Vivi's Helplessness, World Peace

Inside the tavern.

Roya simply stood there, silently watching the two people before him.

He said coldly, "Should I call you Mr. 8 and Miss Wednesday? Or should I call you Igaram and Princess Vivi?"

As Roya's words fell, Vivi and Igaram both felt as though they had been plunged straight into an ice cellar.

Vivi in particular blurted out instinctively, "Y-you! How did you know my identity?!"

Vivi subconsciously took a step back. As her heartbeat gradually accelerated, she felt as though she had no secrets whatsoever before Roya.

What frightened her most was that her identity had been completely exposed.

Did that mean Crocodile already knew who they were as well?

After all, if one person knew, others might know too.

As though he had sensed Vivi's thoughts, Roya said to her, "Well~ you don't need to worry. For now, only I know the two of your identities. As for everyone else on this island, they've probably already gone to hell."

"Y-you! What exactly do you want?"

"I'm simply curious. Why would you, a princess, be willing to infiltrate Baroque Works and work for them? Was it really only to gather evidence against Crocodile, so that the people of your country could see his true face?"

Hearing Roya's words, Vivi nodded seriously.

"Yes. I want to stop the war in the Alabasta Kingdom. Because rain only falls in the capital, war has already broken out in our country. As long as I expose Crocodile's crimes, I'll be able to end the war completely!"

"Can war truly disappear? Without absolute fighting strength, you have no say at all when facing the strong, do you? What if Crocodile wants to forcibly start a war?"

"Forcibly start a war? No, that should be impossible. Crocodile is one of the Shichibukai! He's