"Vivi, What do you plan to do next?" Spoke Yuki calmly after the situation calmed down and Vivi instantly replied to him"I will go with you!"

"hmm… It will be quite difficult to protect you… Crocodile is one thing but the other one is really annoying to deal with…" spoke Yuki trying to change Vivi's mind but she seemed hell-bent on her decision to follow him as she responded "No! I can't let you all fight while I only stand by… I will help you free this kingdom and get restore its peace, this is my responsibility as its princess as well as a member of the Strawhats!"

Seeing the determined look on Vivi's face, Yuki simply smiled, and it only grew wider when he noticed the surprise on the faces of the rebels when they heard her words…

"The princess is willing to fight for the kingdom…"

"How can we stand by here and do nothing…"

Countless murmurs spread through the huge crowd like a virus and Yuki eventually decided to speak "Listen, everyone! the final fight will be very tough so can I ask you all for a favor?"

Koza approached Yuki along with his top officers and said "How can we be of help to you?"

Yuki nodded at him before he said seriously "I need you all to help me evacuate the citizens of Alubarna… Otherwise, I can't even begin to imagine the number of casualties this fight is going to cause"

Koza's eyes widened in surprise as he asked "Can't you just stop that guy the same way you stopped us?"

"HAHAHAHAH" Yuki couldn't help but burst out laughing to the shock of the rebels before he said "I'm not even sure if a place called Alubarna will still exist after our fight and you simply want me to stop him with my conqueror's Haki, that's wishful thinking… Please do as I said and evacuate that city"

Vivi felt a chill, especially when she could clearly feel the coldness in Yuki's eyes, but it quickly disappeared as Koza replied to him "Fine, you can rely on us!"

Nodding at Koza, Yuki turned to Vivi and said "Hop in on the Yuki express, we are going to Rain base where Luffy and the others are and see if they dealt with Crocodile and his men!"

This time, Vivi wasn't shy and she directly jumped on his back before Yuki started running away while leaving a huge cloud of sand behind him...

"What a weird guy… do you trust him chief?" Spoked one of Koza's childhood friends who's one of his current officers and Koza couldn't help but shake his head and say "We can only put our trust on him… Only someone like him can face a Warlord of the sea!"

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As Yuki and Vivi were preparing to pass over the Sandora river once more, Yuki paused slightly near the shore and said "Give me one second Vivi"

"Is there a problem?" She asked curiously and Yuki calmly shook his head and said"No, I just want to give a mission to a little creep"

"Eh?" Vivi was confused but Yuki suddenly stared at something behind her and said "You never change do you?"

"Well, I can't control where I appear when you summon me… It's not my fault that I appeared right behind her!" Spoke Yurei with his never-changing raspy voice and he was so close to Vivi to the point that his breath landed on the nape of her neck and it gave her chills so she quickly jumped forward and hid behind Yuki's back to observe what appeared behind her 'Isn't this that guy Yuki sent to bring as the log pose of Drum island… little creep huh? what a fitting name' She thought

Yurei seemed to have sensed this so he gave her the middle finger to the shock of this princess before he turned his attention to Yuki and asked "Need anything boss? When are you going to give me a vacation, I'm so tired of flying all over the world for you to destroy those labs and now you are summoning me to a desert of all places… Ah life is tough"

"Shut up or I will make sure you will end up like Hanzo, Plus it's not like you are a real ghost and can't exist in the sun… Anyways, I need you to go south from here until you reach a town called Nanohana, you will find a marine base there… Use their Den Den Mushi to contact the marine headquarters and tell them the following..."

Yurei felt a chill from Yuki's threat of ending like Hanzo... He was ready to lose his life, but losing his soul and purpose in life wasn't something he wanted to experience... Poor Hanzo.

Vivi's face was full of worry after hearing Yuki's orders unlike Yurei's eerie calmness as he simply nodded and said "I will take a break after all of this mess!"

"Yea yea…" Replied Yuki nonchalantly before he picked Vivi and started flying over the Sandora river while she thought 'I hope the situation isn't as bad as Yuki thinks…'

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Meanwhile, in Rain base, the airhead Luffy led half of his crew into Crocodile's trap, but they eventually escaped it thanks to Sanji's quick wit… And after deciding to make their way to Alubarna since they thought the final battle would be there after hearing about Crocodile's plan in manipulating the king, He actually tried to interrupt them which prompted Luffy to leave the crew and fight him on his own while promising them that he will follow after them!

A fight ensued right after that which resulted in him getting destroyed since he couldn't land a single hit on a logia devil fruit user when he himself can't use Haki and was left on the lonely sand as the setting sun shined on his battered body that was full of injuries…

And to make matters worse, Crocodile turned the sand under him into quicksand so that he would die slowly!

At this moment, Yuki had just arrived at Rain base with Vivi and used his observation Haki which had a terrifying range of a few kilometers thanks to his space affinity. Yet he couldn't locate any one of the Strawhats and he couldn't help but frown

'It seems like nothing changed since I didn't go with them and my presence have been minimal so far, the final fight will be happening in Alubarna as in the original, what a pain…' As Yuki was thinking this, he walked deeper into Rain base and asked in his dimensional link "Luffy where are you guys?"

