Luffy sheathed his sword and the pirate ship began to tilt and collapse.
This pirate ship is also on the back of the sea beast, but——
The manatee's sharp teeth and strong bite force broke the plesiosaur's neck. Blood rushed into the sky like a fountain, and the huge plesiosaur's body began to fall into the sea.
Luffy jumped a few times and landed on the manatee's head, slapping the sea water with relief, causing huge waves.
"Idiot, stop slapping the sea and watch the boat!"
Luffy ran along the manatee's body towards the drifting warship, shouting to Moo at the same time.
"The danger is over..." Bellmer held on to the safety rope. The girls' bodies swayed as the ship tilted, and then gradually stabilized.
"It's amazing. Whenever I see this scene, I will be amazed. One person can take down an entire pirate ship..."
"I'm back."
Luffy landed on the boat and smiled.
Moo Moo sank to the bottom of the sea, holding on to the iron chain to stabilize the ship again.
"It's really dangerous. I didn't expect that there would be pirates who could tame sea beasts. It's just that the size is a little smaller, otherwise it would be dangerous." Luffy said with some surprise.
"I was shocked..." Nami wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.
"Hehe, this is an adventure. If it's not exciting enough, how can it be called an adventure?"
Uta smiled and untied the safety rope on his body.
"Speaking of which, has Nami decided where to go?" Uta asked.
"Do you have any place you want to go?" Nami glanced at the map.
"No." Uta shook his head.
"It's up to me," Luffy said, sitting on the edge of the ship.
"In that case, I want to go here and have a look!" Nami pointed her hand at the island on the chart.
"Golden Island?" Nokigao read out the name of the island.
"Hey, I heard that this island is full of gold. There is a bounty of 60 million beli. He only robs the bad guys' money. The gold thief Wu Nan buried about one third of the gold he owned in the world in the legend. Golden Island." Nami said with a smile.
"This legend is false at first glance. How could someone collect one third of the world's gold." Uta laughed.
"But, I'm curious if this island is real. The navy also marked the name Golden Island on the map. Maybe it really does exist..."
Nami said.
"Uh... the Golden Island is really marked. How about I call and ask what's going on on this island..." Luffy came over to take a look, his face pressed against Nami's.
"It would be pointless to call and ask directly." Nami said.
"But when I go to that island and find that there is no gold, then it's all in vain." Noqigao asked.
"That's right..." Nami somewhat agreed.
"Then it's better to call and ask."
Luffy took out his phone and called Commodore Pudding.
"...Golden Island?"
"I'm sorry, that rumor is false. Wu Nan has been active in the East China Sea. How could he have all the gold in the world? That island was just our navy. We found that Wu Nan disappeared there, so we went up to investigate the situation. We searched The entire island found that Wu Nan was dead, and the pirate group was disbanded on the spot. In order to commemorate him, it was simply called Golden Island..."
Brigadier General Pudding Pudding said after checking the corresponding information.
"Wunan did robbed a lot of treasure. Although there was a bounty on it, he was not a bad person. He dispersed all the money he robbed."
"As for the rumor and treasure map that have been circulating in the East China Sea, they only refer to Wu Nan's cemetery."
"In order to prevent pirates from actually discovering the cemetery, we also carved a message on it not to disturb, if there is no treasure..."
As the navy's voice came out from the phone, Nami sat on the ground frustrated.
“It feels like it’s been spoiled, but it’s nice not to have wasted time looking for a cemetery.”
"Hehe..." Luffy hung up the phone.
"Would you like to go here?"
Uta pointed to another island, Clockwork Island.
"I read in a fashion magazine that there is a very beautiful diamond clock here, which is made of the best gemstones and the most exquisite technology."
"Clockwork Island? I heard that there are a lot of good things here. It is a technological island famous for its craftsmen. There are many good products on it, but I don't know why. Recently, there are no products from Clockwork Island in the world. ”
"Okay, then let's go shopping on this island!" Luffy decided.
"The journey is a bit long, Nami. Can you control the distance and supplies?" Bellemere pressed her shoulder on Nami and asked.
