Pirate: My partner is too crooked

Off the coast of Alabasta, a naval warship with a seagull pattern on it broke through the waves and was approaching quickly.

"It's just that I got the news that Lin Zhi and his gang appeared in Alabasta. What on earth is that guy Crocodile so worried about?"

On the deck of the warship, General Sengoku of the Navy Headquarters crossed his arms, his cloak of justice slowly fluttering on his body.

Because there was something particularly important that needed to be conveyed to Lin Zhi, he was directly entrusted by the Five Old Stars to follow Crocodile to Alabasta.

But Crocodile and Dazbonis, who didn't have much patience, ran out early.

Although it is clear that Crocodile must have some intention to occupy Alabasta, it is obvious that the current Warring States period does not know the former's true purpose of pretending to be a national hero.

"General of the Warring States Period, you can already see the outline of the Alabasta continent ahead!"

The lookout on the mast made a report.

"I see."

Thinking of the attitude of the Shichibukai toward Lin Zhi and his group at the World Government Conference, a complicated look appeared on Sengoku's calm and calm face.

I really didn’t expect that those smart and cunning guys who only care about profit would actually agree with Wulaoxing’s decision...

……

Desert area outside the port city.

Realizing that something was wrong, Crocodile quickly withdrew his right arm filled with water and backed away.

Looking at Aqua, who was completely helpless, her eyes were full of fear and surprise.

In addition to the water in the body that was so huge that it didn't look like a human being, what shocked him even more was that after absorbing the other party's water, he actually...

He forced himself into a calm and gentle state, and even once looked down upon himself for using despicable means to steal the kingdom, feeling ashamed and repentant from the bottom of his heart!
  Are you kidding me? He is an ambitious pirate who wants to dominate the world through the ancient weapon Pluto!
  ‘This guy’s water has the same ridiculous effect of purifying the soul as the washing fruit? ’

Crocodile subconsciously thought of Vice Admiral Tsuru, who made Doflamingo, who was also the king of the Shichibukai, fearful.

Thinking again of Sha Gu's inexplicable loss of control in the previous battle, the horror in his heart became more intense.

If it is really what I guessed, then the other party's ability is not just as simple as restraining the Shasha Fruit!

You must never touch this dangerous woman again!
  Crocodile, who had a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead, immediately made this judgment.

Just as he was stunned, brilliant flames suddenly occupied his entire field of vision.

"My goddess saw a flaw, an inexplicable tattered hook!"

"Take the move, Fist of God!"

Although she didn't know why the opponent suddenly retreated, Aqua didn't have the kind of detailed analysis. She clenched her burning right fist and breathed directly into Crocodile's face!
  There was a muffled sound, and Crocodile, who was in a daze, was knocked away by this powerful punch and fell heavily into the sand pit in the distance.

The gravel flew and the yellow sand flowed, re-condensing into the appearance of Crocodile.

It can be clearly seen that his carefully combed back hair was scattered by the fist of God, and his messy hair fell on his gloomy face.

Other than that, there was no particularly obvious trauma on his body.

The Fist of God, which is the God Requiem with a sacred aura, is mainly aimed at monsters such as demons and undead, and has very powerful attribute restraint.

If this blow is used on ordinary humans, the degree of frightening is much higher than the actual effect. It is not much different from an ordinary punch with force.

The greatest effect of this punch was to free the confused Crocodile from the purification of the holy water and regain his consciousness.

"Don't be too arrogant, you monster thing that came out of nowhere!"

Having said that, Crocodile, who had personally experienced Aqua's ability, was very shrewd in keeping a safe distance and chose to use the fruit's ability to launch long-range attacks.

I saw the five fingers of his left hand bending, brewing a sandstorm more powerful than Sha Lan.

"Heavy Shalan!"

Whoosh!
  A giant sandstorm stirred up countless yellow sands on the desert, causing a natural disaster of staggering scale to hit Aqua.

"What an idiot. Even if you use more power, this move will have no effect on this goddess!"

Aqua, who had experienced this before, repeated her old trick, summoning a large amount of flood water to assimilate the giant sandstorm, turning it into a pool of harmless muddy water.

Aqua, who had successfully defused the attack, was so proud that she was about to turn on the taunting mode. A touch of rapidly moving yellow sand broke through the muddy water, and the desert beneath her feet condensed into a sharp sand blade!

Crocodile took back his palm resting on the desert ground with an expressionless expression.

