"Princess Vivi~"
"That's Princess Vivi!"
"It's really Princess Vivi!"
"Princess Vivi hasn't appeared for a year, I thought something had happened!"
"It's so good to see Princess Vivi safe and sound!"
The people of the rebel army all cheered happily.
In this country, it's not just the King who has high prestige.
Princess Vivi is also a beloved figure in people's hearts.
"Princess Vivi, what exactly is going on today..."
"We truly came to apologize to King Cobra, we absolutely did not come to cause trouble!"
"However... why does the Kingdom Army insist on taking our lives!"
Everyone asked questions all at once.
"Everyone, I know you have many questions. Next, I will explain them to you one by one. Before that, there is one thing everyone should know, and that is that none of us are at fault!"
Vivi's voice, transmitted through the Transponder Snail, spread throughout Alabasta.
"The drought in the country over the past few years, the rise of the rebel army... and today's conflict, everything, absolutely everything, has been orchestrated by the criminal organization Baroque Works behind the scenes..."
Wham~
Upon hearing this,
The Royal Capital Plaza erupted in an uproar.
Millions of people throughout Alabasta were shaken.
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Royal Capital Merdi Council Hall, Church Rooftop.
"Boss, something seems wrong, our plan has gone awry!"
Mr. 1 Daz Bones said in a deep voice.
"I didn't expect Princess Vivi to hold such weight in the hearts of the people, to control the situation so quickly, Boss, what should we do next?"
Miss Doublefinger Paula asked.
"Guh~ huh~ huh~ everything is futile. Notify Miss Goldenweek to temporarily cut off the broadcast signal. Notify Miss Merry Christmas to detonate the plaza bomb now!"
Crocodile gave the order with a sinister cold laugh.
"Princess Vivi, prepare to watch a hundred thousand people die before your eyes, while you are powerless to do anything, guh huh huh..."
The laughter stopped abruptly.
"Boss, something's happened. Miss Merry Christmas is out of contact, we can't reach her at all!" Miss Doublefinger Paula said in a deep voice.
"Nani?" Crocodile was startled, the smile vanishing from his face.
"Could it be bad signal underground?" Mr. 1 Daz Bones guessed.
Crocodile and Paula both ignored him.
The signal waves of a Den Den Mushi could cross even the vast ocean.
How could they be blocked by a mere few dozen meters of ground?
However, what Crocodile didn't know was that Mr. 1 had actually guessed correctly this time.
The signal from the Underworld was indeed bad.
"What about Miss Goldenweek?" Crocodile asked in a deep voice.
"Everything's normal with Goldenweek. Just now, the broadcast stopped!" Miss Doublefinger pointed to the nearby Den Den Mushi broadcast, from which no sound was coming.
However, what Paula didn't know was that only the capital's broadcast had stopped. The broadcasts in other cities were still transmitting Princess Vivi's voice as usual.
As for the capital, most of the citizens had gathered in the square to watch the excitement, so a broadcast wasn't needed at all.
"Boss, if Princess Vivi keeps talking, it'll be disastrous. If we can't keep those 100,000 people, then…" Miss Doublefinger Paula said with anxiety.
"No problem, they can't run. Even if there's a slight unexpected turn, the final outcome has already been set and won't change!" Crocodile said confidently.
"I originally planned to act after the fireworks in the square, but… now, inform the agents to gather. Prepare for a direct assault and take the palace!"
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Royal Palace, Broadcast Signal Control Center.
"Phew~" Nami picked up the steaming hot tea on the table, blew on it gently, and took a leisurely sip.
"So delicious, Marian-chan~" Nami smiled as she looked at the childish loli across the table.
She had dark red twin pigtails and wore a pink wide-brimmed hat.
She wore a light blue floral shirt, with a dark red skirt and blue and white striped socks.
A special sticker was also on her arm; Nami had an identical one on her arm.
The loli's name was Marian, and she also had a codename, Miss Goldenweek.
Her mission as a high-ranking Baroque Works agent was to control the broadcast channels.
Achieving this wasn't difficult for Miss Goldenweek.
Although she wasn't a Devil Fruit user, she was a natural-born psychic.
More accurately, she was a realistic painter similar to a hypnotist, skilled at using colored paints to manipulate people's emotions.
"Marian-chan, are you an ability user?" Nami asked.
"No, Nami-chan, I'm just a painter skilled with colored paints… Black represents betrayal, yellow makes people laugh wildly, blue is sadness, green is peace, and there's yellow-green for friends… I'm only telling you this because we're friends!" Miss Goldenweek revealed her secret ability without reservation.
"Wow, Marian-chan is really amazing~" Nami exclaimed, then changed the subject.
"However, such an amazing ability should be used for good. Don't follow Crocodile anymore, there's no future in it. You don't need to worry about what happens next, just leave as soon as possible!"
"Okay~ (? ￣? ￣? )" Miss Goldenweek waved goodbye.
Watching Goldenweek leave, Nami finally let out a sigh of relief.
It had to be said, Miss Goldenweek seemed harmless, but her psychic ability to control people's hearts with paint was truly impossible to guard against.
If it weren't for the magical 'Comrade Identifier' sticker Roland gave her, this situation might not have been so easy to resolve.
"Speaking of which, the Captain's sticker ability seems similar to Marian's yellow-green for friends. As long as you wear the same sticker, you become comrades, tsk tsk!" Nami couldn't stop marveling.
"I'm somewhat looking forward to Crocodile's constipated expression~"
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Royal Palace, Rear Garden.
Roland sat alone on the fishing platform, steady as an old dog.
At a certain moment.
Tap, tap~ The sound of high heels tapping the ground echoed from behind Roland.
"You're here, have a seat!" Roland said without turning his head.
The footsteps paused.
The tall, graceful woman wearing a large sun hat raised an eyebrow slightly.
"You knew I'd come?" Robin's pretty face showed a hint of surprise.
"I could probably guess, Miss Robin!" Roland said indifferently.
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