The Explorer of the Universe
27

One week has passed since the Going Merry sailed off the island where Cocoyashi village, Nami's hometown, is located.

Day by day it was peaceful and quiet. The members of the straw hat pirates continuously carried out daily activities.

Like Luffy acting silly and making people angry.

Nami is relaxed but also does her job as a navigator so that they can avoid or prepare when caught in a storm.

Usopp did the ship maintenance and also did some experiments for his new weapon.

Zoro who continues to sleep, even during the storm he still can sleep. When he wakes up he will drink alcoholic beverages or train his body to get stronger.

Although Tanaka had warned against strenuous training because his wounds could open again, Zoro ignored him.

Sanji also practiced the habit of seducing Nami, arranging food supplies, cooking for others, becoming Nami's slave and keeping Nami's orange tree from her home.

While Tanaka also does the activity of training his body as well because he felt that just using force power was not enough to protect him.

He must have martial skills so he asks Zoro or Sanji to train with him.

"You're raising the price again?!" Nami said to a newspaper delivery bird. "Isn't that too expensive to set that price?! If you raise the price again I won't buy it from you!"

The bird just stayed still and then flew away.

"What's the problem of buying a little expensive newspaper?" Ask Usopp who is conducting experiments for his new weapon.

"But we buy it every day!" Nami.

"Now you don't have to save money to buy your village from Arlong, do you? Or are you obsessed with money?" Ask Usopp.

"You're stupid, aren't you? Now it's all over so I'll raise money for myself. I don't want to be a poor, un-fashionable pirate!" Nami.

Tanaka who was training her body by doing push ups sighed at Nami's words.

"Basas a materialistic woman." Think Tanaka.

"Yes, yes, I know, now don't disturb my concentration! I'm currently creating my new weapon." Usopp was holding a bottle in his left hand and a round, marbles-like object in his right.

"If this gets into the eye, no one can go on"

"Come on, just one orange! You're so stingy, Sanji!" Said Luffy who hit Usopp who was putting liquid into the round object.

Automatically the hand holding the bottle was moved and spilled the liquid inside on Usopp's face.

"Waaaa~ my eyes!" Shouted Usopp whose face let out smoke and ran around with pain in his eyes.

"Can't!" Say Sanji firmly. "This orange tree belongs to Nami, I will guard it, even with life."

"Isn't this security of my love so perfect, Nami?" Sanji asked with lope-lope eyes.

"Yes, thank you, Sanji." Said Nami while reading the newspaper by relaxing on the slanted chair.

"Well, it's okay, I'm happy now anyway!" Luffy quickly gave up.

Meanwhile Zoro who was relaxing, saw Nami who was very good at utilizing people for her interests.

"The world is in chaos now, yes. There were many wars, coups on the kingdom..." Nami said while reading the newspaper and a piece of paper fell out of the newspaper.

"Fleets?" Said Luffy who looked at the paper, as well as the others, except for Tanaka because he already knew what the contents of the leaflet were so that he continued his body training.

"Whataaaaaa!?" Shouted Luffy and the others, except for Tanaka.

The paper they saw was Luffy's fugitive paper with its head costing 30 million berries.

They were all surprised. Luffy then laughed.

"Now we're fugitive criminals!" Luffy said proudly.

"Life or death, 30 million berries?!" Said Usopp who could already see even though his eyes were still red and shed tears.

"Written out, 30 million berries!" Luffy said and laughed.

"Look, I must be famous in the world, I'm famous!" Usopp said as he realized something on the fugitive leaflet.

"What?! They lengthened my photo of Long Nose and non-lengthy photo?! Where is?! I don't see your face anywhere!" Ask Sanji while looking around.

"It!" Said Usopp while pointing at his picture in the bottom corner.

"Just a picture of your back head, nothing to be proud of." Sanji said in annoyance.

"Don't be so moody! You'll get his picture without being captain if you can be useful!" Usopp said proudly and arrogantly.

"What right?!" Saying the happy Sanji.

"Fight on!" Usopp laughed proudly.

Tanaka sighed, looking at Sanji who was already a victim of the scam from Usopp.

"All of you, let's go to the Grand Line!" Shouted Luffy.

Sanji and Usopp cheered excitedly.

"You guys, you still don't understand how bad the situation is right now! Our lives are at stake here! There's no time to let your guard down and relax in this East Blue." Obviously Nami.

"Come, come on, let's go to the Grand Line!!!" Luffy, Usopp and Sanji are dancing and singing.

"You can listen to me, can't you!?" Said the angry Nami.

Meanwhile Zoro who was relaxing while lying down just smiled a grin. He thought with the fugitive price of 30 million berries it would make the opponents they would face would be much stronger.

Not long after, the Going ship crossed paths with a Marine ship.

"Has any pirates attacked that ship? The ship looks broken." Ask Luffy who saw the state of the ship.

"It's bad, there's a Marine carrying a wrecked ship sailing the seas." Usopp.

Tanaka who was also watching was just silent. By the time the ship passed, he felt the familiar face of the Marine ship.

The Marine ship that the Going Merry had passed immediately turned around and chased after the straw hat pirate ship very quickly.

"This is not a broken ship! Are your eyes blind?! Have you guys forgotten how terrifying the Fullbody Iron Fist is?!" Shouted Fullbody who was listening to the chatter of Luffy and Usopp.

