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Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Four: Actions from All Sides
In a room in Whiskey Hill Town, a blue-haired girl paced back and forth while a curly-haired young man watched her with a worried expression.
“Vivi, the Navy is currently pursuing Nico Robin. We could go back and inform them that Nico Robin is the Vice President of Baroque Works. The Navy would surely intensify their search and focus on Baroque Works,” Ikaram said seriously.
“Ikaram, we just infiltrated Baroque Works and still don’t know r's identity,” Vivi frowned.
These two were Vivi, Princess of Alabasta, and Ikaram, Captain of the Royal Guard.
Ikaram continued, “In Baroque Works, aside from Nico Robin, no one else knows r's identity. With our current strength, getting close to Nico Robin is already quite difficult. We don’t know how long we’ll have to wait. If we capture Nico Robin, we can find r.”
Vivi felt somewhat tempted but shook her head. “Let’s forget it for now. Even the intelligence department of Alabasta Kingdom can only gather limited information about Baroque Works. I don’t believe the Navy will be able to uncover anything substantial this time. More importantly, we only know about Whiskey Peak as a base; only Millionaire and r8 are here. We can’t follow the clues to catch more people. So for now, we need to stay hidden. Of course, if Nico Robin gets captured, then we’ll seek out the Navy.”
“Alright then.”
Ikaram stood up and looked at Vivi. “No matter what happens, Vivi, you must stay safe.”
“I will.”
Vivi smiled and nodded…
“The Navy is still searching and hasn’t been misled; their search area has expanded.”
Xiaqiu lay low beneath the surface of the sea, watching the naval battleship above him with some trouble.
However, their search was focused on the shipping lanes, and the island they were on was situated between two routes; perhaps they could slip by unnoticed.
For now, they would wait and see.
Once the naval battleship moved away from their direction, Xiaqiu returned to the island and climbed ashore.
"What happened?" Nico Robin immediately asked.
Xiaqiu shook his head and replied, "They are still searching."
"It seems their patrol this time is quite intense."
Nico Robin frowned and said, "Not only that, but Alabasta is also searching for our whereabouts, with a focus on issdub1efinr."
"Her? Why are they searching for her?" Xiaqiu asked in confusion.
"Because issdub1efinr was present at the scene, and someone saw that she didn't leave with us. Thus, the Navy started their search based on that lead."
"I see."
Xiaqiu nodded and then asked, "So how did you find out, Nico Robin?"
Nico Robin shrugged and answered, "I called her, and she informed me about the situation. The café she was at was searched by the Alabasta military, but they didn't recognize her."
"Really?"
Upon hearing this, Xiaqiu raised an eyebrow and then asked, "Did she suggest meeting up?"
"No."
Nico Robin shook her head and said, "But she will contact me again after some time, once this situation has passed."
"That's good to hear."
Xiaqiu felt relieved; he was worried that issdub1efinr might get caught and used as bait to lure Nico Robin.
"Nico Robin said, 'By the way, there's some good news. Feng Kelei called; the submarine has been completed. Although we've been training for half a month, we still need practical operation. It will take about three hours, and with the return journey, we should be able to get the submarine delivered in roughly four hours.'
'Four hours?'
Xiaqiu nodded. 'That's not a long time. Once we have the submarine, those Navy officers won't be able to track us down.'
'You're right about that.'
Nico Robin agreed and then added, 'There's another thing—my bounty has increased, and yours has too.'
'My bounty?' Xiaqiu was surprised, not expecting to have a bounty of his own.
Nico Robin smiled. 'Your bounty is forty million, and you're referred to as Crocodile.'
'Hahaha.'
Upon hearing this title, Xiaqiu couldn't help but laugh. 'That name is quite simple.'
He thought about Crocodile, whose name literally means crocodile; he was commonly referred to as Sand Crocodile.
Now he was called Crocodile himself. He never expected that after defeating Crocodile, he would inherit his nickname.
Xiaqiu looked at Nico Robin and asked, 'What about your bounty, Nico Robin?'
Nico Robin replied, 'One hundred twenty million.'
'That's an increase of twenty million.'
Xiaqiu sighed a bit; that figure was already the bounty of the tenth Supernova. Zoro had that same bounty back then."
This is not just a number; it can be anticipated that Nico Robin will certainly attract even greater attention in the future.
Even if she escapes this turmoil, there will still be significant trouble ahead...
Two days later, in Rapeseed Flower City, at City Hall.
"It has been five days. We have searched Drum Island, but Nico Robin is still missing, and the giant beast has not appeared either," General Sicily asked. "Could it be that Nico Robin has left?"
Disley Brigadier frowned and said, "I find it unlikely. Nico Robin attacked Crocodile and then headed to Rapeseed Flower City. There was a full month during which she was near Alabasta. The woman who appeared on the day Nico Robin was injured, according to eyewitness accounts, suddenly showed up and was not following Nico Robin and the giant beast. Moreover, Nico Robin did not use a Transponder Snail to notify anyone else. This indicates that the woman had been in Alabasta all along, having received news about Nico Robin and coming to assist her. It seems that Alabasta should be the center of Nico Robin's activities."
"Not only that, but since Nico Robin arrived for treatment with knife wounds, who exactly injured her?"
Disley pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "I believe Nico Robin is still nearby; she wouldn't abandon her subordinates here."
General Sicily shook his head and replied, "But it's already been five days without any sign of Nico Robin. We shouldn't waste more time; we can leave it to those pirates who want to become Seven Warlords of the Sea. Now that Nico Robin's bounty has increased, along with the giant beast, it will be difficult to cover her tracks in the future."
Disley snorted and said, "If she really gets killed by those pirates, then the Navy will be humiliated."
General Sicily sighed helplessly and asked, "So what do you propose we do?"
"She has no ship; she must be hiding on an island."
Disley suggested, "I recommend expanding our search area horizontally and looking for traces of Nico Robin along the other two routes."
General Sicily reluctantly said, "Then you will be responsible for the pursuit. If there is still no information in two days, report back to headquarters."
At this moment, at the port of Rapeseed Flower City, a cargo ship slowly docked. Two figures disembarked from the ship—one man and one woman.
"Has the area been sealed off?"
A tall young man stood there, watching the soldiers probing in the distance, unable to help but frown slightly.
Beside him, a girl wearing a round hat and knee-high socks smiled and said, "Fortunately, Haku went out to sea last night. Otherwise, his identity as a Fishman might have caused some Trouble."
"Yeah," the man nodded, then raised his arm and said, "Kera, let's go in. This time we still need to disguise ourselves as a couple."
"Let's go, Sabo."
Kera placed her hand in Sabo's arm, linking it with his, resting her head on his shoulder as they walked toward the Harbor.
The soldiers on patrol saw them and asked a few questions. Upon hearing that they were a couple here for vacation, they let them pass.
The two exchanged smiles as they entered the city.
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