Starting in One Piece, I'll Build the Strongest Fairy Tail!

Let's turn back the clock to ten minutes ago.

"Eden, Nami, you guys are too slow!"

"If it were just me and Happy, we would've flown over and taken out Crocodile ages ago!"

In the sky, Natsu, who had gained the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit, soared freely, playing with Happy. He complained down at Eden and Nami, who were walking at a leisurely pace on the ground.

"Aye~"

"Is there anyone in this world who can't fly anymore?" Happy added, putting on an incredibly smug face, openly mocking Eden and Nami for being flightless.

Who else can't fly?

Probably... Groudon?

Eden retorted silently in his mind.

Ahem...

"This Natsu guy is so arrogant!"

In truth, Eden couldn't stand it anymore. He first stretched his limbs, letting out a series of crack, crack sounds...

Then, he looked at Nami beside him and declared, "Nami, we can't let Natsu and Happy look down on us! It's time to show them that they're not the only ones who can fly."

"Eden, what are you doing?!"

"Don't do anything stupid!"

Upon hearing this, a sense of foreboding rose in Nami's heart, her expression filled with endless panic.

"Watch me make you fly!!"

Unfortunately, before Nami could think any further...

Eden had already made his move. He scooped Nami up in a princess carry! Instantly, an azure blue magic circle lit up beneath his feet. With a powerful WHOOSH, Eden shot up from the ground, carrying Nami with him!

"Eden..."

"I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"

And that brings us to the present scene...

Nami's legs trembled uncontrollably as she muttered her complaints at Eden.

"Yo! If it isn't the famous Mr. 'Sir Crocodile', one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? I don't think I'm too late, am I?!"

Eden, who had descended from the sky while holding Nami, landed squarely on the long conference table of the Baroque Works Senior Agents.

He completely ignored the surrounding agents, who were staring at him like hungry tigers. His gaze was fixed on Crocodile, who sat at the head of the table.

"You're the man with the 120,000,000 Beli bounty, 'Sea Emperor' Eden?!"

"What are you doing here?"

"Could it be that you're also a Senior Agent of Baroque Works?"

"Hahaha! First a Warlord, now a Supernova! Is our Baroque Works really this powerful?"

Upon Eden's arrival...

The Senior Agents of Baroque Works present all burst into loud laughter, their voices filled with excitement.

"..."

However, Crocodile, the leader of Baroque Works, remained seated in silence...

He knew perfectly well that this man with a bounty over a hundred million was a completely uninvited guest.

"Calm down, everyone. These people are not our guests."

At that moment, Robin, still acting as Crocodile's second-in-command, interrupted the chatter, directly revealing the identity of Eden's group.

"Huh?!"

"You're saying they aren't our guests?"

"In other words, doesn't that make them... invaders?"

As Robin's words fell...

The faces of all the agents present changed dramatically as they spoke in shock.

Normally, they wouldn't be so timid when facing intruders, but when the enemy was a great pirate with a bounty exceeding one hundred million, everything was different.

"In any case, we're only here for one person: Crocodile. This has nothing to do with the rest of you," Eden stated, making his position clear.

"That's right! Our only goal is Crocodile's position as one of the Seven Warlords!" Natsu added.

"Aye~" Happy chimed in in agreement.

POW! POW! POW!

The last sound was Nami's merciless three-hit iron fist combo.

"Ouch."

Natsu and Happy collapsed almost instantly...

Even Eden, gently rubbing the red, swollen lump on his forehead, began to suspect that Nami's ability to use Conqueror's Haki Infusion was no joke.

"Don't you three owe me an apology?" Nami asked, ignoring the Baroque Works members and looking straight at Eden and the others.

"Sorry," Eden said with a serious face.

But in his heart, he had no intention of changing. I'll do it again next time.

"Sorry," Natsu and Happy echoed, their expressions mirroring Eden's perfectly.

"You guys, really..."

Seeing this, Nami powerlessly unclenched her fists and sighed.

"Hehehe..."

Meanwhile, Robin couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle as she watched this group of living treasures...

This scene before her was probably the highest ideal of companionship she had in her mind.

