CHAPTER 47: Bad thieves
"Yahou~~"
The Sunny rose up the mountain sea current, and Nami shouted excitedly.
Luffy, on the other hand, remained calm. He immediately retracted the sails to prevent the ship from deviating from the sea current under the force of the wind and colliding with the mountains on both sides.
At the same time, he shouted:
"Zoro! Collect the sails, adjust the direction, aim at the mountain sea current and don't collide with the Red Line!"
"Understood!"
Usopp's voice sounded in response.
Amid the chaos, the Merry also narrowly entered the Reverse Mountain Canal.
It was only at this moment that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Sanji lit a cigarette and said:
"I heard that half the ships that go from the East Blue to the Grand Line end up at the bottom of the sea, probably because they collided with the Red Line."
"That's really scary!"
Usopp covered his head with both hands.
"Hehehe, if we had collided now, the ship would have shattered!"
"Don't say something so scary, rookie."
"Sorry, Captain Johnny."
"Hahahaha... It's good that you know."
Enjoying the scenery along the way, everyone gathered at the bow of the ship.
The sea current from the mountain was almost at a forty-five degree angle upwards.
On Sunny, Luffy observed Reverse Mountain.
"Is this really formed naturally?"
"Of course not, it must be a man-made canal. People in the past were really great."
Nami sighed, the scale of this project was unimaginable, she wondered how many people would have to sacrifice their lives to complete this feat.
With Reverse Mountain's five canals, the Four Seas and the Grand Line could be connected.
Luffy shook his head.
He wasn't talking about the canals, but about this Reverse Mountain.
The Grand Line and the Red Line intersect at these two points, one being Reverse Mountain and the other being the World Nobles' holy land, Mariejois, where the World Government is located.
This question obviously had no answer.
Before long, the ships passed through the clouds.
The four mountain sea currents from the east, south, west and north finally converged at the peak and merged into a single sea current that led to the Grand Line.
Luffy remembered that at the end of the sea current, there was a giant whale, over 400 meters long, that looked like a mountain from afar.
It was unknown whether they were lucky or not, but the whale, Laboon, did not block the entrance.
Sunny and the Merry has successfully entered the Grand Line!
On either side of the exit were two headlights.
The crew moored the ship on the left bank, disembarked one after another, and below the lighthouse they saw an old man.
The old man had a hairstyle similar to a saffron flower, wore round glasses and wore colorful and funky clothes.
He sat under an umbrella, crossed his legs and gave a piercing look.
"Where are you from?"
His expression was serious, exuding an "I am strong" aura.
Nami took a step forward and said:
"We are from East Blue, the Straw Hat Pirates..."
"My name is Crocus."
The old man suddenly interrupted.
"Hmm!" Nami nodded subconsciously and asked, "Mr. Crocus, may I ask where exactly we are?"
Upon hearing this, Crocus glared and said in a deep voice, "Before asking others something, shouldn't you introduce yourselves first? Are pirates these days so rude?"
A tic-tac-toe sign formed on Nami's forehead and she clenched her fist.
"We are from East Blue, the Straw Hat Pirates. I am the navigator, Nami..."
"This is Twin Capes, and I'm the lighthouse keeper here."
Interrupted once again, Nami was furious. "Listen carefully to what others say, you old man!"
Seemingly provoked by Nami's words, Crocus immediately assumed a stern expression.
"Do you want to fight?" Zoro immediately grabbed the hilt of the sword.
Crocus remained silent for a while and then said, "Please speak."
Everyone: "..."
Everyone felt like punching the old man.
"Nishishishi."
Luffy laughed, "I'm Monkey D. Luffy, I've heard of your name."
"Um?"
Crocus finally looked away at Luffy, or more accurately, he saw the straw hat on his head.
"It brings back memories." His expression softened, revealing a touch of nostalgia.
"Memories? Well, your feeling is correct. This straw hat belonged to Roger." Luffy laughed.
Crocus was stunned.
"Roger gave the hat to Shanks and Shanks gave it to me. I also heard your name from Shanks. You were the doctor on the Pirate King's ship. Without you, Roger wouldn't have made it to the final island."
The Straw Hat team was shocked.
Was this irritating old man really a member of the Pirate King's crew?
"Wait a minute, Luffy!" Zoro suddenly realized something, "Why do you know people here on the Grand Line!?"
Luffy ignored Zoro's question
Luffy smiled and said, "Crocus, can you give us a Log Pose?"
Upon hearing this, Crocus also smiled.
Captain Roger, after all these years, is he the person you've been waiting for?
Thinking to himself, he got up and walked towards the lighthouse:
"Luffy, okay? Come with me, I'm happy today. I'll buy you a drink and give you whatever you want."
Everyone looked at Luffy one after another, unable to help but sigh in their hearts, it's great to have acquaintances~
Luffy laughed and said, "Let's go... Huh?"
Suddenly, he made a soft sound and turned to look at the shore.
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A small boat crept up to the Sunny, and two figures nimbly climbed onto the deck.
"Looks like luck is on our side, Mr. 9!"
The person speaking in a low voice was a young and beautiful woman. She tied her long aqua blue hair into a ponytail and had the demeanor of a bad girl.
"You're right, Miss Wednesday! We've been waiting three days and we haven't seen that big whale surface. Luckily, a group of pirates came. There should be plenty of food on this luxurious ship. If we don't take some back, the people in Whiskey Peak will starve!"
The person who responded was a man dressed in green clothes and wearing a crown.
The two looked at each other and quickly entered the cabin.
The hungry duo immediately began searching for food.
Mr. 9 went straight to the refrigerator.
Miss Wednesday, on the other hand, discovered an exquisite box.
The box was placed carefully on the living room sofa. She immediately walked over to it and opened it, finding two fruits inside.
They looked like small apples. Originally, there should have been six, as the box had six compartments.
"The packaging is so exquisite that it must be delicious."
His stomach growled and his mouth began to water.
She picked up the two fruits and stuffed them into her mouth. The taste was extremely sweet, the most delicious fruit she had ever eaten!
"Um!?"
Suddenly, her eyes widened, she covered her throat, and a look of disbelief flashed across her eyes.
"What happened, Miss Wednesday?"
Mr. 9 got scared and left the kitchen for the living room.
Once outside, he was horrified to find a man wearing a straw hat standing in the doorway.
"Hehehe... So you ate, you really ate the 'forbidden fruit'."
Luffy looked at "Princess Vivi" and couldn't help but laugh mischievously: "Know that this can't be solved with money..."
(End of chapter)
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