Pirate Catcher in the Rye

"Boss Hawkins, look over there, what a big whale!"

Beck exclaimed and opened his mouth wide. Even the largest Neptune type he had ever seen couldn't compare with it.

It's as big as an island!

"What the hell is that huge skull? Is this whale the pet of a certain pirate group?"

Immediately, other people also looked over. Compared to the size of the whale, the pirate flag painted on its body was extremely eye-catching.

"It seems that your brother and his friends have already arrived, about ten days ago, in the direction of-"

"Northwest!!!"

At some point, a card suddenly appeared in Hawkins' hand. He glanced at it slightly, and then put the card back.

Judging by the time, the Straw Hats must have arrived in Alabasta now, and soon, their names will appear in the newspapers!

"Ten days ago?"

Reiju murmured to herself with an uneasy look on her face. It was the first time she felt that Sanji was so close to her.

"Then us?"

"It's a pity Reiju, among the seven routes in the first half of the Grand Line, our record needle points to the northwest."

Jamory shook his head. As the navigator of the Hawkins Pirates, it was his mission to deliver everyone safely to the next island. How could he change the course just because of Reiju!

And, now that Reiju's brother has gone to sea, he has his own adventure.

"Is it!"

Reiju sighed a little disappointedly, which meant that they were going to miss out this time.

"That guy should be as big as Iji."

Jamory rolled his eyes: "If everything goes well, we will arrive at the Shampoo Islands within two months, and that will be the moment you reunite."

Jamory didn't understand Reiju's worry about gain and loss. He had waited for 13 years, how could he still be here in a few days?

As for Hawkins, he naturally couldn't understand it either.

Iji and the others are also your younger brothers. If they don’t have feelings, they didn’t choose them. Why treat them so differently.

This can be seen from the fact that when they killed Gaji, Reiju only sent Sanji away.

Perhaps in Reiju's heart, only normal people like Sanji have the value of survival, while she and Iji are monsters that should not exist!

"Keep going. That whale has nothing to do with us. Let's go straight to the next island."

"oh---"

...

Rumble!

While everyone was talking, the War Snail had climbed over the Upside Down Mountain, landed on the sea again, and quickly reorganized.

Ok?

Hawkins took a deep look in the distance in the direction of the lighthouse. Just now, he had a feeling of being spied on.

In this Gemini, there is no one else except One Piece's ship's doctor, Kurokas. However, since the other party has no intention of talking, Hawkins will not force it.

Then he and everyone came to the hall and held a banquet. More than 3000 people in the entire War Room suddenly cheered.

Today is their first day on the Grand Line, which is very memorable!

……

lighthouse,

"I've been discovered. What a keen intuition. No, it should be the Sense and Color Haki who sensed my existence."

"There are many powerful auras on that giant ship, and the number of crew members is as high as thousands. A pirate group of this level..."

"Are you also a newcomer this year?"

Kurokas murmured softly.

In the past month, hundreds of pirate groups from all over the world have passed through Upside Down Mountain and arrived at the Grand Line.

It was extremely rare in previous years for so many pirate groups to go to sea in the same year, and it was probably only comparable to the year when the Great Pirate Era began.

Among them, there are more than fifteen pirate groups that have reached the supernova level in previous years.

Now this one is even more terrifying. Before even setting foot on the Grand Line, he has already mastered the domineering power that most pirates only started to encounter in the new world!

Although Shuangzixia is the starting point of the great route, it now seems that the gap has been widened at the starting point.

"Straw Hat Boy, don't lose, this year's opponent is extraordinary!"

Kurokas suddenly thought of Luffy, who looked very similar to Roger, ten days ago, when he gave them his record pointer.

I hope it’s not the same route!

……

the next day,

"Damn! Boss Hawkins, we encountered a tsunami."

Jamory shouted.

Today was only the second day after they arrived at the Grand Line, and they encountered such a huge tsunami that was rare in the North Sea in ten years.

I really don’t know whether I should say they are unlucky or unlucky!

Looking at the overwhelming waves sweeping ahead, the majestic crashing sound, like the roar of a god, made Jemerli's heart flutter, and his heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

Even a war house can't withstand this wave that exceeds hundreds of meters!

"Damn!"

"Jemory, you are a navigator, and you actually brought us to such a ghost place."

"Well...if the record pointer and navigation chart are correct, the first island should be less than 1000 meters ahead."

"Hey, hey, don't be joking. We're not going to abandon the ship right from the beginning. What about those clone soldiers?"

Everyone was not worried about their own safety. After all, Hawkins had the ability to hang on clouds with straw, and at the same time, Reiju and the others could also fly.

The key is ships and clones!

"1000 meters? Are you sure?"

"That's right, Boss Hawkins, right ahead."

"Hoo~ that's good!"

Hawkins exhaled heavily.

Under normal circumstances, the limit of his perception is a range of three kilometers, but due to the impact of tsunamis and storms, the distance of his Shisha Haki perception has been hindered.

This was the first time he encountered this situation!

Hawkins was seen squatting down and pressing his right hand on the ground of the war room.

"Shhhhh!"

The ground rolled, slowly changing from rocks to tufts of straw, and quickly spread towards the sea.

Soon, in front of everyone, a carpet-like road made entirely of straw appeared.

On both sides of the road, there are two walls hundreds of meters high. Countless scarecrows are arranged in an orderly manner along the way. They push the straw walls to both sides, temporarily blocking the sea water.

"Boom!"

At the same time, four huge legs appeared under the war house, carrying the war house and running along the road pushed by the scarecrow.

"As expected of Boss Hawkins."

"This kind of thing can be done, and the Devil Fruit can be so terrifying after awakening."

"Unfortunately, the waterproof effect of straw is not very good, so it won't last long!"

...

The war house kept running forward, and within a short time, it arrived around the island in front.

only…

Ruined! ! !

This is the truest thought in everyone’s heart at this moment.

Has anyone seen an island surrounded by a tornado that reached the sky?

It turns out that the tsunami they encountered was just the waves rolled up by this tornado, and their destination was a deserted land where only black shadows could be seen.