Kazan looked at Ivankov next to him in astonishment.
He didn't expect that the secret Ivankov was going to tell him would be this, but it really shocked him.
"Hip! Some people actually know this secret, but most of them are either dead or in jail. For example, you have seen Barrett on the sixth floor, and the Shichibukai who was killed by you.
'King of Crocodiles' Saku is worried."
Ivankov was very satisfied with Kazan's shock.
He had finally found something that could make this man unable to maintain a calm expression. As expected, he still preferred to see the surprised look on other people's faces.
"...Is it possible that this is part of the reason why Xiao Sha wants to kill Saku Su?"
"No, no, no, not part of it, but most of it is because of this reason. In those years, Crocodile has been clearing out those who know his secret."
As Ivankov spoke, he quietly glanced at Crocodile at the table next to him.
The latter was listening secretly towards this side with his ears perked up.
Unfortunately, Kazan had asked Kerla to set up a circle of silence, so Crocodile would not be able to hear what they were talking about.
"I was also shocked. Unexpectedly, the boss was right next to me."
Feng Clay glanced at Crocodile with a burning gaze. He never expected that there was such a real shemale hiding next to him.
"Ivan-chan, let's make a deal."
Kazan held his chin and thought for a moment, then suddenly turned his head and said something to Ivankov beside him.
"Huh? Let's talk about it."
"Later, let's... You know very well which Devil Fruit prisoners are on the sixth level. As long as this matter is completed, once those Devil Fruits that have been resurrected in this world reach us,
In my hands, I can give priority to selling the Devil Fruits you need to your revolutionary army, or I can use the power of the underground world to help you find a certain Devil Fruit."
"This... I'm afraid Crocodile will kill us afterwards, right?"
Ivankov was a little tempted, because few people in the world knew better than him how much their revolutionary army needed strength now.
Devil Fruit is one of the main ways to increase strength. Except for the commander of the Southern Army, who is a scientist, the other four commanders of the Revolutionary Army are all Devil Fruit capable users.
Even the leader of their revolutionary army, Monkey D. Dragon, is a Devil Fruit user.
Ivankov knew that there were some terrifying Devil Fruits on the sixth level, such as the Momo Fruit. If these fruits could be obtained, the strength of the Revolutionary Army would once again approach the World Government.
And Kazan also has his own considerations.
He will attack the Tianlong people in the future and destroy this decadent order that has lasted for eight hundred years.
But, what happens after the order is destroyed?
You know, even corrupt order is more kind than disorder.
After the destruction of the Tianlong people, new forces need to immediately establish a new order. Their monster family does not have this idea, even though they have this power.
This force may be the navy or the revolutionary army. If they want to establish a new order in troubled times, they need strength.
Kazan really doesn't care much about the future of this world, but he also doesn't want the world to gradually perish because the new order cannot be established in time.
After all, this world is the home of his younger brothers and sisters.
Therefore, Kazan would not mind giving a little help to the revolutionary army or navy to improve their strength, so that they would have enough ability to establish a new order in time and maintain the basic peace of the world.
"Do you have sea-floor stone handcuffs here? Give me a pair, and I will deal with Xiaosha. As long as he is taken out of Push City, there will be no danger to you."
Kazan smiled and had already thought of a countermeasure. He was going to force Crocodile to break the jar.
"emmm..."
"Don't hesitate, Ivan-chan. With Xiaosha's awkward character, if you take us out, it means that we owe you a favor. Xiaosha, who is very principled, will never really treat you before repaying this favor.
It’s not good for you.”
Kazan was very confident when he said this, and he felt that he had already grasped Crocodile.
"Okay! I promise you."
Ivankov finally nodded and agreed to the deal.
Of course, he is not only doing it for those Devil Fruits, but also to deepen the relationship between the monster family and the revolutionary army.
When their revolutionary army fights against the World Government in the future, it will definitely be easier.
And...Ivankov clearly remembers that Kazan was a ruthless man who had strong hostility towards the Celestial Dragons and had no scruples about killing the Celestial Dragons.
He was sure that the Monster Family would definitely have a greater conflict with the Tianlong people in the future, and this was exactly what their revolutionary army wanted to see.
After all, the ultimate goal of their revolutionary army is to overthrow the World Government and the rule of the Celestial Dragons. The more enemies the Celestial Dragons make, the easier it will be for their revolutionary army.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. When war breaks out in the future, there is almost a 100% chance that the monster family and their revolutionary army will become allies.
Therefore, it is highly beneficial to make good friends with the monster family, and it is Ivankov's personal vision for the future.
"Ah hahaha, then I'll leave Xiaosha's side to me. You have to move quickly, Ivan-chan."
"Well, wait a minute, don't you want sea floor stone handcuffs? I'll have someone get them for you."
"It turns out that there really are. Well, the sea tower stone handcuffs can save me a lot of energy."
Kazan nodded and followed Ivankov to get the seastone handcuffs.
Originally, he planned to rely on brute force to subdue Crocodile. After all, after massacring some of the big pirates on the sixth floor, he became even stronger.
Crocodile, whose own strength has not yet reached the level of the Sea King, has no chance of parrying him.
Equipment: Limiter x1 (small arm), black knife-dark moon, demon knife-useless
Passive skills: Tai Sword Mastery.max...Informed Haki lv.7, Armed Haki lv.7, Overlord Haki lv.7
Active skills: Earth Fissure·Wave Slash...Hegemony (double, combined), Surge of Madness (10% blood lock), Demon Hell Blood Brake (Awakening Skill), Soul-Destroying Hand
That massacre made him directly promoted to the tenth level, but it was a pity that almost all of them were at the level of a sub-emperor, otherwise his level would definitely have been improved a bit more.
