One Piece: Transform into the Eight Great Demons.

For more than a month, Crocodile finally had a chance to take a breather.

Due to the emergence of Alvin Lindsay, many things were out of his control, so the situation had to be regrouped.

For example, three points were divided between him, Lindsay, and the people along the coast, totaling a bounty of one billion berries.

Another example is the historical text clues he holds in his hands.

Opportunities will always come.

Crocodile waited patiently.

Then, the contact from Alvin Lindsay came.

Did he find something?

The goal of primitive man is also the historical text, so Crocodile is very interested in Lindsay's discovery.

He came to the study room and pushed open the door.

When he raised his eyes, he saw Alvin Lindsay drinking, with that gentle smile on his face.

Disgusting!

Crocodile was puzzled: "Why did you ask me to come here?"

"Want to hear a fairy tale?"

Lindsay smiled, picked up an old book, and slowly introduced:

"It's about 'music' and 'the devil'..."

"..."

"fairy tales?"

Crocodile frowned slightly, sat on the sofa in the study, and habitually held an unlit cigar in his mouth.

The study is non-smoking.

Basking in the afternoon sunshine, Crocodile breathed a long sigh of relief and felt much relieved.

"Speak, I'll listen."

Although he always felt that it was not reliable, he had to admit that there were some factors of fate around that primitive man.

What if there really is a clue?

"Goooooooooooo..."

"Wow!"

Lindsay opened the pages of the book, took a sip of fruit wine, and began to tell the ancient fairy tales in the book.

……

In distant ancient times, at a certain moment in history, a talented musician was born.

His country was torn by war and was about to fall.

Countless people died under the butcher's knife of the invaders, and blood flowed out, forming a terrifying torrent.

In despair, the musician heard the echoes from hell and finally composed the last score of his life.

Its name is "Totemjika"!

The music sounded, and a destructive unknown creature descended into the world, killing everything around it indiscriminately.

A terrible disaster has enveloped the entire sea!

"..."

The next story is the epic story of the heroes sealing the "big devil" Totemjika.

Many heroes risked their lives and finally sealed Totemjika on an island called Elegia.

It's a bit fabricated, but it's also exciting.

……

After hearing the summary, Crocodile thought for a moment, frowned and said:

"Is this story... related to the historical text?"

"Not necessarily, but it is most likely related to 'ancient times'."

Lindsay shook the book in her hand and smiled: "This is the gift Tiger brought from Mary Joa."

"Um?!"

As soon as these words came out, Crocodile immediately became energetic.

Of course he knew that Lindsay and Tiger had always exchanged letters.

And in order to prevent the world government from being tracked, the contact between the two usually relies on sea beasts. This is also one of the unique advantages of the fish-men.

"Since it is something from the 'Holy Land', it needs to be taken a closer look."

Crocodile reached out and took the ancient book and looked at it carefully.

Soon, the clues were discovered.

"Hehehe, I see, this is a 'clue'."

Crocodile smiled gloomily and added:

"——It's a clue to find someone."

"Find someone?"

Lindsay was puzzled.

Crocodile nodded and said, "Fisher Tiger accidentally discovered this book on his way to rescue slaves, right?"

"He can't break into the true core of Holy Land Mariejoia, and most of the Tianlong people on the periphery are uneducated and can't read."

"So the owner of this book is most likely a high-ranking official."

"That group of people are very close to the Tianlong people and will not take the initiative to touch things related to 'ancient times'. If you are not careful, your head will be lost."

"So the book is probably about 'purpose'."

Crocodile opened a few pages and pointed out a few ancient texts.

"From here, we can get three pieces of information:"

"It is powerful enough to be the target of the world government, difficult to capture, and related to ancient writings."

"Plus this—"

Crocodile's eyes fell on the four words "Elegia".

In the entire story, the only one that is widely recognized is the "Land of Music" Iregia located in the East China Sea.

"According to the information I know, the only person who meets those three conditions and may be wandering in the East China Sea is 'her'."

Crocodile couldn't hold back the smile on his lips and murmured:

"I thought it would take several years to find clues about 'her', but I didn't expect it would go so smoothly!"

"The only remaining remnant of O'Hara is also the only person in this sea who can interpret the text of history..."

"..."

"follow me."

Crocodile waved to Lindsay to follow.

The two walked out of the study and came to Crocodile's room on the first floor.

After entering the door, Crocodile lifted up the partition on the ground with a wave of his hand, revealing an underground secret room.

Obviously, this secret room was secretly created by Crocodile to prevent others from noticing his secret.

But now, this secret has come to fruition, and there is no need to hide it anymore.

"Hehehe, it can't be wrong, it must be her!"

Crocodile lit his cigar and also lit the oil lamp in the secret room.

A dim light shined to the side, revealing a large number of documents listed.

These are the information that Crocodile has accumulated over the years, and the purpose is precisely to obtain the [ancient weapon] - Pluto!

And in order to achieve this goal, the power of one person is indispensable.

"Pen, huh? Where's my pen?"

Crocodile wanted to mark something, but forgot where the pen was.

Seeing this, Lindsay asked enthusiastically: "Fountain pen or quill?"

"pen."

Lindsay then reminded, "It's in the second drawer on your right."

"okay."

Crocodile opened the drawer and saw a few usable pens.

"She is indeed powerful. Even the World Government cannot catch her. I have been tracking her for a long time..."

"..."

"..."

"……Um?"

As he spoke, Crocodile suddenly froze.

Because he realized a key issue——

Alvin Lindsay, how did he know where the pen was? !

This is my own secret room!

Crocodile's eyes widened, as if he wanted to tear Lindsay apart in front of him.

Lindsay scratched her head.

"Um……"

Scratched again.

"You know that?"

Lindsay spread her hands and said sincerely: "In Diqui form, I am very sensitive to the surrounding land, so I discovered this place a few weeks ago."

"Then I tore up the ground from the garden side and came in to have a look."

"..."

Reasonable.

But, it’s really unpleasant!

"It doesn't matter!"

Crocodile frowned and said in a deep voice: "Anyway, I just don't want to be discovered by the people in Alabasta. I always keep the really key information in my mind."

"About her—Nicole Robin!"

"..."

After saying that, Crocodile stared at Lindsay, as if he was determined to shock him.

Seeing this, Lindsay quickly reached out her hand and clapped vigorously with an expression of admiration.

What can he say?

With just one book and vague clues, we can connect the clues to that Nicole Robin!

As expected of [Sand Crocodile] Crocodile, Lindsay couldn't help but want to paw it.

clap clap clap...

boom!

Amidst Lindsay's applause, several veins popped up on Crocodile's forehead, and then a gravel scimitar was smashed over.

In an instant, the entire secret room collapsed, burying all the information underground and erasing all traces.

The two climbed out of the ground one after another, shaking off the dust on their clothes.

Crocodile packed up his coat and draped it behind him.

"It's just erasing traces, don't make a fuss."

He nodded his chin towards Lindsay and said gloomily: "You look for your historical text, and I'll look for my archaeologist."

"What are you waiting for?"

Wave.

"Let's go to sea!"