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In Whiskey Peak Town, in one of the rooms, a blue-haired girl paced back and forth, while a curly-haired man watched her with a somewhat anxious expression.

"Vivi, the Navy is currently hunting Robin. We can go back and tell them that Robin is the Vice President of Baroque Works. The Navy will definitely intensify their search and focus their attention on Baroque Works," Igaram said earnestly.

"Igaram, but we've only just infiltrated Baroque Works and don't know Mr. 0's identity yet." Vivi frowned.

These two are Princess Nefertari of Alabasta, Vivi, and the captain of the guard, Igaram.

Igaram said, "In Baroque Works, no one knows Mr. 0's identity except for Robin. With our strength, it will be difficult for us to even get close to Robin, and we don't know how long we'll have to wait. If we capture Robin, we can find Mr. 0."

Vivi was somewhat tempted, but still shook her head and said, "Let's forget about it. Even with the Alabasta Kingdom's intelligence department, they could only find a little bit of information about Baroque Works. I don't think the Navy can uncover Baroque Works this time. More importantly, we only know about Whiskey Peak, and only Million Elder and Mr. 8 are there. We can't follow the trail to catch more people. So for now, we have to stay hidden. Of course, if Robin is captured, then we'll contact the Navy."

"Oh well."

Igaram stood up, looked at Vivi, and said, "No matter what, Vivi, you must be careful."

"I will."

Vivi smiled and nodded.

"The Navy is still searching, has not been misled, and the search area has expanded."

Xia Qiu lay prone beneath the surface of the sea, staring at the naval warships overhead, feeling that something was amiss.

However, their search focused on the flight paths; their island was located between two routes, so they might be able to miss it.

Let's wait and see how things develop for now.

Xia Qiu waited until the naval warships were far away from that direction and returned to the island before climbing ashore.

"What was the result?" Robin asked immediately.

Xia Qiu shook his head and said, "They are still searching."

"It seems their inspection efforts this time are quite extensive."

Robin frowned and said, "Not only that, but they are also searching for us within Alabasta, but their main target is Miss Doublefinger."

"Her? Why are we searching for her?" Xia Qiu asked, puzzled.

"Miss Doublefinger appeared at the scene that day. Someone noticed that she did not leave with us, so the Navy started searching for her based on this clue."

"So that's how it is."

Xia Qiu nodded, then asked, "How did you know that, Robin?"

Robin shrugged and replied, "I called her, and she told me the information. The café where she was was searched by the Alabasta army, but they didn't recognize her."

"Yeah?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Qiu slightly raised her head and then asked, "Did she suggest meeting?"

"I said so."

Robin shook his head and said, "But she said she'll contact you again after this period of time, and we'll talk about it after this matter is over."

"That's good."

Xia Qiu felt relieved. He was worried that Miss Doublefinger would be caught and used as bait to lure Robin.

Robin added, "Oh, and there's some good news. Mr. 2 Bon Clay called to say the submarine is finished. Although they've been training for half a month, they still need hands-on practice, which will take about three days. Plus the return trip, it should be ready to be delivered in about four days."

"Four days?"

Xia Qiu nodded and said, "This period of time will not be long. After we get the submarine, the navy will not be able to track us down."

You're right.

Robin agreed, and then said, "There's something else. My bounty has increased, and so has yours."

"My bounty?" Xia Qiu was a little surprised, not expecting that he would also receive a bounty.

Robin smiled and said, "Your bounty is forty million, and your title is Sea Crocodile."

"Hahaha."

Xia Qiu couldn't help but laugh when she heard this name, and said, "This name is really simple."

Xia Qiu couldn't help but think of Crocodile, whose name means crocodile. He is usually called Crocodile, or Sand Crocodile.

He himself was Sea Crocodile, and he never expected that he would kill Crocodile and inherit his nickname.

Xia Qiu looked at Robin and asked, "Robin, what about your bounty?"

Robin said, "One hundred and twenty million."

"An increase of 20 million."

Xia Qiu sighed, noting that this figure already ranked tenth among the Supernovas, the same bounty Zoro had back then.

This is no small sum, and it's foreseeable that Robin will receive even more attention in the future.

Even if they escape this storm, they will still face great trouble in the future.

Two days later, at the city hall of the Canal City.

"It's been five days. We've searched Drum Island, but Robin is still missing, and the Giant Beast hasn't appeared either." The Rear Admiral Sicily asked, "Could Robin have left?"

Brigadier General Disli frowned and said, "I think that's unlikely. Between Robin's attack on Crocodile and her attack on Canal City, there was a full month. She was near Alabasta during that time. The woman who appeared there when Robin was injured, according to eyewitness testimonies, appeared suddenly and didn't come with Robin and the Giant Beast. Moreover, Robin didn't notify anyone else using Den Den Mushi. This proves that the woman was always in Alabasta, received news of Robin's arrival, and came to support Robin. It seems that Alabasta should be Robin's center of operations."

"Not only that, Robin came in injured and was bandaged. The doctor said it was a knife wound. So who hurt her?"

Disli pinched the bridge of her nose and said, "I think Robin should still be around here, or at least he won't abandon his subordinates here."

Rear Admiral Sicily shook his head and said, "But it's been five days and Robin hasn't shown up. We don't need to drag this out. Let's just leave it to those pirates who want to become Shichibukai. Now that Robin's bounty has increased and she has a Giant Beast, it will be difficult for her to cover her tracks in the future."

Disli snorted and said, "If we are really killed by those pirates, the Navy will lose face."

The Rear Admiral Sicily said helplessly, "Then what do you suggest we do?"

"She doesn't have a boat, so she must live on an island."

Disli said, "I suggest expanding the search area, looking laterally, and searching for Robin's trail along the other two routes."

The Rear Admiral Sicily said helplessly, "Then you will be in charge of the pursuit."

At this moment, at the port of the Canal City, a cargo ship slowly arrived at the port, and two figures disembarked, a man and a woman.

"Has martial law been declared?"

The tall young man stood there, looking at the soldiers constantly probing in the distance, and couldn't help but frown slightly.

The girl next to him, wearing a round hat and black knee-high socks, said with a smile, "Luckily Hack went into the sea last night, otherwise his Fish-Man identity might have caused some trouble."

"Yes."

The man nodded, then raised his arm and said, "Koala, let's go in. We'll still pretend to be a couple this time."

"Let's go, Sabo."

Koala put her hand in Sabo's arm, linked arms with his, rested her head on his shoulder, and walked toward the harbor.

The soldiers conducting the inspection saw them, asked them a few questions, and when they learned that they were a couple visiting the area, they let them in.

The two smiled at each other and walked into the city.

This is the third update, and it's quite late again.

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