Alabasta!
Inside the capital, those who had been knocked out by Haoshoku gradually woke up, all confused!
Especially the people on the tavern street were even more bewildered. Where were the Shichibukai? Where were the Admirals? Where was the giant gate?
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Sounds of air being torn echoed, followed by nearly twenty figures descending!
"Hmm? Where are the people?"
Garp looked around with a serious expression, using his Observation Haki.
There were traces of battle and residual Haki, but there wasn't a single strong person in the entire capital!
"Could it be that we came to the wrong place?"
Momousagi was also full of doubt, turning to look at Aokiji.
Aokiji said lazily, "Kizaru's den den mushi said the location was here, Alabasta capital, Shal Tavern. I've been here before!"
While Red Hair was confronting Shaya, Kizaru's secret call meant the location couldn't be wrong.
Since even Aokiji was called, Kizaru couldn't be lying.
Then there was only... "Could they have left?"
Hearing Tokikake's words, Garp shook his head and said, "Impossible. We didn't see Red Hair's ship when we docked, nor were there any around."
"If there was a battle, it wouldn't have ended so quickly. If there was no battle, Kizaru wouldn't have left."
Flash!
Momousagi's figure flickered, and she grabbed a panicked person. This person had a den den mushi on him, and by his attire, he was a reporter!
This reporter was not the one Hawkeye had captured and taken to the moon; he was just a small fry.
"Don't catch me, I haven't broken any laws!"
The reporter was flustered and quickly said, "Please don't do anything, I'll talk!"
"When I was eight, I peeked at people bathing. When I was nine, I stole money from home. When I was ten, I had relations with an old sow. When I was eleven..."
"Shut up!"
Momousagi snorted coldly and stared at him, saying, "Tell me, who was fighting here just now?"
"Phew..."
Hearing this, the reporter breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It was Hawkeye and Admiral Kizaru. Oh, and Crocodile, but he was knocked out and covered in injuries."
"Also, I saw people from Baroque Works. They all followed a Dog-headed man into the giant gate."
"That door was too big, it almost pierced the sky, you don't know..."
"Stop!"
His rambling was annoying. Tokikake snatched the den den mushi and notebook.
He read the notebook carefully once and then frowned, saying, "What about later? Two people fighting, a massive sword energy nearly a thousand meters long flew from afar, what then?"
"I don't know why, but my head suddenly hurt, and I fainted..."
"...!"
Everyone was startled, then understood: Haoshoku!
A thousand-meter sword energy flying from afar? Without a doubt, it should be Red Hair, as Kizaru mentioned. The Haoshoku was also his, a tool for showing off.
"Vice Admiral Garp, look quickly, there are words here!"
A Vice Admiral spoke up. There were a dozen large characters about a hundred meters outside the tavern.
"This must be Kizaru's handwriting!"
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because there's no uglier handwriting in the world!"
Hearing Aokiji's words, many people's eyelids twitched.
Those crooked, dog-shit-like, almost unrecognizable ugly words on the ground, were they really Kizaru's handwriting?
[Going into the pirate den to investigate, sacrificing myself for the military, do not worry.]
Everyone: "..."
Was this really written by Kizaru? It doesn't seem like his personality!
"This idiot, since he could leave a note, why didn't he write more?"
Aokiji annoyedly scratched his hair and said helplessly, "He didn't leave any information, so we can only wait for him to come back."
Involving new forces, the Four Emperors, an Admiral, and the Shichibukai, such a major event was enough to shake the world.
"Wuwuwu…"
Suddenly, a cry came, and Cobra, accompanied by his guards, ran over, looking very sad.
He knelt before everyone, wailing, "Admiral Aokiji, Vice Admiral Garp, please help me!"
"My daughter is as beautiful as a flower, but that pirate leader snatched her away. I hate it!"
Everyone: "..."
What the hell is this again?
"Stand up and tell us in detail…"
Garp frowned slightly, knowing this matter was not simple.
"It's the Shichibukai Hawkeye, it's the Dog-headed man Anas, it's their master Shaya!"
Cobra stood up and began to roar loudly, "They broke into my palace and said that Crocodile was the mastermind behind the kingdom's internal strife, that he used the side effects of the forbidden item 'Dance Powder' to cause the kingdom's three-year drought!"
"He also coveted this country, attempting to ascend to the throne."
The surrounding commoners were stunned for a moment, then became furious!
Was it the hero they spoke of who caused this disaster?
"Then they lured Crocodile here! And beat Crocodile hundreds of times, almost severing his manhood, beating him into a disabled and unconscious state!"
"..."
"I originally thought they were new heroes, but I didn't expect them to leave ten billion Beli to buy my daughter. It's hateful, can my daughter be bought for ten billion Beli?!"
"..."
"I swore to die rather than comply, so they knocked me out and forcibly abducted my daughter. I hate it!"
Cobra roared, then walked to a higher place and shouted to the commoners, "These ten billion Beli were exchanged for my daughter's future tragic life. I don't want to keep them!"
"Go, call the rebel army, tell them the truth, and everyone will share these ten billion Beli!"
"Woah oh oh oh!!"
In an instant, all the commoners went wild!
Perhaps after splitting it, everyone would only get a tiny bit, but they were too poor, and with the mastermind gone, everything would be better.
"Why do I feel like something isn't right?"
Momousagi frowned. Her perception indicated that Cobra was indeed not lying, but Cobra's emotions seemed... very happy?!
"Call the guard team and ask them one by one, then we'll know…"
Tokikake said indifferently, and everyone nodded.
At least they knew the Dog-headed man's name and the new force leader's name. That Hawkeye actually surrendered, which greatly astonished everyone.
Afterward, everyone questioned many people, including all who had seen Shaya and the others.
The information they received was almost consistent, and they didn't believe anyone could lie.
"Phew, they finally left…"
After Garp and the others left, Cobra secretly breathed a sigh of relief!
Everything he said was true, but he didn't hate Shaya at all; instead, he was full of gratitude. However, he could only express resentment to clear the country's name.
Moreover, Shaya had left over twelve billion Beli worth of gold, and this country would get better.
Hopefully, Vivi can be happy!
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