The Explorer of the Universe
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After passing the ever-changing weather changes in the Grand Line and can not be predicted easily by Nami because it was the first time he saw such a rapid weather change.

Tanaka and others eventually fell sprawled due to exhaustion except for Zoro who did not help at all and just slept from the beginning of the departure from the Cape of the Twin Towers.

"Ah, very good." Said Zoro who had just woken up from his sleep. "Hey, no matter how good the weather, you shouldn't be lazy. We have to sail well!"

"You!" Thought everything except Zoro.

"Based on the head of the fucking moss!" Think Tanaka.

"Why are you on this ship?" Said Zoro who just realized there was Vivi and Mr. 9.

"Be quiet, I don't have the strength to stand!" Reply Mr. 9.

"Right now we're going to their city. It's called Whisky Peak." Said Luffy who told the destination of the ship Going Merry to Zoro.

"Don't we drive them? We don't even owe them anything." Zoro.

"Yes, nothing, anyway." Luffy.

"Well, I don't have a problem." Zoro then spoke to Vivi and Mr. 9. "Oh, judging from that face of yours, you must be planning something bad. What's your name, huh?"

Zoro was seen trying to intimidate them, Tanaka just sat quietly not caring because he felt so exhausted.

"My name is Mr. 9." said Mr. 9.

"My name is Miss Wednesday." Vivi.

"Yes, I'm thinking, I don't know where I've heard those names, have you? I've heard those names before, or maybe not." Said Zoro who made the faces of Vivi and Mr. 9 look surprised because it almost caught who they are. "Well, that's obvious..."

Zoro had already been struck first by Nami before finishing his speech.

"How dare you sleep more than that! You still sleep even though we've woken you up so many times." Nami said with an aura that was so scary.

Tanaka nodded his head and wanted to hit the moss head but from feeling tired he let Nami beat him as his representative.

Zoro who was hit by Nami made three lumps on his head.

"Everything! Don't let your guard down! We don't know what's gonna happen next! I just realized that the ocean here is dangerous." Nami's Sweat.

"I know why the ocean is called the Grand Line. Undoubtedly, my navigational abilities are useless here." Said Nami who was feeling a little disappointed.

"Honestly, are we gonna be okay?" Ask Usopp.

"We'll be fine, surely we can do something! That's obvious..." Nami pointed to an island. "Look, our first journey is over."

Tanaka and the others soon see an island overgrown by several giant cactus trees.

"Owwww~ giant cactus island! It's great!" Said Luffy sitting on a sheep head looking at the island where the town of Whiskey Peak was located.

Vivi and Mr 9 stared at each other for a moment and then they jumped on top of the edge fence of the ship simultaneously.

They say goodbye to a crew of straw hat pirates and then plunge into the sea swimming to the island of Whiskey Peak.

But before Vivi plunges into the sea, Tanaka holds her back with force so she doesn't move. While Mr 9 has plunged into the sea first

"What'sthis? Why can't I move?" Vivi asked in a panic.

Tanaka approached Vivi and whispered to her, a place near Vivi's right ear so it was seen that Tanaka was kissing Vivi's right cheek.

"Tanaka, what are you doing!? Stay away from Miss Wednesday!" Shouted the angry Sanji.

Tanaka ignored her and said to Vivi.

"Be careful, Vivi Nafertari's daughter, the disguise you've done with the captain of the Alabasta Royal family guard, Igaram, is already known to the Baroque Works leadership." Tanaka's whisper which then saw Vivi's face was shocked mixed in confusion.

Tanaka just smiled and then pushed her so that Vivi fell into the sea.

As she appeared on the surface, she looked up, looking at Tanaka who was waving her hand before Vivi finally swam following Mr 9 towards the giant cactus island.

"Master! Why did the Master tell him that?" Ask Honjo.

"I just wanted to see her face that was shocked and confused because it was so funny to see her like that." Tanaka answered in his mind.

" ... Master, does Master like it?" Ask Honjo.

"Hmmm~ doesn't know either, but she's a one-piece female character that I liked as a teenager and being able to see her in person like this makes me want to tease her." Tanaka was clearly in his mind with a smile.

Honjo just fell silent and Sengo suddenly made a sound. "Even if you like it but you have to be aware of your appearance, your age and also your social status, the place is higher than you!"

"Grove! I also know, I also can't possibly target a woman who's 13 years from me." Tanaka firmly in his mind. "In addition, gini-gini I am also not very ugly, if I trim my brewok this, I may be a little handsome and masculine."

