Chapter 168

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"Wait… Vivi, as in Princess Vivi?!" Morgan asked.

"Eh… yes?" Vivi said after a moment of hesitation after Luffy gave her the nod.

"Well, I'll be… is she trustworthy?" Morgan mainly asked Luffy.

"Yup, she's a friend." Luffy nodded.

"Well, then I hope you keep our partnership a secret Miss Vivi."

"I won't tell anyone, you have my promise," Vivi said, seriously.

Morgan gave a curt nod, before remembering something, "I don't want to break the news but, the country is doing pretty bad with the rebels. The king wanted to stop it from getting violent, but he was attacked."

"What?! Why didn't you write anything about it in the newspaper."

"Well… princess, sorry to break it to you. But I have my hands tied regarding what I can write about one of the twenty kingdoms that are affiliated with the World Government. They usually control that stuff. But don't worry, from what I know, your father was fine, someone just slapped him really hard on the face, before he fled from the sight."

Luffy was bit surprised, wait, was it Bon Clay. If so, then my guy, literally bitch slapped the King to get his face. I don't know if I should find the situation funny or concerning.

Suddenly Luffy thought of something and asked, "Hey, I do have a question… how much do you know of the revolution happening in Alabasta"

Morgan didn't speak for a moment, "Well, I do know that the Borque Works are behind it… it wasn't that hard to figure out if you ask me. But I'm not sure who the leader of the group is… I do have a few guesses."

"It's Crocodile." Luffy bluntly said.

"Oh… but not that unexpected. You bring in a pirate that was known for scheming and backstabbing… of course, something like this is bound to happen."

"Yeah, but I find it weird that the World Government isn't doing anything about it." Luffy said. Of course, he knew why they weren't doing anything about it, he had his suspicion, but he wanted to see what Morgan thought.

Morgan didn't speak for while, before saying, "Well, I personally think that they know about the whole situation…"

"What? But why?!" Vivi asked, more like demanded.

Morgan sighed. "Miss Vivi, it's not the first time that a Warlord tried and succeeded in taking over a nation."

Luffy nodded, "Dressrosa."

Morgan wasn't surprised anymore, Luffy knew his stuff. It also made the bird man feel better that he didn't make the deal with any dumb pirate. Only a few people knew about the original situation about the country, "Yes. Dressrosa."

Vivi was wide-eyed. "Wait, what do you mean Dressrosa?" she asked both Luffy and Morgan.

"I will tell you some other time," Luffy said. "But mainly the World Government doesn't care that much on who rules the kingdom, as long as they get paid the heavenly tribute.'

Morgan nodded. "Yes, I have seen many kingdoms fall over the years, and get ruled by dictators, but the World Government does nothing. The Marines might try to get involved in it, but they are usually stopped before they can."

"It's sad, but it's true, Vivi." Sanji said. "My father's kingdom, Germa 66 attacked a few islands in the blues and even took over them, but the marines did nothing."

Vivi was surprised, "Wait, you're a prince?"

Sanji visibly cringed. "No ma'am, I'm a cook."

Morgan was nodding from the other side, "Well, that's not all… I remember a few years back in the Oykot kingdom that really bad stuff happened. The East Blue was in an uproar, and yet the World Government did nothing. It's the reality of the situation."

Nami who was standing by the side frowned, remembering about the Island. Her and Nojiko were from that Island before Bellemere took them in. But she didn't pay that much attention to the mind.

"These are the reasons why the Revolutionaries exists." Sabo said, wearing his mask.

Morgan who didn't recognize Sabo shrugged, and gave his honest opinion. "Yes, but they are so few in number that they can't do much about it."

Sabo had to sadly agree.

Luffy nodded, "Anyway, Morgan, I think we should cut our call. Also, can you have a lookout for any news regarding Blackbeard?"

Morgan blinked a bit surprised. "You mean the one who betrayed the Whitebeard pirates…? If you are wondering then no, he isn't in Drum Island anymore. Left four or five days ago."

Luffy internally sighed in relief. With the added speed of Momoo, they were journeying too fast. So he was concerned that they might meet with Blackbeard on that Island.

"Okay, good then. I was worried that we might meet that monster there."

"Eh… but with your skills, you should be able to beat him." Morgan said. "He doesn't even have a bounty."

Luffy shook his head. "He's a D. Marshall D. Teach. And I'm pretty sure history has told you to not ever underestimate them."

Morgan was wide-eyed. "That it did. Anyway, if you need any help, then don't forget to call."

Luffy nodded. "Just try to keep an eye on Blackbeard's location. My crew isn't ready for that monster." With that, the call ended.

The others were curious, but Sabo was the one to ask the question.

"This Blackbeard guy… isn't he the one who attacked Drum Island? He might be one of Whitebeard's former men, but I'm sure if we work together we can beat him." Sabo said, "He's leaving quite the destruction in his path. And needs to be stopped."

Well, now, it seemed that Luffy's brother had a heroic spirt in him. But sadly, even if Luffy wanted to stop it, he knew it would be foolish.

"Maybe… but I'm not going to base my decision on that. Also, we have our hands full with one warlord already, the sooner we get to Alabasta the sooner we can stop Crocodile from taking over Vivi's kingdom." Luffy said, "Also, if I'm not wrong, Ace should be after that guy, he was under Ace's command. So it's best we meet him first, or our Big Bro might pout if we stop him before that."

Sabo's frown turned into a grin, before he laughed. Luffy also joined in, but underneath, he was also thinking of how to kill that bastard before he becomes a hassle.