Unknown sea.
"Roar~~~~~"
Suddenly, an earth-shaking roar resounded across the sea.
Mechanical Island.
Today, this island that grew atop the back of a massive turtle underwent a tremendous upheaval.
"No wonder Roy wanted me to conquer this place. An island growing on the back of a giant turtle? This really is suitable for turning into a mobile war fortress!"
After undergoing the memory surgery, Crocodile had become one of Roy's powerful forces.
Like Whitebeard, Kaido, Lucci, and the others, Crocodile was now helping Roy gather useful resources from across the sea.
When Crocodile first arrived on this island, he had not realized that the island itself was a giant turtle.
It was not until tremors suddenly rang out from the center of the island.
A strange, enormous mechanical structure rose from the ground, followed by a massive turtle head suddenly appearing before the once-calm island.
Only then did Crocodile realize that the island beneath his feet was actually a gigantic Island Turtle.
However, this Island Turtle's awakening differed from the normal process.
Perhaps it was because Roy's arrival in the Pirate World had altered too many historical events.
The Straw Hat Pirates had never come to this island, so this time, the Island Turtle had not awakened according to the usual process. Instead, the ambitious man seeking to control it had forcibly awakened it using the Mechanical Giant Soldier.
When the Mechanical Giant Soldier's enormous tentacles viciously pierced the ground and forcibly took control of the giant creature.
Crocodile followed the direction indicated by his Observation Haki toward the Mechanical Giant Soldier.
Perhaps the massive Mechanical Giant Soldier was an invincible monster in the eyes of Mechanical Island's residents.
But in Crocodile's eyes, this enormous mechanical creation was nothing more than an empty shell.
His body underwent Elementalization in the