"What exactly is going on?"
Princess Vivi, covered in dust, finally arrived in Albana, but the scene before her was somewhat unexpected.
The Rebel Army did indeed gather in the capital, but it seemed that the war had not yet begun, and the Royal Army was nowhere to be seen.
"Please! Run fast!"
"Gah~"
Run Fast echoed, leading Princess Vivi around the Rebel Army ahead and heading towards the palace.
"You don't seem to... really intend to stop it..."
Sanji lit a cigarette and stepped out of an alley, blocking Bon Clay's path as he chased after Princess Vivi.
"Are you kidding me?"
"If I don't do something, I might be killed!"
Von Clay, with ballet steps, smugly congratulated himself on his wise choice.
"You must be the imitator!"
"Unfamiliar face before, so you must be Mr. Prince!"
I have followed the BOSS's instructions to lure the Rebel Army to the capital. If a war hasn't broken out, it's not my fault.
He had been relentlessly pursuing Princess Vivi, but his failures were futile. All he had to do was dump everything on the man in front of him!
If you defeat this Mr. Prince and take him to see the BOSS, you can save your life from the clutches of the two Shichibukai!
"Prepare yourself! The Transvestite Fist: Memories of That Summer!"
"The Nape Meat!"
Two powerful, long legs collided.
"Koza!"
"Vivi! What on earth is going on?!"
The two childhood sweethearts finally reunited after a long separation, but neither of them was in the mood to reminisce.
"Bang!"
Among the Rebel Army, someone bared their teeth and pulled the trigger at Vivi, who was riding on the fast-running duck.
"Insolent scoundrel!"
"Divine Judgment!"
Two swift bolts of lightning shot out, one shattering the high-speed bullet, and the other striking the person who fired the shot.
He actually tried to play dirty tricks in front of the God. If he really killed Cobra's daughter, where would he put his face?
"Vivi!"
Cobra was anxious to come down from the top of the stairs, but Enel stopped him.
He wouldn't let Cobra go down or let the Rebel Army come up until the matter was resolved.
"Are you alright, Vivi?!"
Koza's heart tightened, but when he found her unharmed, he angrily turned around and pulled the person who had been struck by lightning up from the ground.
"You bastard!"
Koza was furious; it was because of these traitors that the country was falling apart so quickly.
But they found that the person who had been electrocuted and charred was now standing with his eyes rolled back and his chest no longer rising and falling.
"Dead..."
It's amazing that it stopped the bullet and killed the person in an instant from that distance... It seems that not rushing in rashly was indeed a wise move.
Just as the two were about to have a proper conversation, there seemed to be some unusual activity coming from all around, and armed Royal Army began to pour out of the alley.
Although their numbers were small, they all pointed their guns at the Rebel Army.
"Damn the king! It really is..."
Just as someone in the Rebel Army tried to sow discord, a shadow flashed across the sky, and a huge eagle's claws hooked onto him.
"It's Beel the Falcon!"
People have already recognized this strongest Alabasta member and are shouting in unison.
"Now tell me, who's been instructing you to keep stirring things up?"
"Furthermore, the king should have issued an order forbidding any Royal Army from being deployed, so why are you here!"
Beel threw the man who had spoken to the ground, then turned his gaze to the Royal Army that was surrounding them.
No one responded, and the atmosphere became tense.
"They're members of Baroque Works! They've been behind this all along; they must be carrying the Baroque Works insignia!"
As soon as Vivi spoke, Koza quickly tore open the shirt of the corpse next to him, and sure enough, there was a mark on his arm!
"Yay! Hahaha! Looks like the time is ripe!"
Enel stood up, and after laughing, his face was full of coldness. This so-called Workshop has been going against the God all along!
"30 million volts of discharge!"
Thunderbolts swept through the crowd, and in an instant, all the imposters of the Royal Army collapsed to the ground.
"Wait! Mr. Enel, leave some alive!"
Beel quickly spoke up, saying that whether it was the Rebel Army or the Royal Army, they had to find the traitors inside, otherwise there would be no way to prove it if they continued to kill them.
"Don't worry about what the God are doing. A mere 30 million volts is enough to leave most people with strong bodies half-dead."
Next, all we need to do is wait for the traitors on both sides to be caught, which will at least calm down the Rebel Army's morale.
"Koza!"
Just as Koza was trying to come up with a solution, a childish voice rang out.
"Kabba! What are you doing here?"
Kabba is a "Carrot Flower" kid who wanted to join the Rebel Army but was rejected by Koza. Unexpectedly, he ended up on this battlefield.
He pointed to the king standing on the steps and recounted his experiences in Narohara.
"It really was an imposter..."
The real Rebel Army began to waver, because they knew of Kabba's hatred for the king and that he would never lie for the king!
"I knew it... but how did you end up here?!"
Koza could finally feel a little more at ease. Clues began to slowly surface, and it seemed that war was not necessarily inevitable.
"I can't say!"
Kabba remembered that the ballerina had told him that she would bring him here to clear things up, but he must not reveal her identity.
Because he was also forced to obey orders; he only obeyed others to survive.
"Oh, whatever!"
"Everyone! Don't get it wrong, our enemy is not the king, but the one who plotted this war and attempted to destroy Alabasta!"
Just a little bit more... Once the mastermind behind this is exposed, the conflict will shift, and the country... will be back to normal!
"Who exactly is your boss?!"
Beel's longsword was pressed against the neck of the Baroque Works member, who was filled with panic.
"I don't know! We've never seen the BOSS!"
How could someone at the bottom possibly know the boss's identity? Besides, given Baroque Works' style, revealing it would mean certain death!
"It's Crocodile! It's all his and his Baroque Works' doing!"
Everything seemed to be moving in a positive direction, and Vivi took the opportunity to give the answer.
"How could this be..."
As soon as he said that, the Rebel Army started to stir again. After all, Crocodile was, in public, a hero who protected the country from pirates!
"I can't pretend I didn't hear what you said, Princess Vivi!"
Crocodile, wearing a coat and with a gloomy face, makes his official appearance!