On the balcony of the palace, Neferutari Kobra, the twelfth king of Alabasta, looked seriously at the group of people on the stairs leading to the palace, and the two thousand bodyguards who fell behind them.
Next to Cobra, the other patron saint of Alabasta, the 'Jackal' Jaka in a green robe, hesitated for a moment and immediately went to the palace to carry out the order.
He left the palace with Nefertari Vivi, the next leader of the Nefertari clan and the princess of Alabasta.
Cobra looked down at the group of people who were heading towards the palace, and looked at Bell who was leading the way at the front, feeling somewhat prepared in his heart.
"Bell would not have brought them to Albana if they had been hostile."
Kobra muttered a few words and frowned, somewhat confused as to why Kazan took action against the group of escorts.
Cobra knew that it was useless to rush, so he turned around and entered the palace conference hall, waiting patiently for the arrival of the monster family and his party.
The entrance to the palace.
At this time, Kazan and his party had followed Bell into the palace.
Magnificent.
It's everything a normal palace should look like.
Although Alabasta is not rich in resources, it is a kingdom with a history of 800 years.
Let a pig develop for 800 years and it will become a sperm.
"Ahem, ma~ma~ welcome everyone to Alabasta."
As soon as Kazan entered the door, he saw an old man with long yellow hair combed into six egg rolls, wearing a suit and holding a saxophone.
It seems that he is the person who was sent to greet us. He must be of high status.
Fon Clay stood behind Kazan and glanced at the egg roll on the head of the uncle in front of him and the saxophone in his hand. There were weapons inside.
Feng Clay's understanding of people who have never stepped into the underground world is not as good as Robin's. If he wants to know the identity of the person in front of him, he has to ask Robin.
"The captain of the royal guard of Alabasta is also the chief steward of the palace."
Robin said two words softly, and everyone in the monster family knew something.
"I..."
"Bell, you go to the back garden first, Jaka is waiting for you there."
Ikarem interrupted Bell and motioned with his eyes to meet Bell in the back garden and leave it to him.
Bell was stunned for a moment, and then sighed. He probably understood in his heart that it was nothing more than His Highness Weiwei's business.
Your Highness Weiwei is very sensible and well-behaved most of the time, but her temper is too stubborn, like a donkey.
The stern Gaka versus the soft-willed Weiwei is like sparks colliding with the earth, so most of the time, if Bell is around, Gaka will not be responsible for Weiwei's affairs.
When two people meet, the atmosphere becomes very disharmonious.
Of course, Jaka won't be like a child, not to mention that Weiwei is the princess of Alabasta. He is still very good to Weiwei, but Weiwei doesn't like this kind of 'strict kindness'.
Weiwei didn't give a good look when she saw Jaka. At this time, the princess would act like a child.
Only Bell, a warm-hearted man with a gentle personality, can coax Weiwei at this time.
"Your Highness Kazan, please follow me. Your Majesty has prepared snacks in the conference hall."
"good."
Kazan smiled gently. He had to be polite when others were polite. After all, he had to set a good example for his younger brothers and sisters.
Ikarem's eyes opened slightly, and a hint of sincerity began to appear in his smile.
Kazan's smile conveyed too many meanings. At least at this time, the tension and defense in Ikarem's heart relaxed a little.
While walking on the road, Kazan had no idea of communicating too much with outsiders, and at this time, diplomats from the Monster Family needed to appear.
Feng Klei has an out-of-the-box personality!
"Hey~Uncle, your hair is quite unique~"
"Uh...thank you for the compliment. It's a great honor to be praised by Mr. Feng Clay."
Ikarem's diplomatic skills are not low either. Knowing that Feng Clay was interested in talking, he felt more at ease.
The two of them kept chatting and laughing from time to time. It seemed that they had some unexpected congenial interests?
"Ah, why are you here? The taste of the dessert has changed."
"Ah...I'm sorry, Tila Gotham."
Ikarem scratched his egg roll and said something to the egg roll lady who suddenly appeared in front of him with a spoon in his hand.
Feng Clay stood nearby and was confused: "Imitation...imitation fruit?"
