Chapter 514 Private Agreement
Vic's awkwardness towards Satan is not because Vic doesn't know the importance of the Five Elders to his promotion to the rank of Navy Admiral. Now the best choice is to endure, please and stand on their side.
However, he could not completely control his emotions when facing the Five Elders. He knew too much about the evil things the Five Elders had done to the world. They might be natural opponents. Bowing to the Celestial Dragons for the sake of status would be more painful than killing them. Hiding his murderous intent towards the Celestial Dragons was already his limit. He could not do anything else!
"stop."
After Vic put away the Den Den Mushi, he saw Crocodile was about to leave and called him, "You've finished talking to Satan and haven't talked to me yet, and you want to leave now? Are you going to repeat the same mistake and steal the country in the future? What are you thinking!"
"Anything else? I have already reached a cooperation with the World Government, do you still want me to stay?"
Crocodile now has the support of the World Government and is no longer afraid of Vic. In his mind, the two of them are now half colleagues. Xuanlong may take action, but he will never take his life. In his opinion, the navy cannot disobey the orders of the World Government.
"Although you are now a reserve member of the Shichibukai and have reached some agreements with the World Government, I still have to impose some conditions on you. These are restrictions I impose on you as a marine, and they will not affect your agreement with the World Government."
Of course, Wick cannot completely allow Crocodile to become one of the Shichibukai in the original work. How many people in Alabasta will die because of him? It would be better for Wick to kill Crocodile now. When he decided to let Crocodile become one of the Shichibukai, he decided to put another shackle on Crocodile.
"What? Restrictions? What do you want to do? I am one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea recognized by the World Government, don't mess around!"
Crocodile had a bad premonition and his body quickly transformed into elements, turning into a wisp of wind and sand and flying away.
However, the wind and sand did not fly far before Vic's lightning-fast punch knocked it back to its original form. Crocodile's elemental transformation was of little use in front of Vic, and Vic could find his true form in an instant. Not to mention that Crocodile had not recovered from his previous injuries, even if he was in perfect condition, he was no match for Vic.
After defeating Crocodile, Wick directly pulled out the Blood Dry Sword and wrapped it with Armament Haki, then flashed to Crocodile who was lying on the ground holding his stomach, with the tip of the sword pointing directly at Crocodile's neck.
At this moment, Crocodile's face was as pale as gold paper and blood was oozing from the corners of his mouth. He stopped all movements and looked at the sharp blade that could take his life at any time. There was disbelief in his eyes, and the previous conversation with Satan seemed like an illusion.
"If you agree to my terms, you can become a Shichibukai. If you don't agree, you will die now. Then I will file a report saying that you were too seriously injured during the assessment and couldn't make it. I won't be blamed. What do you choose?"
Vic stood not far from Crocodile's arm, slightly tilting his head to glance at Crocodile on the ground, his right hand and bloody hand pointing at Crocodile in a straight line. Vic's domineering attitude at this moment was completely unlike that of a navy. In Crocodile's eyes, he looked more like a pirate than him!
"Okay! You tell me, I'll agree to everything!"
Crocodile swallowed and spoke with difficulty. He thought that he had not yet signed the contract of Shichibukai with the World Government. He could not be considered a real Shichibukai yet, so it didn't matter much if he was killed.
Isn't it natural for the navy to kill pirates? If Vic kills him, he will be punished at most, and there won't be any big problems. But it's different for him, he lost his life!
"After becoming a Shichibukai, you must not run around unless the World Government calls you to do so. Just use Alabasta as your base. Your fruit ability is also suitable for this country. I want you to protect Alabasta and deal with other pirates who invade and cause chaos. You are not allowed to destroy the balance of this country. You must become a hero of this country. This does not conflict with your contract as a Shichibukai. These are my conditions."
Victor said slowly that he didn't mind Crocodile becoming one of the Shichibukai because he was in the navy. As long as he was in the navy, Crocodile would not dare to rebel, so it didn't matter if he let Crocodile become the hero of Alabasta.
"Okay! I agree!"
Crocodile thought that Wick didn't know the real reason for his staying in Alabasta, so he was 100% willing to let Wick stay in Alabasta. As for being a hero in public? He could be one, as long as he carried out his own plan in secret.
Crocodile didn't know that the information about Pluto was in the palace at this time. He would have to wait until Robin came to know this, so he didn't think it would conflict with Vic's conditions, so he agreed without any burden.
