Assigning Tasks, Setting the Stage

"Meat!"

"Water!"

"Resurrection!"

Are you even human?

Seeing Luffy, who was full of energy after a big meal and whose chest hole had almost healed according to his 'sensory perception', Roman, sitting in his spider wheelchair, was completely Luffy. Even the porridge Nami made for him didn't taste good anymore.

This isn't some kind of Rubber-Rubber Fruit; it's clearly a regeneration fruit!

"Roman, why are you staring at me?"

Luffy was taken aback at first, then handed over the piece of meat with a conflicted expression.

"I'll share half of my meat with you..."

Wow, this is comparable to Zoro lending his sword to someone! But:

"Thank you, but my severed intestines were only stitched up less than half an hour ago, I really can't afford to feel comfortable..."

"Haha, no matter what kind of injury it is, it can be healed as long as you eat meat!"

Meat: No, no, not at all...

It seems Luffy really has been trained by his grandfather Garp to have a 'Life Return - Feeding Version', otherwise there's really no way to explain what's happening right now. But that's fine too, only Luffy recovers can he withstand the crocodile.

What is the most important thing when fighting a boss?

Of course, the main tank is the most important! Without a strong tank, nothing else matters! —What? A mage can overpower the enemy? Bullshit! If you can overpower them, are you the boss or is the enemy the boss?

Wow, we're flying!

"This is my first time riding in a mode of transportation called an 'airplane'."

"If this kind of thing became widespread, wouldn't ships be..."

"How could that be? It's just a creation of Roman's fruit."

No, quite the opposite. I'm using fruit to mimic technological creations...

The reason everyone is so relaxed now is, of course, because a huge white 'strange bird' roared through the sky, scaring a flock of vultures into fleeing in panic.

Paper Dance - Boeing 747

Of course, it's just a cheap knock-off, a poor man's imitation. — In essence, it's still just a 'paper airplane'.

Even a 'paper airplane' is countless times faster than crawling on the ground. What would normally take half a day to travel from the Rain Dinners to Alubarna has now covered most of the journey in just over ten minutes, allowing everyone to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"The essence of war is the strong bullying the weak!"

Roman began to explain the battle plan to everyone in a serious manner.

"If one is in a weaker position, one must utilize factors such as timing, location, and popular support to strengthen oneself and weaken the enemy, creating a situation where one outnumbers the other in localized areas, gradually accumulating small advantages into a larger one..."

A wise yet bewildered look, X6

"·······"

I was so stupid, really!

I actually tried to analyze the situation and explain tactics to them...

"Well, the current situation is:"

With a wave of his hand, Roman unfurled a series of white papers, forming a undulating 'sand table'. On it were cities, mountains, sand dunes, and two armies, all depicted in raised, textured paper!

"I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear?"

?

Everyone in the group looked on with puzzled expressions, but:

"Let's hear the bad news first,"

Luffy, who had recovered, made the decision.

"Just recently, King Nefertari Cobra of Alabasta led an attack on Rapeseed Flower City. He first admitted to using Dance Powder to cause the drought, and then left after a massacre and arson."

?!

"Impossible, my dad would never—"

"You are slandering the King!"

Bell, the white-clad desert warrior and adjutant of the Alabasta Kingdom's guard, instinctively placed his hand on the longsword at his waist. Had the other party not been Princess Vivi's friend, he would have already drawn his sword!

"And the good news?"

Luffy calmly reached out and stopped the excited Vivi and Bell.

"The good news is," Roman pointed to a high ground near Alabasta, the capital of Alubarna.

"King Cobra is not in immediate danger."

?!

"You mean..." The quick-witted Vivi was the first to react, "Someone kidnapped my father and then impersonated him to attack the Rapeseed Flower City?"

"Absolutely correct," Roman snapped his fingers, and a portrait quickly appeared on the floating white paper.

A man, or rather a ladyboy, wearing a fluffy headdress, eyeshadow, lipstick, etc.

"Mr. von Clay?!"

"That's right," Roman spread his hands. "He is a copycat who ate the 'Mane Mane no Mi' and can transform into anyone's appearance and even voice exactly the same. He has been using his Devil Fruit ability to sow discord all along, but this attack on the Rapeseed Flower City has completely ignited the anger of the resistance."