"Gd ... Don't joke, you're ugly, I'm sure of it." Sengo.

While Tanaka was talking with his two swords, Sanji came over to Tanaka.

"Tanaka! What did you do to Miss Wednesday?" Sanji asked who was holding Tanaka's left shoulder while smoking and looked at the middle-aged man with an annoyed look.

"Yes, what did you whisper to him?" Nami asked who was also curious.

"There's nothing special, I'm just telling you that we're going to see her again in no time." Reply Tanaka who then told me that the ship was getting closer to the giant cactus island.

"Look there's a canal!" Tanaka pointed towards the canal.

"Are we really going to dock on this island?" Asked Usopp who was frightened by the sight of a thick enough fog enveloping the island. "There may be ghosts or terrible monsters living on the island."

"It's possible that we're on the Grand Line right now that anything can happen." Sanji.

"really! Then we can go back and head to the other island." Luffy said so easily.

Nami immediately informed him that this could not be done because Log Pose had to record the magnetic field on the island before continuing the journey again.

"The recording time can vary, can be in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months or worse, we will not be able to go anywhere during the process of recording the Log Pose runs." Obviously Nami.

"So you're saying, we should stay on this island even if some creepy monster attacks us?" Ask Usopp.

"That's how." Answer Nami briefly.

"That's if the Log Pose belongs to Crocus, but what we're using is Mr. 9's Pose Log and Vivi's, of course, the magnetic field on this island is all recorded and can go to the next island quickly." Think Tanaka.

Even so, Tanaka just kept quiet not telling it to Nami who might not be aware of it.

"Then we're docked here." Luffy commands with a grinning smile. "We have to dock on this island, don't say no!"

Nami, Sanji, Zoro and Tanaka agreed with this while Usopp was still frightened.

"Hey listen to me dong, I have a bad feeling about this." Usopp.

"Don't be such a coward, don't you want to be the greatest sea knight in the world, a sea knight never runs away from anything he faces." Tanaka.

Usopp closed his eyes to suppress his fear after hearing Tanaka say.

"I'll be the greatest sea knight in the world, I'm not afraid of anything, you can all take cover behind me!" Usopp's exuberant shout even though he looked still frightened.

Tanaka just laughed softly and then gave everyone a warning as the ship had entered the canal.

"Everyone should be on the lookout, don't let your guard down, we don't know anything on this island!" Tanaka said although he actually already knew what would happen next but did not tell them.

The people living on the giant cactus island, have realized the existence of the Going Merry ship.

They then tell the others so they begin to welcome the arrival of the straw hat pirates in their town, Whiskey Peak.

The city was created and populated by members of the Baroque Works organization to deceive and plunder the newly arrived pirates into the Grand Line.

"Welcome to the Grand Line!"

"Welcome to our city!"

"The city is full of welcome, Whisky Peak!"

"The monster welcomes us!" Usopp Shouts.

"Not monsters, they're human!" Denying Tanaka.

"What's this?" Sanji.

"Pirate Master, welcome!"

"Life the ocean hero!"

"Oh, there are many beautiful girls!" Say Sanji with lope-lope eyes.

"Maybe the pirate is indeed the hero of the sea." Usopp.

Tanaka just shook his head and sighed at how trusting and lost the straw hat pirate crew would be.

After the Going Merry docked the ship, Luffy and the others got off the ship and they were immediately greeted by a man with curled hair.

"Good dat..." Said the leader in the city who then cleared his throat. "Ma ma ma~ welcome. My name is Igarappoi, I'm the Mayor of Whisky Peak."

"Why does he use the same name as his real name?" Think Tanaka.

The person who introduced himself as Igarappoi was actually the captain of the royal family's bodyguard Alabasta.

She goes undercover at the Baroque organization because she wants to protect Vivi.

"Oh, I'm Luffy, greetings. "Luffy's Speak. Uncle, you're curling your hair too much."

"This is a city where drinks and music thrive, Whisky Peak. Hospitality is our main weapon and our pride is a drink as beautiful as the ocean." Igaram.

"While listening to your adventure story we'll have a welcome party for you!" Igaram back to thumping. "Ma ma ma~ are you ready?" Ask Igaram.

"By pleasure!" Said Luffy, Usopp and Sanji who were not suspicious at all, they danced while embracing each other.

Tanaka could only sigh at that.

