"You want to use Haki? Are you going to break our agreement? Do you want to die now? Or...?"
Just as Crocodile was about to abandon his promise with Vic and use Haki on Straw Hat Boy, a familiar voice almost made him lose his soul. It was the voice of the terrifying man who had made all sorts of promises with him!
He would never forget that voice. He had tried his best, but that man completely overwhelmed him in every field, putting even more pressure on him than Whitebeard had. He was barely better off than a dead dog back then. After that, that man became his nightmare!
Fortunately, for many years after the agreement was made, the man never came looking for him again, which lessened his fear considerably. Later, he secretly plotted against Alabasta and Pluton, and the other party never noticed anything amiss and came looking for trouble.
This emboldened him considerably. He assumed that since the other party was no longer in the Navy, they didn't care much about the original agreement, so he stopped paying attention to what was happening in Alabasta.
Since the other party didn't care, the other agreements didn't matter either. But just as he was preparing to use Haki to fight the Straw Hat Boy, that familiar voice that terrified him appeared again. Didn't he say he didn't care?
Soon, Crocodile realized that the other party didn't disregard the agreement, but rather disregarded him. Once the Straw Hat that the man cared about appeared, the agreement remained the same. If he dared to Thunder Pool, he would be left to rot in the wilderness today!
He quickly remembered what Vic had said: as long as he didn't use Haki, he could kill even the man wearing the straw Straw Hat!
Crocodile dodged Straw Hat Boy Luffy's punch and retreated from the battlefield. He looked around but couldn't find Vic. He didn't think he had hallucinated; Straw Hat Boy and Vic's voices had appeared at the same time, so it couldn't have been a hallucination. However, he couldn't find Vic, which made him even more wary of Vic.
Although he couldn't use Haki, Crocodile still had the ability to absorb water. In the ensuing battle, after absorbing most of the water from Luffy's stomach, Water Luffy was ultimately defeated and drained of his life force, falling off the tower.
Because he was wary of Vic and wanted to get information about Pluton as soon as possible, Crocodile didn't check on the Straw Hat Boy's fate. Instead, he rushed to catch up with Nico Robin, who had already left with Cobra.
Although Vic said that as long as he didn't use Haki, defeating the Straw Hat kid wouldn't break their promise, he didn't completely believe it. Since Vic cared so much about the other guy, now that he'd defeated the Straw Hat Boy, wouldn't Vic really hold a grudge against him?
The other party might be too emotionally distraught over Straw Hat Boy's death to pay attention to him right now, but will attack him once they come to their senses. So, it's best to leave here quickly. Vic is too terrifying; he needs Pluton!
Because of his fear of Vic and his desire for Pluton, Crocodile left immediately after Luffy. Therefore, he was unaware that the water ball he had sprayed out before draining Straw Hat Boy's life force had fallen back down and hit the dried- Luffy again.
Luffy was revived by the water balloon. To save Vivi's father, he braved Crocodile's terror and resolutely chased after him. With Tashigi's guidance, he learned where Crocodile was headed and soon entered the underground tomb of the Alabasta royal family.
Vic had been keeping a close eye on Luffy, and he would have intervened if the story didn't unfold as it did in the original manga. Fortunately, he spoke up at the crucial moment, otherwise Luffy would definitely have died from Crocodile's dual-type Haki and Logia abilities.
For Luffy at this point, this is completely unsolvable. Vic doesn't even know how Luffy survived in the original story. Was there someone like him secretly influencing Crocodile? Or, if he hadn't appeared, would Dragon have protected Luffy for a while longer?
Vic was confused; many things had changed. Fortunately, thanks to his intervention, Crocodile became the Crocodile from the original story who didn't Haki, and the plot didn't deviate from expectations.
Seeing that Luffy had come back to life with the help of the water balloon, Vic stopped paying attention to him and focused his attention on the huge battle in front of the square!
A war involving tens of thousands of people is still tragic and shocking, even if they are all ordinary people. And these people do not know what they are fighting for. Most of them are instigated and deceived. This war is really ridiculous and tragic!
A bolt of Inazuma from Vic's palm into the sky. As if on command, the rain clouds around Alabasta Island rapidly gathered across Alabasta entire island. The distant sunset was also obscured by the clouds, and the scorching heat of Alubarna slowly subsided!
"The air pressure has changed! The weather is about to change!"
Nami, searching for the cannon, murmured to herself, sensing the change in the air. She knew what this meant; the war in Alabasta was, in essence, a battle over rain.
Crocodile used Dance Powder to attract rain clouds from other cities in Alabasta to the capital, Alubarna, and deliberately exposed the Dance Powder incident, making King Cobra take the blame.
This incident led many to believe that King Cobra diverted rainwater from other cities in Alabasta to the capital, Alubarna, making the people think that King Cobra only cared about Alubarna and had no concern for the lives of other cities.
This is a subjective matter that Cobra couldn't explain; it's something that can't be explained because the rain only fell in Alubarna, while other places only experienced sandstorms!
The king's continued discontent bred Rebel Army, and as time passed, the Rebel Army army grew stronger. So, given enough rain, the war would cease. Didn't the dark clouds in the sky foreshadow the imminent end of the war?
But the shells haven't been found yet, the crisis remains, and they need to step up their efforts.
"The rain clouds are all gathering towards Alabasta, and their movement is a bit abnormal. Some people think the same as me! However, it seems my preparations were unnecessary, Hina! Let's move this ship; Alabasta doesn't need Dance Powder anymore!"
"What? You're the one who summoned Hina, and you're also the one who told Hina to leave! What gives you the right to summon Hina and dismiss her at will?"
Hina's rank is higher than yours, Hina doesn't want to leave yet! There are a lot of pirates in this country, Hina wants to stay and catch them!
Smoker, who was on the coast of Alabasta, also saw the rain clouds gathering rapidly in the sky. He had already figured out what the country needed, so after Zoro rescued him from the crocodile pool, he gave up the pursuit of Straw Hat Luffy.
Then he contacted Hina directly and asked her to send someone to help him find Hina 'Crocodile artificial rainmaking ship. The ship is now in place, and they are just waiting for the burning Dance Powder to create artificial rain. At this moment, seeing the changes in the sky, he realized that his preparations were a bit unnecessary. This made Smoker somewhat disheartened, so he wanted Hina to leave immediately!
But Hina hadn't seen Smoker in a long time. The Smoker had finally come to see her, so how could he leave so easily? Although Hina liked Smoker, so many years had passed, and she had become more reserved. Even if she wanted to stay by Smoker's side, she wouldn't say it directly.