Pirates: Invincible from the Start

Alabasta had just endured a disaster. Countless dried-up oases awaited her—the person who now held the highest authority in Alabasta—to lead the rebuilding of their homeland!

"Let's go, Igaram! We'll head to Eruma first, then Yuba. That's the Rebel Army's base. Even though it's raining now, I still need to reassure the people."

"Of course!"

Igaram turned to look at Vivi, a trace of relief flashing in his eyes.

After everything that had happened, Vivi had grown more mature and composed. She was still only a fifteen-year-old girl, yet she now held the highest authority in Alabasta. As its princess, she was doing what she needed to do, shouldering the duties and responsibilities

that were hers to fulfill.

"Quack!"

Karoo threw back his head and cried out, then strode toward the distant street.

The cry broke Igaram's train of thought. He watched Vivi's retreating figure, the corners of his mouth lifting into a smile.

Then he turned toward the distant sea and silently said, Thank you, once more.

After that, he turned and swung himself onto the back of a horse that had been standing quietly beside him.

Yes, a horse. Just because Alabasta was a desert country didn't mean it had no horses.

There were horses here, just very few of them. When Kuta and the others had seen horses at the Royal Palace, they had even asked where they came from.

It turned out that at the source of Alabasta's river of life, the Sandora River, lay a vast grassland. One of Alabasta's horse ranches stood there.

Because the Sandora River originated there, the Nefertari had never built a city in the area, despite its comfortable climate. They didn't want to risk contaminating the water source. Apart from a few people tending the ranch, the place was usually