He naturally knew that the heavy weight Shalan would be difficult to cause harm to Aqua, so it was just a disguise to confuse his vision.

The real killing move is the enhanced desert sword hidden behind!

"Desert Sword!"

puff!

The desert sword was almost instantaneous and hit the careless Aqua accurately from bottom to top, knocking her away together with the goddess staff.

After drawing a beautiful parabola in mid-air, the stupid goddess landed on the desert in the posture of inserting a green onion upside down, and her two exposed legs jumped twice.

"It hurts, it hurts! You shameless rag-tag hook, you actually engage in such a dirty and insidious sneak attack!"

Aqua, who finally escaped from the sand, her delicate face covered with sand, pointed at Crocodile and belittled him.

I completely forgot the circumstances under which the God's Fist was struck just now...

Looking at the blue-haired girl who had been hit hard by the desert sword but was unscathed, the corners of Crocodile's mouth twitched crazily and finally collapsed a little.

Not only is his ability weird and he controls himself to death, but his body defense is so unreasonable?

Where the hell did this monster come from?
  The number two figure is so troublesome, considering that there is a stronger extremely evil thunder Linzhi nearby, the little girl with the strange power to repel Akainu Sakaski, and the emperor engine that even the world government has no information about. king......

Only then did Crocodile realize how stupid his previous idea of ​​being invincible by virtue of terrain was.

The true power of this group of people is unfathomable, and it is simply not something that I can handle alone!
  While shocked and regretful, Crocodile suddenly saw a figure whose arms turned into sharp blades behind Aqua, approaching quietly.

"Daz! What do you want to do?!"

Crocodile with messy hair shouted at the figure, "This is my battle, don't fucking do unnecessary things!!"

Collapse returned to collapse, but Lao Sha did not allow himself to deal with a mere girl, and he had to fall into the ridiculous situation of being attacked secretly by his subordinates.

It has nothing to do with victory or defeat, it's just his dignity and arrogance that goes deep into his bones as a veteran pirate!
  After being yelled out by him, Aqua finally noticed Dazbonis approaching from behind, and quickly raised her arms in a defensive posture.

Dazbonis stopped moving forward.

Seeing determination in his boss's eyes, he removed the blades from his arms and apologized in a deep voice: "I'm very sorry. It was my dereliction of duty."

At this moment, a huge black shadow passed from the sky above, covering the fierce sun.

yo ho ho ho ~
  The skeleton man in black dress jumped down from the black shadow, the slender cane sword in his hand was unsheathed, and there was a chill.

when!
  Dazbonis raised his right arm that had turned into a sharp blade again, blocking the rapier strike that fell from the sky.

"Mr. Kuaishou, who can turn any part of his body into a sharp blade, please let me use it a little bit."

Brooke's skeleton palm exerted force to resist the power coming from Daz's hand knife.

"You are an unknown skeleton toy from the restaurant on the sea."

Daz stared at the sudden appearance of the skeleton with sharp eyes, and said in a low voice, "The bounty is 888 Baileys."

"Asshole! Don't stress about the damn bounty, it makes my blood pressure soar!"

The emphasis on the bounty allowed Brooke to break the defense on the spot.

Even so, he continued with the familiar lines, "Although I am just a skeleton and there is no blood in my body, yo ho ho ho~"

"Strange guy."

Daz frowned, unable to figure out the strange... creature in front of him?
  Brook used his hands to push Daz back several meters.

"That's probably what happened, Miss Aqua, leave this man to me."

"Not bad, Brooke." Aqua gave him a thumbs up in praise.

"Then as a reward, you can let me see your..."

Boom!
  The God's Fist roared out and smashed a big bag on the skull's head. The effect was outstanding.

——In various aspects, Brooke is closer to the undead than Crocodile.

While they were fighting, a huge black shadow in the sky fell to the ground, stirring up yellow sand all over the sky.

Kangna, King, and Meowth successfully arrived at the battlefield and came to Aqua and Brooke.

Looking at the skeletons playing tricks there and Lin Zhi's group who were all on stage, Crocodile's face became extremely gloomy as he was being ignored.

The advantage of the entire situation has completely shifted to the opponent's camp.

"They appear one after another. Just in time, I can bury you all!!"

Knowing that ordinary moves would not have much effect, Crocodile, with his full anger level, no longer held back, turning into billowing yellow sand and sinking into the desert.

Buzz!
  The endless desert trembled violently, the wind was raging, and the yellow sand was flying.

