Somehow, even though he had explicitly refused to do backflips, Zoro still ended up doing some dangerous backflips. At least the crew got some kicks out of it. What was he? An entertainer?

'

The Battle Is Over! Koza Raises the White Flag!

'

'Already?"

'Nothing is ever so easy ' '

Some guards outside the palace tried storming the gate again and succeeded that time since Robin did not want to get hit by the swords that they were swinging. When they entered the courtyard, Vivi identified them as the Tsumegeri Guards, the elite guards of the Alabasta kingdom. Cobra told them not to attack Crocodile, but the four of them had sworn to protect the king til death.

'Rest in peace, ' Robin said quietly, feeling somewhat responsible for their deaths.

'More deaths? Goddammit ' ' Franky sighed.

'That 's the nature of war, ' Brook said sadly.