Pirates: The Steady and Responsible Person in the Straw Hats

Battleship Island Port.

"Abis, do you want to come with me?"

Luffy, who was sitting on the railing of the boat, looked at Abis below and extended the invitation with a smile.

"I have such a good relationship with everyone, so of course I want to go together."

As she spoke, Abis raised her head and looked at several green figures flying in the sky.

"But I still have to stay on this island. I want to ask Grandpa Bogudan to teach me more traditional customs, just like my ancestors did in the past, guarding the 'Millennium Dragon'."

"That's really a great ideal."

Yuri looked at Abis with relief and admired her firm belief in her words.

"Hee hee~"

Abis scratched her head shyly.

"Then you have to work hard." Yuri leaned on the side of the ship's railing, raised his fist as if to cheer up, and encouraged, "I believe you can do it."

Abis nodded her little head vigorously and smiled: "Yeah, Yuri, thank you."

As Zoro and Usopp lowered the sails together, the 'Merry' gradually sailed away from the shore.

"Goodbye then, Abis." Luffy, who was standing at the stern of the boat, gave her a thumbs up.

"Abis, don't forget me, the brave sea warrior Usopp."

"Abis, come on~"

"kindness!"

"Goodbye~"

"Bye-Bye!"

Seeing the 'Meili' getting further and further away, Abis's eyes flashed with reluctance, and she hurried to the coast, waving and saying goodbye.

"Goodbye~"

"Everyone, please take care~"

……

"Nami-san~ Love report, a large rain cloud was spotted ahead." Sanji stood on the observation deck and looked through the telescope at a large dark cloud on the sea in the distance that was approaching him and others.

After hearing this, Nami lowered her eyes and looked at the navigation chart in her hand, "We should be almost at the 'Grand Line'."

Nami frowned slightly, lost in thought: "But, is it really like what is painted on the sea map?"

Inside the wheelhouse.

'Snapped'

"Look at this."

The seated Straw Hats lowered their heads and looked at the navigation chart that Nami had spread out on the table.

"I've heard people say it, and that's how it's drawn on the nautical charts, so if that's true, then the entrance to the 'Grand Line' is on the mountain."

Looking at the position pointed by Nami's finger, there was a line of rocks in the center of the entire map.

“Isn’t this full of mountains?”

"Is this going to make the Merry climb a mountain?"

"You want us to hit the mountain."

"I'm not very sure, but the picture shows a canal going up the mountain. Maybe we need to climb up along the canal."

Nami was also very confused about this. After all, according to her knowledge, if you want to pass the 'Upside Down Mountain', you really have to go through it. As for how to 'go up the mountain', you can only know it when you get there.

...

Yuri looked at the chart. To be honest, he didn't know much about navigation, but he remembered that in the anime, he did need to climb up along a canal.

"I said, can any of you help steer the ship? The rudder can't move!"

Seeing Usopp unable to push the rudder in various positions, Yuri stepped forward to help, only to find that the rudder was still motionless.

Ok?

Yuri has never doubted his own strength. If the rudder cannot be pushed, it can only mean that there is resistance in the sea.

"Nami, ocean current!"

"what?"

Yuri's words made Nami wake up from a dream. She quickly looked at the navigation chart, and her serious face finally relaxed.

“That’s it, we need to follow the current to the canal of ‘Upside Down Mountain’, and then climb up along with the current!”

"Huh?" Zoro tilted his head, indicating that he did not understand this way of traveling.

"I'll explain to you later. Let's get out quickly. If I guess correctly, we are almost at the entrance of 'Upside Down Mountain'."

"Sanji, I leave the sail to you!"

"Yes~Nami-san!"

"Luffy, come and help furl the sail!"

"Eh…"

"Usopp, Zoro, control the rudder and don't let the ship hit the mountain."

"oh oh…"

"Everyone, I saw the Incredible Mountain!"

Yuri and Nami, who had already put on hooded raincoats, hurried to the bow of the ship after hearing Luffy's words and looked at a large red mountain surrounded by thick fog in the distance.

Looking up at the red earth continent reaching into the sky, which is obscured by a cloud of mist, I don't need to think about it to know how astonishing the height of this mountain is.

"Nami, I see a crack."

Yuri, holding a telescope, discovered a huge black crack in the center of the 'Upside Down Mountain' in the distance.

Nami took the telescope handed to her and looked through the lenses. A huge crack suddenly appeared in the middle of the mountain in the Red Earth Continent.

The canal of the Red Earth Continent is in that gap, but the distance is too far, and the sea surface is shrouded in a layer of mist. Even with a telescope, it is still unclear.

