NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 63: Chapter 63
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East Blue
Heading towards the entrance of the Grand Line
"Nami, Nami, we're screwed! We lost the Guide Light, how are we going to get to the Grand Line entrance like this?", Luffy asks, looking desperate, sitting on the figurehead of the Merry in the rain, trying to find the Guide Light on the horizon.
"The Guide Light is a lighthouse, Luffy. If we kept following the light, we'd be going in circles. Don't worry, I know where we're heading", Nami, wearing a raincoat, says with a slight smile on her face.
"Now go back inside and take a hot shower, you're soaked. You'll catch a cold if you stay like this", Nami says, looking worried.
"Awww, but I wanna see the entrance to the Grand Line", Luffy whines, throwing a tantrum because he wants to see the Grand Line entrance.
"It'll still take a few hours to get there, you silly. Go to the bathroom, I'll meet you there", Nami says, blushing, clearly having ulterior motives.
After spending some time having sex in the bathroom, Luffy comes out first, already dressed, with his hair a bit wet. He then heads to the kitchen to relax and grab something to eat.
Suddenly, while Luffy is eating some sandwiches that Sanji made for everyone, chatting aimlessly with the crew, Nami appears in the kitchen from the stairs with a towel around her neck, drying her still-wet hair, and holding a map in one hand, her brow furrowed.
"Hey Luffy, let me ask you something since you know more about the Grand Line. The map says the Grand Line entrance is on a mountain. Are the rumors true?", Nami asks, sitting at the table next to Luffy, grabbing everyone's attention.
"Yes, it's called Reverse Mountain. The Red Line has five channels, four are connected to the Blues; basically, these four channels are powerful reverse currents that go up the mountain and flow into the fifth channel that's connected to the first half of the Grand Line, the Paradise. But didn't Bubblegum already explain this to you?", Luffy says, confirming what Nami wanted to know before questioning her, as she often talked with Reiju, and more than a few times they conversed about the Grand Line.
"I even tried asking about it, but she said that if she told me, it would ruin the magic for those who didn't know what it was like", Nami says, shrugging.
"Wait, is that really the only way to enter the Grand Line? Why don't we just sail south and enter from there?", Zoro asks, joining the conversation.
"Actually, Reverse Mountain is the simplest way to enter the Grand Line. There are three ways to get in: the first is Reverse Mountain, which is dangerous, but simple and fast. The second way is the transport ship elevator on the Red Line, but it's controlled by the World Government, is very expensive, and takes too long. The third way is to cross the Calm Belt, which are two stretches of ocean without wind or currents that parallel the Grand Line. That's basically what you're suggesting, but besides being much more dangerous than going through Reverse Mountain, to have at least a bit of safety, your ship would have to be modified. It would need to be able to navigate without wind or ocean currents and have its hull coated with sea stone, and those modifications would be extremely expensive", Sabo says, joining the conversation.
"Okay, I get that Merry needs to be modified to sail without wind and ocean currents since it would take forever if the ship wasn't modified. But if that's all, why did you say it's more dangerous than going through Reverse Mountain? And why would we have to coat Merry's hull with sea stone?", Zoro asks, still not understanding what makes the Calm Belt so dangerous.
"It's because the Calm Belt is the territory and nest of the Sea Kings, it's where most of them are born and stay", Nami answers for Sabo.
"And what allows ships to navigate with some safety there is the coating of sea stone on the hull, it basically makes the ships invisible to the Sea Kings. Of course, this only happens when they are submerged in the water. If a Sea King has its body out of the water, it can still see the ship easily. That's why the Calm Belt remains dangerous even with people taking precautions", Sabo says, providing additional information.
"And while it sounds fun to enter the Grand Line through the Calm Belt, I think entering the Grand Line by getting up a mountain at high speed sounds way more exciting", Luffy says, giving his opinion, or rather, his decision.
Without questioning his captain's decision, Zoro says, "Alright, no objections."
"By the way, Sabo, why are you still wearing that mask?", Luffy asks, changing the subject when he notices Sabo is still wearing that idiot mask.
"Oh right, I forgot I was wearing it. I think when it's just us, I won't need to wear this anymore", Sabo says before removing the mask, revealing his face to Luffy's crew.
"Luffy, why didn't you say earlier that your brother is handsome?", Nojiko asks, surprised by Sabo's looks, causing him to blush slightly upon hearing this.
"Well, no one asked, and why would I go around saying my brothers are handsome or that I'm better looking than them? Besides, Sabo already has a girlfriend", Luffy says, shrugging.
"You've gotten pretty cocky after gaining some muscles, huh?", Sabo jokes, laughing at what Luffy said.
"Hmphf! At least I'm dating, while you're over there stringing Koala along", Luffy says, retorting like a spoiled child.
=Scene Break=
Several hours later, while everyone was in the kitchen relaxing and chatting, including Nami, who was adjusting the direction of the ship every hour.
Noticing that the rain suddenly stopped, Luffy looks at Nami and sees that she hasn't realized it yet. He then uses his Observation Haki to sense his surroundings, ending up feeling many Sea Kings swimming near the Merry.
Realizing they've entered the Calm Belt, Luffy decides to see how long it will take for Nami to notice.
"One, two, three...", Luffy begins counting aloud, grabbing everyone's attention.
"What are you doing? Why are you suddenly counting out loud?", Usopp asks, confused.
"Four, five, six, seven...", Luffy continues.
"What's gotten into you, Luffy? Did you suddenly turn stupid?", Nami asks, confused, not understanding what her idiot boyfriend is doing.
"Eight, nine, ten, eleven... you still haven't noticed...", Luffy continues, smiling.
"Noticed what, you idiot? Just stop counting out loud", Nami says, starting to get irritated.
"Twelve, thirteen, fourteen... and you still haven't noticed", Luffy says, holding back his laughter.
Luffy then notices that Sabo has figured out what's happening, and with a look, signals for him to be quiet.
"I love you, but you're starting to annoy me, Luffy", Nami says, with a vein popping out of her forehead.
"Shishishishi, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen...", Luffy laughs, unable to hold it in any longer.
"What the hell is wrong with you?", Nami asks, angry.
"Shishishishi, eighteen, nineteen, twenty..."
"Yeah, the captain has gone completely crazy", Sanji says, thinking that Luffy has gone completely crazy.
"Hmmm? Finally, the storm's over", Nojiko says suddenly, looking out the window.
"What? The storm's over?", Nami asks, panicking before running outside, finally realizing what's going on. "Fuck."
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(AN: 1,231 Words)
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