King Cobra said, "So what? As long as the people are still there, it doesn't matter if my reputation is ruined. I must defeat the culprit, Sir Crocodile. Only then will our people have hope."
"If we point our spears at the Rebel Army, the only ones who will get hurt are our subjects. Even if I sacrifice myself in this battle, the Rebel Army will still govern the country well."
"Chaka, convene a war council immediately. Pell, fly into the sky first to scout the situation in Rainbase. We set out tomorrow morning."
The spirit displayed by King Cobra at this moment shocked Chaka and Pell. Both knelt on one knee: "Yes."
On the other side, with the argo moving at full speed, Hera's group soon saw Kattelya, the base of the Rebel Army. The leader of the Rebel Army, Kozah, was there.
A giant shadow gradually approached. The civilians working in Kattelya saw the warship in the sky and opened their mouths in shock, standing frozen in place, unaware even as their farming tools fell from their hands.
Kozah, the leader of the Rebel Army, was the first to notice the large ship in the sky. His voice trembled slightly: "What is that?"
To show goodwill, the argo stopped outside the city of Kattelya. Hera's group stepped off the ship. Kozah breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Marine uniforms on Hera and the others.
Then, as if seeing someone who shouldn't exist, he became shocked. He pointed at Princess Vivi: "Vivi, weren't you missing? Why are you on a Marine warship?"
Vivi said, "It's a long story. Right now, I'm here to stop the Rebel Army."
Then, Princess Vivi stood in the square and explained Sir Crocodile's conspiracy to steal the country to everyone in the Rebel Army. During this, Mr. 2 Ivankov transformed into the King several times under Hera's control.
Kozah clenched his fists and punched Mr. 2 Ivankov in the face: "It's all your fault! It's because of you that we've had such a hard time!"
Hera walked up, displaying her rank as a Marineford Vice Admiral, and said:
"In the name of the Marines, I vouch for Princess Vivi's statement. When Sir Crocodile was captured, he also displayed the ability to control sand."
"According to him, the sandstorms at the Yuba Oasis were also caused by his ability. We also found a large amount of Dance Powder on the Baroque Works ships."
Following Hera's words, the Mr. 1,000,000,000s and Mr. 1,000,000s hidden in the Rebel Army were a bit dazed. Wasn't the final plan supposed to be executed? Now that the boss was caught, what should they do?
Hera saw the movement in the crowd and continued: "I know there are still some undercover agents from Baroque Works among you. Surrendering voluntarily can earn you lenient treatment, but if you are found according to the list..."
Hera's Haoshoku pressed down on the crowd in front of her. With Haki alone, she crushed a pile of stones not far away. To the people of the Rebel Army, it felt like the sky suddenly went dark for a moment: "This is the consequence."
The Mr. 1,000,000,000s and Mr. 1,000,000s hiding in the crowd clearly felt this pressure and slumped to the ground. The rest of the Rebel Army was not as heavily affected.
Through multiple uses of the 'Charm' ability of the City of Devouring Time, Hera had gained more understanding of emotions. Her Haoshoku could now distinguish the emotions of others, allowing for targeted suppression.
The Mr. 1,000,000,000s and Mr. 1,000,000s realized they were being targeted by Hera. Since even their boss had been captured, these people couldn't cause any more trouble and surrendered one after another.
Some who had just joined and hadn't done anything yet were sentenced to one year of labor, while others who were guilty were convicted. Soon, the rebellion area settled down.
After making some arrangements with his subordinates, Kozah walked over alone: "You're going to the capital, Alubarna, right? Take me with you. I want to apologize to the King personally."
Having found the real culprit, Kozah vented his anger, and his intelligence returned to his brain. He realized that the King had not suppressed him when his rebellion first started.
He also gradually noticed something was wrong. If King Cobra had really become as corrupt as he thought, his Rebel Army wouldn't have lasted until now, nor would it have grown to such a large scale.
Hera nodded and took him along.
The argo set sail again, this time for the capital, Alubarna. Once they met the King, the matters here would be completely over.
On the way to the capital, Alubarna, Pell, the user of the Zoan Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: Falcon, was also flying toward Rainbase to investigate the enemy situation. At this moment, he saw the traces of battle on the outskirts of Rainbase.
Pell looked at the parched and fragmented earth and was extremely shocked: "What kind of battle could cause this level of destruction?"
After seeing it, he realized that Baroque Works might have already been defeated. He hurriedly flew back to the capital, prepared to report the anomalies here to the King.
At this time, the Royal Army had finished assembling. The soldiers who remained were those who trusted King Cobra unconditionally. Even so, they still had doubts about prioritizing Rainbase.
Following the King's speech, they learned of the evidence Princess Vivi held and began to loathe Sir Crocodile of Rainbase, wishing they could storm Rain Dinners right now.
At that moment, the bird that Pell had transformed into flew back. Just as he was about to tell the King about the battle traces he saw in Rainbase, the sky suddenly went dark.
Chaka was the first to notice the argo in the sky and quickly reported it to King Cobra. Hera had originally intended to put away the argo before reaching the capital to avoid causing such a stir.
However, as they neared the capital, her Observation Haki discovered that the Royal Army had already assembled. Only then did she have the argo proceed at full speed to stop King Cobra.
Kuina summoned her throne and flew down with Princess Vivi.
The City of Devouring Time coiled around the argo, swallowing it within. Under the influence of Ain's Float-Float Fruit, everyone on the ship floated down.
Hera rejected Ain's offer to carry her down: "There are too many people here, save me some face." Only then did Ain give up.
The originally tense King Cobra breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was Princess Vivi who came down. He quickly asked: "Vivi, you're finally back! Who are these people?"
Vivi introduced them: "These are the partners I met, the Straw Hat crew, and these are the Marines who came to help us."
She then said: "Sir Crocodile of Rainbase has been defeated by Luffy. We have already explained the situation to the Rebel Army, and now Kozah has come to surrender."
When Kozah saw the King, he knelt down. Having discovered that all of this was Sir Crocodile's conspiracy, he felt he had no face to meet the King.
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