[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece":3,"chapter-i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-122":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I'm A Plunderer In The World Of One Piece.",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1540808,2004,"Chapter 122: 121: Luffy's Talent.","i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-122",122,"\u003Cp>The battlefield, once drenched in chaos and bloodshed, was beginning to still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King's Army and the Rebel Army gradually came to their senses as they looked up in alarm at the monstrous sandstorm approaching like a roaring tide. The winds were loud, the air dry and sharp, and the yellow clouds above churned violently like an angry god's wrath descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no! That sandstorm is massive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, how many tornadoes are there?! Can we even escape now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This thing could bury the entire Royal City! What do we do?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The King's sins have reached the heavens! Even the gods of the desert want him punished!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find solid shelter! Only sturdy places will survive the storm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wounded and weary, both sides finally realized the horror of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, they had already been surrounded by a swirling hell of sand. The towering storm clouds blocked out the sky, and the oppressive air choked any hope of escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one chance to survive now—finding cover. A desperate scramble for shelter was about to erupt, with bloodshed threatened not by ideals, but by instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at the Royal Palace! There are people fighting up there…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That single thought echoed like a whisper in everyone's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't coincidence—it was the residual effect of Shirogai's [Whisper-Whisper Fruit] ability. The mental suggestion he had implanted earlier was now surfacing in the minds of the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they ceased their frenzied battles, their eyes instinctively rose to the top of the Royal Palace—where two fierce figures clashed in the skies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look! One of them is our hero—Crocodile!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, it's Crocodile!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excited cheers spread among the Rebel Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, Crocodile! Crush that strange boy with the stretchy arms!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above, the shadow of a massive hawk sliced through the air, its wings gleaming under the dusty sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice rang out sharply, \"You fools! Even now, you remain blind!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone gasped. \"It's Pell! Pell the Falcon, the Guardian of Alabasta!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his back was a figure wrapped in bloodied bandages—Koza, leader of the Rebel Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's Koza! He's alive?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait—is Pell holding him hostage?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murmurs spread through the crowd like wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebel soldiers tensed once more, gripping their weapons as they glared at the King's Army, unsure if another battle was about to erupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We've made a terrible mistake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Koza, panting heavily, forced his voice to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put down your weapons, Rebel Army! We were deceived!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his voice wasn't loud, for some inexplicable reason, every ear in the square heard it as if whispered directly into their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one who caused Alabasta's three-year drought—the true criminal—isn't the King... it's Crocodile!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?! That can't be true!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's impossible! At the Port of Yuba, we saw King Cobra order the army to fire! Even that child was shot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doubt and confusion rippled through the Rebel ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was Koza bribed by the King?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kohza raised his voice again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crocodile has a subordinate—a magician who can mimic appearances. He disguised himself as King Cobra and used illusion to deceive us! The real King was never at Yuba!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The square erupted in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crocodile used his power to cover the oases with sand. He stole our water, our homes, our hope! This sandstorm—it's his doing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He created this disaster to bury us all in Alubarna and take control of the kingdom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realization swept through the ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no! It's all been a setup!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those unnatural sandstorms—they weren't natural after all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why they happened at fixed intervals. It wasn't fate—it was Crocodile!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, another voice rang out across the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The damaged loudspeaker system—repaired by the King's Army—suddenly activated, amplifying a voice through the Den Den Mushi:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please stop fighting!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Princess Vivi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Princess Vivi. I beg of you—put down your weapons. Don't let any more lives be lost!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivi, flanked by Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper, stood before the battered square with courage in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pell landed beside her, supporting Koza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the Den Den Mushi with trembling hands, Vivi looked across the devastated battlefield, tears flowing freely down her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the King's Army… Please be the first to lay down your weapons. Show them we mean peace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King's Army, trusting their Princess completely, dropped their weapons without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the Rebel Army froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Koza lifted his head again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put down your weapons! Don't let the lie continue!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young Rebel soldier stepped forward. Bloodied and exhausted, he dropped his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had lost his entire family to the drought. He had once hated the King—but now, the truth burned through his soul like wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized his rage had been manipulated. That he had become a pawn in someone else's war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, weapons were discarded, hitting the ground like raindrops after a storm. The instruments of violence lost all meaning in that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivi spoke again, pointing to the top of the Royal Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look! That's Straw Hat Luffy—captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. He helped me escape Crocodile's grasp. He's still fighting up there—fighting for all of us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he loses, we'll all be buried by this sandstorm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The square fell into a deep silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, one voice broke through—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, Straw Hat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then another—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finish Crocodile!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then thousands joined—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, Luffy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Save Alabasta!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Straw Hat Luffy, we believe in you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atop the palace, Luffy—bloodied, gasping, covered in dirt—heard their cries, but didn't flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no room for distractions now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands were bloodied, his vision blurred. But his spirit—unbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile sneered. \"The poison from my scorpion venom is already in your veins. You're dying, Straw Hat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luffy wasn't listening to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogai's voice, echoing in his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Luffy, save your final move for the right moment. Not too early. Not too late.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you fail, not only will Crocodile counter it, but your body won't hold up much longer.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luffy gritted his teeth, breath ragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The final blow…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He steadied himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared Crocodile down, eyes blazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're going down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, Shirogai had told Zoro and Sanji something important:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luffy had a rare gift neither of them possessed—true focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In battle, Luffy immersed himself entirely. He wasn't distracted by panic, women, or rage. He was always present, always learning, always evolving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sanji, by contrast, was too often drawn away by fleeting distractions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoro had the opposite flaw—he became too absorbed in his bloodlust, losing clarity in the heat of battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why only after being severely wounded—when his body forced him to slow down—did Zoro truly start learning and adapting mid-fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luffy… Luffy learned during battle. He grew stronger in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now—he was ready.\u003C\u002Fp>",1125,"2026-06-06T06:44:36.996Z",1,"novelbin.me","79269180fe34e20d4a42dff7814ba945731f20814dbfb256c24c0cfae39ed230","i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-123","i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-121",652,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-cover.jpg"]