One Piece:100% Hashirama's Template At The Start.

In the tavern.

All the Straw Hat Pirates, along with Princess Vivi, were gathered around a round table, eating and chatting, with occasional bursts of laughter.

Ace approached a newspaper stand near the tavern entrance, pointed at Luffy's wanted poster, and asked the owner, "Boss, have you seen this man?"

The owner, clearly very nearsighted, squinted hard at the wanted poster: "Uh~~ oh~ it's Monkey D. Luffy."

Ace brightened, "You know him? He should be in this city by now. I've been looking for him for a while."

The owner stared at Ace with a look that said, 'Are you kidding me?': "Young man~ do you think an old man like me, with this eyesight, can see people and distinguish them? Right now, you look like a bunch of pixels to me. Go ask someone else, I don't know."

Ace was speechless: "Uh~ alright, I'll ask elsewhere. Thanks, boss."

Just as Ace was about to look for someone else, a familiar voice drifted from the nearby tavern: "Ahahaha~~ Vivi, the meat in your country is delicious too, delicious, delicious~"

Ace's steps faltered, and a smile gradually spread across his face, "This voice can't be wrong, it's Luffy."

He walked towards the tavern door, pushed it open, and his eyes scanned the room. Soon, he spotted Luffy and the others at a table, their mouths covered in grease from eating.

Ace excitedly shouted, "Luffy~"

Luffy, still stuffing meat into his mouth, paused, turned to look back, and his expression also became excited: "Ace~ Hahaha~~ Ace, how did you get here?" As he spoke, he was about to pounce on Ace.

Before Luffy could move, the tavern door was violently slammed open.

It was Smoker, who had seen Ace and intended to question him about the situation. He had just arrived at the tavern entrance when he heard a voice that made him feel humiliated. Ignoring Ace or not, he directly slammed open the door and charged towards Luffy.

Since the door was blocked by Ace, Smoker couldn't react in time. He pressed Ace's head down with his left hand onto the table next to Luffy's, shattering the table and creating a large pit in the floor.

After realizing that the person he had bumped into was Ace, Smoker ignored him and went straight to Luffy. "Straw Hat Kid, I finally caught up to you. You're really bold, daring to eat openly in front of the public."

Luffy ignored Smoker, ran to Ace's side, helped him up, and then vigorously patted Ace's back dozens of times, making Ace's face flush red, clearly indicating it was more than just a little painful.

Ace, annoyed, gritted his teeth at Luffy, "Enough, Luffy, how long are you going to hit me? It hurts~"

"Ahaha~ Sorry, sorry, I'm just too happy," Luffy laughed lightheartedly.

Seeing Luffy and Ace completely ignoring his presence, Smoker's forehead veins bulged. He suppressed his inner rage, quickly walked up to Luffy, clenched his fists tightly, and gritted his teeth, saying, "You've been hard to find, Straw Hat Kid! I knew you'd come to Alabasta."

Luffy heard the voice, then finally pulled his gaze away from the distance and focused on Smoker. He stared at Smoker for a while, then suddenly, as if remembering something, slapped his head, realizing, "Ah! So it's you, that smoke man we beat up who couldn't fight back! Why did you come here too?"

Smoker's face instantly turned extremely grim upon hearing Luffy's words. He snorted, "Hmph, I was going easy on you! Now I've learned Haki and my strength has greatly increased, of course, I set sail to catch you, you stinking brat. But not today, I received orders to investigate the situation in Alabasta."

Just then, Shin'ya, Zoro, and the others, seeing Smoker and Luffy talking, called out, "Hey, you two, don't just stand there talking, come and eat with us. There's plenty of time to talk while we eat later, and Luffy, don't just chat, come eat."

Ace heard Shin'ya's call and didn't hesitate. He directly pulled Luffy's arm and strode to the dining table, sitting down. Smoker, seeing this, hesitated for a moment, but eventually called Tashigi to join them at the table.

Shin'ya called the tavern owner, "Boss, another round of what we just ordered."

Then he turned to Ace.

Ace reacted, immediately introducing himself: "My name is Portgas D. Ace, Luffy's older brother, and the commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division."

Then, looking at Shin'ya, he said, "You're in trouble. Many big figures from the New World have come to Alabasta, including Kaido, Shanks, and others, specifically for you."

"For me? Why for me? I haven't offended them," Shin'ya asked Ace, bewildered.

