Afforestation and the Grand Canal Plan
Tears suddenly streamed from the corners of Koza's eyes. He remembered—he suddenly remembered!
He remembered that there had once been floods in the desert. But it had not rained for so long, for more than ten years, that he had grown from a boy into a man. Even someone like him, who had grown up in the desert, had forgotten such a thing!
Now he finally recalled it. He finally remembered that floods could happen in the desert too!
He stood there speechless, staring at Nami without being able to say a word.
"Don't worry. We won't harm you. Our mission is extremely important. It's just that too much rainfall could overwhelm land that hasn't endured rain in a very long time. Since we can now precisely control the amount of rainfall, we can handle it with greater care."
"For now, this is only meant to give the people of Alabasta an answer—to let them believe that the Revolutionary Army will never abandon them!" Nami's words made Koza want to cry again. He was not a weak person, but even the toughest man had his vulnerable side.
For example, Franky had no resistance at all when it came to the bond between brothers. After meeting Luffy and the others, he had wailed and cried more than once. Yet he was still an extremely manly man.
Koza's weakness was the people of Alabasta and rain.
After hearing Nami's words, he could barely control his emotions as tears threatened to burst forth again.
But as a grown man, he had already cried once. If he kept crying now, he would feel rather embarrassed.
His eyes reddened, and he immediately changed the subject. "So what should we do next?"
"Don't rush. It's not as though everyone is