Chapter 137: The Truth of the Situation Experiencing the Kingdom of Alabasta

"Hey…" One of the residents watching in the Kingdom of Alabasta suddenly said which caught the attention of everyone nearby, "King Fortis said that his kingdom would not establish a cooperative relationship with a kingdom ruled by a king who not prospering his people… Doesn't that mean… " The resident was silent then swallowed his saliva, "King Cobra… He's not the king as we think now"

The words of the resident made all those who listened to his words speechless, unable to say anything.

Previously, the residents of the Kingdom of Alabasta always had the thought that Cobra always acted cruelly against them as well as exploiting rainwater that would only appear in the city of Alurbana because Cobra uses dance powder where the job of the dance powder is to attract clouds that are not ready to be turned into a cloud. rain to be processed quickly into rain clouds and then drawn to the area where the burning occurs.

The disadvantage of using the dance powder is that it is difficult for other areas to rain because the clouds that were previously prepared for rain have been pulled by other places by force.

"I guess… We were really wrong with His Majesty." One of the residents also started to say, "If Your Majesty is really being so cruel to us… Shouldn't we be able to establish a cooperative relationship with the Fortis Kingdom? Moreover, with the Fortis Kingdom's spies who are always by our side to carry out monitoring. Should whatever action His Majesty takes which could be dangerous, should be known by them…"

"What… Does that mean… There is another mastermind behind all this?"

"Does anyone dare to slander His Majesty?"

All the residents of the Kingdom of Alabasta especially those currently watching the live broadcast in front of the royal palace began to open their minds to think. However, before they could continue their discussion. Ars continued his conversation.

"We're back on the topic of knowing the matters of the Alabasta Kingdom" Ars said calmly, "As I said before, the Alabasta Kingdom is a kingdom that our kingdom has been monitoring before. I know that there are many problems that the Kingdom of Alabasta is currently experiencing such as the problem of infrequent rain, poverty, and also the problem of the rebel army."

Ars paused for a moment and continued, "I have heard from my spies that there is a Shichibukai occupying the territory of the Kingdom of Alabasta as its territory and that person is Crocodile." Ars paused and continued, "Crocodile is a great pirate recognized by the Government. World. This is also seen with him who currently holds the position of a Shichibukai. In addition, the name of Crocodile itself is quite famous in the territory of the Kingdom of Alabasta due to the actions taken by him so far where he has always helped to block the pirates who always disturb the territory of the Kingdom of Alabasta."

"That's right!"

"Of course! Crocodile is our hero"

"Truly! I even want to be like Crocodile-sama when I grow up."

"However… Is that really so?" Ars suddenly resumed which made all the citizens of the Kingdom of Alabasta who previously praised Crocodile immediately fell silent.

"Is that true? What does it mean?" asked one of the residents in confusion.

"Before that, I believe the citizens of the Kingdom of Alabasta know about a Baroque Work Organization, right? An Organization whose goal is to hunt pirates" Ars paused and continued, "The Baroks Works Organization is a fairly large organization for the scale of the Grand Line. The purpose of this organization itself is to carry out a pirate hunt. However… That is a visible purpose while there is an invisible purpose within the organization."

"Destination invisible…." muttered one of the residents of the Kingdom of Alabasta.

"There are several invisible goals of the organization. The first is to arrange for a group of pirates who have a fairly strong power to be tasked with disrupting the Alabasta Kingdom. Meanwhile, their second goal is to overthrow the current Nefetari Vivi Family's power."

"What ?!"

Ars's words then made everyone speechless hearing this.

"Is this true…"

"Impossible!" One of the residents immediately shouted angrily, "How could that happen?!"

"Are you doubting King Fortis?" One of the residents asked strangely.

"..." Then the person who said this fell silent hearing this.

"I'm sure a lot of people have a hard time believing this. However, that's the truth right now." Ars said calmly, "The Baroks Works Organization is an organization where Crocodile is headed. It was Crocodile who drove this organization. He used this organization to earn money and also gain status in the hearts of the citizens of the Kingdom of Alabasta."

