"Huh?"
At Olvia's words, Shaya's eyelid twitched slightly.
"What exactly happened?"
Holding the Den Den Mushi, Shaya questioned Olvia.
"This started three days ago..."
Olvia sighed, her expression carrying a hint of sorrow and speechlessness.
The time went back three days.
"That bastard Moria found the ruins of God Valley on the Grand Line, just as planned! He's currently using his Devil Fruit ability to move the ruins back to West Blue."
"Doflamingo, meanwhile, went from being a pathetic nobody to a wise king praised by everyone. He even became one of the emperors of the Underworld! Heh, that really pisses me off."
"As for Shaya, both Moria and Doflamingo had that guy's shadow behind their success! Yet during all these years in Wano Country, I alone have achieved nothing. I've fallen behind—I, Crocodile, have actually fallen behind..."
Crocodile furrowed his brow tightly, a deep sense of crisis rising within him.
"No, this can't continue. I have to do something..."
Crocodile believed he had to prove his abilities. Otherwise, his position within the alliance would be at risk. Not only would Shaya's standing surpass his, but even those two little nobodies, Doflamingo and Gecko Moria, would be able to order him around. That was something he absolutely could not tolerate.
Thus, on a stormy night.
Crocodile arrived beneath the gates of Orochi Castle and found Oden, the man known as the Foolish Lord, dancing naked by himself in the rain...
"Hey! Samurai."
Wearing a greatcoat, Crocodile addressed the baffled Oden.
"Huh? Are you talking to me?"
Oden looked at Crocodile and asked.
"Of course..."
Crocodile nodded lightly, indicating that Oden was indeed the one he sought.
"What do you want?"
Oden looked at Crocodile and asked.
"I know what you're doing..."
"Orochi took a large number of hostages, didn't he?"