Reaching the Grand Line
"Usopp is an idiot~"
"Who did you just call an idiot, idiot!?"
"Haa!? Did you just call
an idiot!?"
While Luffy and Usopp were yet again pressing their foreheads against each other in anger and Yuna casually stowed away her Tone Dial, the entrance to the Grand Line finally beca visible.
It was a pathway of water that was actually flowing up Reverse Mountain, imdiately drawing everyone's attention.
"No way, the water is actually flowing up the mountain. How is that possible?"
Hearing Sanji's question, everyone kept quiet for a mont before Nami started speaking.
"A current strong enough to pull the water up the mountain and into the Grand Line. How incredible. Now I'm really looking forward to what kind of place the Grand Line is."
"Shishishi, let's go!"
"Now that we are about to enter the Grand Line, how about a little celebration?"
As those words left Sanji's mouth, he placed a barrel in the middle of the deck and put his foot on it with a wide smile.
"To find the All Blue."
"To beco the King of the Pirates."
"To beco the world's greatest swordsman."
"T-To beco a great warrior of the sea."
"Hehe, to beco the Harem Queen."
Following Sanji, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and finally, Yuna all put their feet on the barrel while declaring their goal. Although Yuna's goal felt a little... off, no one comnted on it.
"Shishishi, OFF TOO THE GRAND LINE WE GO!!!"
As Luffy's roar echoed over the Going rry, the crew of six raised their legs and smashed the heel of their feet onto the top of the barrel, destroying it in the process and allowing the crew to drink the alcohol within.
After the crew was done with their little celebration, the Going rry continued sailing toward Reverse Mountain, but suddenly, trouble appeared.
"There is a problem! The current is too strong, and I can't move the rudder!"
Usopp's panicked yell echoed over the Going rry, drawing everyone's attention. Usopp was currently holding the ship's rudder, and despite leaning his whole weight into it, it didn't move a single centiter.
Seeing that, Nami's eyes widened in shock as she quickly analyzed their current course, causing her to panic as well.
"This is bad. If we continue riding this current without deviation, we're going to crash into the Red Line!"
"Let
help you, Usopp!"
The mont Nami announced the danger they were in, Sanji instantly sprung into action and wanted to help Usopp pull on the rudder while Luffy prepared himself to use his rubber body as a cushion.
However, before anyone else could spring into action, the ship briefly shook before her course changed.
"Mah, let
get this one."
Yuna's lazy voice was heard, gathering everyone's attention. Looking at her, everyone saw that Yuna currently had one hand on the ship's reeling, and from that hand, a single string of ice was moving downward into the sea.
From the place the ice touched the sea, it quickly froze, turning large patches of the sea into ice, except for a single canal that redirected the current perfectly toward the entrance of Reverse Mountain, allowing the rry a smooth passage.
The mont the rry safely entered the pathway, Yuna's ice lted, leaving no proof of her ability behind.
Silence briefly covered the rry's deck, but monts later, excitent broke loose.
"Damn, that was so cool!"
"Aweso, shishishi~"
"YOU ARE THE BEST, YUNA-CHWAN~"
"*Sigh* Thanks for that, Yuna. To think we almost sunk before we even could reach the Grand Line."
While Luffy and Usopp had stars in their eyes due to Yuna's action, Sanji instantly started fawning over her, while Nami sighed in relief.
"I see, so you have finally started falling in love with , Nami."
"Sure, sure~"
'Hehe, seem...'
[Before you say anything else, I would like to let you know that that answer was sarcasm.]
'... I... I knew that.'
[Sure you did.]
Just like that, the crew safely entered the passage, guiding them to the top of Reverse Mountain, and a few minutes later, they finally reached the peak of the mountain, where the water streams from the Four Blues t and flowed into the Grand Line.
The Going rry safely entered the waterway flowing into the Grand Line, but as she was sailing downward, a rumbling could be heard in the distance.
"Did you hear that?"
Hearing Yuna's question, everyone kept silent for a few seconds, allowing all of them to hear a distance rumbling echoing over the sea.
No one had a clue what kind of thing they were hearing, but they could at least confirm that it was getting louder.
"What is that!? There is a huge wall blocking the exit of Reverse Mountain!"
Drawn by Usopp's panicked yell, no one bothered about the strange rumbling sound and focused on the entrance to the Grand Line, where, indeed, so massive black thing was blocking their path.
While everyone was dumbfounded by that, not entirely sure what they were supposed to do, Yuna squinted her eyes while she focused on her senses.
Second later, her eyes widened in surprise as she realized what was blocking their path.
"That's not a wall. That's a massive whale!"
"""""WHAT!?""""""
Obviously, the crew was shocked by that revelation while simultaneously realizing that the loud rumbling they could hear very clearly by now was the roaring of the whale blocking their path.
As the rry was getting closer and closer to crashing into the whale, everyone initially panicked about what they were supposed to do to not crash into the massive whale at high speed, but Yuna's leisurely voice quickly reminded them that there was no problem.
"Seriously, that is the third ti I have to save the ship today. We really aren't off to a good start, are we?
"Shishishi, isn't it fine? After all, it went well every ti."
Hearing Luffy's carefree answer, Yuna smiled wryly as she yet again created ice underneath the Going rry, gently allowing the ship to sail past the massive whale blocking most of the path.
Unfortunately, before the crew could be happy about passing past the whale, it opened its mouth, resulting in ridiculous amounts of water flowing in its mouth, pulling the rry along.
"Y-Yuna, can you do sothing!?"
"Mhh? You want
to cut it?"
"C-Cut it!? Can you even do that!? No, that's not important right now! Can't you use your ice again!?"
"Mhh, not really. I could use my ice to sowhat control our course within the existing currents, but currently, all the currents are going into the whale's mouth.
I could surround the ship's hull with my ice to make it bigger, but I doubt it would help."
Seeing that the Going rry was slowly getting dragged into the whale's mouth, Nami asked Yuna to do sothing with her ice, but unfortunately, the situation wasn't the sa as before, where they could move with the current.
"Then cut it! CUT IT!!!"
"Nah~"
"WHAT DO YOU AN BY 'NAH'!!!"
Watching Nami getting more and more agitated, the rest of the crew decided not to comnt any further. From their perspective, they were certain Yuna had so kind of plan. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so relaxed.
Well, Zoro and Sanji thought so, while Usopp had already fainted out of fear, and Luffy was only laughing in excitent, looking forward to whatever kind of adventure was about to co.
However, aside from Yuna having so kind of plan, he also was wondering if Yuna really could cut such a massive creature. He, himself, doubted that he was capable of doing so, after all.
'Just how good is she with the sword?'
Unaware of Zoro's thoughts, Yuna raised her hand to pacify Nami and resud speaking with a calm voice.
"Calm down, Nami. There is more to this whale than ets the eye. My senses are telling
that there is sothing rather interesting further ahead in the body of the whale.
Nami wanted to argue further, but seeing the confident look on Yuna's face, she could only give up. Additionally, since Yuna had already used the word "interesting
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