Boom!
The sudden explosion didn't cause much of a commotion.
The people in the Alabasta royal palace had long since gotten used to this sort of thing.
Crocodile and Aiven Lindsey often clashed, usually with the former throwing the first punch and the latter taking the hits. In the end, neither of them ever got so much as a scratch.
Perhaps it was some kind of... training method for the strong?
Impossible to understand.
Today, after yet another outburst, Crocodile and Lindsey went to Cobra and told him they were planning to leave Alabasta for a while.
"We both have things to look for. We'll be back after some time."
Crocodile took a drag from his cigar and said slowly, "We're going to Music Country, Elegia."
"The East Blue?"
The Music Country was quite famous, so Cobra had naturally heard of it.
He didn't try to stop them from leaving. He only felt a little sad to see his old friends go.
So what if they were wanted criminals?
The two of them had truly helped the people of Alabasta.
"I'll have someone prepare a ship. Be careful on the way."
Cobra nodded with a smile, then called over the people in the palace and the little princess, Vivi, to bid the two of them farewell.
Vivi waved vigorously too and called out, "Have a safe trip!"
Seeing this, Lindsey smiled and waved back, then nudged Crocodile with his elbow.
Crocodile: "..."
The hand holding his cigar gave a slight wave. That was his farewell.
And so, the two left Alubarna and headed straight for the port of Nanohana, where they boarded the fast ship Cobra had prepared for them.
They set sail!
The journey from Alabasta to Elegia in the East Blue required three major legs.
First, they