One Piece: Transform into the Eight Great Demons.

"How about beating them all down under the rules of the Strong Men's Conference?"

Lindsay suggested.

Hearing this, Crocodile at the conference table retorted almost subconsciously:

"no!"

Play by the enemy's rules?

This is simply throwing yourself into a trap, sending the rhythm into the hands of the enemy in vain!

Crocodile didn't want to be so passive, and he also had to act in secret to avoid the attention of many pirates...

and many more.

Pirates?

By the way, am I also a pirate?

He has been in the Shichibukai, the king's throne, for so long, and followed the primitive people to do all this nonsense, which made Crocodile almost forget his original identity.

And when he suddenly realized this, he immediately fell into deep thought.

"In short, playing according to the rules of the Golden Lion is too risky and absolutely unacceptable!"

"Can't...? It seems to be okay, but no! Oh, okay, okay, okay -"

"feasible!"

After some ideological struggle, Crocodile changed the subject and confirmed:

"Participating in the Conference of Strong Men is feasible!"

"..."

Hearing this, everyone around him suddenly looked at each other, not knowing why.

Crocodile didn't care about this and analyzed it to himself:

"The primitive man had a point."

"Whether it is [Golden Lion] or Enelu, their goal is not Alabasta itself, but 'each other'!"

"So at least 'right now', we are the side that benefits from watching, and we must maintain our favorable situation."

"For this reason, when we act, we must first ensure one thing -"

"You can't stand alone and become the target of public criticism!"

Crocodile held a cigar in his mouth, came to the border map of Alabasta, and said in a deep voice:

"If we use the trick and use our identity as 'pirates' to participate in the powerful conference openly, then we can take the opportunity to keep a low profile and wait for the opportunity."

"It would be better if the rules of the 'Conference of the Strong' were a melee between all forces!"

"Hehehehe..."

Crocodile grinned and said with a dark smile:

"The pirates attracted by the powerful conference will first digest a large wave internally."

"There will inevitably be conflicts between the Golden Lion and Enero. The best case scenario is that both sides will suffer losses."

"At that time, if we take action again, things will be much easier to handle."

"..."

Crocodile tapped the table lightly.

"It is indeed a 'feasible' proposal."

If he had a little more time, he would definitely be able to come up with this plan, but this time it was indeed Alvin Lindsay who was one step ahead of him.

"Hehehehe..."

"It seems that after being at sea for so long, your mind has become much more active, primitive man."

Crocodile looked back.

I saw that Evan Lindsay was studying the music score with Uta and discussing Totemjika's recent reaction, while Vivi and Robin looked on.

Lindsay obviously didn't listen carefully to a word of Crocodile's words.

Crocodile: "..."

Crocodile: "Hey!"

"Hey?"

Lindsay turned her head, looking a little confused.

Crocodile suddenly realized it, recalled Lindsay's previous words, and refined the key points——

Participate in a conference of strong men and beat everyone to the ground.

"..."

Crocodile rubbed his temples and said in a low voice: "Did you mean what you just said literally?"

Lindsay nodded, "Yes."

But looking at Crocodile, especially the bulging veins on his forehead, Lindsay felt that being angry all the time was not good for the body, so he changed his words:

"No, no...right? No, no, okay, it's right..."

"..."

After some serious consolation, the veins on Crocodile's forehead bulged a little more.

"Huh...huh..."

With slightly trembling fingers, he took out the cigar from his mouth, and then took a few deep breaths.

"Let's have lunch first."

Crocodile murmured: "Have lunch and then discuss personnel arrangements."

"..."

Lindsay was about to nod in agreement, but Crocodile quickly reached out to stop him.

"Don't move! Don't talk! Just like this for now, just like this for now..."

"..."

……

After lunch.

Crocodile's mood finally eased a little.

He checked with Cobra about the current situation, and made corresponding plans around the abnormal existence of [Demon] Evan Lindsay.

The crowd was divided into two groups.

One of them is headed by "Bell", the person with the bird fruit ability.

He has the ability to fly and has the second highest mobility among everyone, so he does not directly participate in the conference of strong people, but is responsible for off-site support.

Jaka, Kobra, Vivi, Gordon, plus everyone from Eregia, and the King's Army of Alabasta serve as auxiliaries.

Their personal combat capabilities are limited, but the advantage is that most of them are familiar with Alabasta, and their large numbers make them perfect as a support force.

People in this group will wait for opportunities to move, while maintaining contact with the second group and communicating at all times.

However, under the influence of Eniro's "thunder", all the phone bugs in Qinghai became ineffective. How can the communication between the two groups be guaranteed?

The answer lies with her——

Nicole Robin.

As a person with flower fruit ability, Robin can generate his own organs on any object, including ears, eyes, mouth, etc.

