A few minutes later, Vivi and her group had just arrived in the town. Looking at the unconscious people in front of her, she couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"Has the war here been stopped by Mr. Gawain again?"
She had become accustomed to similar scenes in the past few days, and she also knew that this was Gawain's Conqueror Haki.
At this moment, the gratitude in Vivi's eyes could hardly be concealed, and there was even a hint of relief.
Fortunately, there is such a person standing on her side.
Otherwise, Alabasta would never be able to turn things around in the face of such power.
"Don't be too happy too soon."
Gawain shook his head: "Based on the current situation, Crocodile is most likely preparing to take over Alabasta in a short period of time, or at least to achieve his goal as soon as possible and escape unscathed."
"Besides, there is the missing Golden Lion. If that guy is also heading for Alabasta, things will be difficult."
This is also what Gawain is really worried about. He's not naturally not afraid of Crocodile and if he faces Golden Lion in an area with abundant vitality, he is confident that he can remain undefeated.
But this is Alabasta. It's all desert as far as the eye can see, and the ground's vitality is almost exhausted, which makes it inherently unsuitable for the red dragon fruit to perform.
"What do we do now?"
Vivi swallowed, obviously realizing the seriousness of the problem, but what worried her more was the safety of her father, Cobra.
If someone wants to take control of a country as quickly as possible, there is no better choice than to control the king.
She had tried to contact Cobra several times from last night to today but to no avail, which made her feel even more uneasy.
"Split up."
Gawain's gaze passed Vivi and fell on Kalifa and the others: "Vivi and I will leave first and rush to Alabasta. The situation over there can no longer be delayed."
"Kalifa, handle the situation here."
"Understood, captain."
Kalifa nodded.
Igaram looked at the town in the distance, and a trace of pity flashed through his heart: "As the captain of the royal guard of this kingdom, I cannot watch these civilians die in this meaningless war."
"Mr. Gawain, I'll leave Lady Vivi to you."
He knew that with his own strength, even if he reached Alubarna, he probably wouldn't be able to help much.
It would be better to take this opportunity to organize the surrounding guards and end this meaningless war. Besides, Vivi has Gawain to protect her, so there is no need to worry about her safety, even if they encounter Golden Lion.
"Then let's do this."
Gawain gave a direct order: "Kalifa, Jabra, and the rest of the people on the ship, follow Igaram and end this war as quickly as possible."
"Don't give me orders."
Jabra looked angry, but he had already walked to Igaram. It was obvious that his body was more honest than his words.
"Let's go!"
Fukurou and Kumadori also followed him quietly.
Then Gawain transformed into a red dragon, let Vivi climb on his back, and used his scales to protect her entire body to prevent her from being scratched by the wind and sand.
Whoosh!
Then Gawain flapped his wings, slowly ascended into the air, and disappeared into the distance in the blink of an eye.
After Gawain left.
Igaram, who is familiar with the internal situation of Alabasta and is the captain of the Alabasta kingdom royal guard, became the leader of the team.
In an emergency, take temporary measures; Igaram naturally understood this truth.
Therefore, he did not take any conciliatory approach of explanation and persuasion but directly used force to subdue both sides.
In just half a day, the rebels and guards in the town were controlled by Igaram, and he organized the reconstruction of the town.
Everything was moving in a good direction.
After the battle, Jabra and his two companions were unable to sit still, so they simply took over the task of distributing supplies. At this moment, they were walking among the crowd, delivering water and food to the refugees.
"Thank you, Mr. Fukurou. You are the benefactor who saved this place."
"Without you, even if this war is over, I'm afraid we would all have died here."
"That's right!"
… … …
Accompanied by the voices of gratitude coming from the crowd, Jabra and the other two worked even harder, and even their steps became lighter.
"Thank you, Jabra-sama."
A young girl took a bottle of water and bread from Jabra, her eyes sparkling like crystal.
"Nonsense!"
Jabra's face turned red, but he couldn't help but stuff half a piece of chocolate from his bag into the girl's hand; then he turned around and slowly left.
But at some point, a wolf's tail rose from behind Jabra, swaying in the air and attracting everyone's attention.
Fukurou, next to him, saw this and couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh. Then he pressed Kumadorie's shoulder and said: "Sure enough, Jabra's devil fruit ability is not that of a wolf but a dog. Have you ever seen a wolf wag its tail like this?!"
"I fully agree with this point!"
"That's enough!"
Jabra, who heard the two whispering, became furious and turned into a wolf and pounced on them, and the three of them started fighting.
A few minutes later, the three of them lay on the floor, gasping for breath.
"This feeling... It's not bad!"
"Ah."
Fukurou closed his eyes and placed his hands on his chest. This time, no one zipped him up so he could talk freely.
But he searched through all the words in his mind but couldn't find an accurate adjective to describe his mood at the moment.
"Let's go ahead."
Kumadori was stunned. Seeing Fukurou so quiet, he felt a little uncomfortable for a moment: "Why don't you say anything?"
"Go ahead."
"Nothing is left unsaid."
Suddenly, the image of Lucci appeared in front of Jabra's eyes, and he couldn't help but ask: "Do you think that when Lucci boarded Gawain's ship, he felt the same as we do now?"
"No!"
Fukurou shook his head firmly: "It won't be better than what we feel now. This feeling of being able to help others instead of being a killing tool."
"I won't tell you that a boy just gave me a gift."
"What?"
Jabra's eyes widened with anger, but the trace of unwillingness in his heart disappeared when he recalled the twinkling in the girl's eyes just now. The corner of his mouth curled up into a smile, and he said. "I also received the best gift."
"I really want to stay here forever."
The three of them suddenly fell silent as they remembered their identities.
Agent of CP9.
While this identity grants them privileges, it also acts like a shackle that binds them completely, leaving them no possibility of escape.
At this moment, their beautiful dream that just started was awakened.
"Sometimes I envy that bastard Lucci for being able to put everything aside and pursue what he wants."
"But... Will the World Government really let him go so easily?"
The only thing that answered the three people's questions was the whistling sand in the air.
Far away, Igaram was dealing with the resettlement of refugees in the surrounding areas. As he gave instructions one by one, the scene soon became orderly.
He also had time to relax.
But looking at the residents who had rekindled their hope, he felt that everything he had done was worth it.
"But... Mr. Gawain is right."
"This country is indeed very poor. What can we give him in return..."
While Igaram was thinking, he saw a guard walking towards him.
He was slightly stunned and about to ask, but the guard spoke first: "Igaram-sama, we found this thing in a nearby fruit stand."
Accompanied by words, the guard placed a strangely shaped fruit on Igaram's table.
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