Alabasta Port, Nahana.
"Then, I'll leave it to you."
"Don't worry, sir. Your boat will be perfectly safe in our shop! Take care and come back soon!"
Under the warm farewell of the boat shop owner, Gnar and 'Robin' departed.
Obviously, the 'Robin' accompanying Gnar at this moment was not the real Robin. The real Robin had already entered Alabasta through a secret route known only to Baroque Works agents.
Gnar looked at the city before him, with its distinct ancient Egyptian style, situated by the seaside, and felt quite intrigued.
He could feel the gaze of countless eyes on him from the moment he landed.
However, he didn't care. His goal was to attract as much attention as possible.
Thinking of this, he felt more relaxed and took out a piece of paper. It contained a list of supplies written by Robin and Zala that Gnar needed to procure.
Thus, both the agents of Baroque Works and the Marines hiding there noticed that the pirate known as Vampire Gnar seemed blissfully unaware of the dangerous situation he was in. He and Nico Robin, the Devil's Child, wandered around Nahana, appearing in various shops.
"Thank you. Please send these fruits to this address."
"Yes, I'll take all this meat. Here's the address."
"Is this juice? It tastes good. Bring me five barrels and deliver them to this location. Just tell them it's for Mr. Gnar's ship."
"Oh, these clothes are beautiful. Robin and Zala would look stunning in these dancer-style skirts. I must buy several sets for them to wear at night... hehe..."
...
In addition to the supplies for the ship, Gnar also prepared some essentials for himself to cross the desert, including maps, compasses, water, food, and any permanent pointers he could buy.
Soon, due to his numerous purchases, he ran out of money.
Unfortunately, he had been too preoccupied enjoying his time at Whiskey Peak and forgot to raid the place, so he was low on funds.
He headed to the money exchange at the port to trade some of the seemingly useless treasures on the ship for Beli, including gems and weapons.
When he exited the money exchange, he had two million more Beli.
"Thank you!"
But as soon as he stepped out, he found a group of fierce-looking men waiting. The leader, wearing colorful clothes and holding a flintlock gun, spoke mockingly.
"Hey, friend, my buddies and I are short on cash. How about you lend us some?"
The money exchange owner, who had escorted Gnar out, quickly retreated back to his shop.
The onlookers took several steps back, wary of the confrontation.
Gnar, however, looked puzzled. He asked curiously, "Hey, don't you know who I am?"
"???"
Gnar's sudden question stunned the thugs. The leader, irritated, shouted, "I don't care who you are! Hand over the money, or else..."
Before he could finish his threat, Gnar moved at a speed too fast for anyone to see. He appeared in front of the leader and grabbed his head.
"Boom..."
He slammed the man's head into the ground.
When Gnar lifted the now bloodied and disfigured thug, the man's followers finally reacted, their faces filled with terror, and took a few steps back.
"Hey, did you see that?"
"What happened? It was so fast, boss!"
"It seems we've messed with someone we shouldn't have!"
...
"Ah, the human skull is really hard. Sorry, what were you saying?" Gnar asked, his voice calm.
The leader, dizzy from the pain, managed to stammer out one sentence, "I-I'm sorry..."
Gnar smiled. "Good, if you can apologize, you're a good boy."
He then threw the thug away like garbage. The man flew through the air above Nahana Port like a meteor and splashed into the sea.
Gnar walked through the crowd as if it were empty, muttering to himself, "The name 'Vampire' is too common. I need to think of a more resounding name for myself... And the bounty is too low..."
As Gnar's figure faded into the distance, someone in the crowd, who had been too frightened to move, finally screamed in terror, "I know who he is... it's the vampire Gnar... the monster with a Marine bounty of 45 million Beli..."
"What!!!"
"How can it be..."
"He looks like a brat..."
The crowd erupted in exclamations.
Gnar couldn't hear them anymore. If he had, he would have scoffed at their ignorance, just as he had when he first saw the Marines unhappy with his bounty being only 45 million Beli.
In his view, a starting bounty of less than 100 million Beli was a failure. However, defeating Crocodile should raise it to 100 million.
Thinking of this, he laughed happily and followed the map and compass into the vast desert.
At Nahana Port, watching the vampire Gnar disappear into the desert, both the Baroque Works agents and the Marines anxiously sent messages in all directions.
Alabasta, the highest level of the Casino Rain Dinners.
Crocodile, who had been monitoring intelligence from his subordinates, received the latest report.
"So, that kid is heading straight to Arubama?"
MR.1 nodded. "Based on current intelligence, it looks that way. At his speed, he should reach Arubama by afternoon. BOSS, what should we do? As per your orders, the agents have been recalled."
Crocodile's gaze became thoughtful. "Don't worry, I need to confirm something. Let the agents and bounty hunters entertain this brat first. Also, spread the news."
"Understood, BOSS!"
MR.1 nodded, though he was a bit surprised. He sensed that BOSS was paying special attention this time.
Crocodile indeed was, because only he, who had returned from the New World, understood the significance of the Phantom Beast Devil Fruit. It was rarer than his Logia. Every Phantom Beast Devil Fruit holder possessed incredible power.
Known users of the Phantom Beast Devil Fruit, such as Kaido, captain of the Beasts Pirates, and Marco, the Whitebeard Pirates' first division commander, were all monster-level figures.
However, Crocodile wasn't one to be intimidated by a Devil Fruit's name alone.
"Then it's time for us to take action..."
Meanwhile, on the Santo River, Alabasta's mother river.
An inconspicuous boat sailed slowly forward, gradually approaching the capital of Alabasta: Arubama...
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