"...." All the residents of the Kingdom of Alabasta fell silent hearing this.

"Then regarding the issue of rainfall which is currently a problem for the Kingdom of Alabasta" Ars said again, "This also relates to Crocodile. First, regarding the use of dance powder which you think King Cobra did. King Cobra is not the one who uses the dance powder but Crocodile who uses it" Ars paused and continued, "One of the subordinates owned by Crocodile is named Betham or has the code name Mr.2. Betham is a user of the Mane-Mane no Mi devil fruit where thanks to this devil fruit ability, he can disguise himself as someone easily just by touching the user."

"How could it be?!" Betham who was currently watching the live broadcast via the ship was surprised by the information being spread by Ars.

"Why are you surprised?" Crocodile asked strangely, "This person speaking is King Fortis. It was very easy for him to get our information…" Crocodile paused and looked around, "I think even… We are currently being watched by his spies"

Everyone was silent listening to this.

"The person you've been thinking of King Cobra before in terms of using dance powder, That's not King Cobra but Betham. In addition, if there are bad policies or actions that have been carried out by the Cobra King in the past. All of that is not something that the Cobra King does but it is all the work of Betham where he received direct orders from Crocodile to vilify the name of the Cobra King in the hearts of his citizens so that he could easily overthrow the power of the Cobra King" Ars paused for a moment and continued , "As long as he has hero status then at that time King Cobra falls, it's very easy for Crocodile to take power for the Kingdom of Alabasta"

"..."

Everyone was silent listening to the explanation given by Ars.

"What a scary analysis…" Tsuru said with a feeling of dread towards Ars.

"Yeah…" Sengoku nodded, "Even though I've seen him twice he's analyzing something… Still, it's really amazing…"

"So scary~ I really don't want to be this guy's opponent" Kizaru said with a calm face but in his heart there was a feeling of fear.

"The problem behind the rain itself is not only the dance powder, but there is another problem, namely the problem of Crocodile's power" Ars continued.

"Strength problem?" The residents of the Alabasta Kingdom muttered in confusion.

"Crocodile is a devil fruit user. He is a logia type devil fruit eater Suna-Suna no Mi. Thanks to this devil fruit, he has the ability to manipulate the sand around him. Maybe many people do not know this information. Devil fruit itself has two levels. The first level is the basic level which is the level for people who have just eaten the devil fruit. They just adapted and tried to develop the devil fruit" Ars paused and continued, "While there is an advanced level that is the Awakening level "

"Awakening…" muttered one of the onlookers.

"The Awakening level itself is a difficult level for devil fruit users to reach. As long as a person has reached this level, that person can be said to have been able to unleash the full power of his devil fruit. In the case of a logia-type inlis, once a person has entered the Awakening stage, that person can later turn the surrounding area into an element that can be used by him as well as change the weather in the place he is in. For example, a red-red devil fruit user no mie whose devil fruit power has entered the Awakening level then that person will go to an island area that is covered by snow every day. If that person has activated his devil fruit ability, the snowy island will change its climate to a summer island due to the influence of that person's devil fruit."

"It means…"

"I'm sure some people have guessed it" Ars continued, "The situation from the Kingdom of Alabasta is like that too. Try to compare your situation before Crocodile's arrival there and after Crocodile's arrival…" Ars said, "Before Crocodile's arrival, the rainfall in the Kingdom of Alabasta was normal and continued as usual. But what about when Crocodile arrived? There has been a significant change, right? This is influenced by the power possessed by Crocodile which can attract air humidity which by pulling moisture in the air will make it difficult to rain. Coupled with the use of dance powder, the Kingdom of Alabasta will find it difficult to rain or even impossible other than the Alurbana region it will rain as long as Crocodile is still there."

"God damn it!" Kohza who listened to Ars' explanation immediately shouted with anger.

He wasn't the only one who was angry right now. But the entire population of the Kingdom of Alabasta was furious to know the truth. Meanwhile Crocodile was listening to Ars' analysis, even though Crocodile knew that Ars would be easy to do. However, he was still quite surprised to hear the analysis.

