The Explorer of the Universe
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The Going Merry ship sailed back across the Grand Line with two additional members, Vivi and her pet duck, Karu.

During the voyage nothing unusual happened since the appearance of Robin on the Going Merry ship two days ago.

The straw hat pirate crew was running his day as casually as ever. There was no worry at all about the sudden appearance of the Baroque Works hunters before them.

"The snow's coming down again, isn't it?" Ask Luffy.

"Where can there be snow with hot weather like this?" Answer Zoro with a question back.

"Down, tau! You don't know because when it snows you sleep on." Luffy said then looked at Vivi. "Hey, the snow's coming down again, isn't it?"

"It may come down again, but the first ocean we pass by is different from the others." Vivi replied she then explained about what could happen in the Grand Line.

But they only listened to him for a moment because Sanji came with a drink.

"Hey, everybody! Want to drink my special drink?" Sanji said while carrying a tray with plenty of drinks that were enough for all of us.

"Yes!" Luffy.

Luffy, Zoro, Tanaka, Usopp, and Karu enjoyed the drink Sanji made while Vivi looked at them with an annoyed face.

"They don't care at all?" Said Vivi while pointing at them as Nami walked out of the cabin.

Vivi is still not used to the situation on the ship because the straw hat pirate crew is really very relaxed to live the day.

It is very different from the pet duck that quickly adapts.

"This, for you." Say Nami while offering a drink made by Sanji. "Not what, is it? They must be working hard when something happens."

"It's true, but it makes me feel like my hard work has gone to waste." Vivi.

"This ship makes you feel like you don't have to worry about anything, do you?" Nami asked while looking at the men who were having fun.

Likewise, Vivi who saw her pet duck had really adapted to the straw hat pirate crew.

"Well, go on, go on, go on, go on!" Usopp said when Karu drank many drinks made by Sanji until finally unable to drink anymore.

"Bas stupid, Karu!" Usopp said, and the five of them laughed.

"Maybe so ... But I feel like they don't care at all." Said Vivi who still felt strange with the atmosphere on the ship.

"It's been relaxing and enjoying life with excitement." Nami said with a smile. "And all your worries will be gone! that's how this ship is."

Vivi looked at Nami, then she turned her eyes to the men and Karu who were having fun.

"Yes, I think it's like that too." Said Vivi trying to adapt to the environment on the Going Merry ship.

He then watched Luffy and there was something strange he felt in the rubber man.

"It's so weird, for a fugitive worth 30 million berries, he doesn't look like a freak at all." Vivi.

"Well, it's hard to imagine, but he's beaten famous people many times." Answer Nami.

He then explains about his opponents who were defeated by Luffy, of course he missed Alvida and Marine officer, Major Morgan because at that time Nami had not met with Luffy.

"He managed to defeat the famous fish man so powerful and terrifying?" Asked Vivi who was surprised.

Nami nodded her head and she still vividly remembered how Luffy beat up Arlong, destroyed Arlong Park, the room where he suffered for eight years and finally freed the hometown from Arlong occupation.

Suddenly, a dolphin appeared in the water.

"Hey, everybody, look! There's dolphins!" Sanji.

"Wuah, cute!" Nami.

Dolphins approach the Going Merry. As the closer the size of the dolphin changes, the closer it gets, the larger it becomes and as it passes over the top of the Going Merry it turns out to be very large in size.

"That's great!!" Say us all.

"They're sown!" Luffy.

"Come on!" Sanji.

"Yes!" Usopp.

The five of them immediately left.

"You ..." Vivi stared at them all.

"That's how they are." Nami said

"Yosh, we're riding the ocean waves!" Luffy said when he saw the ocean waves due to the impact of dolphins who returned to dive after jumping.

By utilizing the sea waves, the ship sailed faster.

"Nami, where's the ship headed?" Ask Luffy.

"Wait a minute, let me check." Nami said while looking at the circular Log Pose in her right hand like a watch.

"To the left, full speed!" Nami.

"Yohsa!!" Say them all.

Then it didn't feel like it was time for lunch. They all immediately dined together at the dining table that was in the versatile cabin.

"Why is the morning paper just up to lunchtime like this?" Ask Nami while reading the newspaper.

"You know what else, because we're on the Grand Line. Still getting newspapers, that's all lucky enough." Answer Vivi.

"Totally so." Nami said then her expression suddenly changed.

"Is there anything interesting?" Ask Vivi.

"Ah, no, there's no." Said Nami who was trying to normalize her facial expression.

"so." Said Vivi who took it for granted.

"That must be news about Alabasta." Thought Tanaka while eating seafood fried noodles.

"Sanji is indeed very good, not inferior to the cuisine of the top chefs who usually work in Michelin restaurants three-star and above." Think Tanaka.

"If I bring some food recipe books that are on Earth, can Sanji make them with the ingredients that exist in this world?" Thought Tanaka who had finished eating her lunch.

After finishing eating Tanaka immediately headed to the wash to clean the cutlery she was wearing.