Unfortunately, she wondered if she would ever have the chance in this lifetime to meet companions with whom she could share her heart so freely.

"..."

It seemed like a long time since Crocodile had heard Robin's laugh, and this was the first time he had ever heard it sound so genuine.

He glanced briefly at the chuckling Robin before his gaze returned to Eden and his group. "Since you dare to challenge me," he said coldly, "I assume you are well aware of the consequences of failure. However, I can give you a chance to pledge your loyalty to me now. Kneel before me, and perhaps I will show you mercy..."

"Huh?"

"Crocodile, did the rain wash out your brain? Have you gone completely mad?" Eden retorted, looking at Crocodile as if he were an idiot.

"Rain?"

Crocodile seized upon the keyword in Eden's sentence. His eye twitched as he questioned, "Could it be that yesterday's storm, which swept across half of Alabasta, had something to do with you lot?"

"It was our welcoming gift to you..."

"So, did you like it?" Eden asked, scratching the tip of his hair.

"Go to hell!"

Without any hesitation, Crocodile raised his right hand, creating a giant sand tornado and launching it at Eden. "Sables!" he roared.

"Not good!"

"That bastard Crocodile is going to attack all of us!"

"Is he crazy?!"

Inside the conference room, the faces of the Baroque Works agents turned pale. A hint of panic flashed in their eyes as they prepared to scramble from their seats.

"Water Tornado!"

As for Eden, facing Crocodile's attack, he simply raised a hand and unleashed a water tornado of his own, completely shattering the sand attack.

Not only that, but the remaining water from Eden's attack drenched Crocodile, leaving him soaked and in a sorry state.

"Water?!"

Crocodile's pupils trembled violently. For the first time, a hint of panic appeared in his eyes as he looked at Eden.

If he wasn't mistaken, this man who could freely manipulate water was his natural enemy.

"Water?"

At the same time, Robin also noticed Eden's ability. She was stunned for a moment, then a look of realization crossed her face. I see, so this is why Eden came to challenge Crocodile. Water versus Sand... Crocodile is truly unlucky to have met his natural enemy.

"Natsu, the others are yours."

Eden didn't look back. His target was only Crocodile; the others weren't on his hunting list.

"Got it."

As Natsu spoke, his body erupted in blazing flames, ready for battle.

"Um..."

"Shouldn't you guys pay a little attention to the fact that I'm still here~" Nami weakly reminded them.

If Eden and Natsu were to fight with their full power, the first person to suffer wouldn't be the enemy, but most likely her.

"Er..."

With Nami's reminder...

Eden and Natsu both sported expressions that said, Oh right, Nami's still here.

"Don't act like you completely forgot about me!"

"That really hurts, you know," Nami couldn't help but complain.

"Happy, get Nami out of here!" Eden turned to Happy and said softly.

"Aye~"

Without hesitation, Happy spread his white wings, grabbed Nami, and flew up into the sky.

"So what was the point of bringing me here in the first place?!" Nami couldn't hold it in any longer and shouted as Happy carried her away.

"That's not important..." Eden and Natsu replied, almost in perfect unison.

Meanwhile.

SWISH!

With a dazzling flash of a blade!

The door of the cage holding Smoker and his men was instantly sliced open. A beautiful female knight with long, scarlet hair slowly sheathed her sword. "Alright, you can come out now," she said, looking at Smoker and his men. "By the way, where is that Crocodile fellow right now?!"

"So strong!"

At the gallant woman's question, Smoker and Tashigi didn't answer right away, stunned by her strength...

Tashigi in particular!

The image of this woman was the very thing she dreamed of becoming.

"Um, Crocodile is currently in..."

Just as Tashigi was about to say something...

BOOM!

A deafening roar came from the wall beside them!

A disheveled and battered Crocodile, completely soaked and his hair a mess, was sent flying through the wall from the adjacent room by a single punch.

"Huh?!"

A moment later, Eden strode through the hole Crocodile had made in the wall. When he saw the newly freed Smoker and the scarlet-haired female knight who had rescued him, his expression froze for a second. "Yo! Erza, Smoker, you guys are all here?!"

That's right. The person who had rescued Smoker was none other than Erza.