"Who did this, one of your people?"
Smoker turned to look at the Alabasta Guard Captain and asked him.
When the guard captain heard Smoker's question, he hesitated and said, "I'm very sorry, we don't know who did this."
"Um?"
Smoker was startled.
The captain of the guard spread his hands and said: "Originally, we did not hesitate to fight to the death with those pirates to rescue Her Royal Highness, but by the time we arrived, these pirates were all dead and Her Royal Highness was safe."
Dasqi said with some surprise and disbelief: "Is this the case? But even if it is like this, how can it be possible that you don't even know who did it? Your Highness the Princess should know."
The captain of the guard responded: "Her Highness the Princess knows that they are a man and a woman, but she does not know them."
"do not know… "
Smoker keenly captured the key point and asked: "In other words, that man and woman are not from Alabasta, but outsiders."
The captain of the guard nodded.
When Smoker saw this, he suddenly showed a look of contemplation.
Being able to kill Jackal Gezi with one blow is an extraordinary strength. Even on the Grand Line, he must be a famous figure.
From what the captain of the guard said, it seemed that the other party happened to encounter that group of pirates and 'successfully' saved their princess. Now they seemed to have entered Alabasta.
"Mr. Smoker, what should we do next?"
Dasqi directed his men to dispose of the corpse and asked Smog at the same time.
Smoker pondered for a moment, with a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes, and said: "Go to Alabasta to have a look, maybe you can meet them. Although they are the princesses who saved Alabasta, there is still a question of good or evil. I can’t tell, maybe it has some other purpose.”
How could a normal person come into contact with Alabasta after rescuing the princess of Alabasta? It is normal for a man and woman to be invited to a banquet by the king, but this man and woman left directly after rescuing them, without even leaving their names. It seemed that Somewhat abnormal.
"yes."
Dasqi responded.
After disposing of the bodies on the shore, a part of the navy was left to guard the warships, and the rest of the navy, led by Smoker, set foot on Alabasta.
In this world, the navy is very common, so the appearance of Smoker and others did not cause any shock. Alabasta remained as usual.
Smoker led the navy to patrol the streets of Alabasta all morning, but found nothing unusual and did not encounter any pirates.
"Gone."
Smoker's face showed contemplation.
The closer he couldn't find those two people, the more he felt that there might be a problem with the other party, and it was probably a big problem. This was a certain intuition he had gained from working in the navy for many years.
"Mr. Smoker, we have been looking for it all morning, and everyone is a little tired."
Dasqi walked up to Smoker and whispered to Smoker: "Would you like to stop for a while and have something to eat?"
Smoker did not resist and nodded: "Okay."
Many navy soldiers carried dry food, and some high-ranking officers came to the streets and went into some restaurants to order food.
Smoker and Dusky also found a high-end restaurant and went in.
…
“Alabasta’s cuisine does have its own flavor.”
Sitting behind a table covered with white cloth, Ross tasted a few dishes and thought they tasted pretty good, so he couldn't help but smile.
I originally thought that a desert country like Alabasta wouldn’t have much to eat.
After coming out of the Burial Sacrifice Hall, he was not in a hurry to find the ancient weapon Pluto. Instead, he and Robin went to a restaurant and ordered some food. After all, they had not eaten for some time after flying all the way from Cake Island to Alabasta.
"not bad."
Robin also nodded.
But just as she cut off a piece of meat and put it into her mouth, her expression suddenly became startled and she looked behind Ross.
Robin was sitting facing the door, so she could see the people walking in. At this moment, her eyes were falling on the man and woman who walked in.
"navy?"
Robin was slightly startled when she saw two sailors, a man and a woman, walking in, but she didn't show any change in her expression. For her now, unless an admiral of the navy headquarters appeared, she would not be moved at all.
And she was not the only one here, Ross was also here. Even the admiral would never dare to come over alone to cause trouble. These two marines should not be stupid enough to cause trouble for them. They should just happen to come over for dinner.
"What's wrong?"
Ross noticed the change in Robin's gaze and did not turn around to look behind him. Instead, he ate a piece of meat and asked casually.
Robin said nonchalantly: "Nothing..."
But just as she finished her words, Dasqi, who was ordering food, saw her inadvertently and was stunned for a moment.
Because Robin was wearing a hat and had his head half lowered, due to the brim of the hat and his line of sight, Dusky didn't see Robin's face clearly, but it still made her feel familiar.
as a navy.
The most important task is to remember the pirates who have bounties on their heads.
Sensing that Robin looked familiar, Dasqi couldn't help but put down the menu and walked over, tilting her head in a cute way, and looked at Robin's face for a while.
"It's very impolite to stare at others like that."
Robin picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, closed his eyes slightly, and said casually.
At this time, Ross had already noticed Dusky and Smoker, and was slightly surprised, but then he regained his composure and continued to eat vegetables and drink tea.
"you… "
Dusky stared at Robin, frowned slightly, adjusted the glasses on the bridge of her nose, and said with some uncertainty: "You must be... Nico Robin, right?!"
