After Nami was cured, Luffy became very interested in Tony and Tony Chopper and insisted on recruiting him to join his gang.
Then Luffy sacrificed his life to protect the pirate flag that Chopper valued, and told Chopper, "I am your partner.
Luffy finally defeated the local tyrannical king Valpo and invited Chopper to join him.
After Chopper joined, everyone left the Drum Kingdom and came to Nahana, the port city of Alabasta, where Luffy met Ace who was tracking Blackbeard, and at the same time met Smoker.
Ace helped Luffy escape Smoker's pursuit, and then Ace gave the Life Card to Luffy.
On the way to stop the rebel rebellion, Luffy realized the crux of the problem and decided to settle the score with Sand Crocodile.
Finally, on the way to the capital of Alabasta, Luffy met his first powerful enemy, Crocodile, one of the Shichibukai.
Luffy: It's this guy Crocodile! I wonder where he is now?
Crocodile: Humph! Thanks to you! I'm in Impel Down now!
Doflamingo: Bah, bah, bah! What a pity! Crocodile, I also asked you to cooperate with me.
Moria: What a shame! As one of the Shichibukai, he was defeated by someone who didn't even know Haki!
Crocodile: You two talk too much! This brat is a tough guy who can't be beaten to death! It won't be much better when you meet me!
Being laughed at by the two Shichibukai, Crocodile immediately retorted.
Moria: Hehehehe! Stop making excuses! Crocodile, you just can't do it!
Crocodile: What did you say! If you have the guts, come challenge me! I want to see how strong you are?
Moria: I think so too! It's a pity that you are in Impel Down now. I don't want to go in to find you! Hehehehe!
Crocodile: You bastard!
The scene continued, with Crocodile and Luffy standing in the endless desert.
"I only give you three minutes. If you exceed it, I will not accompany you. Is there any problem?"
Crocodile looked at Luffy in front of him and said arrogantly.
"No, that's it!"
At this time, Luffy didn't know Crocodile's abilities yet, so he simply answered, and then punched the opponent.
Unfortunately, his fist penetrated the opponent directly without causing any damage.
Luffy was startled, the opponent's attack had already arrived, and he quickly bent down to avoid the opponent's attack.
Roger: Ah, this kid is a user with the ability of the Shasha Fruit. Luffy doesn't know Haki now, how did he defeat him?
After one glance, Roger guessed Crocodile's ability.
Whitebeard: Gu la la la la! It's this little devil! His strength is indeed good, how could he lose to a brat who doesn't even know how to be domineering?
Baihu Xiaoye also looked puzzled. Crocodile had challenged him before, so Whitebeard still knew his strength very well.
He also couldn't understand why Luffy could defeat Crocodile.
Garp: Cool hahaha! You guys don't even know who Luffy's grandson is!
Golden Lion: Jie hahahaha! You guy, Garp, is showing off your grandson! He just defeated a kid playing in the sand, nothing special.
Locks: You guys, just watch the video and enjoy it. Can you stop talking so much?
Warring States: Humph, Rocks, you talk a lot!
Aunt: Well, well, well! Okay, everyone, stop arguing. Maybe there will be problems later, so we have to be prepared.
Kaido: The old woman is right. Don't argue. The problem will come up later. It's not too late to discuss it.
At this time, Luffy launched another attack, but unfortunately it still didn't work.
Soon he fell into a disadvantage and was beaten by Crocodile.
One move of Desert Sunflower nearly buried Luffy alive.
Luffy struggled to run out and continued to attack, but unfortunately it still had no effect.
Without Haki, he is unable to cause harm to those with natural Devil Fruit abilities.
In the end, Crocodile pierced the chest with a hook and was thrown into the big pit just created by the desert sunflower.
If Robin hadn't saved him, he would have died in Alabasta.
Garp: Damn Crocodile! To do this to Luffy! I must teach him a lesson!
Seeing this scene, Garp couldn't help shouting.
Sengoku: Garp! Calm down, this has happened a long time ago, your grandson is still fine, Crocodile is also imprisoned in Impel Down!
It was Warring States who held him back and prevented him from going to settle accounts with Crocodile.
Doflamingo: Bah, bah, bah! What a weak brat! It's so surprising that Crocodile can be defeated in this way!
Moria: Black hee hee hee! Only in this way can we show how weak this guy Crocodile is!
Crocodile: Shut up, you two! When you meet him, you will know how difficult he is!
Moria: Stop looking for excuses! It's so ugly! Crocodile!
Crocodile: Humph! Watch it! When you meet him, you won't be much better than me!
Just when the scene was about to start, the question of the gold list came up again.
Straw Hat Luffy went through several battles with Crocodile before finally defeating him?
A: twice
B: three times
C: four times
D: five times
E: six times
Kaido: Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! The problem is indeed coming! I must get the answer right this time!
Aunt: Hey, Crocodile, you guys should know the answer to this question, right? Tell me quickly!
Golden Lion: Hello! Lingling, don't cheat! And the only people who know this question are the Straw Hats.
Golden Lion: There are so many people, even if Crocodile told you, you still wouldn't be in the top three! Might as well just pick one at random.
Whitebeard: Gu la la la la! Shiji is right! When you have a problem, you might as well just pick one!
Roger: Yes! I think so too! So I have already chosen it!
Rocks: I have the same opinion as you on this.
Next several chapters are just recap of original one piece so I won't bother editing them