It’s no wonder that Feng Clay was shocked, because Ikarem’s wife Tiragotan looks almost 100% similar to Ikarem.
At this time, even Robin, who had heard about it for a long time, was still surprised. He did not expect that the similarity reached this level.
Except for a slight difference in their voices, the two people can almost be said to be the same person.
"Are these... guests?"
"That's right, Tila Gotan, please go back to the kitchen first. I have to take the guests to the conference hall."
"good."
Ikarem has no intention of letting his wife stay here any longer, his idea is obvious.
Tila Gotan was also very sensible at this time. She listened to her husband's words and walked towards the kitchen obediently.
Ikarem glanced back and felt relieved when he found that no one in the monster family was interested in Tiragotan.
Everyone: No need to.
Continuing forward, as Ikarem opened a door, everyone entered a large room.
There was a rectangular jade table in the center of the room. An ordinary middle-aged man was sitting upright on the main seat. He stood up the moment he saw Kazan.
"Hello, please sit down. I have already prepared desserts. They are all my specialties from Alabasta. Please don't be polite."
Cobra didn't have any airs of being a king at this moment, he was just like an ordinary middle-aged uncle entertaining friends who came to his home, he was very friendly.
Cobra first waved and had the stool at the main seat moved down, and then sat on one side of the long table.
In this way, there is no need to talk about status. Everyone sits on ordinary stools, so people will not feel uncomfortable.
"Find a place to sit and eat by yourself."
Kazan waved to the little girls behind him without being polite at all, and then went straight to sit next to Kobra.
Kobra doesn't put on airs, so naturally Kazan won't put on airs either.
It was as if the two people were either the King of Alabasta or the Dark King of the Underworld, but just two ordinary people.
Funkley, Monet, and Robin came across from where Kobra and Kazan were sitting. The following conversation required the participation of the three of them, so they sat in this position specially.
When the other members of the monster family saw their brothers and sisters sitting down, they were naturally not polite and went straight to their seats to start chewing.
How could the desserts enjoyed by the royal family of Alabasta be bad? Everyone ate them with great flavor.
Although Monet's cooking skills are also very good, Monet's cooking style has been fixed, and he will get a little tired of eating it all the time. Now that there are other delicacies to taste, people will naturally not miss this opportunity.
For example, the three little girls Perona, Reiju, and Kella all eat in small bites. They are very elegant, well-behaved, and full of femininity.
As for Bellamy, Ajin, Sugar, Willump and Ramos...
Bang!
Boom!
Click.
"?"
Kazan frowned, stared at the younger brothers and sisters who were already standing on the table and shouted: "Are you eating or fighting? Sit back!"
"Uh...hahaha, what a lively young man."
Cobra wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve. He felt that the style of this monster pirate group was not very similar to the rumors.
But...it's better this way.
Cobra breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, recalling the look he and Bell had exchanged before, plus what he had seen with his own eyes now.
Now it is basically certain that the Monster Pirates are mostly not hostile to Alabasta.
"Mr. Cobra, I have no interest in your Alabasta. To be precise, I don't and don't want to be interested now."
Kazan glanced at Kobra and Robin with a deep look, both of them were a little confused.
"How to say?"
"The affairs of your Neferutari clan are too deeply involved. Everyone knows about it. I will not interfere in your clan's affairs."
Kazan glanced at Robin again and gave a wild hint to Cobra.
In fact, Kazan had forgotten what the Neferutari clan was involved in. He only vaguely remembered that this clan was unusual.
Cobra and Robin understood instantly at the same time.
Kobra did not expect that Kazan knew the secrets of his family, which he was qualified to know as a king.
However, following Kazan's eyes and looking at Robin, the legendary 'son of the devil' who could interpret the text of history, Cobra understood somewhat: "That's good, then I don't need to worry."
Robin raised her chest slightly. Although she didn't understand what Kobra and Kazan were talking about, smart Robin knew that she had to cooperate with Oni-chan at this time.
Kazan glanced at Kobra, and when he saw that the other party had lowered his guard, he started to get down to business: "We came to Alabasta mainly to make Crocodile disappear in Alabasta."
