The Explorer of the Universe
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The Going Merry has moved away from the tornado and the weather has also turned snowy.

Vivi is taking care of Nami in the women's rest cabin along with Karu and Sanji.

Tanaka becomes the navigator while replacing Nami. Although he did not understand the science of navigation, but better himself who became a navigator rather than handing it to Zoro who was blind or to Luffy.

"Is the doctor visible?" Ask Luffy to Zoro who is in the monitoring place of the Going Merry ship at the top of the main mast of the ship.

"It can be seen in the sea, stupid?!" Usopp.

"Hey, do you think any human being can stand on the sea?" Zoro asked after seeing someone standing in the middle of the ocean using his binoculars.

"Man can stand on the sea?" Ask Luffy.

"Zoro, what the hell are you talking about?" Accuse Usopp.

"Then what is it?" Zoro said while looking at using binoculars back.

"What's mother?" Luffy, sitting on the head of a sheep, tried to see the person standing on the ocean

"Which one?" Said Usopp who was also trying to look like Luffy.

Tanaka, who had been in front of the multipurpose cabin, walked over to Luffy and Usopp and he also saw the person Zoro said he was.

"He's a Nile horse's man." Think Tanaka. "If it is not named correctly ... "

"Yo, the weather's really cold, huh?" Ask the guy.

"Yes, it's cold today!" Luffy.

"Yes, cold, cold! It's so cold today!" Usopp.

"really?" Say that guy.

"Who are you?" Ask Tanaka.

"I'm Chess."

The four of them were shocked in silence, while Tanaka just nodded his head because he already knew the name of the person standing in the middle of the sea.

Suddenly, a ship so large appeared from the water. Making the Going Merry ship shake.

"What's that?! Watermelon, huh?" Ask Luffy.

"Where is a watermelon that big!" Usopp Shouts.

"Don't that..ship?!" Zoro.

Then slowly visible the actual form of the object that appears on the surface of the sea.

"Wine! The pirate ship!" Usopp.

"He-Great!" Luffy.

"When we rush this..." Zoro.

Then I heard the sound of people laughing. "You guys are surprised, huh? This is the giant underwater attack ship, Bliking!" Say someone with a body that is so full that it almost forms a perfect circle with a cylindrical jaw made of tin plates.

"The horse's napoleon!" Thought it was Tanaka who gave his own nickname to that person.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Said Sanji who just got out of the cabin and saw the big ship. "So, what happened?"

"Our ship is under attack." Answer Luffy.

It is true, the Going Merry ship is currently being besieged by the Wapol forces.

"Well, that seems like it, if you look around." Sanji.

"Are you really pirates? Strange people. Are you only five? Come to think of it many times, it's weird that pirates only have five people." Wapol said while eating a knife.

"What is that creature? The knife was even eaten?" Said Luffy in surprise.

"Look at him it hurts!" Usopp.

"Well, whatever. First, I want to ask. We want to go to Drum Kingdom. Are you guys ... Aaaaaaaaa~" Shouted wapol that flew into the sky.

Tanaka threw it into the sky and then it fell somewhere with the force of its force.

The subordinates of the wapol were shocked and panicked to see his lead being thrown to a faraway place.

"We don't have time for this, Nami's safety is more important!" Tanaka said as he pulled out Honjo's sword. "Who else will stand in our way?"

"Tanaka's good work." Praise Sanji who is ready to fight.

"Are we going to fight?" Luffy asked with a happy expression.

"I'm the greatest sea knight, Usopp! Surrender before I finish you all." Usopp said with his legs trembling but his upper body behaved arrogantly.

Zoro who was at the monitoring ship was also preparing to fight. He had already pulled out a bit of sword from his scabbard.

However, Wapol's subordinates prefer to save their leader because they cannot swim.

They went straight to the spot where Tanaka threw the Nile.

"Areally who are they?" Ask Luffy.

"Just a bunch of idiots." Answer Tanaka. "Now our main goal is to find the island and the doctor to save Nami."

The Going Merry ship returned to sail and the day was already afternoon, but Nami's fever had not yet come down.

Tanaka, Usopp and Zoro are outside to find the island and also to keep the ship from straying from the eternal needle lane of the pose that leads to Alabasta.

