Fish-Man Island and Shirahoshi! An Unexpected Acquaintance

Dunn stared straight at Crocodile.

Under Dunn's gaze, Crocodile gradually began to feel uncomfortable.

If it had been anyone else, he would have already sent a Sables flying at them.

But the man before him was Dunn. If he made a move, there was no possible outcome other than getting beaten up.

"Fine, just take what I said earlier as nonsense. You've worked hard during this time. You may make one request."

Dunn waved a hand and changed the subject, without continuing to speak of the information he knew.

It could be said that the Hunter Guild had been developed single-handedly by Crocodile. Just looking at the dark circles beneath his eyes made it clear how hard he had been grinding lately.

If you wanted the horse to run, you naturally had to feed it grass.

"One request?"

Crocodile was taken aback.

In his view, being able to personally develop such a force was already an enormous reward.

The feeling of holding such immense power in his hands was intoxicating.

And with someone backing him, doing things had been far too comfortable.

Still, since Dunn had said so, Crocodile would not pass up such an opportunity.

Yet after giving it some thought, he realized that there did not seem to be anything he needed.

Back when he was in Alabasta, he had merely wanted to use Pluton's power to create a utopian world.

Thinking back on it now, all he had wanted then was to escape.

But now, he controlled the Hunter Guild, a force capable of standing against the World Government and the Navy, and he had a powerful figure like Dunn backing him. He was practically one of the handful of people with the greatest authority in this world.

Whatever he wanted, whatever he wished to do, all