"Regarding the problem of rainfall, I believe it has been resolved. Then we got into the problem of poverty" Ars paused and continued, "This also has a connection with Crocodile especially the business he is currently running in the Kingdom of Alabasta, namely Casino"

"Before I continue, I want to ask you guys. What 's in it for you going to the Casino to spend your money there to play? Is it because you want to get rich quick? Is it because you want to get rich suddenly? You know, your way of thinking is very stupid, especially for residents who already have families, have children and wives. Do n't you consider your family? What if by the time you go to the casino, all the money under you is the money your wife and children should use for one month? Well, if you win that's great. However, what if you lose? What will happen to your wife and children?"

"..."

Ars's question was not only a slap in the face for the residents of the Kingdom of Alabasta but for all those who watched the live broadcast, especially for men who already had families.

"The game in the casino is a game that has been arranged. Whoever plays there will be arranged by them to win the first time in order to attract interest from that person to come. And then after that? They will destroy you by beating you. It's like a psychological game. Even if you have lost, you will have a thought in your brain telling you that "It might just be me being unlucky" or maybe "Tomorrow will definitely be better than today". It's all just bullshit."

Ars paused for a moment and continued, "The reason behind me not allowing the opening of a Casino in my kingdom is because I know that with a Casino in my kingdom, it will only make the citizens of my kingdom suffer from poverty and I dislike that the most. Just imagine, you have used all your energy within 1 month to get an income. However, the income you earned with all your energy in 1 month was gone in 1 night— No, in 1 hour. Aren't you sorry about that?" Ars asked calmly, "Don't you have any regrets about your children where the money can be used to buy clothes or something that can please your children. Or can you buy something to your wives? Or maybe you can also please yourself like going for a walk or something?"

"Casino will only ruin your fate and that of your family" Ars paused for a moment and continued, "It's better to forget and leave useless things like that. The money you earn through your hard work in that one month. Use it to places that are useful especially for your family. So that your efforts will not be in vain."

Everyone fell silent hearing this until one of the residents of the Alabasta Kingdom said quietly.

"Destroy the Casino…" he mumbled.

"Destroy the Casino…" One of the people nearby heard the man say as he shouted, "That's right! Destroy Casino! Destroy the Casino owned by Crocodile! Not only is he slandering the King but he even wants to destroy us!"

"Yes! I also support! Let's destroy the Casino after this live broadcast is over!"

Not just the citizens of the Alabasta Kingdom. However, every resident of the kingdom who built a cooperative relationship with the Fortis Kingdom immediately voiced their opinion regarding the destruction of the Casino in their kingdom. The leaders of the kingdom were not against it but they were also happy with the action.

"Abolishing the Casino…" muttered a blind man who was currently on the territory of the Prodance Kingdom, "This is truly a very bold policy and also very good… However, if Casino were to be abolished… This old man seems to have to find something interesting to play. …"

"Regarding the problem of rainfall, the problem of poverty has been solved. I will not be too involved in this poverty problem. If you want to keep the Casino go ahead, if you want to get rid of it go ahead. It's your own policy, I wo n't interfere. However, you will also have to bear it later. I have given suggestions and input. The rest is your decision" Ars paused and continued, "Lastly regarding the matter of the Rebellion Army—"

"King Fortis, apologize for the interruption…" Bell suddenly called out.

"Hmm?" Ars immediately stopped talking and looked at Bell, "What's wrong?"

"This… Regarding the Rebel Army, this matter has already been resolved"

"Oh? Already resolved? Well, that's great news. I don't need to persuade them anymore" Ars said calmly, "Besides, I'm sure for those watching at this time. They should know that the actions they are taking right now could lead to fatal mistakes and could even result in the destruction of the Alabasta Kingdom."

Kohza and the others who heard this had their faces lowered in shame. Because they also finally realized that this action they did really almost destroyed the Alabasta Kingdom.