While Luffy, Sanji, Vivi and Karu take care of Nami.

"Are you sure he's not hungry? If he's hungry, give him 100 servings of meat! Eating meat can cure pain!" Said the plain Luffy.

"That's not Nami!" Sanji.

"Let's get well soon dong..." Luffy said as he made his face become strange. "If the water falls, will the fever come down?"

"Basic stupid?!" Say Vivi hit Luffy while Sanji kicked Luffy.

"It's nasty! The sun is almost setting, Vivi-chan!" Sanji.

"Yes, you're right. Let's drop the anchor somewhere. We can't sail at night without Nami's help." Vivi.

"It's true." Sanji.

Luffy got out of the cabin to tell her about it. The Going Merry stopped in the middle of the sea.

They all decide to sleep in the girls' room except for Sanji who is in charge of overseeing the ship.

At midnight, Nami awakens and sees everyone except Sanji asleep in the rest cabin.

"Are you feeling better?" Asked Tanaka who was sitting down while leaning his back against the cabin wall.

He awakens because Honjo tells him about Nami who woke up from her sleep.

Nami was surprised and just nodded her head.

Tanaka approached Nami and touched her forehead. He felt that his fever was already somewhat down from before.

"They all ... " Nami said that Vivi, Usopp, Zoro, Luffy and Karu were asleep.

"They're all constantly taking turns taking care of you nonstop, including Sanji who's at the monitoring station to keep an eye on the ship right now." Tanaka.

Nami fell silent and felt touched by his heart over the treatment of his friends.

"I've been troubling you all." Nami felt guilty.

"Nobody feels bothered, you're our family, so of course we'll take care of you when you're sick." Tanaka. "Now it is better that you rest again and we will definitely find a doctor to cure you."

Tanaka rested Nami on her bed, covered her body up to her neck and changed the compress on her forehead.

"Thank you." Said Nami who then closed her eyes to go back to sleep.

The next day, the Going Merry returns and Tanaka is still the navigator while the others take care of Nami in turn.

The weather looks very bright and there is no strangeness but the air feels very cold. It's even colder than before.

Not long after, Sanji shouted. "The island is visible!"

Tanaka let out a sigh of relief. He had thought he would bring Nami to Earth for medical treatment if he had not met the island that day.

"Hey, Luffy! Just so you know, we are not adventuring! We're anchored to find a doctor! After Nami recovers, we set sail again!" Said Sanji but was ignored by Luffy. "Hey, hey, Luffy!"

"The snow is attractive yes, white, white!" Luffy.

"Free, he's not horrified." Said Sanji who gave up.

"Tu-Tu-Wait a minute, is this going to be okay? If there's snow, don't there be snow monsters too? And again, we're not sure if there's a human being or not!" Said Usopp who looked frightened. "Wire, a chronic disease that can't dock on the island relapses!"

The Going Merry ship entered the canal connected to the sea and with it also they saw an island covered in snow and also there was a towering mountain with a drum-like shape.

"His snow is this much? I'm so fucking smart!" Luffy.

"This is really great! What mountain is that?" Sanji.

"Hey Luffy, aren't you cold wearing that shirt?" Asked Usopp who was shivering in the cold even though he was already wearing warm clothes.

"The temperature is minus 10 degrees! The bear is entering its hibernation!" Vivi.

Luffy was silent for a moment to process their speech and the circumstances around.

"It's cold!" Luffy said as he hugged himself.

"Got long!" Usopp and Sanji said.

Tanaka laughed at the comedy. He immediately walked into the men's rest cabin, picked up a jacket and gloves to give to Luffy.

"Here, put it on!" Said Tanaka who gave her warm clothes and warm gloves.

Luffy quickly put on his winter clothes. "It's warm now."

"It's a snow-melting waterfall. We could probably dock around here." Said Vivi while pointing to the place.

"Then, who wants to go find a doctor? No, it looks like you're looking for a regular guy first." Zoro.

"I want to go!" Luffy said as he raised his hand.

"Me too!" Sanji and Tanaka.

Moments later, a warning cry was heard by them.

"That's enough, pirate!"

They saw a lot of people pointing guns at them.

"Hey, I found the guy!" Luffy.

