One Piece Chapter 161 Part 3 — The Desert Journey Continues - Dialogue 2

- Pages: 7-9 - Characters: Miss All Sunday, Crocodile, Baroque Works agent, Mr. 2 Bon Clay, Mr. 1, Miss Doublefinger, Chopper, Toto, Koza, Vivi ### Summary The Desert Journey Continues. Baroque Works’ senior agents are summoned while the Straw Hats and Vivi continue moving through the desert toward the heart of Alabasta’s crisis. This section presents the immediate scene beat before the dialogue continues. This part develops the desert journey continues and pushes the Alabasta conflict closer to its next decisive turn. ### Key dialogue Mr. 1: Even just a few years ago, this place was still a lively town full of plant life. Mr. 1: Really? Crocodile: Yes, but then... Crocodile: Starting 3 years ago, our country has been suffering from a severe drought. Crocodile: A drought so severe that no place in Alabasta has received a single drop of rain ever since... Miss Doublefinger: But that port town we visited earlier seemed to be doing fine. Chopper: Nanchana´s a special case, as it receives its water from the neighbouring oasis town Katorea. Toto: This country's been through droughts before but to receive not a single drop of rain was unheard of in the several thousand years of our history. Koza: However, there was one place in Alabama that somehow still received rainfall, and in higher amounts than it would normally get. Chopper: That place is Alubarma, Chopper: The capital city of Alabama where the King resides. Chopper: For a while, the people thought of it as the King's miracle. Chopper: But that all changed after a certain incident... Baroque Works agent: 2 years ago