"Weiwei! Can you tell me more about our enemy this time? You guys should at least listen! You bastards!"
After leaving Drum Island, the Going Merry returned to normal, and guided by the Eternal Pose, the pirate ship headed straight for Alabasta. Once they arrived in Alabasta, they would face a great battle.
Therefore, Zoro wants to know more about his future enemies: who they are, what their strength is, and so on.
Having infiltrated Baroque Works for so long, Weiwei must know a lot of information, but Luffy, Sanji, and Chopper seem rather uninterested, which infuriates Zoro. Can't they be a little more serious when facing the enemy? Damn it!
"Yes! Baroque Works is a criminal organization founded by Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. His partner is the woman we met at Whiskey Peak before, her name is Nico Robin! Known as the Devil's Child, her bounty is 79 million Berries, only 2 million less than Crocodile's!"
Below them are five groups of high-level agents and several groups of ultimate agents. The candle man and the explosion man we encountered earlier were both high-level agents, and each of them had a partner.
Igaram and I were previously mid-level agents. Below us were 200 Billions and 1800 Millions, and below that were countless ordinary soldiers. These are the bounty posters for Crocodile, Nico Robin, and several other officers... This is all the intelligence I've gathered!
Vivi recounted some information she had gathered at Baroque Works. When she spoke of Igaram, her voice trembled noticeably, as she had assumed Igaram had been killed by Nico Robin. However, she managed to control her emotions well and told him everything she knew!
This is a very strong and kind girl. Nami put her arm around Weiwei's shoulder and comforted her silently. Nami is also a kind girl. Her love of money is just a facade. You will come to like her after spending time with her!
"Another Shichibukai? I wonder who's stronger Crocodile or Dracule Mihawk?"
Zoro stroked his chin with a serious expression and said, "I fought against a big boss like the Shichibukai back in the East Blue, where I was a beginner. I was completely powerless against them. The Shichibukai are too strong. I can't see where their strength is at all!"
Usopp and Nami trembled upon hearing this, their mouths shaking. In their eyes, Zoro and Luffy were already monsters, but these two monsters were truly powerless against the Shichibukai. How could they possibly fight such a battle? Just thinking about it made them want to go to the toilet to pee.
"There should be a difference in strength between the Shichibukai of the Shichibukai, right? This can be analyzed from their bounties. Does anyone have all the bounty posters for the Shichibukai?"
Sanji, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, was also stroking his chin in thought. He had been somewhat dismissive before, but when Zoro mentioned Hawk-Eye, he finally realized just how powerful the upcoming enemy was, and his expression turned serious!
Having witnessed Hawk-Eye's fight at the Baratie, he wondered why Zoro wouldn't give up his ambition. Was being number one really that important? Did he not even care about his life?
He realized then that even the most famous Pirate Hunter in the East Blue couldn't last a single round against Shichibukai. That was the difference in skill, a difference so vast that it filled him with despair, leading him to wonder why he shouldn't give up his ambition. This shows the pressure Mihawk put on him.
"I have them here. When I suspected Crocodile, I collected the bounty posters of the other Shichibukai. Take a look and analyze what we should do!"
Luffy had been living in the East Blue and didn't really know much about the Grand Line. Only Zoro knew about Mihawk, and although Chopper was born on the Grand Line, he wasn't the kind of reindeer who cared about such things.
Only Princess Vivi of the kingdom paid close attention to these important policies of the World Government, especially since there was a Shichibukai in her country. Therefore, she collected all the bounty posters of the Shichibukai.
Vivi took out all the bounty posters and placed them on the deck. The one on top was naturally Crocodile's. Vivi would never forget the face on that poster!
He picked up Crocodile's bounty poster and laid it out beside him, revealing another bounty poster underneath.
" Knight of the Sea Jinbe! His bounty is 76 million Beli. He's Fish-Man Race, which is lower than Crocodile's!"
"Wow! Empress Boa Hancock! So beautiful..."
"Boa Hancock! Her bounty is 80 million Beli, just a little less than Crocodile's!"
"Oh no! Zoro! Help Sanji! He's turned to stone! Ah..."
" Chopper! Aren't you a doctor yourself?"
"Gecko Moria! His bounty is 320 million Beli, that's so much higher! It seems there really is a difference in strength among the Shichibukai!"
"Donquixote Doflamingo! His bounty is 340 million Beli, similar to Gecko Moria's. Their strength should be about the same, right?"
" Jora Mihawk! That's Hawk-Eye! His bounty is 870 million Beli! That's more than double that of the previous two, and almost ten times that of Crocodile!"
" Orens Vic! Former Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, who later defected to become a pirate with a bounty of 2 billion Beli. That bounty is outrageous! He's practically unrivaled! Why are you all looking at him like that? Do you all know him?"
Usopp was watching very carefully as Weiwei unfolded the wanted posters one by one. Before, someone had read the contents of the wanted posters aloud, but when it came to the last one, no one read it.
He initially thought the enormous amount of money had intimidated the others, but after reading it aloud, he realized that everyone else's expressions were a bit off. It wasn't just Luffy, Zoro, and Nami who looked at the bounty strangely; even Chopper and Vivi's expressions were off. Apart from Sanji, who was still petrified, he felt that only he was normal.
Apart from Usopp and Sanji, everyone else on the ship actually knew Vic, and not just in ordinary meetings, but in close relationships!
"When I was in the village, he almost killed me many times!"
"He stole my senior sister, with whom I had made a promise! My ultimate goal on this voyage is to defeat him! Judging by the bounty, he should be even stronger than Hawk-Eye!"
"He saved my life, my family's life, and the lives of everyone in our village. He is my savior, and one of the reasons I went to sea this time was to find him!"
"He not only saved my life, but also gave me Devil Fruit. He's my greatest benefactor. I not only want to become a panacea, but I also want to find him and repay his kindness!"
"I don't know if he's my benefactor or my enemy! When he was in the Navy, he made a pact with Crocodile at the Alabasta Royal Palace, agreeing that Crocodile would protect Alabasta and its civilians!"
But after he became a pirate, Crocodile stopped keeping his promise, and he didn't punish Crocodile for breaking his promise. I don't know why he did those things, why he left the Marines, or why the promise was no longer valid! I have very complicated feelings about him!
"So, is he a good person or a bad person? Some of you say he's good, some say he's bad, and some don't even know if he's good or bad. Does Sanji know him too?"
Hey! Sanji! Wake up! Do you know this Shichibukai? Am I the only one here who doesn't recognize him? How unlucky can I be?!
"He's definitely a good person!"*5
"Although he almost killed me many times, he also cooked me a lot of delicious food. He's a good person!"
"Although he took my senior sister away, I knew he did the right thing when I lost to Hawk-Eye. The East Blue is too small a stage; it would limit her. Only by bringing her to the Grand Line can she become stronger!"
"Although he didn't punish Crocodile, he's essentially a good person. The news reports say he defected from the Navy after killing Celestial Dragons and many soldiers and civilians, but I believe he only killed one Celestial Dragons. The World Government is a master of these kinds of things!"
"So you all know such a powerful Shichibukai! Then why don't you ask him for help? If you all speak up together, he'll definitely come! With such a high bounty, he must be much stronger Crocodile!"
"I would like to contact him, but he has never come to see me since we separated when I was a child, and he didn't leave me anything to contact him. What a bad man!"
"Me too! Me too! He said I was a man and would definitely wait for my companions, and then he never showed up again!"
"Even if we have each other's contact information, we can't contact him. He's giving up before even fighting? I can't let him look down on me!"
" Zoro is right, I can defeat Crocodile, don't worry! I'm going to be the Pirate King!"