“bulu！bulu！bulu！”

“bulu！bulu！bulu！”

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In the naval headquarters in the town of Rogue in the East China Sea, the characteristic cry of the telephone bug rang. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Ahh ”

"Big ...... Great, Dazuo is not good!" The phone bug made a panicked expression, "The navy's warship has been attacked!"

"What?" Smoker's weariness flickered, "Say, what's the matter!"

How dare anyone attack a warship of the Navy?

Pirates?

How dare you make trouble on my turf?

Three thoughts flashed through Smoker's mind in an instant.

"Yes! In the sea restaurant! Ensign Fenbudi's warship was attacked, pirates, pirates, straw hats! Also, the pirates of 'Admiral' Creek suddenly appeared in the East China Sea!"

"Alright, I see!" Smoker hung up, frowning and slightly irritated. Unexpectedly, the guy who secretly entered the great voyage while he was back to the headquarters to report on his work came back again. It's a bit of a problem, no matter how small he was in the past, after experiencing the journey of the great voyage, he will become a guy who can't be underestimated at will.

After thinking for a moment, Smoker shouted outside the door: "Dusty, hurry up and prepare your army, and in ten minutes you will assemble and set off, the target is the sea restaurant, Barati!"

"Ah, yes!" the glasses swordsman saluted slightly panickedly and said loudly.

"Hmph, so rampant in my absence, Crick......" Smoker picked up his coat and walked out of his office with a gloomy face.

At the same time, the naval soldiers of the Navy Division were also quickly organized together under the orders of Dusty.

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On the Golden Merry, Nami, who had closed her eyes and was ready to meet death, found a hand on her head, like an elder, rubbing it gently, her palm was warm, although she felt a smell of sand and was quite rough, but what was that reassuring feeling......

Nami suddenly raised her head in surprise and looked at the owner of the hand.

Krokdahl stretched out his hand and rubbed Nami's head, and when he saw Nami raise his head, he showed a hint of a smile: "Ah, it's a pity...... You little girl, what a stubborn and uneasy child!"

"Huh?" Nami froze for a moment not knowing what this was all about.

"Huh...... If you want to cry, cry, you will be suffocated. Crockdahl chuckled, seemingly distracted. The memories of the past gradually surfaced in my heart, and I thought I had forgotten them, but in the end they were firmly entrenched in my mind.

"This is how people live, when they decide what to bear, there will be that sense of backlog in their hearts, as if something is pressed there, feeling aggrieved, feeling powerless, no one can understand, no one can share, there are accusations everywhere ......."

"But who in this world doesn't live like this? for the sake of family, for ideals, for honor, for the sake of the people they love, or just to live......"

"Everyone will bear the weight on their shoulders for the little thought in their minds, that glimmer of hope, and endure the powerless and aggrieved emotion......"

"Cry, cry out, vent all the grievances in your heart at once......"

Hehe, when did you start to learn to say this, is it really because of Crockdahl's thoughts and experiences?

"Woo...... Whining...... Uncle!" Nami threw herself into Crockdahl's arms, suppressing eight years of grievances, and pain instantly surged up, crying out in pain.

"Just this once, let's indulge like this......" Nami said to herself. Although it was only the first time she had met the other party, and Crockdahl was still the pirate she hated the most, at this moment, Nami felt a rare sense of relief.

Belch...... Uncle?

Crockdahl's face froze, and the hand that he wanted to put on Nami's shoulder hovered in mid-air.

"Let's discuss, can you not call it uncle......" Crockdahl asked in a low voice, although according to the body in this world, he is indeed in his 40s......

"Hehe......" Nami cried for a while, her depressed mood was soothed a lot, she took a step back and grimaced.

"Uncle, it's not good to eat girls' tofu~"

This girl......

Forget it, uncle is uncle, anyway, I didn't suffer, although I was still young, but I was still very material, cough cough......

At the same time, Master Crocker somehow thought of Robin. The one who is just as strong, the same who suppresses himself, who is also burdened with infinite pain...... In the same way, a girl with a weak heart......

"What's wrong, uncle?" Nami asked suspiciously, seeing that Crockdahl seemed to be distracted from the beginning when she saw her.

"Ah, it's okay, hehe......" Crockdahl shook his head, and then said, "It's still a while before you reach the Dragon Sea, do you want to hear a story?"

"Once upon a time...... Crockdahl raised his head, watched the sky flutter with white clouds, and said to himself.

