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Feeling all the gazes turning toward him, Ian raised his eyelids and looked at the pitiful Ace in front of him. He opened his mouth, but before he could say anything…
"Hahaha."
A hearty voice suddenly came from the doorway. "Crocodile, I heard you have guests here? Is it because little brother Ace came by?"
As soon as these words fell, they immediately drew everyone's attention.
Ian and Ace turned their heads together, and what entered their sight was a man with an extraordinary bearing, standing with his hands clasped behind his back.
"King Cobra!"
Upon hearing Ace's address, Ian immediately knew who this man was.
King Cobra, the ruler of the Kingdom of Alabasta and Princess Vivi's father. Although this man's complexion was somewhat pale, he looked quite spirited, unlike how weak he was in the original storyline.
"What are you doing here?"
Seeing King Cobra's arrival, Crocodile appeared extremely impatient. "This is my business. You bunch of people, hurry up and take your king away!"
"Don't be so angry. No matter what, I'm Vivi's father, right?"
King Cobra did not mind Crocodile's words at all. With a cheerful smile, he walked straight over. "Besides, didn't I already help you repair Rain Dinners? Why haven't you released little brother Ace yet?"
"I am the Desert King, Sir Crocodile."
Facing Cobra's words, Crocodile had a sneer at the corner of his mouth. "He burned my things, and then just because they are repaired, you want me to let him go? Do I not need to save face?"
"All right, all right!"
Cobra smiled at Crocodile. "I know you're angry because little brother Ace stopped you and let Vivi go become a pirate. Actually, there's no need to mind it. That child is just going to pursue her dream. As a father..."
With a hint of a smile: "I also hope to support my daughter in realizing her dream!"
"Who would care about that idiot?"
Crocodile curled his lip disdainfully and snorted coldly. "I am Crocodile. This bastard dared to burn my Rain Dinners. The fact that I didn't kill him already shows I've been quite generous! Dreams? Just a bunch of idiots playing house pretending to be pirates. If they die, don't come bothering me!"
As he spoke, he seemed to notice something.
Looking at Ian, who was inexplicably cracking melon seeds to the side, the originally disdainful expression on his face seemed to turn somewhat embarrassed and angry. "What are you looking at? Hurry up and pay the money, then take the person away!"
"Money? What money?"
Ian tossed the melon seed shells onto the table, patted the table, looked at Crocodile, and said with a smile: "Or how about you tell me the real reason you called me here, Crocodile?"
He did not believe Crocodile would do all this just for two hundred million belly.
"Heh, as expected of you."
Hearing Ian's words, Crocodile did not mind. Instead, he had already returned to normal. He took a hard breath on his cigar and looked at Ian expressionlessly. "I heard you have two divine doctors over there?"
"That's true. So what? Your kidneys are not working well?"
"Bullshit!"
These words immediately made the originally calm Crocodile flare up again. He slammed the table hard and glared angrily at Ian. "My body is in great condition. I just want you to have those idiots take a look at this fool."
Ian: "...?"
Ian looked at King Cobra beside Crocodile in surprise.
Even King Cobra had a somewhat astonished expression on his face, as if he had not expected Crocodile to invite doctors for him.
King Cobra immediately looked at Crocodile with gratitude. "Crocodile-sensei..."
"Shut up. Call me that again, and I'll kill you!"
Hearing Cobra's address, Crocodile's face instantly darkened, and he said gloomily. "I'm just worried that you'll die at this time and make me bear the crime of killing the king of an affiliated country!"
As he spoke, he flicked the cigar in his hand again while looking at Cobra with a hint of mockery.
"After all, your identity isn't simple, you know!"
"Ahahaha."
This also made King Cobra laugh awkwardly. "Crocodile, you already know? Actually, it's nothing. After so many years, the World Government no longer cares about the Nefertari family."
"That's enough."
Crocodile looked at Ian expressionlessly and said directly. "So? What do you say?"
"A small matter. Just have someone go get Kuma and Law, that boy wearing a spotted hat, over here. With those two around, as long as he's not already dead, there should be a way to save him."
As soon as his words fell, Crocodile said nothing more and directly clapped his hands, sending his subordinates to fetch them.
Not long after, Kuma and Law were brought back. The two had not gone far; one was freeloading food and drinks at Rain Dinners, and the other was shopping nearby with his daughter.
After hearing that they needed to examine the king of the Kingdom of Alabasta, neither of them refused. They directly began examining the still-moved King Cobra.
Under the examination of the two divine doctors, the problem was quickly identified.
Kidney deficiency, excessive physical exhaustion, combined with old age, long-term overload, and environmental factors...
In short, it was just a minor issue.
Even without treatment, at worst, he would lie in a hospital bed waiting to die when he got older. It was not a big problem. Under the treatment of the two divine doctors, he recovered in just a short while.
As for Ace... When he was brought out, it already meant that Crocodile had released him.
Even if Ian had not rescued him, nothing would have happened.
That guy was really such a tsundere.
But in the end, the result was still something to be happy about.
Just when Ian saw that everything was settled and planned to take his wife and children to play here for a few days…
"Purururu!"
A call on his Den Den Mushi came in.
Ian directly answered it, and Garp's voice immediately came from the other side, carrying a serious tone. "Kid, how have I treated you?"
Ian: "..."
Hearing this, Ian raised his eyelids and said irritably: "If you've got something to say, say it!"
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