When he was done with the cleaning, he immediately came out to start practicing.

He wanted to do something new, combining force power with Hanjo and Sengo.

Tanaka chose to train at the stern of the ship which was right behind the versatile cabin.

"Alright Honjo, Sengo I will do something to you with the power I have." Tanaka. "Please don't be noisy because it'll break my concentration."

He was only alone so he spoke normally with Sengo and Honjo.

"Good, Master." Answer Honjo.

"What are you gonna do?" Ask Sengo.

Tanaka ignored her and started to stand in a perfect manner while closing her eyes.

He flowed force power into his two swords thus making the two swords tremble.

Slowly, Tanaka tried to pull out the two swords with his force and make them hover around him.

"Hey! What are you on us?" Sengo asked in surprise as he slowly walked out of the scabbard.

"Sengo! Be quiet! You can mess with the Master's concentration!" Honjo Sweat.

After a while, the two swords managed to come out completely from the sheath and then hover around Tanaka.

"Wawawaaw~ what happened? Why am I floating around like this?" Ask the confused Sengo.

Meanwhile Honjo was also confused but he was still silent because he did not want to disturb the concentration of his Master.

For more than fifteen minutes, Tanaka managed to get Sengo and Honjo to hover around him and then he returned it back to the sheath.

"Fuahhhhhhhhh! Looks like the limit I can do right now is only up to 15 minutes." Tanaka muttered that he felt tired and sweat a lot all over his body so that it made his clothes slightly wet.

"Wowww, that's great! How do you do that?" Ask Vivi.

Tanaka immediately turned around because of Vivi's voice.

The princess immediately walked over to Tanaka.

"Sir, please tell me, how do you do something like that?" Vivi asked formally but excitedly.

"Tanaka, you can call me with that, no need to be formal." Answer Tanaka. "Right now you've become a member, a friend, our family, a straw hat pirate, so there's no need to be that formal with us."

Vivi was silent for a moment and then she nodded her head. Tanaka just smiled and then she explained about what she did earlier.

"force power? Is that some kind of power from the devil fruit? You eat the devil's fruit?" Ask Vivi.

Tanaka shook his head. "No, I don't eat devil fruit like Luffy." Answer Tanaka. "Again, the force was not from the devil fruit, but it was an energy field created by all living beings. It surrounds us and penetrates us, it binds the galaxies together."

Vivi doesn't understand what Tanaka is saying, but she does know one thing that the power used by Tanaka can also do because the force comes from living things.

"Can I also use force?" Ask Vivi.

"It depends on whether you can feel the force or not, even though all living things have the force but to be able to use it, that person must be able to feel the force." Tanaka.

Vivi increasingly does not understand and Tanaka ends it because the more he explains, it will further make Vivi confused because the concept of force is not known in the world of one piece.

In addition, Tanaka also does not really understand about the force because he only saw the force in the Star Wars film.

He could use force power as well because of the effect of himself as a universe explorer who could have one power he wanted freely.

Tanaka who heard that already knew what Vivi wanted to say.

"You want to know how I know about that and your true identity?" Tanaka asked the point without waiting for Vivi to ask.

Vivi nodded her head and saw Tanaka walking closer to the edge of the fence.

"If I told you this force power could also be used to see the future, would you believe it?" Ask Tanaka.

"That's ... " Answer Vivi who is confused between believing or not.

"You must not believe it, but that's how it is, sometimes I can see what happens in the future because of the power of this force." Tanaka. "The vision of the future can appear at any time, moment like this, during sleep, and at any time and any situation."

"So you can't control it?" Ask Vivi.

Tanaka nodded his head, although the force force could indeed do such a thing, but he could not do it.

She can tell about what happened to all the one piece characters, including Vivi because she has watched the anime or seen the manga.

At that moment, Nami appeared and joined the two of them. Not only Nami, Luffy and others also appeared so that everything was on the roof of the versatile cabin

They talked to each other about various things including Usopp's story of lies.

In addition Vivi also told everyone what she saw on Tanaka as the man floated his two swords around her.

The day had passed one Sunday and finally, the Going Merry ship had approached the second island to be visited by the straw hat pirate crew on the Grand Line.

"Not wrong anymore! The island and the cactus island attract each other. Our next stop is the island!" Nami said while pointing at the island in front.

"So that, huh? Our second island is on the Grand Line!" Luffy said excitedly.

Soon the Going Mery has entered a canal on the island called Little Garden.

"So this is Little Garden, huh?" Ask Luffy.

"Where's the 'little?" Zoro asked confusedly.

"This place doesn't match her sweet name." Nami.

"It's like an unknown, heavily forested island." Said Usopp who looked frightened.

"We have to be careful. I still think about what Miss All Sunday said." Vivi.

"Ma-ma-you mean you could be going out a monster?" Ask Usopp.

"Of course." Luffy said casually.

"We continue our journey and we don't have to dock here!" Usopp Pinta.