The entire flowing ground rose at a speed visible to the naked eye, like a natural disaster like a huge tsunami in the Capital of Seven Waters, exuding a desperate aura!

The nearly [-]-meter-high desert wave blocked the sky and the sun, and even the residents of the port city were covered by the huge shadow cast by it.

They had no idea what was going on, so they could only hide in the corner of the house and tremble in despair.

Outside, the elemental Crocodile appeared on top of the desert waves.

"Polar Desert Giant Crocodile!"

With a roar, the giant waves in the desert surged and twisted, condensing into a giant yellow sand crocodile that was as big as a small island, eclipsing all the surrounding light!

Possessing the terrifying power to destroy the entire royal city in an instant, and being able to drain the water from everything in its path just by moving, this...

This is the ultimate trump card that Crocodile can use in the desert!

"Wait, wait, why are you so anxious all of a sudden?"

Aqua looked up at the frightening desert crocodile, a trace of panic flashing through her intelligent eyes.

After all, this is not the home of the sea. Although her divine power has been greatly enhanced, she can summon a tsunami of the same level without the assistance of a large amount of sea water, but it takes time to sing magic.

Moreover, looking at the violent posture of the giant desert crocodile, it is obvious that it is not the kind of sandstorm that can be covered casually!
  "Those who disrupt my good deeds, you will be annihilated together with this annoying city!!"

The giant desert crocodile's huge head evolved into Crocodile's distorted face. He was so offended that he didn't want to give Aqua and the others a chance to deal with it.

Under his control, the giant desert crocodile let out a deafening roar, swept up the entire desert, and rushed over, trying to crush his opponent!
  However, he still underestimated how terrifying Lin Zhi's group was.

Kang Na braved the crazy sandstorm and took a step forward, placing her hands on her waist in a turtle style qigong posture.

The thunderous power that lights up in the palm is highly compressed, forming high-energy white light that continuously bursts out dazzling arcs.

"Destructive, explosive blast bomb!"

With a serious expression, Kangna pushed out her palms, the strong wind raged, and the thunder beam exploded.

The energy leaked out seemed to distort even the space!

boom! ! !
  The beam of light hit the giant desert crocodile's head, rushing forward with overwhelming power, completely piercing through the extremely huge body!
  Under the terrifying heat that bloomed, even the gravel was instantly evaporated and dissipated invisible!
  Boom. The terrifying giant desert crocodile was shattered into pieces and collapsed.

The yellow sand away from the core area of ​​the beam disintegrated and fell back to the surface under the influence of gravity.

"how can that be?!"

Crocodile fell with the yellow sand. He expected that he might fail, and was always wary of Lin Zhi hiding in the distance.

But I never thought that the moves that had gathered across the entire desert would be so unbearable, and that a little girl who couldn't even hit her stomach when she jumped was able to defeat her in one blow!
  Whoosh!
  Crocodile was still doubting life, when a strong wind suddenly hit him, and Kangna quickly appeared in front of him, with her little fist raised high.

Almost out of instinctive physical reaction, Crocodile, who sensed the strong dangerous aura, hurriedly elementalized his body to avoid possible attacks.

But the next second, before he completely turned into sand, his pupils suddenly shrank.

I saw a "buzz" sound on the fist of the cute little girl opposite, covered with a light layer of pitch black color.

Not only does he have exaggerated energy attacks, but he also masters armed color domineering? !
  Is this kid really a human child? !
  With this familiar suspicion, Lao Shalian received Kangna's iron fist and was hammered away hard, creating a deep pit up to a hundred meters wide in the desert below!

"I hit it, I hit it, the method Xiaolin taught really works!"

Kangna, who landed smoothly, let out a soft cheer, and then her style suddenly changed. She placed her two little hands on her little knees, breathing heavily like an old woman in her seventies.

The long-distance flight combined with the full-power bursting blast bomb just now completely reduced her already low physical fitness.

"Well done, Kangna-chan, you are truly worthy of being the patron saint of the Axis Cult~"

Aqua walked over with a smile on her face.

She has no moral integrity at all, and does not have Crocodile's self-esteem that does not need support. As long as it does not involve things that affect the image of the goddess, it doesn't matter.

What's more, the one who came to help was his partner, the cutest Kangna-chan!

Of course I can only praise~
  The sun's rays, which were no longer shielded by the giant crocodile, were projected down, causing the temperature of the surrounding area to soar again.

Crocodile, who was lying in a deep pit in a large shape, felt a chill in his heart and his head was buzzing.

