Crocodile: Wano Country's Weapons Aren't Even Worth Scrap Metal!

Just as Doflamingo successfully took over Kakapo Valley in the South Blue...

Crocodile had also arrived in Wano Country, a non-World Government-affiliated nation located far away in the latter half of the Grand Line, known as the New World, with his own trade caravan...

"I heard you wanted to do business with me?"

Crocodile's Baroque Works had expanded significantly over the past few months. When he arrived in Wano Country and made it clear that he wanted to meet its shogun, Kurozumi Orochi naturally agreed to see him.

At that moment, Kurozumi Orochi held several scantily clad, curvaceous women in his arms, listening to a geisha's tune as he questioned Crocodile.

"Heh heh~"

As Crocodile looked at Orochi and the women beside him, a trace of disgust flashed through his eyes. He then said coldly, "It's not me who wants to do business with you. I'm here on behalf of the person behind me to notify you..."

"Guh heh heh heh..."

"Kid, who do you think you are?"

"How dare you speak to me like that? Setting aside the fact that you're on my turf right now, with a single order from me, hundreds or even thousands of samurai will surround you and cut you down right here..."

"Let me ask you this! Do you really know who the man behind me is? He's a member of the legendary overlords of the sea, the Rocks Pirates, and the Governor of the Beasts Pirates—Kaido of the Beasts! Can you beat him, kid?"

Orochi looked at Crocodile with a cold expression as he spoke.

"Idiot. If Kaido weren't backing you, a little nobody like you wouldn't even be qualified to speak to me..."

Crocodile said coldly after hearing Orochi's words.

"Huh?"

Orochi froze for a moment, then his eyelids twitched slightly as his body began to undergo a massive transformation! In the blink of an eye, he turned into a giant serpent with eight heads!

"Eek!!"

As Orochi transformed, the women surrounding him immediately cried out in alarm.

"Bastard! If you've got the guts, say that again..."

Ignoring the women beside him, Orochi roared at Crocodile.

"Little nobody, do you want to fight me here?"

Crocodile asked coldly as he watched the brutality flash in Orochi's eyes.

"Hmm?"

After hearing Crocodile's words, Orochi's eye twitched.

He was perfectly capable of intimidating others...

But if he had to fight Crocodile, there was no way he could do it!

Before Orochi could say anything more, Crocodile barked in a commanding tone, "Enough. You've vented enough of your anger. Change back right now and listen carefully to what I have to say! Don't forget, you're not the only shogun in Wano Country right now. If you refuse to cooperate, I can always work with that idiot dancing naked downstairs instead. When that happens, I hope you won't regret it..."

"You bastard..."

Orochi cursed at Crocodile, but obediently transformed back into his ordinary human form.

"I heard Wano Country has built many factories and is producing weapons?"

Crocodile got straight to the point.

"So what if we are?"

Orochi snorted, folding his arms across his chest.

"I want all those weapons. Name your price!"

Crocodile directly stated his purpose for coming to Wano Country.

"Hmm? Pwahahaha..."

"Do you know how many weapons Wano Country produces every year?"

"Can you really afford to take them all?"

Orochi looked Crocodile up and down, his expression full of disdain.

"Heh heh~"

After hearing Orochi's words, Crocodile took a cigar from his coat, lit it in front of him, and blew a cloud of smoke into Orochi's face, making him cough violently. Then he said coldly, "Idiot, who do you think Baroque Works relies on to sail freely through the Four Seas and even the Grand Line? Let me ask you—can the true ruler of these seas, the World Government, swallow up the measly amount of weapons your country produces each year?"

"The... World Government?"

Orochi was stunned upon hearing Crocodile's words.

"More accurately, the ones standing behind me are the Celestial Dragons who lead the World Government!"

Crocodile said coldly as he puffed on his cigar.

"The... Celestial Dragons? The World Nobles..."

Even an idiot like Orochi had heard of the World Nobles.

