In the ruins of the street in front of the Royal Palace, a hand holding a sword emerged, and then like a green shoot growing from the soil, a green-haired head popped out...
"Three-Sword Style: Tornado!"
The ruins were partially blown open, revealing half of his body. He pulled his feet out of the debris, looked around, and clicked his tongue, "That woman..."
As he spoke, he was about to sheathe his sword, but he suddenly stopped, looking towards the direction of the city gate. Not far in front of him, a man dressed in martial monk clothing, with an open chest, was approaching.
"It's those peculiar guys. Weren't you caught by the Navy?" Zoro asked.
"That level of Navy can't catch me."
Mr. 1 said calmly, "Where is Crocodile?"
"How would I know something like that!"
Zoro bit down on the sword handle, showing a fierce grin, "But if you're looking for Crocodile, then we're enemies!"
"Swordsman..."
Mr. 1 glanced at him and shook his head, "Give up. I'm the Fast Cutter Person who ate the Dice-Dice Fruit, my whole body is made of blades. No swordsman I've faced has ever injured me."
Zoro bent forward slightly, revealing his fighting spirit, "Then let me be the first!"
In the battle with that woman, during that life-and-death struggle, he temporarily comprehended a new state. It was perfect timing to meet an opponent he could test it on!
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Outside the city gate, Sage flew over with the Poneglyph using Moon Step. The banana crocodile at the gate hadn't been taken away and was still there, just waiting for Lily and the others to find it.
Gin placed the knocked-out subordinates, who were stunned from the impact, into small rooms carried on the backs of a few crocodiles, waiting there for Sage.
"Marika, catch this."
From the air, Sage descended to a low height and tossed the Poneglyph down.
Marika looked up and saw a large stone block being thrown her way. She lifted her hands to catch it, and as she did, there was a dull thud, with her shoes sinking into the sand.
"Ah, it's heavy and quite solid too..."
She chuckled, "Captain, is this your prize? Looks pretty good."
"Not valuable, but very useful."
Sage landed on the ground, glanced around, and said, "If everyone's here, then let's set off."
"Mmm, mmm!"
At this point, Mute walked over sullenly, crouching his enormous body in front of Sage.
He was still tied up with iron rings, the back of a blade pressed against his face, unable to move.
"What's going on?" Sage was taken aback, reaching to grasp the iron ring, squinting his eyes, "It's very hard..."
Crack!
After speaking, his fingers pinched inward, and the iron ring, as if turned into mud, deformed under his grip. With a pull, it came off Mute's body, turning into a broken object covered with cracks.
"Encountered 'Black Threshold' Tina, that's her ability. Too hard to break it," Marika laughed.
Sage nodded and looked at Lily, "You couldn't manage either?"
"Was just about to chop it when you came," Lily said.
"This thing seems interesting, with strange text written on it..."
Renedia circled around Marika, observing the Poneglyph she was holding, curiously asking, "Is it heavy? Can a crocodile pull it?"
"One might not be able to, but two could definitely do it. Just tie it up with a rope," Marika replied.
The Poneglyph was quite weighty; nobody knew what its density was, but it was incredibly hard, and naturally, its weight was also quite high.
With Mute using sturdy ropes to bind it, and after tying it to two crocodiles, a group of crocodiles carried the people away in a cloud of dust, swiftly leaving the city of Albana.
"Didn't manage to steal anything, except for a broken stone!"
Sage sat inside the small cabin sulking, "Even if Crocodile is defeated, as long as the bomb detonates successfully, it's not like he would lose, right? Stuff without spirit is indeed unreliable!"
"Huh? So should we go to seize Rain Land again? But Sage, aren't we in a partnership with disabled Crocodile?" Renedia asked curiously.
"He's defeated, nothing matters anymore. Rain Land is no longer his, and that means it's not cooperation; of course, I'm going to seize it!"
Sage gritted his teeth, "No one can ruin my plan!"
Seizing Rain Land, taking Albana, it's a set plan.
Though the order was different, as long as they seized it, it didn't matter.
Albana has already been taken!
There were many unexpected events, but ultimately they seized it!
A few treasures could not buy such a hard stone. Using it for training is also an investment!
Yes! That's it!
After robbing Rain Land, his plan will still be successfully completed!
Bad luck, nonsense.
Ridiculous!
He, Sage, can break ten thousand principles with brute force!
Crash!
A thunderbolt struck down from the sky, the dark clouds gathered over Albana drifted over at some point, flashing lightning and unleashing a strong wind, sending rain pouring down.
"Yay, the storm has followed us,"
Renedia lifted the curtain, excitedly saying, "Looks like we won't have to fight next."
"That's right, fighting is exhausting," Marika said with a gentle smile, "It's better to think about new dishes if there's time."
Lily nodded in agreement.
Although fighting strong enemies was also interesting, compared to that, sailing was more important.
After all, her job is being a Navigator...
"Huh? A storm means no fighting? Where is that tradition from?" Sage raised an eyebrow, curious.
Upon hearing this, the three women turned to look at him in unison, and their gazes spoke volumes.