"no problem!"
Nami calculated the shortest route and marked the islands that needed supplies.
With the direction, the warship immediately turned around and headed towards Clockwork Island.
Because of the manatees, there was no need to change course frequently. Moo knew how to do it, and Nami only had to point in one direction.
As the ships gradually left the archipelago where Cocoa West Village is located, Nami also returned to the work of making new charts.
Uta dug out the fashion magazines she had read before, found the chapter introducing Clockwork Island, and carefully recorded what she wanted to buy in the future.
A music box to record sounds, a diamond clock...
"Clockwork Island, the craftsmen there must be very good. I wonder if you can help me modify this ship. It would also be good to transform it into a machine ship..."
Luffy said after seeing the gear representing the island.
There is a physical beauty to gears.
"Bellemere, I want to eat duck breast with orange sauce for lunch!" Nami said while drawing and raising her hand.
"I want pancakes with cream!" Uta raised her hand.
"I understand, you brought me on board because you wanted someone to help cook, right?" Bellemere snorted.
"Hehe, because Nokigao is too young to make much food at all, and Luffy is a big eater."
"It's really weird. Luffy eats so much, but his belly doesn't bloat at all. If a girl eats more food, her belly will bloat..." Nami stared at Luffy's belly.
"It's probably because of regular exercise. The navy soldiers in this headquarters also exercise like crazy. I heard that they can start training with thousands of training..." Bellmeier said, touching his chin.
Soon it was night, and Bellemare clapped his hands:
"Okay, kids, it's time to decide who will keep watch. This is the hardest time on the ship. When sailing on the sea, keeping watch is crucial. No one knows what will happen at night..."
"If you want to keep vigil, just let Tyson do it. This guy only eats and sleeps. He is very energetic."
"Can that animal...be able to do it?" Bellemere asked with some doubt.
Hearing Bellemare questioning himself, Tyson hurriedly beat his chest hard and roared in demonstration.
It's not good at fighting, but it can still do chores, which is also its position on the ship.
"I'm still anxious. Okay, I understand. I'll leave the night watch task to you..." Bellemere patted the gorilla's thick arm and said.
"And because they are animals, they are also very sensitive to smells. Even if someone comes from the blind spot of the ship, Tyson will smell something wrong and wake me up." Luffy added.
"When you say that, it feels like it's easier than anyone else..."
…
At night, Nami was lying on the bed. The sound of waves filled her ears through the closed window. The ship rocked slightly. It was the first time she spent the night on the sea. She didn't seem calm.
Not just because the sound of the waves was noisy, but also because the moist air seemed to be telling her something.
The climate is changing constantly, storms are gathering in the sky, clouds are constantly pressing down, and heavy rain clouds are gathering.
When the skin touches the air, the brain will subconsciously think about the information conveyed by the wind.
Nami covered her arms and stood up from the bed irritably.
The brain is constantly thinking wildly, and almost automatically begins to deduce the changes that will happen next based on the weather knowledge it has learned.
After walking around the room for a moment, she went out impatiently, adapting to the vast darkness of night and moving on the boat.
On the deck, a dark "mountain" shook, and two lights lit up out of thin air.
The bright eyes stared at Nami for a moment, then turned to lie on the recliner, holding a banana and peeling it.
That's Luffy's animal friend, Tarzan.
Tarzan doesn't like to be seen in public. You can only see it when you are cooking or cleaning the boat.
"It's so annoying, I can't sleep at all."
Nami complained quietly to the gorilla.
"My mind has been thinking wildly and I can't stop..." Nami said.
"There's a storm coming soon and it will last for four hours, but it doesn't matter..."
The ship was fixed with iron chains, and the ship itself was a heavy warship. Even ordinary storms could not shake the warship.
As long as there was no problem with Moo Moo, the ship was like a solid house on the sea, firmly fixed on the back of the huge sea beast.
Taishan purred twice, but no one understood what it meant, and then Tyson danced again.
Nami looked in the direction its finger pointed.
It's Luffy's room.
