Vivi had joined Nami at some point. She asked worriedly, "Will they be all right?"
Nami reassured her. "What's that Crocodile guy's bounty?"
"I think it was 80 million before he became a Shichibukai."
Nami pointed at Rubick. "You saw it yourself, Uncle. The old man's bounty is one billion. We've got this! My billion... how should I spend it?"
The day passed quickly. Zoro ended up losing at hide-and-seek. He had no sense of direction to begin with, and once blindfolded, he was practically helpless.
That night, Zoro and Sanji cleaned up in the kitchen while Luffy played hide-and-seek on deck with Usopp, who wanted to try it too, and Karoo. Usopp and Karoo hid; Luffy searched.
Notably, Usopp wasn't wearing a blindfold, yet he still had plenty of close calls. Luffy picked things up so quickly it was enough to make anyone jealous.
Karoo, on the other hand, was hopeless. No one was even looking for him, but he kept running around the deck, making all sorts of noise.
Rubick steered from outside the second-floor Conference Room. Whenever Nami gave an order, he could simply change the wind's direction. There was no need for him to stay inside.
Vivi came over to Rubick and asked again, "Uncle, are you confident you can beat Crocodile?"
Rubick didn't even want to answer. She asked him the same thing every so often.
So he changed the subject. "Vivi, how about we work together?"
"What kind of arrangement?"
"I can summon wind and rain now. Bringing rain to your country would be easy, and it could improve the environment there. With my help, you might even be able to create a few more oases."
Vivi was no naive girl. She had received a thorough royal education since childhood, so she asked directly,