During the time Sandy and Nami were traveling, because Sandy wasn't there to restrict Luffy's range of activity… guess what happened?
Luffy and his crew got lost.
By some strange coincidence, they arrived at the City of Dreams — Rainbase — even earlier than Sandy and Nami.
Then they fell for Crocodile's trap and ended up in the Sea Stone prison he had prepared.
At this moment, inside the small Sea Stone room, Luffy was imitating Sanji.
He made a gesture of holding a cigarette with one hand and said, "Did you steal the meat?"
"Hahaha, Luffy, you're a great imitator!" Usopp said excitedly from the side.
Luffy then switched and started imitating Sandy.
He ran a hand through his hair, closed his eyes, and said ecstatically, "Ah, another day where I'm woken up by my own handsomeness…"
"Pfft—"
The Straw Hat Crew hadn't even started laughing yet, but Smoker couldn't help himself. Realizing what he'd just done, Smoker quickly turned his head away.
What the hell was wrong with this Straw Hat Crew?!
Meanwhile, Sanji couldn't help the twitch in his eye.
Seeing Luffy and the others acting so relaxed while locked up — and Zoro still sleeping soundly on the ground — the exasperated cook smacked Luffy and Usopp over the head.
"You bastards! Every single one of you's like this! Do you even realize what's going on right now?!"
Then he turned and kicked Zoro. "And you're still sleeping! Get up already!"
Zoro sat up groggily, rubbing his eyes. "Oh? Is it morning?"
Sanji roared, "It's noon now, you dumbass!"
Crocodile, sitting on a chair outside the room, chuckled darkly.
"Go ahead and play to your hearts' content. In your final moments, you should get along well. Hahaha…"
Sanji sneered, "Enjoy your little victory while you can. When Sandy gets here, we'll see if you're still laughing. With that guy's temper, he's not gonna talk nicely to you."
Luffy nodded firmly. "Yeah! If you don't let us out, Sandy will come and beat you up!"
Crocodile swirled the red wine in his glass, took a slow sip, and replied, "It seems that person called Sandy is truly trusted by you.
However, trust is the most useless thing in this world. I'll have him join you soon… don't worry. Hahaha…"
Vivi clenched her fists and shouted, "Crocodile, what exactly is your goal?! Why are you doing this to Alabasta? If you hadn't come,
this kingdom could have remained peaceful forever. But now… Crocodile, you're the one who deserves to die the most!!"
"Heh heh… heh heh heh… hahaha, hahahaha…"
Crocodile let out a demonic laugh before saying smugly, "The one who should die is this boring kingdom, Miss Wednesday."
He stood up, eyes gleaming with sick delight.
"I want Alabasta to disappear from this planet. I want those citizens begging for survival to fall into painful struggle, to be sucked into eternal darkness. The Ideal Land Operation is about to begin."
As he spoke, Crocodile tilted his head toward the ceiling, his face twisted with the joy of a long-cherished dream finally within reach.
Everyone's eyes twitched.
Seriously… what the hell was wrong with this guy?
Was this a normal person?!
Vivi, though horrified, was still desperate to know what he meant by the Ideal Land Operation.
"Crocodile! What exactly are you trying to do to Alabasta? Tell me!"
"Heh heh… heh heh heh… hahaha, hahahaha…"
Crocodile laughed again and said with smug delight, "You want me to tell you about the kind of people I despise the most? That would be those who pretend to care about the citizens but are actually selfish hypocrites."
Vivi froze. Her voice cracked as she screamed, "You want to kill my father?! How could you do that?!"
Crocodile scoffed. "Don't scream like that. I don't plan to kill him. He's not even worth that. I want to make Cobra experience a humiliation far crueler than death."
Looking at their helpless, furious faces, Crocodile grinned with twisted pleasure.
"As a princess of a country, you shouldn't make such an ugly face."
Vivi trembled. "I'm asking you one more time… What is the Ideal Land Operation? Tell me!"
Crocodile tilted his head. "Do you even understand your current situation? Well… it doesn't matter. Since the operation's about to begin, telling you won't hurt."
He had been preparing this for three long years. If he didn't show it off now, it would almost feel… lonely.
"Then I'll tell you. The plan to end the Alabasta Kingdom — the Ideal Land Operation!"
And then, with great arrogance, Crocodile began explaining how he would control King Cobra and have Mr. 2 impersonate him to incite war throughout the kingdom…
Meanwhile, on the streets of Rainbase—
Sandy said, "Nami, you have to give me some face, right? Just let me look cool for once."
He shook Nami's arm like a spoiled child.
The exasperated Nami sighed. "I can pretend to be your maid, but I won't wear a maid outfit. You'll design something I actually like. And all the compensation money we get later is mine!"
"Alright, alright," Sandy leaned closer to her ear and whispered,
"Giving you a few hundred million is no problem."
Nami's face flushed slightly. She rolled her eyes and said, "Alright, tell me. What do you want me to do?"
"When we see Crocodile later, you just stand next to me and keep quiet," Sandy explained. "Leave everything else to me."
Nami nodded. "Fine. But if you don't get the compensation money, you're dead."
Sandy dragged her toward a changing area, grinning.
"Don't you know my abilities? Even if Crocodile doesn't give it, I'll find a way to get you a mountain of gold."
Nami finally understood. The advantage of space ability was obvious.
She clung to Sandy's arm with a sweet smile.
"Sandy, can you…"
"No," Sandy interrupted, rolling his eyes.
"I didn't even finish my sentence! How did you reject me already?!"
He flicked her nose. "Human desires are infinite. It's up to you to control them. Don't fall into a pile of money and turn into some high-level gold-digging machine. That would be the greatest sorrow."
"Hmph!" Nami pouted. "I haven't even collected one Belly. What right do you have to lecture me? By the way, what kind of clothes are you even giving me?"
…
Author's Note:
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