"Roy, do you think this place is really safe?"
Spandam hid behind Roy, looking at the tombstones of Alabasta's past kings. He could not shake the feeling that the place was eerie.
"Probably! It's just a graveyard, not some important strategic location. Those people shouldn't come here."
As he brushed Spandam off, Roy used the Echo Map to scan the terrain.
"Oh? Found it."
Through the feedback from the Echo Map's sounds, Roy caught sight of the Poneglyph hidden here.
Besides helping the Marines capture Crocodile, Roy and Spandam's other purpose this time was to find the clues to Pluton hidden in Alabasta.
As for whether Pluton existed in Alabasta, Roy knew better than anyone.
But he would not tell the World Government what he knew, because that information could be sold for money.
What was hidden here was merely Pluton's location marker.
The reason Roy had come here was simply to watch a good show. Once the battle was over, he planned to take the Poneglyph beneath them back and use it to report in.
"Oh, they're here? That fast."
Through the Echo Map, Roy sensed a powerful presence rapidly approaching.
"Spandam, let's go.
This place really is a little creepy. Let's head over to that platform nearby."
Without hesitation, Roy grabbed Spandam by the wrist and headed toward an altar farthest from the underground tunnel.
"I never expected the thing I wanted to be hidden here. No wonder I searched all of Alabasta and still couldn't find it."
Crocodile looked at the eerie Graveyard Hall beneath the moonlight.
He turned and motioned for Cobra to keep leading the way.
"R-Roy, th-that's Crocodile."
Spandam covered his mouth and hid with Roy behind the platform, peering through a gap at the figures below.
"Shh! Spandam, keep it down. Do you