That's the story of a man named Crockdahl, whom he replaced......

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The desert kingdom of Alabastan.

After experiencing Locke's betrayal and refusing Ivankov's invitation to join the revolutionary army, Krokdal set sail alone.

He no longer trusted anyone, not even the direction of the pointer.

The only thing he believes in is himself.

Finally, he discovers the Kingdom of Alabastan, a country that exists in the desert. In this country, Crockdahl can maximize the power of his Devil Fruit, and it can almost be said that he is invincible here. Crockdahl couldn't help but like the country more and more.

Occasionally, when pirates attack the country, he will also step in to help the National Guard fight off the pirates. He likes the peace of the country, so he doesn't want pirates to break the peace.

Alabastan is the ideal country he is looking forward to.

He did all this silently, without telling anyone. Even if it is known, it is only as if the pirates are competing for profit, and Crockdahl is the victor among them.

Gradually, as his power grew, Crockdahl's fame grew, and the bounty reached 81 million Baileys. However, in the desert, even if you can maximize your strength, it does not mean that you are truly invincible.

Finally, one day, Krokdahl tasted defeat for a long time. A sea thief came to Alabastan alone, and Crockdahl thought that the other party was going to be bad for the country, so he approached the other party and fought a duel with the other party. But it didn't take long for his Devil Fruit ability to be broken in just a few dozen rounds.

Crockdahl was defeated, at the cost of losing a hand.

The opponent is a big and arrogant person, and he speaks very straightforwardly: "I'm just doing something for Daddy Whitebeard." ”

He stated his purpose, without malice, but without the slightest apology, as if cutting off one of Crockdahl's hands was a common thing. In his mind, Krokdahl didn't make any impression on him.

And in Crockdahl's heart, the appearance of that person was deeply imprinted. Later, from the mouths of the correspondents, Crockdahl learned that the other party's name was Marshall. The captain of the Ichiban team of the Whitebeard Pirates. And for the first time, he was disgusted with his own weakness.

It's worthy of being the world's number one pirate group, so there's no complaint about losing to them......

After the battle, Marshall left, while Crockdahl lay in the desert with serious injuries. Massive blood loss caused Crockdahl's consciousness to gradually become unclear and unconscious. In the haze, I felt a little cool on my face, and in a daze, it seemed that a girl was sprinkling water on her face.

When he was awake, he was already lying in bed. The house is relatively dilapidated, and it can be seen that it has been abandoned for many years, but from the layout, you can feel that the former owner is very good at enjoying life. It's a house away from town.

The wounds on his body were simply but carefully bandaged, and even the severed hand was tightly wrapped, although it looked like a rice dumpling. Beside her sat a blue-haired girl, seemingly waiting for her to wake up.

The girl's hair was casually tied in a ponytail at the back of her head, but under her youthful and beautiful face, it added a different kind of innocence and beauty. It made Crockdahl look a little distracted.

"Ahh

"You...... Save me?" Krokdahl asked, and, unexpectedly, he identified himself to the girl, "I'm a pirate...... What a pirate who does all kinds of evil!"

"I know! I know it!" said the girl, smiling sweetly, her eyes crooked like crescent moons, "you are the famous Mr. Crockdahl!

"And you?" Crockdahl wondered.

"But Mr. Crockdahl is a good man! he often helps the country repel the bad guys, and I know it!"

"You...... How would you know? No one should possibly know......" Crockdahl was surprisingly blushing, but his heart was full of indescribable feelings.

"I saw it~ A few days ago, well, yes, the day before yesterday, our fleet was attacked by pirates, but Mr. Crockdahl repelled them! Although they all said that Mr. Crockdahl was fighting for interests, I knew that Mr. Crockdahl was a good man! He was so desperate to help us get out of danger!" The girl's delicate appearance was very cute, and Crockdahl was embarrassed.

"Actually...... I ......" Crockdahl stopped talking. Although the purpose of the battle is to protect Alabastan from pirates, in fact, it is also a battle for profit.

Like a tiger in the forest, Alabastan is considered by Krokdal to be his own territory, inviolable.

"Hehe~ I know it! Crockdahl really likes this country and is silently protecting it! Crockdahl is the patron saint of Alabastan and the 'hero' of Alabastan!"

"Hehe......" Crockdahl scratched his head and grinned. It's been a long time since I've felt this way, trusted, full of warmth, a feeling of resonance in my heart......

Really, it's very comfortable......