Sneak Attacking a 60-Year-Old Comrade
To be honest, Crocodile was forced into taking the lead by circumstances.
Crocodile didn't know Katakuri, nor had he studied the composition of the Big Mom Pirates.
Before focusing his main efforts on finding Pluton, Crocodile concentrated his energy on the Whitebeard Pirates.
After all, aside from a reckless person like King Luffy, no normal person would consider attacking two Four Emperors crews at the same time.
Although Crocodile didn't know Katakuri, that didn't hinder Crocodile's intuition.
As a powerful figure who fought against one of the Four Emperors, although he was only one-sidedly beaten by Whitebeard, Crocodile still possessed a certain degree of instinctive perception of strong opponents.
This is not Observation Haki, but simply an intuition.
Just like when Zoro first saw Fujitora in Dressrosa, he instinctively took him seriously.
However, this feeling is very vague, and Crocodile does not often act on intuition.
Since Chaka, this useless subordinate who is more trouble than he's worth, has taken the initiative to step forward, Crocodile has no reason to back down.
"Big guy with the scarf, this Scarf Kid spanked your sister, but you also injured his pet's tongue with a hidden weapon. You two are even now. How about giving me, Crocodile, some face and letting this go?"
Crocodile offered his own solution, emphasizing the syllables of the word "Crocodile".
Katakuri frowned, a serious expression on his face.
This pleased Crocodile greatly.
As expected, his title Shichibukai was enough to intimidate these unknown thugs.
However, Katakuri's frown wasn't because of the name "Crocodile," but because of a detail Crocodile had just mentioned.
"No wonder I've always felt like something was off!"
Katakuri muttered to himself, "That catfish's tongue was only bounced off my candy-bean bullet, not pierced through. That's not right..."
"That..."
At this moment, Ma Qiao pointed to the onlookers around him who had taken out their phones to watch the drama unfold and said, "Captain Crocodile, the big guy with the scarf, wouldn't it be better if we went to the outskirts to resolve this dispute?"
Alabasta is close to Ma Qiao's stronghold, and with Cobra's frequent disappearances in recent years, the country has been able to recuperate and its national economy has greatly improved. More importantly, many Alabasta have chosen to go to Shurima to work and have earned a lot of money.
Therefore, the popularity of Big Bird Den Den Mushi) is quite high here.
Before long, at least thirty or forty mobile phone cameras were pointed at them.
Crocodile was eager to show off his skills to the citizens, but considering that Cobra had spent a lot of money and borrowed a lot of money to organize this food festival, he hesitated.
In Crocodile's mind, Cobra's money was his money, after all, he was the man who was to legally inherit Alabasta.
Therefore, in order to avoid losing his property, he nodded and agreed to Ma Qiao's suggestion.
This is especially true for Katakuri.
During his journey, he also learned about the existence of the Big Bird Den Den Mushi) and the so-called Internet.
He himself had no interest in it, but his beloved sister Brûlée was obsessed with this new type of social media.
The only downside is that Brûlée's Mirror World cannot be connected through the screen of the Big Bird Den Den Mushi.
In short, now that they are far from Big Mom Pirates's territory, Katakuri must consider the safety of his three sisters.
So, the three of them, without any hesitation, headed towards the outskirts of the city.
Meanwhile, the onlookers bought a bunch of meat skewers and other snacks, wanting to join in, but were stopped by Chaka and his other guards.
Flampe, who was the catalyst for the incident, was ironically left behind.
The burning pain in her buttocks fueled her anger.
Although she was certain that her brother Katakuri would be able to teach that rude and barbaric handsome guy a lesson, she just couldn't get rid of the anger in her stomach.
Back in the Totto Land, Flampe would beat and kick her subordinates whenever she got angry.
However, she didn't bring any attendants with her this time.
"I guess I should just go and torment that ugly freak Brûlée, and that three-eyed monster Pudding!"
Having to travel with these two disgusting women along the way had already made Flampe very unhappy.
However, with Katakuri's brother present, Flampe had to maintain her image as a good little sister and couldn't do anything too outrageous.
At most, they'd just give those two a few sarcastic remarks.
Flampe tiptoed and looked around, but couldn't find any trace of Brûlée or Pudding.
However, she saw a blue-haired woman.
Her face was so lovely, so beautiful.
Even the usually arrogant Flampe couldn't help but feel ashamed of herself.
"She seems to be that rude and violent man's sister!"
Flampe recalled the scene where Vivi fed Ma Qiao a donut when she stopped Ma Qiao.
"What a pretentious woman!"
Flampe secretly pulled out her blowgun and aimed it at Vivi's back.
This time, instead of using a lethal poison needle, she used a poison needle containing an anesthetic.
She was going to kidnap Vivi and then threaten that rude man to lick her toes, or else she'd let Brûlée scratch the pretty girl's face with her long nails!
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At the same time.
At this moment, Vivi was trying to separate herself from the crowd because she was worried about Ma Qiao.
Nami, standing nearby, advised her, "Vivi, I know you have a rudimentary skill with a whip, but I have to admit, Ma Qiao's abilities are growing stronger and stronger; it's beyond our reach..."
"But... I'm still worried about Uncle... and you don't know, Uncle has a special technique called 'Enlightenment'..."
Vivi whispered in Nami's ear.
Earlier, when Ma Qiao first used [Penguin Style Secret Technique: Investment] on Vivi, he dripped a drop of blood into Vivi's water.
This led Vivi, who was addicted to online novels, to mistakenly believe that Ma Qiao's teaching her the Flying Thunder God Technique would shorten her lifespan...
However, as the two interacted more, Ma Qiao taught Vivi skills such as [Grasping Roots], [Z-Drive Resonance], and [Primal Surge], and even the slow-witted Vivi eventually understood.
That old geezer doesn't need to shorten his lifespan to pass on his skills!
There's not even a need to bleed, as long as... as long as...
"What? As long as... isn't that dirty?"
Nami's eyes widened.
"No... no... I used to secretly add it to his breakfast too... so we're even..."
Vivi picked at her little toe and said in a low voice, embarrassed.
Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure running towards her.
Wearing an apron and a tall chef's hat, Cobra ran over with a ladle and spatula in hand.