As an ambitious man who dreams of dominating the entire world, it was hard for him to accept being beaten into such a bad shape by a girl with an abnormal mind and a child of several years old.

And this was even without the involvement of the more powerful Lin Zhi and King!
  It was only then that Crocodile realized how ridiculous his previous idea of ​​subduing this group of people was!
  On the other side, under Brook's violent attack, Daz couldn't hold on anymore and fell to the ground bleeding.

King Shichibukai Crocodile declared his defeat.

"Now you know the gap between us, Crocodile."

The electric current flashed, and Lin Zhi, who had been diving for two chapters, came to Crocodile lying in the pit.

"Is this your declaration as a winner?" Crocodile's eyes were calm.

Although he still has residual strength, he has lost the will to resist. "The loser has nothing to say. You can kill or behead him as you please."

Between dying struggle and staring death in the eye, he decisively chose the latter due to his arrogant nature.

Lin Zhi just looked at Lao Sha who accepted his failure calmly. From his decadent and lonely face, it was easy to see that this guy was really restrained by Aqua to the point of collapse...

In this situation, it is almost impossible to subdue Moria in the same way as he did with Moria.

Just for attacking Axis Cult members, Aqua would not be able to tolerate Crocodile becoming a subordinate, let alone a closer partner.

Unless Crocodile takes the initiative to speak, repent of what he has done, and ask for forgiveness.

But obviously, this kind of thing, which is more difficult than killing him, is simply impossible to happen!

Moreover, unlike Moria, who went to the Yonko camp alone just to get news from his subordinates, Crocodile has a self-centered character and believes that there is no so-called trust between pirates.

Even if he is willing to admit his mistakes for the first time now, there is no guarantee that he will not betray him in the future.

After comprehensive analysis, it seems that there is only one option left.

"I believe you have realized how powerful our team is. What about Crocodile? Do you want to work for me and turn the world upside down?"

Lin Zhi crossed his legs and sat down casually on the sand.

He wanted to see Lao Sha's choice one last time.

"Are you kidding? I don't even accept Whitebeard, how can I work for a brat like you!!"

Crocodile, who was ready to die, blushed slightly - don't get me wrong, it was because he was angry.

"Well, that's really a pity."

The corners of Lin Zhi's mouth raised. Instead of feeling regretful about such an answer, he was quite satisfied.

This kind of unruly character is the Crocodile...

sizzle.

The thunder roared, and the thick lightning fell straight from the air, completely destroying the deep pit where Crocodile was!

Wait until the arc dissipates and the billowing dust calms down.

The charred and cracked bottom was empty, and nothing that looked like a corpse was found.

In response, Lin Zhi, who returned to Aqua, had a calm look in his eyes, as if he had expected such an outcome.

because……

"I didn't expect to meet again so soon, Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, Buddha of the Warring States Period."

Following his gaze, I saw across the pit, the admiral's cloak of justice was slowly fluttering, and a strong figure wearing round glasses stood in the wind and sand.

"If possible, I would like to find a more suitable place to talk, brother Lin Zhi."

Warring States threw Crocodile aside and looked at Lin Zhi from a distance, "No matter what Crocodile said, the Shichibukai has a cooperative relationship with the World Government. Before you investigate the situation clearly, you still You can’t kill him.”

"If I remember correctly, we are wanted major criminals. Who cooperates with the World Government has nothing to do with us?" Lin Zhi asked calmly.

As early as when Kangna and others appeared, he could clearly sense the aura of the Warring States Period through the radio waves.

This wily guy has not shown up yet, probably because he wants to observe the direction of the situation before taking action.

For example, like just now, take action to save Crocodile.

In addition to letting Aqua accumulate combat experience, this is also one of the reasons why he did not participate in the battle throughout the whole process. He needs to be wary of Sengoku, whose purpose is unknown.

"It was before, but now, your situation is a little different."

At this point, Sengoku paused for a moment, his expression became quite serious, and he announced loudly, "On the Sea Restaurant, Lin Zhi and his gang, as an admiral of the Navy Headquarters, I solemnly extend an invitation to you on behalf of the World Government."

"Become the last king of the Shichibukai after Mihawk, Crocodile, Hancock, Moonlight Moria, Jinbe and Doflamingo!"

(I was slightly backstabbed by Oda before. The bear only became the Shichibukai a year or two before Luffy went to sea. Fortunately, it had no impact on the previous plot, so this is based on the original timeline. What follows There will be plots about Sorbey Kingdom and Pony)
  Hearing the official announcement of the decision by Warring States, Crocodile, who was sitting lonely on the ground next to him, sighed deeply.