But at least we found our bearings.

"Zoron! Usopp, turn right!"

"it is good!"

Zoro and Usopp heard the order and hurriedly pushed the rudder to turn.

The 'Meili', which was advancing through the violent storm, slowly approached the entrance of 'Upside Down Mountain'. As the distance increased, the scene in the crack appeared before our eyes.

"I see, that's the entrance to the 'Grand Line'." Nami pointed in surprise at the crack in front, where the sea water flows straight up. There are more than a dozen huge door frames at the entrance, standing on the turbulent sea current.

"It's unbelievable. The sea water is really flowing upward." Sauron held up the telescope. He was shocked by this spectacle.

"We must pass through that gate smoothly, otherwise we will be in trouble." Nami looked at the somewhat deviated course and quickly gave instructions.

"No, the impact of the current is too strong, and the ship has veered off the track." Yuri found that the ship was hitting the left side. If this continued, the ship would definitely hit the door frame, and he quickly shouted: "Luffy!"

"Roger that! Rubber balloons!"

Just when the 'Merry' was about to hit the door frame, Luffy quickly jumped out of the ship, his body expanded into a ball, and hit the door frame. At this time, the 'Merry' also hit it, and came with him. An intimate post.

"Well!!"

Luffy held his breath, his face turned purple, and he pushed the "Merry" hard to push it back to its original track.

"Luffy, give me your hand!"

Yuri hurriedly ran to the stern deck, held on to the railing, stretched out his hand, grabbed Luffy's extended palm, and pulled back.

'boom'

After throwing Luffy onto the boat, Yuri raised his head and looked at the faint light emerging from the sky above the canal.

at last.

The ‘Merry’ successfully climbed up the canal!

The Straw Hat crew hurriedly ran to the bow of the ship, ignoring the stinging faces from the sea wind and heavy rain. They nervously and expectantly looked at the top of the canal, the light that was getting closer and closer to the 'Merry'.

"The top is the turning point of the 'Grand Route'. Once we get there, we will truly reach the 'Grand Route'."

As the "Merry" sailed through the rapids, climbing higher and higher along the current.

As the ship passed through the dark clouds, the rain stopped. Nami took off her raincoat, waved it and laughed excitedly: "Now, we just need to rush to the top of the mountain in one go!"

When the "Meili" passed through the white clouds, Yuri looked at the top of the mountain that had not yet reached the end, "This is too high, it has reached the sky."

The height of this red earth continent really refreshed Yuri's outlook.

"Look, we're almost at the top of the mountain."

'boom! '

Driven by the impact of the current, the 'Meili' broke through the waves, stayed in the air for a while, and then landed again in the canal where it began to flow down the river.

The ocean current at this time was flowing downward normally, which also meant that they successfully passed through the "Upside Down Mountain" and officially headed to the "Grand Line".

"This is the greatest ocean, the Great Line, isn't it?" Luffy, sitting cross-legged on the sheep's head, looked at the sea in the distance that was obscured by white clouds, with an excited look on his face.

When the "Meili" broke through the clouds and rushed downward, a long and loud blast sounded along with the roar of the wind.

Ok?

"Did you hear anything just now?" Zoro looked around strangely, but the wind noise around him was too loud, and he doubted whether he was hearing hallucinations.

"It's definitely not a hallucination!"

Yuri's eyes widened and he shouted excitedly: "Quick, turn the helm!"

"Huh? If we turn the helm, we will hit the rocks." Usopp didn't understand why Yuri did this.

"hurry up!"

Yuri ran directly back to the wheelhouse, holding the tiller with both hands and pulling hard to the left.

However, the impact of the current was too strong, and no matter how hard Yuri tried, the rudder remained motionless.

'click'

'collapse! ’

The rudder stock couldn't withstand the tossing and broke directly from the root. Usopp, who had just come in, was heartbroken to see this.

My ‘Meili’!

Yuri had no choice. With his hands and feet numb, he could only run out of the cabin and look solemnly at the increasingly clear sea below.

I hope the plot remains unchanged, just break the bow of the ship, but don’t let the ship explode.

At this time, the long cry sounded again, and everyone in the Straw Hats heard it.

Below the canal current, a huge mountain shadow blocking out the sky and sun stood in the middle of the canal exit.

"Is it a mountain?"

"It's impossible. After passing through this sea current, we'll reach Twin Capes ahead."

"Whatever, go ahead!" Luffy was still shouting excitedly, not knowing how big a blow he would receive next.

