Pirate: I Can Repel Everything

Kuro pushed up his glasses, his face expressionless. "Praying for a weaker opponent isn't going to work."

"Crocodile spent time in the New World, and he's been a Shichibukai for more than twenty years."

"Even if he's neglected his training, grown weaker, lost the ambition of his youth, and let himself go completely..."

"He's still a veteran who made his name long ago. There's no denying that we newcomers can't compare to him."

"So if we pit our Haki against his, we're bound to lose."

Kuro looked up at Lafitte in the sky and murmured, "I thought the gap between the First Mate and Crocodile wasn't all that wide."

"Now it looks like Crocodile is much stronger than I expected. He won't be easy to deal with."

By then, Crocodile had landed on the desert. The sand covering half his body steadily receded, restoring his original form.

"Not bad. You brats really aren't bad."

A cigar between his lips, Crocodile spoke coldly with the air of a big boss. "It's been a long time since I've had to fight, so today's your lucky day."

"Even in hell, you'll be glad you got to die at the hands of a Shichibukai. Guhahaha..."

At the outer edge of the battlefield.

Hearing Crocodile's arrogant words, Nami frowned. Disgust crossed her beautiful, fair face.

"Why does he have to be so obnoxious? He's driving me crazy."

Alvida planted her heavy black iron club in front of her and sneered. "Someone like him deserves to die. He shouldn't be allowed to exist in this world."

Desaya brushed back her red-and-yellow hair, her expression serious. "These big names really are terrifying."

"He's among the weakest of the Shichibukai, but he's already quite strong. At the very least, he can use both kinds of Haki, and he's