I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

Near the coast of Saint Ting Island, the Merry.

"elder brother!?"

"That guy just now was your...brother?"

"Yes, he's my eldest brother."

"It's not surprising that you have an older brother, but why is he in the Grand Line?"

"He's also a pirate, and his goal is also One Piece." It can be seen that Luffy is very happy to meet Ace here: "Ace is three years older than me, so he went to sea three years earlier than me."

"I didn't expect that you brothers all ate devil fruits..." Sanji said, holding a cigarette.

"Yeah, I was shocked too." Luffy laughed, "Because he had never eaten any fruit before, I never won a fight. Anyway, Ace is very strong."

Nami was surprised: "You've never won once... and your opponent was just an ordinary person?"

"The monster's brother is still a monster!" Usopp sighed.

"That's right... I lost everything, hahaha! But now I should win." Luffy had no self-awareness.

"Who will you beat, kid?" Ace suddenly jumped onto the Merry.

"Ace~~~~" Well, you can tell that Luffy is very excited.

"Hi!" everyone greeted.

Unlike Luffy, Ace was very polite: "Ah, thank you all for taking care of my little brother, thank you!"

The two brothers chatted for a long time... During this time, he invited Luffy to join the Whitebeard Pirates, but was rejected.

"I have a stupid little brother... As his brother, I'm really worried." Ace smiled brightly: "You can't do anything about him, right? I'm counting on you..."

After that, Ace was about to set off. At this time, Zoro suddenly asked, "Brother Ace is from the Four Emperors Whitebeard Pirates. I believe you must know about Armament Haki, right?"

"What is that?" Luffy was confused.

"I heard from my master Koshiro that it is a fighting method that develops the potential of the human body through practice. If it is practiced to a certain level, ordinary people can attack those with natural abilities." Zoro put the blame on Koshiro.

"Really? That way, we won't be afraid of the Smoky Man anymore?" Luffy said excitedly, "Ace, do you know how to practice this 'breathing' technique?"

"Hmm... Armament Haki? By squeezing the energy of the body to the extreme, you can naturally sense Armament Haki."

"Huh?" Everyone looked confused.

"...It's too early for you to master Haki now. If you want to possess Haki, you have to practice for a long time, hahahaha." Ace laughed, then looked at Zoro and grinned: "Why don't you... let's fight!"

"what?"

"I'm going to fight! Watch my fight!"

"Wait!!" Zoro didn't understand what was going on and quickly raised his fist.

Boom!

Zoro blocked Ace's powerful punch with both hands, and it felt like an iron rod hitting his arm. He shook his hands in pain.

Ace didn't give him a chance to speak and continued to chase him. He didn't use any ability of the fruit and beat Zoro up with just his fists.

"Do you understand?" Ace grinned at Zoro, whose face was bruised and swollen.

I understand, yours is definitely your biological brother, and brothers are equally unreliable!

Zoro shook his head in confusion.

Ace held his forehead slightly. "So-called Armament Haki is the use of aura or spirit wrapped around a certain part of the body. You can imagine it as, uh, armor made of aura and worn on the body or weapon."

Oh, I see. You beat me up just now to teach me to be domineering. Damn! Is teaching people to rely on beatings a family tradition in your family?!

After complaining, Zoro asked hesitantly, "Um... can you punch me?"

Ace grinned, then hooked Zoro in the stomach, "You're welcome."

After that, Ace and Luffy exchanged a few more pleasantries and left. Vice President Zui Xia Suo failed to stand up to see them off, which was rude.

How should I put it? The only feeling I have about this wave is that Armament Haki really has nothing to do with Iron Block. It's like, um... the immortal cultivation novels of my previous life, where Iron Block is the iron shirt of a martial arts master, and Armament Haki is the Qi Armor Technique of an immortal cultivator.

But where does this energy come from? I still don't understand... Never mind, I'd better prepare a seastone weapon, just in case, because the next wave will be against Crocodile.

The strength of this Sand Crocodile is a mystery in Zoro's eyes. During the Battle of Marineford, he was reckless to anyone he met, including Doflamingo, Hawkeye, Akainu, and Whitebeard, and he seemed to be evenly matched with his opponents, so he was nicknamed "Fifty-Fifty".

Zoro also thought about using the existing 50,000 love points to exchange for armament color, but when he thought about the 50-50 ability of this guy, forget it... Well, it is safest to give it to Water Luffy.

Also, the exclusive storyline for No. 6 has arrived... Uh, this wave of open-book exams is a bit difficult to teach with Teacher Lu. It seems like I have to fight with her, which requires a good control of emotions, which I am not good at.

Well, it’s okay. Sanji also taught me how to take open-book exams. It just so happens that the shemale hasn’t touched my face.

While Zoro was still lost in thought, he heard Vivi's voice beside him: "We are going to the city called Yoba."

"Is the rebel leader there?" Zoro asked after coming back to his senses.

"Just knock that guy away!" Luffy swung his fist confidently.

"No!" Weiwei was helpless. These two guys didn't listen to what she was saying at all.

"We have to convince the 70 rebels that we don't want any more bloodshed," Weiwei shouted.

"70, are you convinced?" Zoro grinned.

"...Can you stop them?...On the way from here to Yoba, you will understand everything. What exactly did Baroque Studio do to this country? What kind of life do the people of Alabasta really live?"

"I will stop this senseless riot!!...We can't let Baroque Works do whatever they want on this land!"

"Okay! Got it, Vivi. Let's go to Yoba!"

……

Hot beach.

Zoro was no longer surprised by Luffy fighting with manatees, so he simply found a shady place and hid there.

Looking at the group of manatee disciples that Luffy accepted, Zoro held his forehead slightly. Oh, damn, this manatee was able to comprehend the color of armament within three years, but I have no idea at all. I can't stand it anymore.

……

Dancing powder, also known as rain-seeking powder, was developed in a water-scarce country in the past. It can bring about artificial rainfall, but it has a fatal weakness. Once used in upwind cities, rainwater in downwind cities will be intercepted, leading to drought in the downwind areas.

So the world government banned the production and use of this devil powder that brings both happiness and disaster throughout the world.

Alabasta is a desert country and all cities are short of water. Two years ago, a large number of dancing powder appeared in the port of Alabasta.

After that, there was no rain in any city except the king's residence, and as a result, the king of Alabasta was suspected by the people.

This is also the reason for the rebellion in Alabasta...

Vivi looked at the surrounding villages abandoned due to drought, and told the painful crowd about the national conditions of Alabasta and the conspiracy of Crocodile.