Ace thought for a moment: "Hmm~ it's not entirely for you. The ones who came for you are Emperor Kaido and Big Mom's eldest son, Perospero. The others are basically here to watch the show."

Shin'ya looked astonished. He couldn't fathom why, upon just arriving in Alabasta, he was about to engage in a fierce battle with a Yonko. His gaze shifted to Smoker, and he asked, perplexed, "What kind of orders did you receive? What exactly are you here to investigate?"

Smoker sighed helplessly and explained, "Sigh~~ Admiral Kizaru detected Crocodile secretly implementing a plan to usurp the country in Alabasta. However, since the Admiral needs to keep a constant eye on Crocodile and cannot leave, and there are no other Marines here to assist, Fleet Admiral Sengoku dispatched me to collect evidence. Once the evidence is conclusive, we can revoke his Warlord status and arrest him."

Upon hearing this, the Straw Hats and Princess Vivi all had a sudden realization.

"Oh~~" they exclaimed in unison, finally understanding the reason behind it.

Princess Vivi thoughtfully said, "No wonder, I was wondering why the rebels suddenly stopped resisting. It turns out Crocodile was being watched, and he couldn't act as recklessly as before."

"So, everything I did was meaningless?" Vivi was on the verge of tears.

Shin'ya pointed at Smoker and said to Vivi, "How is it meaningless? This white-haired guy needs evidence, right? You have plenty of evidence in your hands. Just give it to him and tell him to send it to headquarters. Then, once Crocodile's Warlord status is revoked, wouldn't it be better to just throw him in prison?"

Then, Vivi and Smoker began to discuss, Luffy and Ace were catching up, and the others were chatting about their own things.

Meanwhile…

In Rainbase, the city of dreams in Alabasta.

Rainbase was the only city unaffected by the drought and civil war, and it was also home to the kingdom's largest casino, "Rain Dinners."

In a luxurious casino, which served as the Baroque Works' headquarters, the various big shots who had been waiting for almost a month finally received news about the Straw Hat Pirates again.

A group of people, some standing, some sitting, some lying down, all had their eyes fixed on the person sitting at the desk.

Kaido was the first to speak: "Crocodile, has that brat arrived in Alabasta? Where is he? I'm going to find him now."

Crocodile couldn't be bothered with pleasantries. Ever since these bastards arrived twenty-something days ago, his years of planning had been completely ruined. Now, he had nothing but a Warlord title and the title of Baroque Works president. He was truly a damned unlucky fellow.

He took a stack of papers from the table and handed them to everyone, his face grim, gritting his teeth: "See for yourselves. Once you're done, leave this island as soon as possible. What sin did I commit in my past life to meet you bunch of bastards?"

"Big news~ when they start fighting, all of you find good angles for photos. Take good pictures, and I'll give you bonuses," Morgans said to his subordinates, looking at the intelligence in his hand.

"You can make your move, but only on Shin'ya. If you harm Luffy, I'll fight you," Shanks said, his eyes cold as he looked at Kaido.

Behind him stood Marco and others; they had all come at Ace's request to protect Luffy from Kaido's trouble.

Kaido laughed indifferently, "Gurorororo~ Don't worry, Red-Hair, besides Shin'ya, I'm not interested in anyone else from the Straw Hat Pirates. I just hope that brat is really that strong."

"The Marines won't interfere either, but there's one request: when you fight, stay far away from the city and don't involve the civilians," Kizaru added, "What a pain."

Among them, Nico Robin had the most thoughts. Ever since Kaido arrived, she had been collecting all information about the Straw Hat Pirates.

As long as a comrade encountered difficulties, all of them would go all out to help. Especially the background of the Straw Hat Pirates, after investigation, it had completely shocked Nico Robin.

This also made her consider joining the Straw Hat Pirates. She had already decided that after this battle, she would leave Crocodile and join the Straw Hat Pirates. As for whether she could get in, simply by being one of the few who could read the Poneglyphs, failure was impossible.

In the casino, everyone had finished reading the intelligence in their hands.

"So, he's in Nanohana, gurorororo~ I'll be going first," Kaido laughed, stood up, and walked towards the door. After exiting, he transformed directly into an Azure Dragon, pinpointed the direction, and flew off.

Doflamingo walked with an arrogant swagger towards Crocodile: "Fuffuffuffu~ So, want to go watch together? This is a Yonko-level battle."

Crocodile snorted, then stood up and went towards the direction Kaido had flown.

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