Then Tyson closed his hands and placed them beside his head, making an easy-to-understand sleeping posture.
"Eh? Why did you ask me to go to Luffy's room?" Nami pinched the skirt of her pajamas, a little confused.
Tyson made a gesture of beating his chest and showed off the muscles on his arms.
"Strong, big, sleeping?"
Nami stumbled and translated the orangutan's body language.
Tyson seemed too lazy to talk anymore, so he lay down on the recliner and continued to keep vigil. As soon as it closed its eyes, Nami didn't even know whether it was really keeping vigil.
Want to go to Luffy's room?
Nami stood in front of the door hastily. She raised her hand several times and then dropped it awkwardly.
She subconsciously recalled the first time she slept with Luffy, being held tightly by him and feeling a sense of security that was hard to break away from, just like... just like now.
He is like a lonely balloon, which will be blown away by the storm, floating between the empty sky and the sea. The only connection with the earth is the fragile balloon string. If Luffy would hold the balloon string tightly in his hand, Never let go.
Nami felt strangely safe here, and she couldn't explain why.
It's like there's some kind of energy field surrounding Luffy's body, and he can't help but feel at ease, all he needs to do is be caught by him.
Nami subconsciously recalled her first meeting with a boy.
When he was about to fall, he was caught. When he looked up, his eyes were pierced by the rays of the noon sun. He could only squint and catch a glimpse of the boy in the peripheral vision.
Nami's heart was beating loudly as she quietly opened the door.
"excuse me……"
Nami said softly.
She closed the door quietly, then turned around and lay down carefully on the edge of the bed. In order to avoid disturbing the boy's sleep or being discovered by him, Nami just carefully lay on her side.
I'll get up early tomorrow and sneak back secretly——
Nami thought to herself.
She listened to her heartbeat, saw Luffy's outstretched arm, and then leaned her head on it.
That strange sense of security came to my mind again, as if my whole body was wrapped in an energy field, cutting off the air, and my brain no longer operated at high frequency.
"Good night..." Nami placed her hand on the boy's palm reassuringly and fell asleep.
What, don’t bother me because of this kind of thing, you idiot’s knowledge——
Luffy opened his eyes angrily.
As a person with a good sleep schedule, Luffy is used to going to bed after 11:30 pm, and at the latest at 12 o'clock.
But I woke up tonight.
I was woken up by an inexplicable and strange sound. In a daze, I heard a noisy sound, like an irritable mood, like a shock wave that kept spreading and getting closer to me.
Luffy, who had already experienced overclocking perception several times, simply settled the score on what he saw and heard.
This uncontrollable power seems to be always in a semi-activated state, and will turn on independently from time to time.
That kind of super-sensory state of touching and mastering everything is indeed very good, but it is very bad not to be able to actively master it.
Obviously I have mastered paper drawing, so it stands to reason that mastering knowledge is also a piece of cake.
But this power has no intention of being controlled by Luffy.
Just like this time, this power actively turned on and tried to tell him something, but was interrupted by Nami.
From Luffy's point of view, there was absolutely no need to bother him with such trivial matters.
If it's Nami, no matter what, there's no need to disturb her rest.
Idiots can only tell themselves no when enemies appear or their lives are in danger.
Luffy cursed in his mind and waited for a while. After confirming that Nami was asleep in his super-sensory state, he quietly covered her with the quilt.
Nami changed her position, curled up like a baby and fell into a deep sleep.
Lightning pierced the night sky, rain poured down on the face, and a storm was coming.
Nami was awakened by the thunder. She shrank subconsciously and found that there was an extra quilt on her body. The warm air in the quilt was in sharp contrast to the cold air outside.
Has it been discovered? The girl thought.
This was completely different from the situation when she just lay down. The corner of the quilt was pressed under her body, and she would not cover her body with the quilt even if her sleeping posture was bad.
So it can only be discovered.
She simply hugged the arms behind her neck to her chest and rested her chin on the boy's wrist.
"Good night..." she said again.
(6/11)
(End of chapter)
