Behind him stood a man with a slicked-back hair, a long scar running across his nose, and an earring in his right ear.
The man's left hand was gone, replaced by a golden hook. He was wearing a black fur coat with an orange plaid long-sleeved vest underneath. He was holding a cigar and looking down on everyone.
There is no citizen of Alabasta who doesn't know him. He is the hero of Alabasta and the object of everyone's admiration.
"Lord Crocodile!" the dancers around him shouted in awe.
Marika paused for a moment and smiled, "Oh, he's an important person."
"I heard that someone was causing trouble in Narohara, and I thought it was a little pirate from somewhere."
Crocodile exhaled smoke and sat down on the chair next to Sager. He poured the wine bottle in his right hand into the wooden wine glass, put it down, picked up the wine glass with his only intact hand, took a sip, and said,
"What do you want to do in Alabasta, Norton Sager."
Crack!
Sager chewed up the entire huge piece of meat with bones and swallowed it. He reached out and took back the bottle of wine that Crocodile had taken away without a care in the world, poured it directly into his mouth, drank the remaining wine, and slammed the bottle heavily on the table with a bang.
"Bring the wine, don't just stand there, I paid for it!"
"Yes, yes!" After being stunned for a moment, the dancers hurriedly went to the wine box next to them to pick up new wine.
At this time, Sager looked at Crocodile and grinned: "If you come to the banquet, I would welcome you."
Crocodile didn't say anything, just stared at Sager for a while, and the latter looked back at him without caring. After the two looked at each other for a while, Crocodile raised his head and laughed in a rhythmic manner:
"Ha, ha, ha, ha! Are the newcomers nowadays so arrogant?"
Sager waited for the dancer to refill the glass with wine, then raised his glass to Crocodile and said with a smile: "Weren't you a newcomer once?"
Crocodile's eyes darkened when he heard this, but he still raised his glass and clinked it with Sager, "Alabasta, you are not welcome."
"Who would welcome pirates in a decent country?" Sager laughed.
"Well, as long as you don't cause trouble here, I'll let you go."
Crocodile put down his glass, glanced at everyone, and said: "Alabasta is in a mess recently, so it's better not to run around."
Whoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, his body turned into a stream of floating sand and disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Another nature-oriented guy?" Renetia looked at Crocodile's disappeared seat and curled her lips. "How annoying! What is he doing here?"
"He is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea here, so of course he has the duty to stop pirates. What can he come here for? Of course, he comes to fight against pirates." Sager shrugged and said.
"Seven Warlords of the Sea?" Renetia tilted her head, and Lily beside her also showed a curious look.
One is young and hasn't heard as much, and the other knows nothing at all.
"Seven Warlords of the Sea."
Marika explained: "Along with the Navy Headquarters and the Four Emperors, they are known as the three major forces of the Grand Line. Each of the Shichibukai is very powerful. They have the legal qualifications to plunder, but in return, they are responsible for getting rid of us pirates."
"robbery."
Renetia was a little stunned. "Can it still be legal?"
"Yes, we won't be chased by the navy." Marika said with a smile.
"You seem very powerful, Sager. Is that Crocodile afraid of you? He didn't even attack us after he came. If we defeat him, can we also become Shichibukai? In that case, the King's Navy won't be able to stop you if you rob." Renetia's eyes lit up.
"There should be some restrictions."
Lily analyzed, "After all, the king has joined the World Government. If he could be robbed, the one called Crocodile should be the king of Alabasta now. But I heard that the king here is called Cobra, not him."
"They are employed by the World Government, and they are trying to snatch the World Government's member countries. Are they just shooting themselves in the foot?"
Sager rolled his eyes and said, "Don't even think about it. I can't be one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. As for the crocodile, he's not afraid of people. He won't take anyone who comes to take these famous naturalists seriously."
He was a Shichibukai?
His bounty, plus the bounty order for Nico Robin who was hanging out with him on the warship, made the facts very clear. Someone had already linked him to the O'Hara incident, and it had probably been investigated.