The tenth-level upgrade is like a pebble falling into the sea. There are no major changes on the panel except for the addition of the soul-hungry hand's advanced skill 'Soul-Destroying Hand'.
But only Kazan himself knows the specific changes.
Although the level of the third dimension has not changed, he can clearly feel that his third dimension has become more powerful, but it has not yet reached the level of qualitative change.
If the original three of Kazan were only lv.8.0, then now they are lv.8.7 or even lv.8.8.
It's not far from level 9 anymore.
Domineering...
After taking a look at his personal panel, Kazan now felt that his shortcoming was actually the domineering level that he was once proud of. He would work hard to hone his domineering level next.
Although Crocodile on the other side couldn't hear the voices of the three people talking, he knew from the mean expressions and sneaky looks on their faces that something was definitely up to them.
Crocodile's brows twitched, and he stared cautiously at Kazan, who entered a small room with Ivankov and gradually walked towards him.
"Xiao Sha acridine~"
Kazan came over and put his arm directly on Crocodile's shoulder.
"What? You bastard, don't come so close. The smell on your body is so stinky."
Crocodile was almost used to Kazan's arm-in-arm gesture, and he had to do it almost every time he met him.
This familiar action actually made Crocodile feel a little less vigilant.
"You said that I took such a big risk to come to Impel, which is known as an iron-walled city, to save you. How hard and dangerous it is."
Kazan sighed, his face showing 40% fatigue, 30% panic, 20% worry, 1% helplessness and 90% cunning.
"What do you want to do?"
Crocodile looked at the face of Kazan, a cunning villain, and sighed. He didn't understand how he could regard such a fool as his lifelong enemy.
Is it up?
"Accept me as your big brother and I will teach you how to comb your hair!"
"...Do you want to die?"
"I'm very serious about becoming a member of our monster family, Xiaosha."
Kazan's current expression has changed from the nonchalant expression just now, he is really serious and serious.
Crocodile glanced at Kazan's eyes and saw that the other party was not joking. He hesitated for two seconds: "I will not succumb to others. I will become the Pirate King."
"No, your character is too awkward. You don't mind being inferior to others. You don't have much desire to become the Pirate King. You just hate the feeling of being looked down upon by others."
Kazan poked Crocodile's somewhat dry cheek.
Snap!
"Why do you say that? Do you think you know me very well?"
Crocodile slapped Kazan's hand away and looked at the red-eyed man next to him with some displeasure and annoyance.
"Yes, I know you very well, just like you know me. I have watched you countless times in places where you cannot see. And the biggest proof is that so far, you have never awakened the domineering domineering energy."
Kazan didn't care about Crocodile's mood and continued to talk to himself, saying that he wanted to convince Xiaosha with reason.
"..."
Crocodile didn't know what to say for a moment, and Kazan's words made him a little confused about how to answer.
"You should know better than me why you haven't awakened your overlord color and domineering energy."
Kazan whispered again in Crocodile's ear.
And Crocodile was completely speechless. Without the ambition and belief to stand above millions of people, he could not awaken the domineering power of the Overlord.
Even when Crocodile was at his most energetic more than twenty years ago, he failed to awaken his domineering aura.
This is a problem in itself.
If he really had to become the Pirate King, how could he still not awaken his haki at the age of forty?
Crocodile's mind was a little confused at the moment, and he found that he seemed to have unknowingly forgotten the reason why he became like this in the first place.
He just kept hypnotizing himself to move forward with the false reasons of killing Kazan, killing Whitebeard, and becoming the Pirate King.
Why did I want to become a man in the first place? It seems that it was because that guy said, 'It is impossible for a woman to become the strongest in the world' and 'I will not attack a little girl with all my strength'.
Crocodile fell into deep thought, and suddenly realized that he was influenced by the person he admired.
Yes... He once admired the world's strongest, "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate, and was deeply influenced by him. Even now, he still admires that man.
He wants to be him, but he feels insecure because of his identity as a woman.
So...he became a man.
"If it is to prove yourself, to prove that 'strong women should be more popular', you should not become a man. You are escaping. You are not even as good as the youngest little ones in my family!"
Kazan's voice rang in Crocodile's ears again.
This sentence also woke up Crocodile, and now he realized what Ivankov said to Kazan.
But by the time he reacted, it was already too late. Kazan had unknowingly put sea-floor stone handcuffs on his hands, and Kazan was carrying him towards the small room where Ivankov was.
go.
"How can we fix it! Red-eyed bastard! Put me down!"
"If you agree to join the monster family, I will let you go."
"There's no way I'm going to give in to you!"
Regarding this, Crocodile is unparalleledly stubborn, and he does not want the relationship between himself and Kazan to be changed.
He still prefers that two people can get along with each other as 'opponents'.
This will make him feel respected.
"A guy who can't even identify his own gender dares to talk nonsense? Even if you act stubborn, I won't agree with a coward who escapes reality."
"..."
After Kazan said these words, Crocodile suddenly gave up his struggle.
No one knows how chaotic and complicated Crocodile is at this time.
Transforming back into a woman is equivalent to admitting that she has been escaping from reality for more than 20 years.
But if you continue to be a man... wouldn't you just continue to live this false life?
Crocodile hung weakly on Kazan's shoulders, raised his head and looked at the red-eyed bastard who was carrying him, and murmured: "Tsk... what a messy bastard."
"Become your true self and become the real king of the desert, Xiaosha."