Although the distance is limited, as long as Bell is there, the communication problem can be solved to a certain extent.

From this, the staffing of the second group is determined as:

Evan Lindsay, Crocodile, Nicole Robin, Utta——

There is also [Joker] Bucky and the new pirates under his command.

These people will temporarily disguise themselves as a "pirate group", participate in the strong men's conference, and wait for the opportunity!

"hiss!"

Hearing this, Bucky, who had been waiting for a long time, suddenly took a deep breath.

He tried to run away, but was caught by Crocodile.

"Aren't your men still in the hands of the Golden Lion?"

Crocodile smiled darkly, and at the same time took out the remote control he had prepared and handed it to Bucky.

"Hold it carefully, I'll give you the bomb later."

"When you get the chance, let your people detonate bombs on the Golden Lion's territory to add another fire, do you understand?"

Bucky; "..."

What can he do?

I can only bite the bullet and nod to deal with it.

……

On the other side, there was another thing that concerned Crocodile.

He turned his head and looked at Uta not far away.

"Are you going too?"

"Ok!"

Uta nodded vigorously and said seriously: "I promised everyone that I must become stronger!"

"..."

Crocodile didn't want to argue with the little girl, so he turned to Lindsay.

"Hey, primitive man."

Crocodile frowned and said, "Are you sure [Red Hair] will feel free to let his daughter take risks?"

"It doesn't matter if he doesn't worry."

Lindsay shrugged his shoulders and said matter-of-factly: "Even if we don't let him, Uta will follow."

Crocodile: "..."

Crocodile: "That's true."

The daughter of a pirate, and a user with superhuman Devil Fruit abilities, will always have her own ideas, so I can't help it.

I just don’t know, if something happens to Uta, will [Red Hair] be angry with the primitive people?

Thinking of this, Crocodile couldn't help but laugh again.

"Ha ha ha ha ha……"

……

The conference of strong men is about to begin.

Now that the plan has been determined, the next step is to disguise it.

Whether it is [Devil], [Sand Crocodile], or even [Devil's Son], they are all well-known figures in the maritime circles. Their goals are too big and their identities must be hidden.

Fortunately, these are not troublesome for Crocodile.

Just pretend to be a pirate, so what's the problem?

The clothes are tattered and equipped with a few muskets.

If it's still not "pirate style" enough, wear sunglasses, gold necklaces, gemstone rings...

Done!

After cleaning up, several people suddenly changed their appearance.

Even Uta put on an exaggerated fur coat, a pirate captain's hat, two muskets on his waist, round sunglasses, and rings on all ten fingers.

Uta looked at himself in the mirror, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said excitedly: "He's so handsome, it's like he's at a concert!"

Crocodile: "..."

Whatever, he didn't bother to take care of those troublesome things.

Crocodile had learned this lesson as early as when Iregia was a child, and Uta's aesthetic taste was indeed online.

Therefore, as long as Crocodile gives a little guidance, Uta can learn by himself without any teacher and dress up as a serious "underworld pirate"!

After explaining the precautions, Crocodile went to the side to rest and wait for the opening of the strong men's conference in a few days.

……

into the night.

After dinner, the phone bug in Uta's arms suddenly rang.

It was the video call bug that Shanks gave to Uta when they were separated.

Boo boo boo boo...

Boo boo boo boo...

Click!

The phone was connected, and the faces of the red-haired pirates appeared on the screen.

After being separated for many days, they missed Uta very much, so they found time to make a phone call.

Shanks was especially excited.

He came up directly and said excitedly: "Hey, Uta, how have you been lately——

At this point, he suddenly paused.

Because Uta has changed into a "pirate style" outfit, which is extremely exaggerated and very different from the cute little girl before.

Shanks: "..."

"Hey Shanks!"

Uta specially showed off his outfit and said excitedly: "Super handsome, right?"

Shanks: "..."

Uta continued: "Mr. Crocodile helped me match the clothes. He taught me that this is how a pirate should dress!"

Shanks: "..."

After a moment of silence, Shanks asked Uta to call Crocodile.

Crocodile: "?"

He came over, frowned slightly, and asked in confusion: "[Red Hair], what do you want me to do?"

Shanks didn't answer, but made an excuse to send Uta away.

Then, all the red-haired pirates approached and smiled kindly at Crocodile.

……

Shanks: "Did you teach Uta to dress like this?"

Crocodile: "Yes."

Shanks: "You said this is pirate style?"

Crocodile: "Yes."

Shanks: "You dare to teach my daughter a bad lesson?"

Crocodile: "Yes...no, no, no, no!"

Upon hearing this, Shanks smiled even more and said quietly:

"I'll kill you~!"