coobybook Chapter 215 I'll only ask once
Chapter 215 I'll only ask once
On the warship.
Sabo's eyes were slightly red, and he asked hoarsely, "You're always like this. Why won't you tell me your difficulties? Why do you insist on bearing everything alone?"
"Why did you leave? Why didn't you tell me anything!"
"Am I really that untrustworthy, Mr. Big Bear?!"
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"You naive brat, do you really think you're trustworthy?"
Crocodile, now a prisoner, sneered, "Have you ever considered what if Kuma became a Shichibukai under Dragon's orders and infiltrated the World Government?"
"Ignoring everything else, he questioned the Navy in front of them, directly exposing Kuma's past identity."
"Someone like you can be a strategist for the revolutionary army? Ivankov's organization is truly a bunch of idiots!"
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Sabo's face suddenly turned pale.
"Stop teasing him, you sand crocodile."
Smoker slowly exhaled a puff of smoke: "While it's not exactly common knowledge, quite a few people do know about Big Bear's original identity."
"For Big Bear's sake, you should leave right now, and I'll pretend I never saw you."
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Sabo took a deep breath, still looking at Kuma: "Mr. Kuma... if you have some unspeakable difficulty..."
"Don't worry, I will defeat this navy officer and rescue you!"
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Smoker gritted his teeth, a vein throbbing on his forehead.
He didn't waste those five years; he spent his days fighting with the great pirates of the New World and often went to G179 for special training.
Things are different now; he's the one who defeated the Shichibukai Moria!
If they didn't have such strength, Allen wouldn't have entrusted him and Kuma with the task of sweeping away the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Just a little brat...
Even Allen was no match for me at your age!
You think I'm that bad in Alabasta?!
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As Smoker placed his hand on his weapon, applying Armament Haki, the previously silent Kuma finally spoke.
"Sabo..."
"Mr. Long will understand; I have not betrayed our wishes."
"Let's go, one day... we'll meet again in heaven."
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Sabo's pupils contracted, and he turned to look at the unmoved Smoker, realizing something...
So... Mr. Big Bear infiltrated the Navy and recruited revolutionary comrades?!
He immediately put away the steel pipe and bowed deeply.
"Sorry to bother you!"
After Sabo had walked away, Smoker looked at Tashigi with a strange expression.
"That kid...did he finally realize something rude?"
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Tashigi was polishing her sharp sword, "Hanazu," which she had obtained after defeating the Baroque Works members.
As a swordswoman, her dream is to retrieve all the famous swords that have been taken by villains, and she has a deep hatred for pirates.
only……
In Alabasta, she encountered a rather unusual pirate.
He was a swordsman who not only possessed the "Wado Ichimonji," one of the 21 Great Grade Swords, but also subdued the cursed sword "Sandai Kitetsu."
Having studied under Gion and followed Smoker for a long time, Tashigi originally felt that "among the younger generation of swordsmen, there should be no one who can rival me."
But this time she couldn't defeat that man named Zoro, to be precise...
The man didn't want to fight me at all, saying he didn't want to see my face, and ran away after exchanging a few blows...
She was still thinking when Smoker called her name several times and his ten hands almost hit her head before she realized what was happening.
"Huh? Lieutenant General Smoker, what did you just say?"
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"You've been like this ever since... Hey, is it some kind of heat cycle?"
Tashigi's face flushed red, and she stood up angrily: "Idiot commander! Watch your words!"
"I was thinking about that famous sword... How could a pirate crew with a total bounty of less than 100 million possibly possess the 21 Great Grade Swords..."
Smoker took a drag of his cigarette: "Heh, after this, that Straw Hat kid alone will probably have over a hundred million."
Just as Tashigi is thinking about Zoro, Smoker is also very concerned about Luffy.
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While battling Sabo, he also had the energy to use his Observation Haki to watch Luffy and Crocodile's battle.
From any perspective, Luffy has no chance of winning, and Crocodile showed no mercy.
But this actually happened...
A dignified Shichibukai was defeated by a brat with a mere 30 million bounty.
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For some inexplicable reason, Smoker and Crocodile exchanged a knowing glance.
"Hahaha--"
It was that strange, breathless laughter again.
Crocodile looked at him and grinned, "You felt it too, didn't you? That brat will turn the sea upside down, just like Roger did!"
Smoker paused for a few seconds and nodded.
"Indeed, I have that feeling, but..."
"The era of pirates will be ended by the man I have chosen!"
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Crocodile sneered: "Is that possible? As long as there are people, there will never be a shortage of ambitious people on this sea."
"No matter how strong Uchiha Allen is, he can't possibly stand against 'the world'!"
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"In many myths and legends, the world is compared to a great tree that reaches the heavens and the earth."
"The Kingdom of Giants is built around the precious tree Adam and is divided into the Heavenly Realm, the Realm of the Living, and the Realm of the Dead."
"Sooner or later, it will grow to be that huge and truly begin to devour the world."
Under the golden tree.
Allen slowly introduced Crocodile, who was now bound in chains.
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On the way here, Crocodile watched the news, but the shock of hearing about it was far less than seeing it with his own eyes.
Being so close to the golden tree, a deep-seated fear permeated my entire being.
This is the fear of living organisms towards their natural enemies.
What horrified him even more was that he never imagined that such a thing could be controlled by humans!
Everyone on the high seas knows the name of Rear Admiral White Wolf, but this is the first time Crocodile has seen Allen in person.
Is this... the man who terrified Nico Robin so much that she couldn't sleep at night?
It's unfathomable!
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"I will only ask you once, Crocodile, are you willing to submit to me?"
Crocodile forced a cold laugh: "Who do you think I am? If I were to submit to power, I'd be a worthless man—"
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The sound stopped abruptly as a golden tree root coiled around Crocodile and pulled him towards its roots.
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Ugh……
Wait a minute!! There's really only one sentence!!!
You haven't told me your wishes, what the future holds, or the benefits of me joining your side... At least you should have been polite and asked again!
That's not how you recruit people at sea. You're not a qualified leader at all!
Even if I ultimately reject you, the process shouldn't be like this!
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Crocodile couldn't say too much; his mouth was gagged, and he was dragged deep into the roots.
This should be where the tree trunk is; it's not dark as I imagined, but rather brightly lit.
He saw Moria, who was being treated the same way he was.
Swoosh—
The tree root that had been blocking his mouth came off and pierced his shoulders.
Crocodile cried out in pain, feeling as if he were being drained of blood. He turned to Moria and asked, "What's going on? Were you also forced into this because you refused to be recruited?!"
A golden tree root was also embedded in Moria's body, and tiny bits of grayish-black substance were being extracted through the root.
He was slightly taken aback: "Recruit? What recruitment? I was knocked unconscious and woke up here!"
"I still want to ask you what exactly happened!"