Robin chuckled, put down the tea cup, looked at Dusky, with an elegant smile on his face, and said, "You guessed it right, Navy."
Dasqi's expression changed.
Clang! !
Almost at the next moment, she pulled out the sword hanging from her waist, showing an extremely vigilant and serious posture, and asked:
"Nicole Robin, captain of the Sixth Division of the Ghost Hand Pirates! Why are you here!"
"Hehehe... Of course I came here to eat. Also, don't point that dangerous thing at me."
Robin smiled faintly and did not make any move, but the flower fruit's ability was activated, knocking down Dusky's sword in an instant.
Several arms emerged from Dasqi's body, grabbed Dasqi's arms, twisted them behind her back, and at the same time lifted her chin, playing with her into a very shameful position.
"Well!"
Dasqi struggled hard, but couldn't break free at all. Being controlled like this, she felt ashamed, angry, and a little scared.
At this moment, a weapon suddenly swept over from behind, directly hitting the 'arms' on her body, beating all the arms into petals and flying away.
"Oh haha."
Robin sat there, tilting his head to look at Smoker, holding his cheek with one hand, and said, "It's the Sea Tower Stone."
Smoker looked at Robin with a depressed expression.
"I didn't expect the captain of the Ghost Hand Pirates to show up here... What is your purpose here, Nico Robin!"
Robin smiled lightly and said, "Didn't I tell you? Of course I came here to eat."
Smoker snorted coldly when he heard this, and a cold look flashed in his eyes. He took a deep breath and said: "Since you don't intend to confess, let's arrest you first, and then slowly torture you." .”
The moment he finished speaking, his arms suddenly turned into smoke, and the hands holding the weapons suddenly passed over Ross's head and hit Robin's head.
Squeak! !
Robin held the cup in one hand and kicked the table with his foot. He immediately slid back a few meters with his chair, avoiding Smoker's blow. At the same time, he took another sip of tea with a look on his face. A hint of surprise.
"Hey, it turns out to be the natural system."
Seeing Robin's actions, Smoker's eyes suddenly flashed with anger.
This didn't take him seriously at all.
In anger, Smoker's whole body turned into smoke and rushed over, rushing towards Robin, waving the weapon 'Ten Hands', and hitting Robin one after another.
"Mr. Smoker!"
Upon seeing this, Dasqi picked up his sword and was about to rush over to help Smoker, but suddenly noticed Ross who was still eating.
Thinking of the man and woman mentioned by Alabasta's guards before, she couldn't help but change her expression slightly. Could it be that Nico Robin and this person destroyed the Jackal Pirates? !
Probably!
Thoughts flickered in her heart, and her eyes suddenly showed vigilance. If this was the case, then this man was probably also a member of the Ghost Hand Pirates!
Dasqi held the hilt of the sword in her hand and turned it bit by bit.
Robin and Smoker fought and the restaurant was reduced to a mess. Countless people screamed and fled outside, but Ross continued to eat as if he hadn't heard anything.
The first thing that caught Dusqi's eyes was Ross's profile. He was neither white nor black. He had a normal complexion. He didn't look particularly handsome, but he had a vaguely special temperament that was different from anything she had ever seen. A nobleman is completely different.
This side face made her pause for a moment, and her expression paused for a moment, but she quickly recovered and continued to move to the front of Ross.
This time.
Ross's entire face could be seen clearly.
The moment he saw Ross's full view, Dasqi's hand suddenly trembled, and he almost screamed, and the blade in his hand was almost unsteady.
"I said... don't ruin my mood for eating."
Ross inserted a piece of meat into his mouth and looked at Dasqi.
Dasqi's hands were shaking constantly.
She wanted to overcome the inexplicable fear in her heart, but she couldn't do it no matter what. She wanted to slash Ross with a sword, but the fact was that in front of Ross, the sword in her hand was almost a little weak. It’s unstable!
"I really admire your navy."
While eating, Ross said boredly: "How did you come to Alabasta?"
Dasqi wanted to answer, but was unable to make a sound.
Ross didn't care whether Daschi answered, but continued to talk to himself while eating: "Remember that the first grudge between me and your navy started in the restaurant, the noodles I ordered haven't been served yet. As soon as it’s served, you’ll get it.”
"Actually, I never planned to do anything to your navy. It was you who kept holding on to me, and it ended up like this. Is face really that important?"
"At this point, no one can give in. You see, I am the Fourth Emperor. I can't run away when I see your navy. You, the navy, can't just sit back and watch my power grow. Sooner or later, I will have a fight with the navy headquarters. decisive battle."
"You think if I win, do you want the navy to continue to exist?"
Ross was talking nonchalantly, not paying attention to Dasqi's changing expression. Every word he said made Dasqi's heart tremble.
Although she kept telling herself that Ross was a pirate and that Ross was talking arrogantly, the chatty, narrative tone made her unable to refute.
It’s not that she was speechless.
It's that she doesn't know what to say at all now.
A decisive battle with the Navy Headquarters? Should the Navy continue to exist? Such a terrifying topic was simply not a question that she, a navy sergeant, could answer!