Jaga and Bell had been listening to the conversation between the two. They had also seen the conditions for becoming a Shichibukai that Wick had given them when Crocodile was talking on the phone.
They were already extremely angry about the World Government's recruitment of pirates, and even more dissatisfied with Victor for letting Crocodile stay in Alabasta. They even felt that Victor was a little heartless. Is this how you repay them for entertaining you for so long?
However, after hearing later, I realized that Wick wanted Crocodile to protect Alabasta for the sake of the country's security, and my favorable impression of Wick suddenly increased.
But they know how dangerous a country without military force can be. From time to time, there are reports in the newspapers about countries being destroyed by pirates. Then the pirates looted and left the country, and then the country changed dynasties. Ordinary pirates dare not occupy an island and become kings. If you don't flee, the navy will come to encircle and suppress you.
"Of course I have something more personal that I need your permission for. In the future, there may be a boy wearing a straw hat coming to this island.
He may be a little jumpy when he first starts out, and he may have some conflicts with you, and he may even hit you. I don't care how you deal with him then.
There is only one thing, you are not allowed to use Haki against him. Other than that, I won't say anything even if you kill him. But if I know that you used Haki, I will kill you no matter what the boy in the straw hat does! "
At this time, Victor thought of Nika that the mysterious man in black robe mentioned when he left, and then he thought of Luffy's future and temporarily added a condition.
Even though Crocodile can be easily controlled by him, in the eyes of Luffy who just went to sea, it is definitely an insurmountable chasm. How can Luffy win against the domineering Crocodile? Awaken the Nika form in advance?
Wick knew that Crocodile had no domineering in the original work because there was no such setting in the early stage, but the world he was in now was a real world, and it must remain consistent before and after. Although long-term slackness would cause the domineering to weaken, it would not disappear directly.
So Crocodile already had dual-color Haki at this time, and he would have it later as well, so Victor had to provide Luffy with an insurance policy.
Nika will definitely be the key to overthrowing the World Government in the future. She is the one chosen by the fruit, so nothing can happen to her!
If we have to explain why Crocodile didn't use Haki when fighting Luffy in the original work, the most likely reason is that someone else intervened.
After all, there are quite a lot of people paying attention to Nika. Now Victor is more suspicious that it was the mysterious man in black robe who warned Crocodile. That means there is a force behind the scenes protecting Luffy. Does Dragon's Revolutionary Army also belong to this force? The doubts seem to be increasing!
"Okay! I agree to this too!"
Crocodile agreed readily. After all, Xuanlong was talking about things that would happen in the future. It was still unknown whether such a young man would appear in the future. The most famous one now who wears a straw hat is Red-Haired Shanks.
But Shanks is not a boy, so he can be ruled out directly. If it is really Shanks, it will be useless even if he uses domineering. So if a boy wearing a straw hat really appears in the future, he can just hide behind the scenes and not face it, so as not to attract the evil star Xuanlong.
"Since you have agreed, leave the palace. Don't leave Alabasta easily. I will keep an eye on you."
After Vic put the Bloody Sword back into the sheath, he said calmly that Crocodile could not make any waves in his hands now, and it would be even more difficult in the future.
Crocodile stood up and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He looked at Vic deeply twice, then turned into an element and flew away with the wind. He didn't want to stay where Vic was for a moment.
Although he had been defeated in his previous challenge to Whitebeard, Whitebeard had no intention of killing him. At most, he wanted to adopt him as his son because of his strength, but he felt it was an insult and did not agree.
This is how it is between pirates. There is no intention to kill someone once you are defeated. It all depends on personal thoughts and mood. However, facing Wick's emotionless eyes, he felt that if he did not agree, Wick would kill him without hesitation. He would not give you a chance to challenge you like Whitebeard did and then use his personal kingly courage to conquer you.
The reason why he is not afraid of Whitebeard is that if you don't hurt his son, he will not kill you directly, so there is still room for maneuver. But this navy has no concept of letting pirates go, and they will beat and kill them at will. At best, they will be sent to Impel Down and jailed.
"Rebecca! You will assist me in my training today. We will leave Alabasta tomorrow. We have been here for quite some time already."
After Jack and Bell went to report about Crocodile, Wick directly asked Rebecca to assist him in training. Apart from him, Rebecca had the strongest armament color here. Since they had to go through it all, they might as well go from strong to weak.