Vic didn't stay in seclusion for long before Robin woke him up, because the Straw Hat Pirates had already landed in Alabasta. Although Luffy went through the battles at Little Garden and Drum Island after Whiskey Peak, which seemed like a long time had passed, it actually only took a few days. Their journey had never stopped.
Luffy's Crew gained the friendship of the two captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates in Little Garden, found a new partner Chopper on Drum Island, and then headed straight for Alabasta.
Here, Luffy encounters his adoptive brother Ace, who is hunting down Blackbeard, and Smoker, a Marine who is chasing their pirate crew. Vic watches them from a distance, a faint smile playing on his lips.
After parting ways with Ace, Luffy led his crew straight to Rainbase because he was going to defeat Crocodile there; he had already figured out who the country's true enemy was.
However, things didn't go so smoothly. They fell into a trap and almost perished at the Rain Dinners. Fortunately, Sanji- witted and, together with Chopper, staged a scene, ultimately rescuing the others.
However, they also learned of Crocodile's plot in the royal capital Alubarna, so they had to rush to Alubarna to stop him. But Crocodile, who had not yet left the Rainbase, blocked them outside the Rainbase. Luffy and the others agreed to meet again in Alubarna, and then Luffy stood alone in front of Crocodile!
Crocodile recognized Luffy's Straw Hat. He knew that the Straw Hat Boy in front of him was the same boy who wore Straw Hat that Vic and he had made a promise to. So Crocodile became serious and stopped trying to stop the others.
Luffy and Crocodile engaged in a merciless battle, though Crocodile was the merciless one, and Luffy was the Luffy to the death.
Luffy has only been at sea for a short time and hasn't Awakening Haki yet, so he's no match for Logia Fruit users. He even runs away when he sees Smoker, let alone Crocodile, who is Shichibukai!
Then Luffy tried everything he could but couldn't hurt Crocodile in the slightest. Crocodile originally thought that the person Vic had specially made a promise with was special, and he was even prepared to break the promise and fight with Haki when he couldn't beat him!
Who would have thought that the Straw Hat Boy was so easily defeated? He was pierced and could never stand up again. Crocodile only glanced at the quicksand pit that was sinking into with the Straw Hat Boy before turning into yellow sand and disappearing from the spot.
" Robin! Straw Hat Boy isn't dead yet. Go and rescue him; he's the key to saving this country."
Vic said to Robin beside him, "Crocodile is still too arrogant. He left before Luffy was completely dead, and Luffy didn't even sink completely into the quicksand he created."
Furthermore, in his final moments before being critically injured and on the verge of death, Luffy discovered the weakness of the Sand-Sand Fruit's elemental transformation. His water bottle on his chest was pierced, and his wet hand was able to grab Crocodile's arm, who was Logia Fruit user! At that moment, Luffy understood!
Luffy is that kind of person; he can always accurately find the key point amidst a jumble of things!
Looks like I'm going to be a wanderer again!
Even if Vic hadn't said anything, Robin would have gone to save Luffy, because she was already interested in the D. Clan mentioned in the Poneglyph, and also because she was deeply moved by what Luffy's Crew did!
Princess Vivi's identity had long been exposed to her, but she had never told Crocodile, so she knew everything about the story between Vivi and the Straw Hat Pirates.
The two sides were just strangers who met by chance and hadn't known each other for very long, but the Straw Hat Pirates was willing to risk their lives for this girl they had just met!
Initially, it might have been for money—of course, this is a common flaw among pirates—a love of money. It was a relationship of mutual benefit. But now, money is no longer important. She sees Saul's shadow in the Straw Hat Pirates. Both sides are practicing their own sense of justice, or you could say, upholding it!
Like Straw Hat Boy, Saul's name contains the letter "D." Also, Robin wanted to give hope to the country that was about to be taken over by Crocodile, and that hope was Straw Hat Boy.
She didn't want anyone else to go through what she experienced as a child. Even Vic said that the Straw Hat Boy was the key to saving the country, so there was even less reason for her to hesitate.
Luffy rescued Robin from the quicksand, and Vic repaired Luffy's pierced internal organs, saving his life.
Then Luffy's powerful vitality was displayed. After being treated, he immediately regained consciousness. However, he only saw Robin wearing a cowboy hat, but he couldn't see Vic next to Robin!
Knowing that Robin had saved him, Luffy lay on the ground and solemnly thanked Robin. Just as Robin was thinking about what to do with Luffy, Pell, who had been seriously injured by Robin earlier, staggered over, leaning on his sword, wanting to stop Robin from helping Crocodile!
Robin never intended to hurt good people. If her opponent was a good person, she would have held back. Otherwise, Pell wouldn't have had a chance to wake up, let alone catch up with her.
Just as she was about to knock Pell unconscious again, she heard Vic's voice in her ear. Then Robin handed Luffy to Pell and told him that Luffy was the pirate who protected Princess Vivi on her way back to her country, and asked Pell to take good care of him.
After saying Luffy and Pell, Vic and Robin rode the Banana Crocodile towards Alabasta, the capital of Alubarna, because the final battle was taking place there. The rest of the Straw Hat Pirates had already gone there, Crocodile had gone too, and Tashigi was also heading there with the Marines. Everyone would be gathering there.
After arriving in Alubarna, Vic and Robin parted ways. Robin still needed Crocodile Poneglyph, while Vic became an observer!
He didn't directly intervene in the Straw Hat Pirates's battle. If they wanted to continue sailing the Grand Line, they had to become stronger, and the most direct way to become stronger was through battle, and the fastest way to grow stronger was through life-or-death battles!
Without external intervention, the Straw Hat Pirates's battle was unavoidable; several high-ranking members of Baroque Works had already blocked their path to the palace.
Then Nami encountered Pola, a woman covered in thorns; Zoro met his destined rival, Daz Bones, the Devil Fruit User; Sanji met his lifelong nemesis, Bon Clay; Usopp and Chopper, the duo, also encountered another duo, Mr. 4 and Miss Merry Christmas, and a fierce battle ensued!
Although the Straw Hat Pirates ultimately won, it was a Pyrrhic victory for them, at a great cost. Zoro and Usopp nearly died, and Nami, Sanji, and Chopper were also seriously injured.
This battle could be described as a life-or-death struggle. However, even after defeating the enemy, they still had to drag their heavily wounded bodies to find the cannon that could destroy the entire square. Seeing this, Vic couldn't help but marvel at their incredible resilience!
While Nami and the others were desperately searching for cannonballs with Vivi, Pell, carrying Luffy, finally arrived at the capital and blocked Crocodile's way as he was about to kidnap Cobra.
At this point, Luffy had already found Crocodile's weakness: a bucket of water on his back. He was fully prepared, so to Crocodile's utter disbelief, Luffy beat him half to death.
The pain on his body couldn't be faked. Crocodile finally accepted the reality that he, a Logia Fruit user, had been beaten, but he was even angrier. He had been made to look so pathetic by a greenhorn, which was unforgivable!
He had been lecturing the other party about how their pirate ranks were different, but now he was the one getting beaten up. This was a complete slap in the face, the sound of the slaps ringing in his ears. He was no longer going to let the Straw Hat Boy off so easily; he was going to use the most ruthless methods to wipe out the Straw Hat Pirates!