Luffy only replied after a few moments of silence before he said in a weak voice "S-save me…"

Noticing the frown on Yuki's face, Vivi couldn't help but ask worriedly "Yuki, is everything okay?"

Yuki nodded at her "Luffy got his ass beat by Crocodile, but he's still alive… that's what truly matters"

"We should go save him!"

"We will, but first, I heard there was a giant casino around here… Let me give it a visit and appreciate its beauty first" Said Yuki before he suddenly disappeared from Vivi's view without giving her a chance to respond as he headed to a pyramid-looking building… It was the biggest casino in Alabasta and Crocodile's hidden base.

However, not even 1 minute after, Yuki appeared in front of her again with a gleeful look on his face while this expensive building could be seen crumbling in the background behind him as he said cheerfully "Let's go save Luffy!"

'Are your priorities really in the right place? and is this how you appreciate beauty' Wondered Vivi as she glanced at the giant bag Yuki was holding that was at least 5 times his size as he made his way to the east gate of Rain base and she hoped deeply in her heart that he didn't consider her beautiful as the screams echoing from the casino echoed behind them….

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As the moon rose and illuminated the sky with its gentle light, a slender figure suddenly approached Luffy who had half of his body submerged in the sand and her eyes were full of contemplation as she stared at him before she took him out of the pit and asked him"Why do you fight, you with middle name D?"

Luffy simply thanked her before he responded in confusion as he could barely think at the moment with how tired and thirsty he was feeling "D?"

"It seems like there's no point in asking you this" She spoke again… this was Robin, a future member of the Strawhats, if the approaching man carrying a giant bag on his back doesn't mess everything up that is…

"Y-Yuki… You are here?" Spoke Luffy with a slight smile on his face while Robin shot Yuki and Vivi a surprised look before she asked "It's surprising to see the princess still here considering everything that's happening… And who might you be?"

"YOU! Miss all Sunday what do you mean?" Spoke Vivi while Yuki calmly nodded at Robin before he passed by her casually while she didn't let her guard at all… 'Is this guy careless or confident?' Wondered Robin who was barely holding herself from snapping this guy she didn't see before in half before she turned her attention to Vivi and started warning her about Crocodile's plans but she was surprised again when she heard Vivi respond with a smile

"There's nothing to worry about, Yuki already stopped the rebels… all that's left is to stop Crocodile and anyone who tries to harm Alabasta!"

"Stopped the rebels?" Robin couldn't help but whip her head around and stare at the guy that was poking Luffy's wounds with a sadistic look on his face while mocking him for losing to Crocodile but Luffy still firmly said "Ouch Ouch Ouch! I will beat him next time!"

"Sure sure, but try using your empty head a bit more…" Spoke Yuki calmly but Luffy simply drank a huge jug of water that Yuki was carrying before he replied in confusion "What do you mean?"

"He's sand, You are rubber... you can't beat him with normal attacks…So, what do you think his weakness is?"

Luffy froze slightly but his brain was almost fried without him reaching a proper answer as this was his first time facing this kind of opponent so Yuki simply punched him on the head and said "Water you idiot, next time you fight him, just cover yourself in water and you will be able to hit him"

"AH! Yuki you are a geniu- ouch ouch" Yelled Luffy and tried to stand up but he ended up opening his injuries…

"Stop Luffy, let me patch you up…" Spoke Vivi gently and moved to treat his wounds… Meanwhile, Robin stared in shock at Yuki that just exposed Crocodile's weakness and asked him "Did you really stop the rebels from heading to Alubarna?"

Yuki stopped teasing Luffy and turned to Robin and stared at her silently until he creeped her out before he said "I didn't stop them, they will still go to Alubarna"

Robin couldn't help but smirk as she asked "What's the point then?"

Yuki simply shrugged and said "I need them to empty that city for me… well you saved Luffy so I guess consider this repaying the favor… Run! "

"Why should I?" Asked Robin knowing full well that there was no way for her to leave before reading the Poneglyphs she sacrificed so much to get to…

"Because another warlord is here in Alabasta with far more sinister intentions than Crocodile, and I'm not sure about his full agenda yet or what's he's trying to get but there's a high chance that the devil child, Nico Robin might be one of them"

"Ocho fleur!" The moment Robin heard Yuki's words that exposed her true identity, she instantly crossed her arms near her chest and used her devil fruit ability causing 8 arms to sprout from all over Yuki's body ready to snap his spine if she doesn't like his next answer…

"Who are you and how do you know me?" spoke Robin with clear fear in her eyes and Yuki simply shrugged despite the strange situation "If you want me to answer your questions, you better learn how to ask them politely…"

"Clutch!" Robin replied with a simple action and tried to immobilize him but Yuki strengthened his body with Haki so she couldn't move him at all before he approached her slowly and pointed his gun at her head with a cold look on his face…

'Is this the end?' Was the last thought on Robin's mind as she watched Yuk unhesitantly press the trigger of his gun!