"As long as Alabasta has not fallen, this agreement will remain in effect forever!"
Vivi took a deep breath and made this agreement, wagering Alabasta's future on it.
It was also because, during the past few days aboard the ship, she had seen that they truly were not the vicious pirates described in the rumors, that she was willing to take this gamble.
"Then let's first take a look at Crocodile's strength, then quietly infiltrate the royal palace. Vivi, you should have a way to get to the palace without exposing your identity, right?" Ling Donglai made his decision.
"Yes, I do, but if I show myself personally, wouldn't I be able to see Father sooner? If I conceal my identity, I'm afraid it won't be easy to get close to him."
After all, he was the king of Alabasta.
"Let's prepare for the worst. If your father has already been replaced, how do you think he would deal with you, his daughter? A daughter who suddenly returned after running away."
"But you don't need to worry too much. Even if your father has been replaced, he should have been imprisoned so they could slowly pry secrets out of him.
After all, Alabasta is affiliated with the World Government. The secrets a king knows are not something a usurper can easily obtain.
Besides, the rebels are still too few in number, just a scattered handful hiding underground."
"Mm..." Vivi nodded, her face pale.
"So next, we wait here for pirates to cause trouble?" Nami asked.
"Of course. Haste makes waste..."
Ling Donglai rented a room at an inn for the time being. As his increasingly powerful Observation Haki worked in tandem with his still-unfamiliar electromagnetic waves spreading out and returning, he discovered that several people were already watching him.
Closing