"What happened to Terracotta?", Cobra only heard part of it, frowned and asked.
"Terracotta died suddenly, impossible, she was still fine this morning," Igaram clenched his fists tightly, his whole personality appeared emotionally unstable.
"Hm? Terracotta had an accident?", Cobra's expression slightly tightened, and he quickly realized something was wrong.
Terracotta's health was very good, there was no possibility of sudden death, he also didn't believe she would suddenly have an accident.
"There's a problem with this matter, highly likely someone is behind it. Not good, Terracotta is the head chef, today's banquet must not have any mistakes," As soon as Cobra realized the problem, he wanted to have Igaram order the royal palace to thoroughly investigate whether there was any problem with the banquet food.
But when he looked up and saw Igaram's dazed appearance, he ultimately said nothing, and instead took out his own Den Den Mushi to begin contacting the royal palace.
He knew Igaram and his wife had a very good relationship, with Terracotta having an accident, Igaram surely couldn't accept it in a short time.
What he could do was to find the real culprit afterward and seek justice for Igaram.
———
In the carriage at the end of the convoy—
"Looks like you didn't handle it well, Cobra and Igaram immediately noticed the problem," After listening to Rosse's retelling, Sora chuckled, teasingly looked toward Gion.
The Gion in the royal palace was only a bat clone, with strength not even at C level. The real Gion had always been with them.
"I couldn't help it," Gion said helplessly with spread hands, "The time was too rushed, and the woman was already dead. I could only disguise it as sudden cardiac arrest and throw it into the palace toilet. Who knew it would be discovered so quickly."
"You were too sloppy," Rosse smiled, but didn't mean to blame, only explained to Gion, "Actually, you didn't need to disguise her. From the words you repeated to us before, it was clear Terracotta was preparing to take the blood and leave Drum Island. That shows she had long prepared to leave."
"Huh? So, that means I only needed to destroy the corpse and erase the traces?", Gion's eyes widened, realizing she had done something unnecessary.
"Yes, you didn't need to do anything, just destroy the body. And maybe Terracotta left a message for Igaram, and Igaram wouldn't even suspect anything," Sora explained with a smile.
"Then will this matter have a big impact?", Gion was a little nervous. She was not good at doing this kind of thing in the first place; this time it was only because her actual abilities were suitable.
If Sora did it, it definitely wouldn't be so troublesome, but unfortunately Sora had no combat strength, and might not even be able to pass Terracotta's side.
"No big impact, at most an early funeral for Cobra. But Igaram's situation needs to be handled; let Gion keep an eye on him," Rosse smiled.
He was not in a hurry to kill people.
Watching different people make different choices in special circumstances was also something fun for him.
As for the outcome, it was already destined.
The structure of Arabasta was different from other kingdoms. It was not a national structure formed by nobles supporting the royal family.
Arabasta only had a royal family, basically no nobility, but instead the royal family benefited the people, and the people spontaneously supported the royal family, thus forming a delicate balance.
This was also why Crocodile would choose this country in the future. Because Arabasta's national structure was simple. Just remove the royal family, and it would be logical to govern the country.
As for the thoughts of those commoners, that was something only people like Crocodile needed to care about.
If Crocodile didn't handle it well, it would cause a siege by the World Government and the Navy.
But even if Rosse didn't handle it well, the World Government and Navy would still be his helpers.
In other words, as long as Cobra died, it would be very easy for him to take Arabasta.
It's just that through Queen Titi and Vivi, it would be even easier to achieve the goal.
With an easier method, Rosse didn't want to resort to force.
After all, he didn't want to kill too many people either. If things could transition smoothly, that would be the best.
"What about Igaram's side, how exactly should we handle it?", Gion raised her hand and asked.
Since she had messed up Terracotta's matter, now she was unsure what to do.
And because of Igaram's identity and his relationship with Cobra, he was originally a very tricky person.
"Just let him die directly, just die at home," Rosse said calmly.
"Won't that raise Cobra's suspicion?", Gion frowned.
"So what if it does?", Rosse chuckled lightly, "I'll stay in Arabasta for a few days and have Cobra take me around Arabasta. Igaram just needs to disappear during this period."
"Sora," Rosse looked toward Sora.
Sora didn't need Rosse to say more, nodded with a smile and said:
"Don't worry, I'll help Queen Titi stabilize the situation in the royal palace, and try to hollow out Cobra's authority," She understood Rosse's thinking. For now, there was no need to kill Cobra; just soft-house arrest him.
Soon, there would be the World Government conference(Levely). On the way to the Holy Land, if they created a small accident, that would be the time for Cobra's official exit.
"Too bad we don't have the Imitation Fruit, otherwise the plan could proceed more smoothly," Sora added with slight regret.
"We'll have the Imitation Fruit(Mane Mane no Mi). The current holder is in that country. Once the Arabasta matter is over, we'll go there and get the fruit," Rosse said with a smile.
The Imitation Fruit was a good thing; even normal Observation Haki couldn't see through the Imitation Fruit.
If someone on their side ate it, many things would become much easier in the future.
Like with Cobra's matter, they could perfectly impersonate Cobra without going through all this trouble to make disguises.
What Rosse valued most about Arabasta was that this place was one of the twenty nations' ancestral lands. Especially that one in the sky might just be the ancestor of the Nefertari family.
So toward Arabasta, he was determined to get it.
If he could find some clues here, that would be even better.
After things were decided, the atmosphere inside the carriage returned to comfort.
Rosse lay on Sora's lap pillow, enjoying being fed by Stella.
Gion sat beside, operating the bat clone in Alubarna, accelerating her understanding of Alubarna to facilitate her subsequent actions.
———
[One Hour Later]
The Spot-Billed Duck Force entered the capital, Alubarna.
Igaram was anxious to return, couldn't wait to stay with the main group, and quickly rode the duck toward the direction of the royal palace.
His wife died suddenly in the palace; no matter what, he had to go check the situation.
Whether it was an accident or someone's conspiracy, he had to give himself an explanation, and give Terracotta an explanation.
Sensing Igaram's departure, a blood-colored bat nearby silently flew and followed behind him.
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