With a wave of his hand, Roman conjured a massive army of people from the Cattleya City, located next to the Rapeseed Flower City, on the sand table in front of him. The paper Paper Person representing the resistance were fully armed and ready for battle, their expressions of anger and killing intent incredibly lifelike.

"Seven hundred thousand rebels have assembled and are marching north toward Alubarna!"

!

Vivi gasped, completely stunned. What did 700,000 mean? A true sea of people! And Alubarna's garrison numbered less than 100,000, not to mention:

"Why are we killing each other? We're all citizens of Alabasta..."

"So we're going to go beat up that bastard Crocodile!"

Luffy patted Vivi on the shoulder, "He's the one behind all of this, whether it's the drought or the internal strife!"

"Luffy is right, but before that—"

As Roman pointed to the city representing the capital Alubarna, the city model rapidly expanded! The buildings, the four city walls, and the long staircases all came to life.

"Do you see this?"

Roman pointed to the place one had to pass through to enter the city, where several small Paper Person 'stood'.

His attire and appearance were completely different from those of the regular soldiers; he clearly had the look of a 'cadre'!

He is a tall, muscular man dressed in a monk-like attire with snake patterns on both sides of his chest and a bald man with the word "" tattooed on his chest.

"Mr. 1, a high-ranking executive of Baroque Works with a bounty of 75 million Beli, Devil Fruit user to cut, a blade man who can turn his entire body into a weapon."

"By the way, although he doesn't admit to being a swordsman, he is indeed a master who can unleash 'sword energy'!"

75 million Beli!

Since Roman introduced him first, it means he's a powerful figure second only to Crocodile. Therefore:

"Leave him to me!"

Zoro, his face brimming with fighting spirit, held the three katana at his waist, while Roman glanced at him and deliberately added something else.

"Due to his Devil Fruit ability, Mr. 1 is essentially made of steel—no, to be precise, his hardness surpasses that of ordinary steel, reaching the toughness of a 'sharp sword.' For Zoro, who hasn't mastered 'Iron Cutting,'..."

"No, I'm determined to have this opponent!"

Roman's words made the veins on the back of Zoro's hand throb; the feeling of being looked down upon...

"Can."

Roman nodded without hesitation. Using a tactic like provocation was better than sending a general; it would put some pressure on Zoro. So, what's next?

"Mr. Bon Clay, you all know him. But what you don't know is—" Roman looked around, "He has a bounty of 32 million Beli, and because his Devil Fruit ability doesn't help him in battle at all, which means:"

"He has the skill to earn a bounty of over 30 million just through his kicking technique!"

"Kicking techniques?"

Sanji took the cigarette out of his mouth and looked seriously at the transvestite who was said to have been hanging out with Luffy and the others on the street.

"He can leave it to me; I've never met him before."

"The task of rescuing the king will be entrusted to Mr. Bell," Roman, looking at the white desert warrior beside him. The warrior's expression upon hearing that his king had been captured showed that he would do his best to complete this task, even at the cost of his life.

"Of course, I'll have Usopp help you."

"Huh? Huh! I... I..."

"Hahaha, I am a brave Sea Warrior, of course... I definitely... can..."

Usopp, with tears streaming down his face, forced himself to stay strong.

"Next up is Miss. Doublefinger, the Devil Fruit user..."

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"And on the clock tower in the city center, there's a giant bomb that Crocodile prepared." Roman didn't bother explaining his source of information, since Luffy and the others wouldn't care about that anyway.

"Whoever takes out the opponent first can then go and dispose of that bomb..."

Although there were two executives guarding the area, codenamed Mr. 7 and Miss. Father's Day, those two weaklings... were easily defeated by Vivi alone, and any one member of the Straw Hat crew could easily take them down.

Usopp: ·······

As opponents were assigned one by one, Nami hadn't yet 'worked', pointed to herself.

"And what about me?"

"You have more important things to do, things that concern the life and death of all of us." Roman said, looking at Luffy. "As for Luffy, you... just eat meat and build up your strength, and wait to beat Crocodile away."

"Okay, I'll do as you say!"

"Finally, it's Vivi," Roman said, looking at the princess of Alabasta. "You will come with me to stop the rebels."

"That's 700,000 enraged armed men, are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid!"

Very good, Crocodile.

The stage is all set up, and we're just waiting for you to arrive.