Since the Great Pirate Era began, the seas have never lacked pirates.
Facing them are the Marines.
But sometimes, a "part" of the "whole" can be different.
For example, in the Marines, there are honest Marines who care for the people, and there are brutal warlords who dominate and act like local emperors.
Among the pirates, there are adventurers who refuse to be controlled by the World Government, and evil people who simply want to burn and steal for riches.
...
Alabasta is a famous superpower in the first half of the Grand Line, so its nearby ports have all faced pirate threats.
King Cobra was often annoyed by this, and could only send the royal army to various docks to guard them closely.
But since "small devils are hard to deal with," Alabasta's coastline is too long, so the royal army can't cover all the small villages.
This situation improved when the Four Seas Alliance was formed and developed a certain level of power in the surrounding seas.
Also, with the Four Seas Alliance ships constantly patrolling nearby, even if there are hotheads who try to force their way in, the royal army can quickly arrive to help.
So when the lookout spotted a pirate ship approaching with bad intentions, he quickly prepared to sound the alarm and call for the royal army to support them.
But a sudden, rough voice interrupted him.
"Everyone, don't be afraid, let me tell you something!"
"I'm a Marine, and I'm going to convince them!"
Everyone looked around and saw the big guy standing on the dock and shouting.
Leaving his words aside, just looking at his fierce appearance, everyone thought he was a spy for the pirates.
"What the..."
The lookout muttered to himself, but still quickly sounded the alarm.
"Beep… Beep beep!"
The siren from the megaphone snail quickly spread around the dock, and the royal soldiers stationed nearby immediately began to gather and head towards the dock.
A small team quickly ran through the streets and passed a dessert stand.
Suddenly, the team leader caught a glimpse of something, slammed on the brakes, and turned to look.
A few familiar people were sitting at the stand next to them.
"F... First Ancestor?"
The team leader looked at Rowan in surprise and said, "When did you get here?"
"Just arrived."
Rowan waved his hand and said, "Just do your own thing."
"Yes!"
The team leader saluted and continued to lead his team to support the dock.
In an instant, five well-equipped Alabasta royal army teams gathered and stood ready on the dock.
Baro looked at the scene before him and was slightly amazed.
He'd been to many countries, but had never seen an army from any country gather so quickly for the sake of the people!
But Baro still kept his idea. He turned back and shouted to the team leaders:
"You all fall back, don't clash, leave this to the Marines!"
The team leaders looked at each other, all confused.
Where did this idiot come from?
He looks scary!
One of the team leaders thought for a moment and decided to go forward and talk to the bare-chested, burly man. At least he wanted to understand what this "Marine" was all about.
"This... Sir?"
The team leader asked carefully, "We have a complete plan for this kind of situation for the Four Seas Alliance, so don't worry. You can trust us."
Baro was getting anxious, watching the pirate ship getting closer and closer, and could only keep trying to convince them.
But before he could speak, the soldiers suddenly changed their attitude, retreated slightly, and put away their weapons.
Phew, they listened to me, that's great!
That's what Baro thought, but he quickly realized something was wrong.
The soldiers didn't seem to be doing it because of him, because they were looking at something next to him.
A few tiny black shadows floated past Baro's eyes, and his sharp eyes recognized them as sand -
Black sand.
He looked in the direction the black sand was floating and saw a completely black "person" appear next to him.
He wore black armor, and even the face under the armor was black, like the abyss, without light.
Baro immediately recognized the black color.
Armament Haki!
Is it a master of full-body Armament Haki?
No...
That thing isn't human!
Unlike ordinary soldiers, the black-armored soldier was hunched over, like a tall, thin, and stooped man, shaking his body unnaturally from time to time.
He had two sharp curved swords stuck in his waist.
There were no scabbards, they were stuck directly into his body!
It was something "covered" in full-body Armament Haki.
Baro instantly became wary.
Did the pirates do this?
Just thinking that, he heard shouts from the pirate ship.
"Hahahaha, bring all the gold coins and booze here! We want your money or your life!"
...No.
This kind of thing can't come from those ordinary pirates.
And judging from the situation, the soldiers of this country seem to recognize this thing, and even gave up their guard.
Baro cautiously approached it and asked, "Excuse me, who are you?"
"Giggle... Sand..."
The black soldier shook his head, changing angles several times, and didn't answer. Instead, he made strange rubbing sounds.
No mouth?
Baro couldn't understand what was happening in front of him even more.
However, the Alabasta soldiers around him understood. Some of them had seen Rowan's fighting style and recognized that it was one of Rowan's moves.
But they had never seen a sand soldier in such a strange form.
The team leader, who had been in contact with Rowan, called out, "Hey, you big Marine, don't stand there, it's one of us!"
It seems the soldiers of this country are very familiar with this thing?
Baro stared at the sand soldier covered in full-body Armament Haki. The sand soldier tilted his head like a bird, showing a curious look.
"Can... Can you hear me?"
The sand soldier nodded, making rubbing sounds to confirm.
"Okay, I think the pirates don't mean any harm. Please don't start a fight. Let me convince them. I'm good at convincing people."
Baro said seriously, "If they are just young people who have just set sail, I will convince them to go home. If they are guilty, I will convince them to turn themselves in."
"For sure, for sure, let's not fight if we don't have to. Fighting will cause blood and even death!"
Looking at Baro's "I must convince you" expression, the sand soldier nodded.
"Giggle, giggle..."
Baro thought that meant he agreed.
So he strode to the pirate ship that had just docked.
...
The pirate ship's first mate jumped down from the deck, carrying a sword, and came to Baro.
Baro was big and imposing, but because he was bare-chested and dirty, he looked no different from a militia member, so the first mate wasn't afraid.
"Hey, you the one in charge here?"
"I'm not."
Baro scratched his head and then said, "I'm here to advise you."
"Advise us?"
"That's right, turn yourselves in if you're guilty, and go home if you haven't committed a crime."
Baro said seriously, "You have to admit your mistakes and correct them."
"..."
Everyone was stunned. For a few seconds, all that was heard was the sound of the sea breeze and waves.
Then, the pirates burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha, bros, look at this, this guy's an idiot!"
"I knew the Four Seas Alliance was all hype, more and more exaggerated!"
"..."
The first mate even patted Baro's face with his sword. "I won't turn myself in, what can you do to me?"
Then, he swung his sword to slash!
"Hahahaha!"
The pirates laughed even harder, thinking they would see the big guy cut open, but what happened next stopped their laughter.
Baro picked up the first mate and "planted" him into the ground with his sword.
——The concrete brick ground.
All the pirates instantly felt their hair stand on end.
Baro scratched his head, squatted down seriously, and said to the first mate with only his head sticking out:
"Burning and looting is wrong, understand?"
The first mate could hardly breathe at this point, half-dead, and could only nod subconsciously.
"Okay, success! It's not as hard as the teacher said!"
Baro stood up with satisfaction and smiled at the nearby people:
"See, I'm good at convincing people!"
He turned around and called to the pirates on the deck:
"Come down here, let me convince you!"
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