"But they don't seem friendly." Usopp.

"Consider, pirate! Leave this place immediately! Now too!" Said one who became the leader of the citizens.

"We're here to find a doctor!" Luffy.

"There's a sick man on our ship!" Vivi.

"We won't be fooled by your deceit, you crafty pirate!"

"This is our island! We don't allow pirates in!"

"So lift your anchors and go! If not, you'll have to hole your ship!"

The residents keep driving Luffy and the others away even though they are telling the truth.

"They really hate us. Just met." Sanji.

"Don't say much!" Say one of the residents who shot with a gun to Sanji.

It was fortunate that Sanji was able to avoid it before it hit his leg.

"They're shooting!" Usopp.

"How dare you do it too, huh? Damn you!" Sanji said he would attack the man who shot him.

"Stop, Sanji-san!" Said Vivi trying to stop Sanji.

The guy shot us again and it led to Vivi turning her back on the residents.

"Vivi Watch out!" Usopp Shouts.

Before the bullet hit Vivi or Sanji, Tanaka immediately stopped the bullet with force and dropped the bullet to the floor of the ship so that it did not hurt them.

"Are you not a little exaggerated?" Said Tanaka while looking at the person who shot earlier with a sharp look.

The person who shot him felt fear and made him hide behind the other citizens.

"You guys...!" Luffy said angrily and would attack those people but was stopped by Vivi.

"Luffy just shut up for a second, don't make the problem even more chaotic!" Tanaka Assert.

Luffy instantly fell silent and Tanaka stared at the villagers with a look of intimidation.

"And all of you let no one open fire again at us or I won't hesitate to defend myself." Tanaka said while removing Sengo and Honjo from the scabbard using force.

The two swords floated to the right and left of Tanaka with the tip of the blade pointing towards the shocked citizens and felt fear for Tanaka.

"Wait first! A fight won't solve a problem!" Vivi said, then she knelt down. "Then we won't dock! But can you call a doctor? Our friend is suffering from a severe fever. Please help him! Please!"

Vivi then lowered her head and prostrated.

"Vivi!" Luffy.

"You don't deserve to be captain, Luffy. Not all problems can be solved by violence! If you get into a fight, what will happen to Nami?" Vivi.

"Yes, sorry, I was wrong. Please call a doctor! Please save our friend!" Luffy said, then bowed.

They were silent for a moment before the leader of the citizens spoke up.

"I'll take you to the village. Follow me." Dalton.

"Tuh, right? They can understand." Vivi.

"Yes, you're so great." Luffy.

Tanaka let out a sigh of relief and put his two swords back into their respective scabbards.

"Tanaka, you're so great!" Praise Usopp. "How do you do something like that!"

Tanaka answered nothing and walked towards the cabin to take Nami to the village on the island.

They all followed the village leader with a strict escort from the residents.

Meanwhile, Zoro and Karu remain on board because they are in charge of guarding the ship.

The village leader introduced himself to Luffy and the others. Then she tells him what surprised Luffy and the others, except for Tanaka and Nami who were asleep.

"As you know, the only doctor we have is a witch." Dalton.

"Truly an incomprehensible country. And what exactly is this country? Ask Sanji.

"This country still has no name." Dalton.

"Neighborhood without name? A kingdom like that exists, right?" Ask Vivi.

"Ah, there's a bear!" Said Usopp who shouted. "Everyone, quickly pretend to be dead!"

Usopp pretended to be dead.

"That's a Climber Bear. He's not dangerous. But don't forget to give me your regards." Dalton.

They saluted the bear as they continued, leaving Usopp still pretending to be dead.

After walking a bit away from the landing place of the ship, they finally reached the village.

"This is our village, Big Horn." Said the leader.

"There's a lot of weird animals here, yeah." Luffy.

"Truly incredible country." Usopp.

"Nami, we've reached their village. We're in a village!" Sanji.

Dalton then dispersed the villagers and asked them to return to work as usual.

But the villagers are still suspicious of Luffy and the others. Dalton said the straw hat pirate was trustworthy and would not do anything bad to himself and the villagers of Big Horn.

After being convinced by Dalton, the villagers immediately disbanded to continue their work that had been abandoned.