A transformation within an organization could never happen overnight. The larger the organization, the more so that was true.
Baroque Works was large enough that no changes could be seen in the short term. But without Crocodile pulling strings behind the scenes, the Nefertari family had indeed been having a much easier time—especially since Vivi and one of the rebel leaders, Koza, had been childhood friends.
The situation across all of Alabasta could be said to be recovering at a visible pace.
On the third day after Princess Vivi left Rainbase and returned to the capital, Alubarna, the Nefertari family announced a reconciliation with the more than two hundred thousand rebels led by Koza.
Koza was also the largest rebel leader in Alabasta. His reconciliation with the Nefertari family directly meant that the military force under the Nefertari family had surged to over eight hundred thousand, perhaps even nine hundred thousand.
The remaining rebels combined did not even amount to half that number. With Crocodile no longer coordinating matters from behind the scenes, coupled with the negative effects of Koza's defection, anyone with eyes could see that Alabasta's situation had begun to tilt in the Nefertari family's favor.
The nobles who had originally supported Crocodile could no longer contact him. Given the circumstances, they all turned around and began drawing close to the Nefertari family once more, pledging their loyalty.
As the issues involving the upper nobility and the rebels were gradually resolved, the country began to regain its stability.
Alabasta's largest port city: Nanohana.
At that moment, Bane's Shark Super was busily being loaded. Clearly, the ship was about to set sail.
Nearly a month had passed since they first arrived in Alabasta. After all, the country was simply too vast; half a month had been spent traveling back