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【Gol D. Roger: So, do you think there is a possibility... The reason why Crocodile refused to escape and took the initiative to be imprisoned in Impel Down City was actually to wait for the arrival of the Straw Hat Boy?!】

【Shanks: Hiss! Captain Roger, listening to what you said, it seems that this is really possible!】

【Silbarz Reilly: Well, after all, Crocodile was made Luffy's angel investor by Miracle Space, and he is comparable to his"mother" existence. Maybe Crocodile really wants to join Luffy's business. Prison, waiting for the day when Luffy comes to Impel Down City, I can help him~】

【Edward Newgate: Gu la la la~ Is that so? It does sound reasonable.~】

【John: Could it be that Crocodile had already anticipated the day when Straw Hat was going to Impel Down, so he went to Impel Down to wait for him?】

【Silver Ax: Judging from the previous identification videos of others, Crocodile did help the Straw Hat boy several times during the war.】

【Wang Zhi: Hiss! Is that so? This seems to be very consistent with Crocodile's"angel investor" personality. He really worked hard to help Straw Hat!】

【Shi Ji: Jie hahahaha! Crocodile, you just admitted that you are actually Straw Hat's biological mother, right?】

【Shakrok Dal:……】

【Moonlight Moria: Hehehehe~ Crocodile, what's wrong with you? Don't you have anything to say to refute?】

【Don Quixote Dolfrond 06 Ming Ge: Fu Fu Fu Fu ~ If you don’t refute, then we will treat you as acquiescing.~】

【Shakrokdal: Get out!!!】

……

On the projection screen, the video continued—

Soon, Crocodile was imprisoned in the infinite hell on the sixth floor underground of Impel City.

After being imprisoned in a cell,

Crocodile, who had nothing to do, began to constantly reflect on and examine himself.

Especially the defeat at the hands of the Straw Hat Kid also made Crocodile deeply realize...

In the past few years, his obsession with external forces such as the ancient weapon Pluto has been too serious.

It was so serious that he completely ignored the pursuit of his own strength and only thought about relying on external forces.

However, for a truly strong person.

There is no need for such a thing at all!

Real strength always comes from oneself!

In fact, Crocodile understood this truth when he first started wandering on this sea.

Otherwise, he would not have become famous at such a fast speed, and he would still be neck-and-neck with Douglas Barrett, who is known as the"scion of the devil."

And he also received an invitation from the Imperial Palace of the World, the Shichibukai.

However, since he challenged Whitebeard and lost to him,

Crocodile's spirit has gradually been lost.

He began to seek outside help.

Especially after learning that there might be news about the ancient weapon Pluto in Alabasta, his thoughts and paranoia began to gradually approach madness.

He stopped cultivating himself and began to plot against Alabasta and Hades.

For so many years in Alabasta,

Crocodile, who is the boss behind the Baroque Working Society, has been neglecting his cultivation.

In addition, Alabasta is located in the first half of the great route, so there are only a few strong people, and Crocodile has seven kings. With a terrifying name like Wu Hai, almost no one has ever challenged him.

In all these years, Crocodile has never even experienced a decent battle.

The dissipation of mental energy, slackness in cultivation, rustiness of hands and feet...

It is precisely because of these reasons that

Crocodile's strength has declined so seriously.