"Oh, you were Uncle Marine back then! Was Uncle's ship attacked by sea monsters or pirates? Does Uncle want us to help?" Ask Luffy.

"Don't joke! My meeting with you to end your luck! Monkey D's. Luffy! You're under arrest!" Fullbody said while showing Luffy's wanted poster.

"Ah, my picture is good, right?" Asked Luffy innocently.

"And the one behind that is my head!" Usopp said proudly.

Tanaka laughed at the comedy.

"Written, dead or alive. Aim for their ship!" An annoyed Fullbody said.

"That's disturbing. What's up?" Ask Nami.

"They're aiming at us! It's bad!" Usopp panicked.

"Just leave it to me like that! I'll bounce it off!" Luffy said excitedly.

"Luffy, let me take care of it." Zoro.

"Really, right! You back out here!" Say Usopp while pulling Luffy.

"Why?" Ask Luffy.

"If you get into trouble, it'll be over for us!" Usopp.

The Marine soldiers fired cannons at the Going Merry ship, but Zoro easily cut the cannonball in half so as not to hit the straw hat pirate ship.

"Great!" Luffy.

"That's impossible!" Fullbody.

"Don't disturb the person who is enjoying his sleep." Zoro.

"We've got plenty of ammunition, shoot fast!" Fullbody said but his cannon can't fire bullets.

"That's bad, right?" Luffy.

"Isn't that bad?" Usopp.

The cannon exploded on its own.

"Look, there's a crack in that cannon." Luffy.

"Yes, that's really bad." Usopp.

"Bad bastard! Don't play with the power of the Former Marine Lieutenant! Then I will face you with my fists! Everyone, follow me!" Fullbody said and jumped aboard the Going Merry with his men.

"Your head will be mine!"

Fullbody punched Luffy in the face but the rubber man extended his head back and then returned to his original state until his head hit Fullbody's head.

Sanji kicks Fullbody's men back into the Marine's ship.

"You guys really have the guts to make trouble while I cook. Are you underestimating me?" Sanji asked with an intimidating look.

Fullbody is shocked by Sanji's presence. "What are you doing here?!" Ask the frightened Fullbody.

Fullbody's men immediately jumped from their own ship into the sea to swim away. While Fullbody also immediately did the same, jumped on his ship and then jumped into the sea to go with his men.

"What's? It's over, huh?" Ask Luffy.

"He's just a big mouth!" Said Usopp who was starting to get arrogant again.

"He's still stupid as always." Sanji.

"Come on, calm down a bit! You see, I can't relax and read the papers!" Nami.

"Daughter, Nami, I've finished preparing you a meal!" Say Sanji with lope-lope eyes.

"Oh, I'm hungry! Bring me the food! Eat up! Eat up!" Said the happy Luffy.

After we finished our meal, we all gathered on top of the multi-purpose cabin.

"We ended up being near the Grand Line. Looks like the only way is just to pass through this Reverse Mountain." Nami said while pointing at the location of Reverse Mountain on the map.

"Enterrifying. Can't we just go straight?" Ask Zoro.

"just free. The old man told me, no one dares to go through the area." Sanji.

"Why?!" Ask Usopp.

"Because it's dangerous." Sanji.

"What's wrong!" Usopp.

"I don't know that!" Sanji said annoyedly.

"The reason is..." Nami.

"Sea monsters, the place that separates the grand Line ocean from the four seas is where the sea monsters are located." Think Tanaka.

"The safest path does use a reverse mountain track, but if we had sea rocks like Marine ships, it would be easier to enter the area." Think Tanaka.

"Yes! I see, let's just sail straight!" Pinta Luffy innocently.

"Are you listening to me?" Nami asked annoyed.

"But it looks interesting! Plus, I feel better just go straight!" Luffy said casually.

"Talking to you can drive me crazy." Nami said in frustration.

Tanaka also nodded her head, agreeing with Nami.

"Oh yeah, before that let's dock on the island and look for meat! The meat! The meat!" Luffy.

Nami then pointed to an island on the map and the island was indeed close to the reverse mountain.

"There's a famous town on the island, it's called Loguetown." Nami.

"Loguetown? Is the place famous for its meat?" Asked Luffy who only thought about meat.

"It was also known as the city of beginnings. I think I've heard it." Answer Zoro.

"It was the city where the Gold Roger Pirate King was born and executed." Nami.

"The town where the Pirate King died." Luffy said excitedly.

"Want to go there?" Ask Nami.

"Yes, I want to see it! I want to see the hometown of the man who has obtained One Piece. Where he was born and died!" Luffy said with passion.

Tanaka thinks of returning to his world while anchored in the city. He was worried about the time that was running in his world.

"I also have to get money to pay for costs." Thought Tanaka who remembered his boarding money.

He has been a few days not prominent because of the adventurous activities in the world of one piece so there is no additional money he has at this time.

"Can I sell gold coins there?" Think Tanaka.

"What are you thinking? Your forehead's wrinkled like that." Nami asked while pointing at my forehead.

I held my own forehead and returned flat-faced as usual.

"Hmmm, Nami do you have any treasure of Karun made of gold or silver?" Ask Tanaka.

Nami shook her head, "I've left behind all the treasures in Cocoyashi village, why? Do you need money? I can borrow it, but the interest will triple"

Hearing that makes Tanaka have to rethink to transact something related to money or valuables with Nami