His memory was then pulled back to the Shichibukai Conference held by the World Government two days ago.

"Hey! I didn't expect you two guys to actually participate in such a non-compulsory gathering."

Doflamingo, wearing a pink feather coat, sat on the chair with an arrogant posture, looking at Mihawk and Hancock opposite him and sighing.

"I cannot miss anything related to Aqua-sama, even if I have to come to this dirty and filthy place!"

Hancock sat back on his pet snake, unabashed admiration flowing deep in his beautiful eyes.

"It's enough to influence men of the entire era. I can't help but make people have a strong interest in it."

Mihawk crossed his legs on the table and folded his hands, looking relaxed.

"Hehehehe." The muscular Moriah smiled without saying a word, his voice full of sinister flavor.

Hai Xia Jinbei sat in the corner without making a sound, just staring at the smooth tabletop with a low gaze.

He also wanted to know more about Lin Zhi, who killed the Celestial Dragons for the mermaid slaves.

He knows what kind of existence the Tianlong people are, and he always remembers this kindness.

In contrast, a group of evil dragons who have done many evil things will be killed, but they seem to be somewhat self-inflicted.

After the Shichibukai arrived, the current marshal of the Navy Cyborg Sora appeared on the stage. After introducing Lin Zhi and his group, he gave him the order to become the last Shichibukai.

Recalling this, Crocodile, who was sitting on the desert, was in a daze, and couldn't help but think of the scene that made him confused and even shocked at that time:

In addition to him, the other five Shichibukai, including Hancock and Mihawk, all raised their hands to express unconditional support!
  "Becoming the King of Qiwuhai?" Lin Zhi frowned.

Although he guessed that the Warring States Period would follow Lao Sha in Alabasta and that there must be something serious going on, he was not expecting the news.

You know, what they committed is the most "big crime" that the world government cannot tolerate - attacking and killing the Celestial Dragons!

Thinking of some of the trump cards previously exposed in the Capital of Seven Waters and the subsequent plot of the original work, Lin Zhi quickly had the answer in his mind.

What the world government wants from them is nothing more than three things.

First, a war weapon whose performance far exceeds that of a naval warship, the Infinite Dream;
  Secondly, as a Devil Fruit user, one can completely ignore the secret of the influence of the sea;
  Third, develop the bloodline factors Seraph needs.

The first two points are what the Five Old Stars who have ruled the world for eight hundred years are eager to obtain no matter what.

Because this is directly related to the subsequent dominance of the world government!
  For the Infinite Dream, which can switch forms at will, and the water-type ability user Aqua, it is extremely difficult to forcibly capture it on the sea. Even if multiple people with the highest combat power are dispatched, they may return without success.

In contrast, inviting Lin Zhi and his group to become the Shichibukai naturally became the easiest and most labor-saving method.

And the price is just one Tianlong!

Such sacrifices are insignificant in the face of the interests of all Tianlong people.

"Yes, if you agree, the news will be spread throughout the world tomorrow."

Warring States nodded slightly and stood there waiting quietly.

"I think I have no reason to refuse such a good thing."

Lin Zhi thought for a few seconds, then smiled and gave a reply that represented agreement.

Before, he was worried that after some of their trump cards were exposed, the world government would restrict their actions even more frantically, hindering the process of summoning new partners to become stronger, and he needed to be vigilant at all times.

I never expected that the World Government would be so considerate and proactively extend this kind of invitation to peaceful coexistence.

You know, what he lacks most now is time to develop steadily!
  As for the three reasons analyzed previously...

First of all, the Infinite Dream is not the pinnacle of their current technological weapons. If they really want to investigate, they can also start by bypassing Meow Meow and looking for Mr. Tom.

And the second point is to use the trick to divert the attention of the five old stars from Aqua to himself, reducing the presence of the stupid goddess.

As for the third point, it has little impact.

Even if the World Government really gets his blood factor, the best he can create is a restaurateur with good skills.

Seeing that what Chu had deliberately created was just a plain-headed commoner, the Five Old Stars were probably furious to death.

After all, Lin Zhi himself has nothing outstanding. The reason why he was able to rise in a very short period of time was because of the powerful plug-in of the Wishing Pool!

Not to mention, Seraph is a product of twelve years.

By that time, the world government and the Celestial Dragon Immu might have been destroyed by him sitting in the wishing fountain! (End of chapter)