Sager never doubted the World Government's intelligence capabilities. Besides, he was still young at that time and had no chance to hide. If he sorted it out from the beginning, it would be easy to find out.
If the investigation is thorough, the World Government would be crazy to choose him as one of the Shichibukai.
Even if he is illiterate.
…
Outside Narohara, in the desert under the moonlight, a gust of sand blew over quickly and turned into the appearance of Crocodile on the spot.
Outside, there are two huge crocodiles.
Next to a crocodile, a woman wearing a white hat, a white coat, and a cool purple bra underneath said in surprise: "I thought there would be a fight."
"Not necessary"
Crocodile bit his cigar and blew out the smoke. He said, "Now is not the time to conflict with that man. Our plan is right in front of us and cannot be changed."
The woman glanced towards the city and continued, "There is news that Ace and him had a conflict here. His stay here means that the Fire Fist has left. He is such a scary man. Rumor has it that he likes to rob the king. I wonder if he is interested in Alabasta."
"Isn't that just right?"
Crocodile raised his lips and looked up at the bright moon in the sky. "Just now I was wondering if the reason why Cobra and the rebels disappeared in Albana together was not enough. Now there is one more reason. The Calamity Sarger robbed Alabasta, detonated the bomb, and ascended with the soldiers. We have become the real 'heroes' of Alabasta."
"It's better if he's interested. If he's not interested, it won't hinder us. Norton Sager is not a threat, no matter what."
He stretched out his hands and clenched them towards the moon. "Ha, ha, ha, ha! My plan is perfect!"
"Wow, hahahaha! I have a perfect plan!"
After eating and drinking, Sager ignored the pirates who were still making a fuss, and took the three women and Ajin to the room on the upper floor. He sat down on a chair, laughed a few times, and said to everyone:
"I don't know if the other Shichibukai have money, but Crocodile must be rich. Let's rob him first, and then go to Alabasta, the capital of Alabasta, and rob the palace and leave! This plan is perfect!"
How could it be perfect?
Isn't this just a rough robbery?
Lily pursed her lips and said nothing.
The other two also said nothing.
Ajin clenched his fists and said excitedly: "Captain Sager! Please give the order, no matter what it is, I will definitely complete it!"
Lily walked to the window, lifted a corner of the curtain, and looked down at the desert, which was covered in a layer of silver under the moonlight. She said, "While shopping, I got some information. Alabasta is in civil strife now. Should we take advantage of the civil strife to rob?"
"That's right!"
Sager had a look on his face that said, "You know what I mean." He took out a cigar from his arms, sniffed it, put it in his mouth, took out a lighter and lit it, then exhaled the smoke and said,
"The city where Crocodile is located is called 'Rainland', also known as the 'Land of Dreams'. It is a gambling city. Where there is gambling, there will be a lot of money. This city is worth robbing!"
"After we rob the Rainland, we'll go to Albana and rob the palace!"
The appearance of the Straw Hat Boy allowed him to see the blue-haired woman, and the appearance of Crocodile finally made him remember some things.
The one with blue hair seems to be the princess of this country. With the participation of the Straw Hat Pirates, it means that Crocodile is going to be defeated.
Although Sager found it unbelievable, as soon as this man appeared, he felt that he was not easy to deal with. Based on his perception of Observation Haki, this guy should be more threatening than Ace.
If I remember correctly, he was a natural type who ate the Sand-Sand Fruit, especially in the desert.
But that was the fact, he was defeated very suddenly, and once he failed, Yu Di would be ownerless, and there was no need to even wait for him to be defeated, they could just go and rob it.
After robbing Yudi, they went to Albana. If I remember correctly, a rebellion had just broken out at that time and no one would care about them at all.
Although Sager is not afraid of Crocodile or the so-called rebel army, his main purpose is to rob, so it is better to have less trouble than more.
Just grab it!
(End of this chapter)