Kousha pushed Vivi away and walked out resolutely.
Vivi collapsed on the ground, clutching a handful of dancing powder that had spilled from a bag, not knowing how to explain, tears streaming down her face…
“It’s really… not…”
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Behind the large rock.
King Nefertari Cobra and Minister Ikarem clenched their fists, veins bulging and their faces filled with shock.
Because they too couldn't believe… how dancing powder, which was strictly controlled, could appear in such large quantities.
And all without their knowledge…
“Who on earth…”
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Alabasta, Revolutionary Army Branch.
As the largest island in the Grand Line.
The Revolutionary Army had also stationed troops here.
However, due to King Cobra’s good reputation, they hadn’t made any moves.
It was merely a backup base and remained undisclosed.
It also escaped the Navy’s purges.
They had no contact with the rebellion army spontaneously formed by the people of Alabasta.
But those dancing powders… were discovered by the Revolutionary Army’s reconnaissance personnel, who then handed them to the rebellion army, leaving the decision to them.
This was how Kousha came to see the dancing powder…
But inside the branch base at this moment.
All the Revolutionary Army personnel were lying unconscious with their heads tilted.
Nico Robin sat at the head of the hall, propping her chin on her hand as she watched the struggling branch leader below:
“Stop struggling, it’s useless.”
The branch leader on the ground looked up at Robin with difficulty.
“Who… are you…?”
His body was firmly locked by several arms at the joints.
Robin picked up a notebook from the table and read:
“You can call me…”
“Our mission is to destroy all of Hell Noah’s arsenal bases as quickly as possible.”
Garp looked at the map below, his brow furrowed slightly.
“The strike zone is too wide.”
“The scattered islands almost cover the New World.”
“There are some places we might not be able to act easily.”
Karol smiled.
“You don’t need to worry about that.”
“Areas too deep behind enemy lines will be handled by Kaido, one of the Four Emperors.”
“His arsenal business has been severely suppressed by Hell Noah.”
“To break through this situation, he can only cooperate with us.”
“And the profits he gains will make him unable to refuse.”
He then brought up the business data of the Steam Pirates.
It filled the entire screen, with even a page-turning button:
“Given Hell Noah’s current situation, he is no longer just a pirate; he possesses the world’s largest underground organization.”
“He has almost monopolized all underground businesses in the New World, becoming the sole emperor of the dark world.”
“Coupled with his previous support for the Red Hair Pirates to jointly repel Big Mom, the new and old Emperors have now formed an alliance.”
“Under such a powerful combination, it is not a good thing for us, nor for the other two Pirate Emperors.”
“It’s just that the Four Emperors in the New World, while relatively adversarial, currently maintain a balance and restraint.”
“Our goal is to ignite the conflict and break the balance they have maintained.”