He used to be able to fight on par with Barret, but now he can't even beat Luffy, who doesn't even have Haki. Crocodile, who was in prison, had a clearer understanding of himself after thinking about this. And some of his previous thoughts gradually changed. He is no longer obsessed with the pursuit of the ancient weapon Pluto, and instead values ​​his own strength again. While being imprisoned in the Impel City for such a long time, Crocodile has been silently practicing some practices, hoping to regain his strength as soon as possible, return to the peak, and even surpass the peak! During this process, Crocodile's strength also began to recover little by little. The camera switched and the images began to flash by quickly. I don’t know how long it took, but the infinite hell that had been as calm and boring as a stagnant water finally ushered in some different changes. First, Fire Fist Ace, the captain of the Second Division of the Whitebeard Pirates, was imprisoned. Not long after, Kaixia Jinbei, one of the current King's Shichibukai, was also imprisoned. And was locked in the same cell as Fire Fist Ace. Crocodile's cell was not far from the cell where the two were located, so he witnessed the entire process of the two being escorted in. Not long after Ace and Jinbe were imprisoned, Garp, the vice-admiral and naval hero of the Navy headquarters, also came here, and sat in front of Ace's cell and talked to each other for a long time before leaving. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!) After that, the pirate empress Boya Hancock, who is also one of the current kings of the Shichibukai, was accompanied by Warden Magellan and Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel. Xia also came to Ace's cell, said something to him, and then left quickly. These"guests" arriving one after another made Crocodile realize that the outside world at this moment may be about to undergo a tremendous change. And this also made him want to get out of this dark prison and catch up with the wave of the times. Shortly after Hancock left, Ace was also taken away to the Marine Headquarters, Marineland, where he was about to undergo an unprecedented public execution. Then, a short period of time passed. This infinite hell, which should have returned to its previous peace after Ace was taken away, once again welcomed a group of uninvited guests. Among these uninvited guests were two of Crocodile's"old friends"

"——

The Ladyboy Queen, Embrio Ivankov, and...

Straw Hat Monkey D. Luffy!

In the picture,

Crocodile disappeared into the shadows in the cell, silently looking at Luffy, Ivankov and others standing at the door of Jinbei's cell.

At this moment, Luffy and others had just learned that Ace had been escorted away.

The passage from the sixth underground floor back to the upper floors was also completely blocked by Magellan's order.

For a time, Luffy and others were unable to return to the upper floors to chase Ace who was being escorted away.

This makes them feel a little headache and helpless

"It's confirmed that Ace Boy was delivered to the Navy, so let's give up."

"No, we can only place our bets on Whitebeard. He will not abandon his subordinates."

Ivankov persuaded Luffy while shaking his head in distress.

Luffy lowered his head and glanced at the small piece of Ace's life card left in his palm, clenched his fist tightly.

Then he raised his head. Come, look at Ivankov and say with great determination:

"No! I'm going!"

"I'm going to Navy Headquarters!"

"If I give up, I will definitely regret it!"

Ivankov was also a little surprised when he heard Luffy's words.

Lightning on the side said in a deep voice:

"Let’s not talk about whether we can go or not. We can’t even escape from this level now.……"

Hearing this, Lu Fei also frowned.

This is indeed a huge problem before them.

However, just when everyone was worried and distressed about it.

A somewhat familiar laughter suddenly came from the cell nearby.

"Ha ha ha ha ha~"

"If you want to get out of here, let me go. I can cut a hole in the ceiling."

"how?"

Luffy and the others followed the sound.

Then they saw a figure gradually getting up in the cell nearby and walking out of the shadows.

It was Crocodile!

Luffy was also shocked when he saw Crocodile. , shouted in great surprise:

"Crocodile?! Crocodile smiled and responded calmly:

"Haha, long time no see, Straw Hat!"

"Originally, I thought that even if I escaped outside, there would be nothing interesting anymore, but I didn't expect that Whitebeard was going to start a war with the Navy Headquarters!"

"In this way, I will have another chance to take off the old man's head!"

"I'm very interested in that war. As long as I have my power, you and I can escape from here."

"How about this? Isn’t this a bad suggestion? It's good for us all~"

Crocodile looked at Luffy in front of him. He didn't feel particularly jealous when he met his enemies. Instead, he kept smiling calmly and said

【Gol D. Roger: Hahahaha! It seems that I guessed it right!】

【Shanks: Tsk tsk tsk! Unexpectedly, it was Crocodile who offered to help Luffy!】

【Shiki: Good guy! It turns out that Crocodile guy has really been waiting for the Straw Hat boy to do him a favor!】

【Edward Newgate: Gu la la la~ What did you say you came out to take off my head? Haha, you all know it. In fact, these are just excuses made by Crocodile to help the Straw Hat boy.~】