"Hey, by the way. How long does it take until the Log is filled in?" Ask Nami.

"the log? Forget about that problem for a moment. Rest after a long journey." Igaram. "All right, everybody! Prepare party! And entertain these adventurers with a song!"

Thus, the feast was held just as Igaram had said. Lots of food and drinks are served, there is also music to enliven the party.

Usopp tells his lies, Nami and Zoro who participated in a race to drink sake, Luffy who is cool with food and Sanji who is surrounded by women.

"Master, drink this. I gave the best sake of the best to a handsome master like you." Say to a woman I don't know while offering me a glass of drink.

I just stared at that person with a flat facial expression.

"He can't drink." Nami said as she looked at the woman with a look of dislike.

Then the woman left, not pushy anymore because she didn't want to mess with their plans, maybe.

Tanaka looked at Nami. "You look so drunk? How many glasses have you been drinking?" Ask Tanaka.

"Just a few glasses, I have enough alcohol tolerance to compete with a heavy drinker like Zoro." Nami.

Tanaka sees Zoro who has fallen asleep due to drunkenness.

"No words of thanks?" Nami said while wanting to drink the alcohol that was still left in her glass.

Tanaka immediately stopped him. "You've been drinking a lot, stop for your health." Tanaka Pinta.

But Nami refuses and continues to drink the alcohol until it runs out which then falls asleep on Tanaka's shoulder.

"Bas stubborn, didn't I tell you you were very drunk, but still drank it." Tanaka. "After all, what's the good thing about that bitter, throat-burning drink?"

Tanaka saw Nami who fell asleep with reddish cheeks due to the effects of alcohol that made her body feel hot.

She smiled and stroked her hair for a while. After that continue eating it, finish some meat.

While he was eating, he saw Sanji, Luffy, and Usopp were already asleep. Zoro was also asleep but it was just a pretense.

"Did Master like it too?" Ask Honjo.

"Curtain! Are you going to be like that stupid playboy? I wouldn't touch you with those dirty hands if you were like him!" Sengo.

Tanaka sighed at the accusations from Honjo and Sengo.

"I just think of Nami as my sister who I need to take care of and protect, didn't I say that I wouldn't see a woman 10 years from me for a romantic relationship." Tanaka was clearly in his mind.

After finishing the meal, Tanaka decided to close my eyes and pretend to be asleep because the members of the Baroque Works would not be able to carry out his plan.

"Finally, the last person fell asleep as well. Dreams are beautiful, adventurers." Igaram.

Not long after, Honjo tells about the movements of Zoro who woke up from his sleep and went out quite casually.

Tanaka immediately opened his eyes and saw Nami still sleeping soundly on his shoulder.

He decides to move Nami to the sofa by removing Usopp from the sofa before putting Nami there.

After putting Nami on the sofa, Tanaka looked at the comrades who were completely asleep.

"They are completely unsuspecting." Tanaka.

"The Master friends are really very innocent and very relaxed, except for the swordsman." Honjo.

"They're not innocent, they're just idiots." Sengo.

Tanaka just nodded his head, but disagreed with Sengo's words.

"They're not stupid, just plain, this is the first time they've been on the Grand Line so haven't realized how hard life is on the Grand Line." Tanaka. "But, Sengo, you've been talking a lot lately?"

Sengo only snorted in response.

Tanaka immediately came out of the room and walked quietly so that he was not caught by the members of the Baroque Works.

After taking a walk, Tanaka finds Igaram, Mr. 9, Miss Monday and Vivi are talking to each other.

Tanaka immediately hid on top of a building not too far away but also not too close.

The four of them were talking about Luffy and Igaram showing a wanted poster of Luffy that cost 30 million berries.

Mr 9, Vivi and Miss Monday were surprised to see the price tag on the wanted poster.

"We must quickly settle them first, drain all the treasures they have, tie them up, and leave them to the government in living conditions because with that the rewards will be more." Igaram. "The government prefers to execute pirates in public and after that we just report to the boss."

While Igaram was explaining his plan Zoro appeared and interrupted the conversation of the four people.

"Mr 8, Miss Monday, two of those pirates disappeared." Shouted a member of the Baroque Works while inspecting the building where Luffy and the others were fast asleep.

Zoro was a little confused when he heard that two people were missing, but he ignored them. He spoke to them again, including the name of their organization, Baroque Works.

Of course Igaram and the other Baroque Works members were surprised that Zoro knew about it.