"Krokdal? Do you... want to start a war with him? Please... please don't hurt the people of Alabasta."
Kobra's face suddenly turned ugly again. Crocodile's reputation in Alabasta was still very good, even though he was also a pirate.
But if the Monster Family wants to go to war with Crocodile, he will never interfere in the battle between these two big pirates.
He only cares about whether the war between two big pirates will affect his people.
"Don't worry, I will fuck him in a deserted desert. Also, we made Crocodile disappear in order to use it as a bargaining chip to make a deal with you."
"Chips? Deal?"
Cobra didn't understand why Kazan would use this as a trade since killing Crocodile would not bring much benefit to them in Alabasta.
But Cobra is not in a hurry. As a king loved by the people of Alabasta, in addition to adhering to the concept of "people first", he naturally also has brains.
He knew that the monster family would definitely reveal the reason next, so he was not in a hurry.
Bang bang.
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Cobra looked at the door. The person who entered was Jaka who was sent to take Weiwei away. Cobra was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately figured it out.
Weiwei probably wouldn't listen to Jaka's words, and Bell just happened to be back. Now Bell should be on his way out of Albana with Weiwei.
After Jaka entered the conference hall, he was dumbfounded.
This conference room surrounds a long table and is directly divided into three worlds.
One is a normal meeting world, where the top leaders of Alabasta and the monster family gather together.
Seeing Kobra and Kazan talking normally, Jaka breathed a sigh of relief, then silently walked towards the area, while quietly looking at the other two sides.
There is also a noisy war world, where five restless monster family members compete with each other for desserts.
The sight of one of the little rabbits and a little tortoise howling at the big man over a piece of meat really made Jaka stupid.
The big, masculine man other than Ben actually chewed it alive in front of the two little ones.
The scene became even more explosive.
The last one is a quiet tea party world. The three well-behaved sisters of the monster family gather together to drink tea and taste desserts. They look like three princesses. The picture is beautiful and warm.
"Mr. Cobra, do you know the status of our monster family in the underground world?"
"Heard something."
Kobra, Ikaram and Gakkar's ears stood up at the same time, staring at Kazan with all their attention. They knew that the highlight was coming.
"Then, let Xiao Feng and Robin explain it to you. Monet, go out and catch two of them."
"good."
Monet nodded and flew directly out of the conference hall, flying towards the guards who had been stunned by Kazan.
In the conference room, under the watchful eyes of several people, Fon Clay first explained to the three Cobras about the 'Croquedale and Baroque Working Society' that he had talked about with Bell before.
"Krokdal's slogan for recruiting members is to overthrow Alabasta and establish an ideal kingdom. This is also the purpose of the establishment of the Baroque Working Society."
"...Really?"
Cobra was a little surprised, and then looked at Jaka, who looked ugly next to him.
"I'm just talking about how that guy Bell has been observing the sky so much in recent months... With his 'Falcon' senses, he must have noticed it."
Jaka was not very surprised by what Fon Clay said, not only that, but even Ikarem: "I recently heard from people below that the people in several peripheral cities were a little dissatisfied with His Majesty. At first
I still don’t believe it...but if someone transports and uses dancing powder in His Majesty’s name, then everything will be made clear.”
"..So, what Master Feng Clay said is true?"
Cobra's face turned a little dark. He could bear anything, but he couldn't bear others to hurt his people in Alabasta.
"At first it rained once every five days, then seven or eight days, and now it's been half a month, and then it will never rain again for a month, half a year, or a year, and all this is because of Kobra's use of dancing
Caused by fans. When there are many rebels and wars break out, the people you love will fight against you, force you to step down or even kill you. At that time, Alabasta will be Crocodile's world. What does he want to do?
Just do whatever you want.”
Kazan supported his chin with one hand and said something specifically, and then looked at the angry and darkened expressions of the three Cobras, knowing in his heart that Cobra had realized how bad the current situation was.
Cobra also understood why Kazan used the matter of "making Crocodile disappear in Alabasta" as a bargaining chip.