"Hey, what did His Majesty summon me here for? Where is he?"
After arriving, Crocodile did not see Cobra and could not help asking in confusion. Although Cobra had not come, Alabasta's Guard Team adjutant and another person he did not recognize were there.
However, after hearing Crocodile's question, the palace Guard Team adjutant did not answer him. Instead, he respectfully addressed the person Crocodile did not recognize. "Mr. Pent, I'll head back, then."
After saying this, Pell immediately transformed into a falcon and flew into the sky.
"Hey, hey, what's going on here? Who are you, and why did you go through Cobra to find me?"
Crocodile demanded irritably, touching the golden hook on his left hand. He already felt the urge to kill. If not for the Super-Ancient Weapon Pluton, how could a free and unfettered great pirate like him possibly play the disgusting role of a kingdom's guardian in a place like this?
Karn smiled and said, "I'm a merchant. As for my name, someone about to become a prisoner has no need to know it. King Cobra has now commissioned me to deal with Baroque Works, which has been coveting Pluton and causing trouble in secret all this time."
"Heh, so I've already been exposed. When? Forget it. It doesn't matter."
After hearing Karn's words, Crocodile's expression changed several times. Finally, he narrowed his eyes and laughed wildly. "That fool Cobra! Wouldn't it have been better to die in ignorance? He found some random person and wants to cling to him like a lifeline. What a pipe dream!"
"Desert Spada!"
As he laughed wildly, Crocodile's arm suddenly turned into sand. He swiftly sent a blade of sand sweeping through the desert, so fast that it cut Karn straight in half and carved a long trench through