4:15 P.M.

The same vibrant scene continues in full color. Nami, now with blue-tinted hair, sits in the same relaxed pose, smiling with her hand near her face. Sanji remains laughing on the rocks, gripping the fish. The penguin creature sticks out its long yellow tongue. In the background, Luffy balances on the roof, Usopp lies prone, Zoro stands nearby, and Chopper appears among the group. The ruined city with palm trees and scattered figures fills the distance under a bright sky.

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A dramatic black-and-white page shows a cloaked figure with a long spear leaping through the air amid debris. Below, three panels depict intense close-ups: a smiling man in a hat declares, “I’LL BUILD THAT TOWN SO IT’LL HELP MAKE THIS COUNTRY BETTER THAN BEFORE!” A large shouting face yells “KOUZA!” Another panel shows a bearded man with a rifle shouting “COMRADES!” while a speech bubble reads “STOP FIGHTING,” and a sweating, wide-eyed face reacts in shock.

A massive crowd of armed rebels surges forward, weapons raised, roaring "KOUZAA!" with fierce determination. Below, a massive gate looms as a rider on a horned beast charges through smoke and debris. A scarred man with a pipe smirks "Heh heh." Nearby, a long-haired woman sweats and whispers "B.W...." Suddenly a gunshot rings out. The rider is hit and cries "GAH!" as chaos erupts. An enraged rebel leader bellows, "YOU IDIOT! WHY DID YOU SHOOT KOUZAA!I" while the crowd panics amid flying bullets and impact lines.

A sudden sand cloud engulfs the fighters. A bandaged man shouts, "What's with this sudden cloud of sand!I" while another yells "LISTEN TO ME!" and "C... COMRADES...!" A top-hatted figure in a black coat draws a pistol and fires amid the swirling dust. Rebels react in shock with "!!I" and "!!!" as bullets fly. The top-hatted man declares, "Those bastards! They've opened fire at us!" while a wounded fighter gasps "FELLOW REBELS!" and another growls "THOSE BASTARDS!"

Blinding sandstorms rage through the city streets. A warrior yells, "I CAN'T SEE AHEAD AT ALL!" and "DAMN THESE SAND STORMS!" Rebel forces clash violently. A furious leader roars, "THOSE REBEL SCUM!" as swords clash and bodies fall. A B.W. agent in a top hat grins while holding a gun, stating, "It's useless! We B.W. agents have infiltrated both sides!" Gunfire and impact sounds "ビュオオオ" and "ドドド" fill the air as the fighting intensifies.

The long-haired woman screams "NO!" and "SURRENDER MY ASS!" as fighting rages. A top-hatted fighter questions, "IS THIS HOW THE ROYALIST SCUMS FIGHT!I" A masked figure pleads desperately, "EVERYONE, PLEASE! YOU HAVE TO STOP FIGHTING!" and "PLEASE LISTEN TO ME!" while demanding "HOW LOW ARE YOU WILLING TO SINK TO!I" A clock tower shows 4:15 as bullets fly. Guards are ordered "RETURN FIRE, GUARDS!" The woman cries "THIS ENTIRE WAR IS... STOP!" amid massive impact effects and chaos.

A massive battle rages through a domed city as soldiers clash violently. A warrior on horseback charges forward while others swing swords and polearms. In the foreground a large figure swings a massive weapon amid flying debris. Huge sound effects dominate the sky: "ゴアアアアア" and "ビキィ!!". A fallen fighter displays "BAROQUE" on his back as the chaos engulfs the streets.

From a high cliff the distant city shakes under roaring wind: "ゴオオオオオ ワアアアアア...". Vivi clutches her head in distress, pleading "Please stop...". A cloaked man watches a swirling dust devil marked "ビュン". Below, a stitched-face man growls "SO THIS IS AS FAR AS WE CAN GET...!I" while a woman in a feathered hat tells Vivi "You've fought well, Princess..." and "But your voice won't reach them now..." as fighting continues around them.

The stitched-face man shouts desperately "GET AWAY FROM THAT MAN!" and "RUN AWAY, VIVI!". Vivi stares in shock as dust clouds rise with the sound "ゴアアアア". She cries "NO!" while the man insists "I can stop the rebellion if I do this..." and "I can stop it if I do that...". Vivi runs forward, declaring she can still save lives even if it takes fifteen minutes.