"What lies before you now is an opportunity to have the Celestial Dragons recognize Wano Country as a World Government-affiliated nation, and recognize you, Kurozumi Orochi, as Wano Country's rightful king!"

"Once the Celestial Dragons recognize your status, then no matter how strong that idiot dancing naked downstairs is, he won't be able to drive you from power. If they do, it will be treason..."

"At that time, the World Government will dispatch warships to defend the legitimate position of you, Kurozumi Orochi, and the entire Kurozumi Family! When necessary, the government will send out a Marine Admiral to help you stabilize your rule! Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, even Steel-Bone Kong—they will all answer to your command..."

"You know, you can't put all your eggs in one basket. Think it over carefully—can relying on Kaido alone really let you live without a care in the world? All your confidence comes from Kaido, so what will you do if Kaido rebels one day? Just wait to die?"

Crocodile pressured and tempted Orochi.

"If Kaido rebels..."

At those words, a vicious glint flashed through Orochi's eyes. Clearly, he had taken every word Crocodile said to heart. A dense layer of cold sweat beaded across his forehead...

Just as Crocodile had said, all of his current confidence rested on Kaido! But once Kaido no longer wanted to play along with him, his entire power base would collapse~

"Hehehe, don't think you can drive a wedge between Kaido and me!"

After a while, Orochi seemed to realize something and sneered at Crocodile.

"Looks like you've made your choice..."

Crocodile did not waste any more words. He rose directly, preparing to leave.

"Wait!"

Just as Crocodile was about to depart, Orochi could no longer sit still. He shouted loudly at Crocodile's retreating back.

"Well! The weapons business isn't something we can't discuss..."

It had to be said, Orochi's bloodline was truly pure. He had inherited the tradition of saying one thing while meaning another perfectly! Before Crocodile could leave, he still called him back...

"Heh~"

Crocodile sneered, looking down at Orochi as he said coldly, "Name your price!"

"How much can you offer?"

Orochi looked at Crocodile and asked.

"..." Crocodile raised one finger and said softly, "Ten thousand Beli!"

"Ten thousand Beli per weapon?"

At those words, Orochi's ugly face bloomed like a chrysanthemum, his smile dazzling.

"Ten thousand Beli per ton of weapons!"

Crocodile smiled as well.

"Do you think the weapons produced by Wano Country are scrap iron?"

Orochi's face turned green as he roared angrily.

"You misunderstand! I'm saying the weapons of Wano Country are worse than scrap iron!"

"With those crude factories and production lines of yours, the weapons you make are no different from dog shit in my eyes!"

"The weapons the World Government buys from you have to be broken down into raw materials and reprocessed once we take them back..."

Crocodile said coldly.

"That price is absolutely unacceptable!"

Orochi refused outright.

"Farewell."

Crocodile did not indulge Orochi. He got up and left immediately.

"Wait, one hundred thousand Beli! One hundred thousand per ton!"

Just as Crocodile was about to leave, Orochi stopped him once again.

"Too much!"

Crocodile shook his head at Orochi.

"Fifty thousand?"

"Fifteen thousand!"

"Thirty thousand?"

"Fifteen thousand!"

"Twenty thousand? I can't go any lower! We have costs too!"

Orochi's face was livid as he spoke to Crocodile.

"Deal~"

Crocodile replied with a cheerful smile.

In truth, the World Government's offered price was far higher than this...

As for the extra money, naturally, Crocodile would pocket it himself~

Why let others profit when he could benefit one of his own, right?!

"Once Oden is dead! I'll definitely raise the price!"

Orochi's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Crocodile, fury blazing in his heart.

"Heh..."

Crocodile did not care about Orochi's anger in the slightest. After returning to his room, he took out a Den Den Mushi and said softly, "Flamingo, Griffin, my mission here is complete. The rest is up to you~"

"Good work, Sand Crocodile!"