Pirates: Usurping a Kingdom Is Surprisingly Easy

To stabilize the World Government and retain his status as a Warlord of the Sea, gaining more time, Crocodile could only agree to the World Government's demands and would leave Alabasta as soon as possible. However, Crocodile had already decided to take forceful action, directly kidnapping King Cobra to extract information about Pluton.

"Immediately send all Baroque Works cadres directly to Alubarna!"

Crocodile was decisive; there was no way he would give up on tracking down Pluton. As long as he could obtain Pluton, his position as a Warlord of the Sea was dispensable.

"To Alubarna?"

"Alright!"

Nico Robin looked at Crocodile in shock; she had just overheard the conversation between the World Government and Crocodile. It seemed this Warlord of the Sea was about to fall. As long as Crocodile forcefully attacked King Cobra, his Warlord of the Sea status would definitely not be guaranteed. It seemed she would have to find a new boss again; Nico Robin had already made up her mind.

"Also, gather the funds and evacuate the Rain Dinners Casino."

Crocodile had not expected such a sudden change. This prosperous city, managed for over a decade or two, and this luxurious base, built over a decade, were actually to be abandoned just like that. But Crocodile was not a fool who coveted pleasure. He could abandon anything. All of this was for the Pluton battleship.

"Yes!"

As Nico Robin responded and left, Crocodile immediately summoned some casino management and gave them orders to properly entertain the upcoming Goa Empire delegation. For this, Crocodile even left tens of billions of Berries, instructing the casino staff to stall Kael and his group. Soon after, a giant land turtle carried Crocodile and Nico Robin away from the Rain Dinners Casino.

Kael, who was on his way to the Rain Dinners Casino, also hadn't expected that his prey would be scared away by the World Government. If only he had known the World Government had such a suffocating move. He definitely would not have applied to legally defeat Crocodile. This method of direct warning was indeed something those makeshift World Government organizations could do. Wasn't this beating the bush and scaring the snake, forcing Crocodile to make a choice? Did the World Government really think Crocodile would obediently listen and leave Alabasta for the sake of his legal Warlord of the Sea status? Then the Gorosei underestimated Crocodile's ambition.

King Cobra in the capital, Alubarna, learned that over 100,000 Rebel Army troops were heading to surround and kill the Goa Empire's fleet. This made his scalp tingle and cold sweat break out. Because this could potentially trigger a full-scale war between two major nations. Whether the Rebel Army defeated the Goa fleet or Kael massacred the Rebel Army, neither was the outcome King Cobra wanted to see. Both outcomes were bad for Alabasta.

"The damned mastermind! This definitely doesn't want to see Alabasta and the Goa Empire on good terms and wants to bring another terrifying enemy to Alabasta."

King Cobra looked at the intelligence, sighing repeatedly, completely helpless. It was known that the cities near Alubarna were full of Rebel Army soldiers. He wanted to go to the port to meet Kael and escort him, but he had no opportunity.

Seeing Cobra so troubled, Princess Nefertari Vivi also felt anxious. She had originally wanted to find an opportunity to properly negotiate terms with this Exiled Emperor. As a result, the Goa Empire's contingent was directly blocked outside the port by the Rebel Army. What if the Goa Empire used this as an excuse to start a war with Alabasta? Did the mastermind behind Baroque Works really want Alabasta to fall?

"Father King, we must go save the Goa Empire's contingent; we must secure Emperor Kael's assistance."

Vivi looked at the indecisive Cobra, a hint of determination in her eyes. They not only had to bring back the Goa Empire's contingent, establish good relations and cooperation with Kael, but also prevent Kael and the Rebel Army from clashing, leading to heavy casualties on both sides.

"I know, but the Rebel Army outside still outnumbers the King's Army. We can only rely on Alubarna's strong defenses; we can't break out at all."

How could Cobra not want to safely bring back Kael, then establish a series of cooperations, and use the power of the Goa Empire to suppress this rebellion?

"Father King, let Uncle Pell carry me to find Emperor Kael!"

"At least we must show Emperor Kael that the actions of the Rebel Army do not represent the intentions of us, Alabasta."

Princess Nefertari Vivi's eyes were full of determination; she absolutely had to find Kael, this foreign aid, for Alabasta. At the very least, they couldn't let the Goa Empire become an enemy of Alabasta.

"Vivi, this is too dangerous..."

King Cobra looked at his daughter, his face filled with worry, as Kael's reputation was not very good.

"Don't worry, Father King, I will definitely be able to help Alabasta solve this crisis!"

Vivi acted more like a king than Cobra, her gaze and tone incredibly firm. This moved Pell the Falcon, Chaka the Jackal, and Igaram, the captain of the Royal Guard. They seemed to see the rise of a queen. Under the persuasion of Princess Nefertari Vivi and several guard captains, Cobra could only agree to his daughter's plan.

Soon after, a giant falcon, carrying a blue-haired girl, soared into the sky. But they didn't know that a great crisis was about to descend. The cadres of Baroque Works, and Crocodile himself, had all gathered outside the royal capital, Alubarna. With Mr. 2, the user of the Clone-Clone Fruit, entering Alubarna would be as easy as pie for them.

Meanwhile, Kael and his group had arrived at the Warlord of the Sea Crocodile's base, the Rain Dinners Casino. The appearance of this flying battleship caused a huge stir in Rainbase. The intelligence of Exiled Emperor Kael appearing in Crocodile's territory quickly reached the hands of the World Government and Marineford. Both the Gorosei and Fleet Admiral Sengoku felt that something was about to happen. A tyrannical Emperor and an arrogant Crocodile; there was no possibility of them coexisting peacefully. The Gorosei were very displeased with Kael's failure to immediately return to the East Blue. This arrogant fellow simply didn't take their warnings seriously.

In the Rain Dinners Casino, Kael's brows were already furrowed; they hadn't found Crocodile's whereabouts.

"Issho, win all their money as quickly as possible!"

Kael didn't know where Crocodile was hiding, and he had no reason to actively attack a legitimate Warlord of the Sea, so he could only find a way to force Crocodile out.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

This was Issho's first time legally gambling with a mission, and his opening stake was 1,000,000,000 Berries. This made the casino managers a bit uneasy. They didn't know how long the tens of billions of Berries left by Crocodile could stall Kael. They even wanted to cheat to stall for more time.

However, 1,000,000,000 became 2,000,000,000, 2,000,000,000 became 4,000,000,000, and 4,000,000,000 became 8,000,000,000. In just three rounds of dice rolling, most of the Rain Dinners Casino's gambling funds were won, and countless crazy gamblers who followed suit were truly drained of all their money. They couldn't even start the fourth round. The casino executives watched Issho, who was like a god of gambling, and the frantically shouting gamblers, with cold sweat pouring down their foreheads. Nami looked at the mountain of Berries, already itching to rush up and collect the money.

"Continue!! Otherwise, I'll smash your casino!"

Kael coldly looked at the casino managers; he just wanted to win all of Crocodile's money to force him to appear and make a move.