He's in One Piece, but he's also part of the Phantom Troupe.

Chapter 99 BOSS, you know me...

Chapter 99 BOSS, you know me...

Alabasta, rainy land, in the basement of a luxury casino.

Baroque Works: Mr. 1 Daz Bones, Mr. 2 Von Clay, Mr. 4 Beb, Miss Twofingers

Miss Christmas and other high-ranking agents gathered here, sitting around a round table, waiting for the true leader of the organization—President Mr. 0—to appear.

A short while later... a very imposing figure slowly descended the stairs leading underground.

He was tall and imposing, and despite being in the desert, he wore a mink coat, had a luxurious cigar dangling from his lips, a huge golden hook on his right hand, and his pointed leather shoes made a clattering sound as they touched the ground.

Behind him followed a tall, dark-haired woman with deep-set features, a distinctive high nose bridge, and slender eyebrows and eyes, a faint smile on her face.

Seeing this, the well-informed Bonnie was the first to react, his face filled with shock...

"Crocodile and... Nico Robin!!!"

Immediately afterward, cold sweat poured down the back of everyone else, their faces grave. No one had expected that... their mysterious president and vice president... were actually the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the Devil's Child!

Crocodile's face was gloomy, clearly in a bad mood. He descended the steps, slowly ascended to the main seat, and then expressionlessly surveyed the crowd before slowly speaking: "The Ideal Land Project has failed..."

"I suspect there's a traitor among us."

Crocodile suppressed his rage...

The Ideal Land Plan: He would incite a riot using the dancing powder, and when the rebel army grew strong enough to attack the capital, he would have Bon Clay use his Imitation Fruit ability to transform into the king and publicly announce that he was the one who released the dancing powder, thus betraying his promise.

This would thoroughly enrage the rebels, making civil war inevitable.

He would then reappear as a national hero when the two sides were locked in a fierce battle.

In the eyes of the people, he will be the savior who "stopped the civil war and defeated the evil king".

In this way, he could take over the entire Alabasta legally and without bloodshed, thus enabling him to explore "Pluto".

Whereabouts.

What a perfect plan!

However, the plan was thwarted due to a leak of information.

He finally received a message from an undercover agent within the rebel army: Princess Vivi suddenly appeared at the rebel headquarters and identified him as the mastermind behind it all!

Damn it—

How did Vivi and Kosa meet beforehand?

Furthermore, Vivi, having learned this trick from somewhere, incited the rebels to start planting trees throughout the country to combat desertification...

What's most infuriating is that... for some unknown reason... the places that were originally suffering from drought due to the dancing powder all started to rain a few days ago. It's said to be a large-scale sunshine rain under clear skies, as if someone transported seawater over and poured it down from the sky!

How come the drought in various places has been stopped?

Old Sha's brows furrowed more and more tightly, completely baffled.

Damn it, is even God on her side?!

Vivi, that idiot, could never have done any of this! Therefore, there must be a mole within the agency!

"Some of you must have been bewitched by Vivi's beauty and helped her!"

"We must find this traitor today. I want him to know the consequences of betraying me."

Crocodile, his face grim, slammed the teacup he was holding onto the table, shattering it with a loud crack. Looking at Crocodile's cold face and the intense killing intent emanating from him, everyone present fell silent, their bodies trembling involuntarily.

No one doubted that the man before them would kill them without a second thought.

Robin sat beside him, seemingly lost in thought... and began to fan the flames, chuckling, "Hehehe... a group of top agents, completely outmaneuvered by a little kid, how laughable~"

She leaned forward, resting her elbows on the table, and looked at everyone present with a suggestive expression, "Is Vivi really that charming~"

Silence...

The atmosphere was extremely tense. Influenced by Robin's words, Crocodile's killing intent grew stronger. He first looked at Bones, who broke out in a cold sweat and slowly explained, "Boss, you know me... I only like killing, and I never take the initiative in matters of men and women."

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Crocodile wasn't buying it. Bonis hesitated for a moment before saying, "I prefer being passive."

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Crocodile turned and stared expressionlessly at Beb. Beb, whose already slow speech became even slower with fear, stammering, "B...BOSS, you...know...me..."

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"According to...my...habit, I never ask for help from others."

He added directly, "I...I always...only hand-brew!"

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Crocodile looked impatient and pointed at Miss, saying "Merry Christmas" to her. The two girls were so frightened that they waved their hands repeatedly... pointing in terror at their own chests.

That's true, no matter how charming Vivi is, it's ineffective on women...

Crocodile's temples bulged with veins, and he finally turned his head toward von Clay.

"Then it can only be you..."

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Von Clay was so frightened that his leg hair stood on end. His long-standing crookedness he had corrected caused him to stammer, "B...BOSS...you know me...if it were me...it would have been a man who used his beauty to seduce you!"

"I... am a transvestite—"

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"Pfft—" Robin, who was listening nearby, almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Old Sha glared at her with an unfriendly expression, then turned back, suppressing the urge to attack.

Robin is of the greatest use to me. Only she, as a historian, can obtain the whereabouts of "Pluto" from ancient texts. Therefore, no matter what she does, Nico Robin will be useful to me until the plan is completed.

She herself is aware of this, which is why she is so audacious.

Seeing everyone deny it, Crocodile expressionlessly stretched out his hand, and then a sand blade flashed. A clear line of blood instantly appeared on the neck of Beb, who was sitting in the fourth seat. Beb's eyes widened in disbelief. He tried to say something, but because of his lisp, he couldn't say anything... and slowly fell to the ground and died with resentment.

I hate virgins!

After killing the people, Crocodile felt relieved and relaxed.

There were three men present. Bones was powerful, and Bon Clay was still useful to him, plus he was a transvestite. Therefore, Crocodile could only use Beb as a scapegoat.

Seeing the blood slowly trickling down the corner of the table and spreading across the floor, everyone's faces were filled with fear. Having achieved the desired effect, Crocodile slowly rose, his face cold as he spoke, "Alright... now that the traitor is dealt with, let's get back to business."

"I hereby announce that Plan B will be implemented immediately, and we will proceed directly to the royal capital, Arubana."

He turned to Robin, "Robin, you and I are responsible for infiltrating the palace and kidnapping King Cobra!"

Robin nodded.

"Von Clay, after we take action, you will impersonate Cobra to stabilize the situation temporarily and prevent the guards from discovering that the King has been kidnapped."

"This servant obeys your command—"

"Miss Doublefinger and Miss Merry Christmas, you are responsible for planting a massive explosive device within the capital. I will use the lives of everyone in the capital to coerce Cobra into leading us to the location where the Poneglyphs are hidden, and to find the whereabouts of Hades!"

"Yes, ma'am!" the two women said in unison.

"Bonise, you and the millions of elders are responsible for dealing with any potential royal guards that may appear. Leave no one alive!"

"Yes, sir."

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"Alright, let's set off now—" Crocodile's eyes flashed with murderous intent, "Target... Arubana!"