The stitched-face man strikes Vivi, yelling "YOUR UNBEARABLE IDEALISM IS SICKENING!" and "Open your eyes, Princess...". Vivi refuses: "I WON'T ABANDON MY IDEALS NO MATTER WHAT!". He retorts "WHAT DO I CARE IF YOU FIND IT UNBEARABLE!I" and "Ideals can only be brought to reality by people with ability...". Vivi vows "I WILL SAVE... THIS C-" and "I SWEAR!". He sneers "How uncute for a girl..." as Vivi stands firm: "I'M THE PRINCESS OF THIS COUNTRY! I'LL NEVER GIVE UP TO THE LIKES OF YOU!" and "SOMEONE LIKE YOU COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND!" with sounds of impact "UOHH!" and heavy breathing.

Explosions and sword clashes erupt across the palace grounds as soldiers and rebels fight desperately amid smoke and debris. SFX: ワアアア, ドオン. A clock face reads 4:15. In the square, a man in a wide hat and fur-trimmed coat stands over fallen bodies while another figure lies motionless nearby. SFX: オオオオ. Vivi stares in horror as Crocodile looms beside her, his stitched face twisted in a grin. Vivi says, "ALL THE WHILE OBLIVIOUS TO THE FACT THAT THEY'RE WALKING TO THEIR VERY GRAVES..." Crocodile replies, "More rebel reinforcements are coming to the palace square as we speak... 15 minutes left until the explosion..." Vivi whispers, "Vivi..."

Crocodile snarls with rage, "NO, STOP CROCODILE, STOP!" Vivi pleads desperately. A black cloak flutters through the air. SFX: ビシ, ビシ. Vivi continues, "Even if it did cause a panic, I'm sure it would've saved a few thousand to a ten thousand lives at least..." Crocodile retorts, "If you had just told the Royalists earlier that the palace square would be blown up soon..." He leans in close, declaring, "IS WHAT INEVITABLY LED TO THE DEATHS OF YOUR BELOVED PEOPLE." Vivi's eyes widen as Crocodile adds, "YOUR DELUDED IDEALISM THAT WISHED TO SAVE EVERYONE." Vivi shouts back, "NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT! THIS IS NOT A GAME!" Crocodile laughs, "From the very beginning to the very end, the people of this country have provided me no shortage of laughs...! THIS IS... DANCE POWDER!"

Crocodile continues, "But in the end, you and your comrades couldn't stop anything at all." A hooded figure with a stitched face grins, "IT'S ME! CAN'T YOU TELLI WELL, I DID LOSE A BIT OF WEIGHT SO I GUESS I CAN'T BLAME YOU." Vivi's eyes narrow as she realizes, "You worked very hard these past 2 years, Spying on my organization." Crocodile looms over her, stating, "Only ever amounted to increasing the casualties...! Let me make this clear to you. All your idealistic talk of stopping the rebellion or saving this country," before delivering the final blow: "YOU CANNOT SAVE THIS COUNTRY." Vivi's face is streaked with tears, her expression frozen in despair.

Vivi's tear-streaked face fills a panel as she stares in shock. SFX: ハラッ.... Crocodile is hurled violently through the air, his cloak billowing as he crashes against stone. SFX: ドン. A close-up shows his stitched face twisted in pain and surprise. Vivi watches from the side with wide eyes. Crocodile's body tumbles down the stairs in a blur of motion while debris flies. In the final panels, Crocodile's face breaks into a wide, manic grin as he laughs, his mouth open in a roar of defiance even as he falls.

High above the ruined city, a lone figure stands silhouetted against the moon. Below, Crocodile bursts from a shattered building in a massive explosion of debris and smoke, his golden hook glinting as he rockets upward. A huge black X-shaped impact mark dominates the panel. In close-up, a wide-eyed face covered in stitches gasps in disbelief, "IT CAN'T BE...!" Crocodile's scarred face twists into a furious snarl, sweat flying as he glares upward with gritted teeth.

Luffy rockets forward in a furious flying punch, arm stretched back, mouth open in a roar as massive black Japanese characters explode across the page. Nami stares up in shock, tears and sweat on her face, shouting "LUFFY!" Crocodile glares upward with a fierce expression, yelling "STRAWHAT!" On the right, huge lettering spells out "CROCO-DIIILE!!!!!!" as Luffy's fist connects in a massive impact.

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