "Vivi, seeing that crocodile completely broken like this—feel any better?"
Vivi smiled. "After all the lies he told my country, he deserves to be humiliated. Just a shame I can't mock him publicly."
Lu Linglong rolled her eyes at the two. "Can you guys tone it down a bit? Look—our Captain Nami is probably more unhinged than Crocodile right now, especially seeing you two acting all lovey-dovey."
Vivi's face turned bright red. Su Xiaoqi, in contrast, mischievously waved at the furious Nami below and teased:
"Captain Nami, what's got you so worked up? Not enough treasure this time? No worries—we can hit the next country. Or how about robbing a Yonko next?"
Nami swung her sword wildly, yelling in rage, "Su Xiaoqi, you bastard! I'm not letting you off the hook!"
After some more verbal sparring, Su Xiaoqi finally turned to Lu Linglong. "Linglong, once Luffy and the others take care of the enemies, proceed with the retreat as planned. Vivi and I will go capture Robin."
"Oh, and this time, you can use another one of your idol Aizen Sōsuke's iconic quotes to close the show."
Lu Linglong's eyes lit up. "Which one? Tell me! I've only seen the Soul Society arc—I haven't gotten to the rest yet!"
Su Xiaoqi chuckled."There is no one standing in our way."
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