"Of course I know, when I was a pirate hunter, one of you came to me to invite me to join and of course I refused." Zoro.

Zoro then talked about the existing work system in Baroque Works that each member only calls each other by code name, do not know the real name.

Likewise, their leaders are not known by their names and residences by the members of the Baroque Works except the members who have the highest rank in the organization.

"The members of the Baroque Works just carry out the orders of their leader without any rejection and ask." Zoro. "Ups! Is this a secret?"

Igaram immediately gave the order to all of them to kill Zoro because many knew of the Baroque Works organization.

But Zoro disappeared for a moment and then appeared in their midst with a grin.

"Can we start?" Ask Zoro.

"Damn it, don't underestimate us!"

The members of Baroque Works pointed their guns at Zoro and then fired them. But the bullets from the gun hit each other members of Baroque Works while Zoro disappeared again.

"Damn, he's a swordsman." Igaram.

"I want to ask, is one coffin enough?" Zoro asked who appeared suddenly behind Igaram while putting his sword blade on Igaram's neck.

"He's here, kill him!"

The members of the Baroque Works immediately ran up to Zoro and Igaram and then thrust their respective firearms into the place of the two of them.

"Wait on! Don't shoot in here!" Said Igaram who panicked and then pulled out the saxophone that he had somehow stored in his body and then blew the saxophone that had been modified into a firearm.

Tanaka looked at Zoro's fight with the Baroque Works member from one of the roofs of the building with a joyful expression.

"If there were popcorn or nuts and fizzy drinks, it would be more convenient to see this fight."

Tanaka immediately moved when he saw Zoro running and then hiding in a building there.

He immediately approached Zoro's hiding place from the Baroque Works members who were chasing him.

The appearance of Tanaka made Zoro surprised. "What are you doing here?" Ask Zoro.

"Finding out what's going on in this place and coincidentally I see you, do you need any help?" Ask Tanaka.

"No, I can take care of them myself, you better wake up the others." Zoro Pinta.

"All right, I'm per-"

"Meet!" Shouted a Baroque Works member who pointed his gun at Zoro. "Death to you!"

Zoro managed to dodge the bullets fired at him, then finish them all off.

"Go quickly!" Pinta Zoro then ran away leaving Tanaka alone.

The middle-aged man simply smiled and then decided to climb onto the roof of the building which would not get him involved in the fight.

He watched Zoro fight while wagging his legs like a child. "It's a good place, I can see Zoro being ganged up on by the members of the Baroque Works."

Tanaka really wanted popcorn or nuts and fizzy drinks while he watched the fight.

"Did I go back to pick up some food to be more fun watching it?" Think Tanaka.

"Why didn't Master help that master friend?" Ask Honjo.

"No need, he's strong, those people won't be able to defeat Zoro." Tanaka.

"Argghh, I want to fight and cut them, hey give me to him if you don't want to fight." Pinta Sengo's.

Tanaka felt confused by Sengo who was like that. Honjo then explained that Sengo was created indeed to fight and kill opponents from use.

Unlike the Honjo which was created for just as self-protection, it could not cut and kill opponents from its users.

"Do you really want to fight?" Ask Tanaka.

"Yes, give me to him!" Sengo.

Honjo immediately forbade Tanaka from doing that. "Master don't give Sengo to your friend."

"Silence you Honjo!" Shouted Sengo. "Hey, quickly give me to him if you don't want to fight!"

Tanaka is surprised and he ignores Sengo. "Why Honjo?"

"Sengo will master its users if the user has a weak mentality, Sengo will make the user as his avatar to continue to fight endlessly until the user is dead." Honjo.

"Wow~ you're a very scary sword, Sengo!" Tanaka said with a little fear and curiosity.

"Are you going to take control of my body when I get you out of the sheath?" Ask Tanaka.

"Of course, I don't want to be under the orders of a person with a weak mentality, only the master has the right to use me!" Sengo.

Tanaka smiled a grin, "do you want to bet with me?" Ask Tanaka. "If I succeed in your possession, use my body as you please, but if you fail, let me use you."

Sengo was speechless at the thought of the bet spoken by Tanaka. Meanwhile Honjo panics because he does not want his current Master to be overpowered by Sengo like the previous master after his first master dies.

"Master, no!" Honjo panicked.

"Hows it? Would you bet with me, Sengo?" Tanaka asked who ignored Honjo's warning.