"No, no, no, it's not a mountain." Usopp trembled and turned his goggles. He had already seen the true face of the mountain shadow.

As the "Meili" that rushed downwards got closer and closer to the sea, the clouds and fog gradually dissipated, and the huge shadow revealed its true appearance.

"It's a whale!!!"

"AHHHHH!!!" x6

I saw an incredibly huge whale, blocking the exit of the canal with its head raised to the sky and roaring.

Everyone on the "Meili" was so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they all let out shrill screams.

Even the very nervous Luffy looked pale, let alone the others.

Because if it rushes down at this speed, it is inevitable that the ship will be destroyed and people will die.

"Turn the helm quickly!!!"

“But the rudder stock is broken!!!”

"Left, you can pass on the left." Zoro pointed to the empty space on the left that was not blocked by the whale.

Yes, we can't give up hope.

Yuri hurriedly ran with Zoro and others to pull the remaining half of the rudder stock.

Their faces were hideous and their veins were exposed. Even the skinny Usopp exploded in this life-and-death crisis. The arms directly bulged out small muscle lines.

Looking at the impending crisis, Nami's legs weakened and she knelt down on the deck with tears streaming down her face.

"AHHHHH!!!" x5

"I can't turn!" x4

Sudden.

'boom'

A burst of scorching flames erupted from the bow of the Meili, and a black cannonball hit the whale with a whistling sound. The ship's hull was also pushed back by the impact of the cannon, and its speed gradually slowed down.

"Cannon!" x5

Except for Luffy who ran into the cannon room, wiping his nose and smiling proudly. Everyone else was in tears.

'Boom! '

The 'Meili' finally hit a whale. Although its speed had slowed down, it still couldn't escape the disaster, and it didn't escape the disaster it deserved.

The sheep's head broke instantly after hitting the whale, flew straight into the air, tumbled, and then fell next to the ship's mast.

Luffy, who was still looking happy, turned his head and saw his 'throne' head, lying 'peacefully' outside the door.

"Eh!!!"

"My special seat!!"

At this time, the whales outside suddenly became quiet, either because they were tired of shouting or because they were attracted by the sound of shelling.

Except for Luffy, Yuri and the other five hurriedly held their breaths with pale faces, sweating coldly as they waited for the fate of themselves and others.

however.

What greeted us was the silence of the whale.

Didn't you notice? Is it because it is too slow or because its body is too huge, so this bombardment did not have the slightest impact on it?

"Run! Now!"

Since the rudder stock had broken, except for Nami who had fallen limply to the ground, Yuri, Usopp, Zoro, and Sanji instantly took out the rowing oars they had been preparing from the cabin and rowed happily. The boat must take the opportunity to escape.

ooh~

Another long beep.

The long and piercing sound made the four Yuri rowers cover their ears with painful expressions.

The 'Meili' just happened to slide past the side of the whale's face, and a huge eye was staring blankly at the sky.

"Luffy?"

Nami, who was lying on the deck, looked uneasily at the captain who was walking to the deck angrily. She didn't know what he wanted to do, but she always had an ominous premonition in her heart.

"Stop him!"

Yuri guessed what he wanted to do, and he shouted loudly in fear.

But it was too late.

"What on earth did you do to my special seat!"

A punch full of anger was extended directly into the whale's eyes.

'Boom! '

"Uh-huh!!!" x5

Yuri and the five people were stunned and burst into tears. Just now, they were feeling lucky to survive the disaster, but now they were left with despair.

The air quieted down.

The whale that was attacked slid its huge eyes downwards, staring closely at the little "Merry" on the sea.

Luffy seemed to be provoked, raised his fist and said angrily: "What, you bastard, come over here!"

"Shut up!"

Yuri, whose heart could no longer bear the stimulation, jumped over and started punching and kicking Luffy.

'Crackling'

The whale seemed to feel Luffy's provocation, opened its huge abyss mouth, roared and sucked hard at the sea surface.

Seeing this scene, Yuri and the five stopped their group fight, and no one paid attention to Luffy, who was lying on the ground with a bruised face and twitching body.

They all looked at the shadowy sky shrouded in despair.

"Is my dream ending here before it even begins?" x5

Although Yuri knew that this whale had a hidden secret in its belly, what if an accident happened?

After all, this butterfly is still here.

Huge waves arose on the sea surface, hitting the 'Meili', causing it to be sucked staggeringly into the mouth of the abyss along with the turbulent currents.

As the whale closed its mouth, the various sounds of howling and screaming disappeared immediately, leaving only the huge whale floating quietly on the sea.