It was something Crocodile had never expected—to witness a battle between Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Momousagi and Bagard. Maud here...
It was also something Crocodile had never anticipated.
He had originally planned to return to Alabasta as soon as possible and continue the Nation-robbing Plan, but the scene unfolding before him had captured his interest.
After all, he was the most prominent newcomer of the year, as well as the newest Shichibukai.
In that case, I may as well watch for a while.
That was Crocodile's genuine thought.
Dressed impeccably, Robin stood beside Crocodile.
She wore a smile, but deep in her eyes lingered a trace of regret.
Crocodile's arrival meant she had lost her chance to press Maud for an answer.
With a silent sigh, Robin watched the two figures in the distant battle zone.
The fierce clash between Maud and Gion not only drew countless gazes, but also startled the residents of the nearby buildings.
Though they were accustomed to foreign pirates causing trouble on the island, they had never experienced an Alabasta Red Tree being chopped down in a single slash and then collapsing, let alone the deafening boom that now made their eardrums ache.
Which monster was causing trouble this time?
Though the people disturbed by the enormous commotion did not want to get dragged into the disaster, their thoughts were inevitably drawn toward it.
And the first name that appeared in almost all of their minds was Bagard. Maud.
After their initial fright, most people did their best to move away from the vortex at the center of the disaster and trouble.
However, quite a few bold thrill-seekers came to the scene after hearing the tremendous crash of the Alabasta Red Tree collapsing, allowing them to witness what had just happened from a distance.
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