NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 65: Chapter 65
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East Blue
Back in the Storm
After returning to the storm with Roberta's help, who had blown the Merry all the way there, and saying their goodbyes to her, Nami, Usopp, and Kaya collapse on the ground, sweating heavily, while the others let out a sigh of relief.
"What the hell just happened?", Nojiko asks, a little stunned by what just occurred.
"Luffy, you're grounded. From now on, you're the one who will clean the ship, and believe me, I'm still easy on you. I almost died from the scare", Nami says, putting Luffy on punishment for the stress he caused them.
"Aww, why? I already said before that I can talk to animals, it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone anymore. Besides, it's already bad enough that the fridge door is locked up with a bunch of padlocks, which, just to be clear, I only don't break because I don't want to hurt your feelings, and now you want to punish me again", Luffy says, upset.
"No discussion, young man, this is because you gave us that scare", Nami says like an irritated mother.
"Urghhh, fine. But nobody's going to stop me from using Soru to get it done faster", Luffy grumbled like a sulking child.
"Phew! Dude, knowing you can understand animals is one thing, but seeing you have a full-blown conversation with a colossal Sea King that could easily use the Merry as a toothpick? That's a whole other level", Usopp says, whistling, placing a hand on his chest and feeling his frantic heart slowly calm down.
"Well, the important thing is that everything worked out, and if they had actually attacked us, I would've beaten them up. Trust me, guys, everything's under control", Luffy says with a smile, placing his hands on his hips.
"No matter how much resistance I develop, it seems like you always find a way to surprise me, Luffy", Nami says as she stands up.
"Yeah, I'm just good at what I do. Anyway, how long until we reach Reverse Mountain?", Luffy asks, pondering whether or not he should dry himself off.
"About thirty more minutes and we'll be there", Nami replied, heading to the helm to ensure they were headed in the right direction.
"Luffy, what was that about Joy Boy that you were talking about with the Sea King?", Usopp suddenly asked, finally calming his racing heart.
"Well, that's a complicated topic. It's about a figure from the Void Century who fought against what's now known as the World Government. Explaining everything to you guys now would be too dangerous. If you guys accidentally let it slip in a conversation and the World Government found out, we'd have the entire world coming after us. I don't know if I'd be able to protect everyone if that happened. So, it's better to wait until you're all stronger before I explain everything", Luffy said, feeling a little powerless as he spoke.
The feeling of powerlessness, however, was much stronger in his crew. They felt terrible seeing their captain carry such a heavy burden just because they were too weak to help share the load.
All this feeling of helplessness, however, only served as fuel to turn their determination to catch up to Luffy into a blazing inferno.
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"Nami, Nami! I think the Merry's being pulled! And I can see the Red Line too!", Luffy shouted from his seat on the Merry's figurehead, calling out to Nami.
Rushing to the helm, Nami, wearing a raincoat, used binoculars to locate the entrance to Reverse Mountain amidst the dense fog before adjusting the Merry's course.
"The helm's stiff as hell, the current is too strong, at this rate it's going to be hard to steer the Merry", Nami says, noticing the difficulty in adjusting the direction, not because she lacks the strength to do it, because she does, but because the wheel seems like it will break at any moment.
"It'll have to work", Luffy said, shrugging.
At that moment, everyone came out onto the deck to see Reverse Mountain.
"Whoa, it's huge! And the sea is actually climbing the mountain. That's insane! Why does that happen?", Kaya asked, using binoculars to see the entrance to Reverse Mountain through the mist.
"It happens because it's a magical mountain", Luffy said, as if it were obvious, feeling very smart for arriving at that conclusion.
"Ehh, no, this happens because the ocean currents from the four Blues converge at a single point in Reverse Mountain, and they come with such force that they end up rising the mountain through the four channels, flowing into the fifth channel that leads to the Grand Line. The current is so strong that the Merry is being pulled toward it. The problem is, if we miss the entrance to Reverse Mountain, we'll be crushed against the walls of the Red Line", Nami says, explaining why this happens
"Then we better not miss the entrance. Nami, a little more to starboard", Luffy said, guiding Nami, who was at the helm.
"Don't worry, I already saw", Nami says, slowly turning the helm, being careful because she was afraid it would break due to the tension.
At that moment, one of the ropes connected to the helm snapped, causing Nami to lose control of the Merry.
"Shit, shit, shit, we lost the helm, Luffy, the rope snapped, we've got no control, we're going to crash!!!!", Nami says desperately as she sees that Merry is on a collision course with one of the pillars at the entrance of the canal.
"Leave it to me", Luffy shouts before jumping off the ship, sucking in a large amount of air as he thinks, 'Gomu Gomu no Fusen.'
Inflating like a balloon, Luffy wedged himself between the Merry and the pillar it was about to collide with, causing the ship to bounce off his body, redirecting its course correctly and preventing any damage.
Luffy quickly stretched out his arm, grabbed the Merry, and returned to the deck, dashing back to his seat on the figurehead, eager to feel like he was flying when they reached the summit.
Ascending the mountain quickly, the Merry leaped as it reached the peak, launching everyone into the air for a few seconds before landing in the channel leading to the Grand Line, rushing downward.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! WE DID IT! THE GRAND LINE! THE BIGGEST OCEAN IN THE WORLD, RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME! THIS IS WHERE IT ALL BEGINS!", Luffy shouted, laughing heartily as he admired the view from the summit.
As they descended through the channel, they suddenly heard a sound coming from below.
"Buuooooo!!!!"
"Did you hear that? What was that sound?", Usopp asked, confused.
"Must've been the wind. Things are pretty weird on the Grand Line", Nami said, not too concerned.
"Buuooooo!!!!"
"No, I'm pretty sure that wasn't the wind", Zoro said, crossing his arms.
"Buuooooo!!!!"
"Hmm? What's that?", Usopp asked, using his sharpshooter goggles to try to see something.
"Buuooooooo!!!"
"Hmm, Miss Nami, there's a mountain ahead", Sanji warns, using binoculars from the top of the mast.
"What? A mountain? There shouldn't be any mountains after the Twin Capes", Nami said, growing worried and grabbing a telescope to see what it was.
"Buuooooooo!!!"
While the crew debated, Luffy had a sad smile, and Chouchou seemed downcast, as both understood what the sound was saying.
"I miss you guys!!!!"
"I want to sing with you guys again!!!!"
"Why haven't you guys come back yet?!!!!"
"I know you guys haven't abandoned me!!!"
"I just wanted to hear your song one more time!!!!"
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(AN: 1,263 Words)
Hey guys, just letting you know that I'm going to focus a bit more on Bully fic from now on. Don't worry, there will still be chapters of this One Piece fic sporadically.
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