"But the log can't fill up that fast." Answer Nami.

The Going Merry ship continues down the little garden island canal deeper.

"Look at the plants there." Nami said while pointing at a plant. "I've never even seen such a plant in a journal book."

Suddenly there was a bird that was so loud and sounded creepy. It scared Nami and Usopp.

"Kawai~" Sanji said with a red blush.

"Me, huh?" Ask Usopp confidently.

"Obviously Nami!" Sanji was angry.

"What was that?" Ask Nami.

"Look, just a bird, this place is just a forest, calm down." Sanji said then saw the frightened Usopp and Nami again. "What's wrong?"

When a bird will attack Sanji, it is fortunate that Sanji can dodge quickly.

"What are you doing, you fucking bird?!" Shouted Sanji.

"Lizard, huh? It feels good, doesn't it?" Ask Luffy.

"How can a lizard fly?" Thought Tanaka was sweetdrop on Luffy's speech.

Then there was another strange sound.

"What's that sound? What sounds are common to a normal forest?" Ask Nami.

"It sounds like the sound of a volcanic eruption!" Answer the panicked Usopp.

Then out of the forest came a tiger.

"Tiger?" Nami.

"That's great!" Usopp.

They both retreated in fear. But the tiger suddenly collapsed and died.

"What?! What the hell is going on?! It's weird! This is really weird! Why did the tiger known to the king of the forest bleed so?!" Ask Nami.

"Ah, it's been decided I won't get off this ship!" Said Usopp who was trying to calm down.

"We'll just wait on the ship until the Log is full, then go to Alabasta!" Nami said in fear.

"Yes!" Usopp.

"We better leave this island!" Nami.

"Yes!" Usopp.

"Ki-Ki we have to go to Alabasta immediately, right?" Nami.

"Yoh!" Said Zoro while lowering the anchor to anchor the ship.

"Promise, make provisions!" Luffy.

"Excluded?" Sanji.

"Yes, to recharge the energy! A pirate stock with lots of meat and no vegetables! I smell adventure!" Luffy said with excitement.

"Tu-Wait a minute, where are you going?" Nami asked Luffy.

"Adventurous! Wanna come? Adventure, adventure!" Said Luffy while grinning wide. "Promise, make provisions!"

Nami could only cry because she could no longer stop Luffy who was so excited.

"All right, wait a minute." Said Sanji who was walking towards the kitchen.

Vivi asks Luffy for permission to come along and Luffy allows it. But Nami tries to prevent Vivi from leaving too.

"If I just sit here, maybe I'll think about the no-no. I'm gonna clear my head until the Log's filled in." Vivi.

"Don't! If Luffy might not be a problem, not for you, it's too dangerous!" Prevent Nami.

"Calm down, as long as there's Karu." Vivi.

The large duck was instantly startled, dropping its jaws as its name was called until it was speechless again.

"Then, I will also make love for Vivi." Sanji.

"Can you make a drink for Karu?" Vivi.

"Of course, leave it to me!" Sanji went back into the kitchen.

In a short time, Sanji had already made provisions for Luffy, Vivi and Karu.

"Two pirates and a special drink for Karu, everything is ready." Said Sanji who put two provisions in the bag and Karu drinks hung on the neck of the big duck with a straw to make it easier to drink.

"All right, we're leaving, yeah." Said Vivi who got off the ship and directly boarded Karu. "We'll be right back!"

"Yosh, let's go!" Said Luffy who had gotten off the ship since and directly led the way.

Usopp and Nami praised Vivi's bravery of going into the forest with Luffy.

Not long after Luffy, Karu and Vivi went into the little garden forest, Zoro also decided to go down the forest alone.

Nami and Usopp were surprised to hear that, they both tried to hold Zoro in but were ignored by him.

"Hey, Zoro wait!" Call Sanji.

Zoro stopped and just looked back, looking at Sanji.

"We're short of food, if we find an animal that you can bring here." Sanji Pinta.

Zoro nodded his head and said the thing that made Sanji instantly provoked.

"You mean, you can bring a bigger animal than I can catch?" Ask Sanji with intimidation.

"Of course!" Said Zoro who was not afraid of Sanji's intimidation.

"Then we're on a hunting duel!" Said Sanji who immediately got off the ship by jumping.

The two of them immediately walked into the forest with different paths.

Nami and Usopp could only get discouraged because the three strongest people in the group had left.

Tanaka who saw the two people immediately had an idea to prank them.

"OK, I'm also-" Tanaka's words were immediately cut off as Nami and Usopp shouted.

"No! Not you too! Stay on the boat with us!" Usopp and Nami pleaded in tears.

Tanaka laughed at that. He had no intention of leaving the ship because it was not an interesting thing for him in Little Garden.

"Okay, okay, I'm staying on the ship." Tanaka stopped laughing. "I'll be in the cabin resting, I'll go to sleep, just call if any danger comes."

Tanaka immediately walked into the rest cabin which was below the deck of the ship just below the mast.