Daily life as a writer in the world of pirates

How close is Rogue Town to the Grand Line?

Less than an hour after the Meili set off, everyone saw the entrance to the Grand Route - the Red Earth Continent.

Nami gathered everyone under the umbrella on the deck, her eyes solemn as never before.

Nami: "Everyone, look at the map. What we have in front of us is the intersection area between the Red Earth Continent and the Grand Line, also called Upside Down Mountain! We need to climb over the Upside Down Mountain in front of us before we can enter the Grand Line."

Maruko said in shock: "No way! You can't see the top of the mountain at all!"

Usopp also frowned: "How can the boat go up the mountain? There is no way!"

Although Zoro is a road nerd, he can actually understand the map. He pointed to the five lines drawn on Upside Down Mountain: "What is this?"

Nami glanced at Zoro with admiration: "Yes, the five lines in the shape of "x-" that Zoro pointed out are the five canals. Ships can pass through the four canals in the shape of "x", starting from Four seas climb up the Upside Down Mountain, and the last "-" is the only entrance to the Grand Line!"

Usopp shook his head and shook his head: "No way, no way! Even if there is a canal, it would be difficult to climb such a high mountain!"

Sanji punched Usopp: "What Nami-san said must be right, no refutation is allowed!"

Luffy: "Ah, I understand, it's the Mysterious Mountain, right?"

Wanzi: "It seems you don't understand at all!"

Sauron pointed his fingers to both sides of the Grand Line: "Why don't we go around here?"

Luffy put his hands on his hips and retorted loudly: "Of course there is an important reason for doing this - because it is more interesting to enter through the entrance!"

Nami punched Luffy: "That's not the reason at all!"

While several people were having a heated discussion, a sudden hurricane blew the entire ship in another direction.

Usopp: "Hey~The storm has stopped?"

Sanji also stared in the direction he just looked at: "It's amazing, it's still storming there, but there's no wind at all here!"

Nami's pupils were wide open, and an expression of unspeakable fear appeared on her entire face: "It's over, it's over."

Wanzi asked curiously: "What's wrong?"

Nami collapsed on the ground: "The reason why I chose to climb the mountain instead of going around is because the two sides of the Grand Route are also called windless zones! All ships need wind power to sail, so there are no ships here at all. Way to move forward.”

"And there is another more important reason - the windless zone is also the lair of sea beasts, especially giant sea beasts!"

As soon as Nami finished speaking, the ship suddenly shook violently. Everyone subconsciously grabbed the items around them and turned their heads to look around. The originally calm sea surface suddenly appeared with the heads of countless giant sea beasts that were hundreds of meters long! Humans are as insignificant in front of these sea beasts as ants are in front of humans.

"what?!"

"No way!"

"Fuck!" This was Wanzi's voice.

Usopp covered his eyes in fear, trying to act like an ostrich. But at this moment, the ship's hull suddenly shook. Usopp, who had lost his grip, was shaken off the Merry, and right below him was the huge nostril of a sea snake!

Usopp: "Ahhhh——"

Luffy yelled "Usopp" and jumped down, stretching his arms to throw Usopp back.

Everyone was shocked: "Luffy——"

Luffy stretched out his arms and stuck himself on the sea snake's nostril.

"Huh--" everyone said in unison.

"Sneeze——" Everyone just put their hearts back in their stomachs when the sea beast under the Merry suddenly sneezed, instantly sending the entire ship and everyone on board to Luffy's side.

Usopp slapped his forehead: "Yes! If we pluck this sea beast's nose hair and make him sneeze, can't we be sent back into the storm?"

Maruko and Luffy looked at each other: "This is all we can do now!"

Maruko first used the technique of wood flow to secure everyone tightly to the Meili. Then the other hand wrapped around Luffy's waist using the Kiryu no Jutsu, and Zoro and Sanji each held one of Luffy's feet.

Maruko: "Ready! Luffy—do it!"

There was no sense of crisis on Luffy's face at all. He had a funny expression that meant he was about to play a prank. He used both hands to pull the huge nose hairs in his nostrils: "ok——"

"biu——" The sea beast's nose hair was suddenly plucked out.

"Ah, Ah sneeze——"

The plan went well, and the Mellie finally landed safely in the storm.

Nami looked bitter: "Now you know why you have to enter from here!" Everyone nodded sharply.

Wanzi was a little worried: "But there is only one line on the canal on the map, and it shouldn't be very big in fact. The wind and waves are still very strong now. Can we ride on the canal smoothly?"

Nami glanced around everyone's faces: "Yes, there is only one chance. If we can't successfully ride on the canal, we will definitely hit the Upside Down Mountain. In this case,"

"The ship crashed and everyone died!" Usopp looked horrified and suggested stammering, "How about we stay in the East China Sea, hahaha, we don't have to go to this great sea route, right?"

Luffy shook his head firmly: "No, I have to go!"

Nami also showed strong confidence in her eyes: "Who is the navigator on this ship?"

Sanji raised his hands: "It's you! Nami-san——"

Nami: "Yes, I will definitely let everyone enter the Grand Line safely!"

Nami: "Usopp and Maruko control the rudder, Zoro and Sanji trim the sails, Luffy, get off the bow first!"

"Okay!" x3

"Yes, Nami-san~"

"No, I won't give the bow of the boat to you!"

Nami covered her face: "I'm not trying to rob you, but it's more dangerous where you are now. What if you fall into the sea?"

Luffy: "It's okay!"

Nami: "Okay. Everyone - are you ready? Usopp, full right!"

Maruko shouted from the kitchen: "No, Nami, the boat is sucked by the current and can't pull the rudder!"

Luffy was sitting on the sheep's head, which was the closest to Upside Down Mountain. He had to admit that the pressure from this mountain was too great. If this continued, the ship would definitely hit the mountain!

"Crack-"

"Ahhhh - what should I do if the rudder breaks?!" Usopp panicked and ran around the cabin.

"Ninpo Wood Release - Live!" Wanzi suddenly realized what he was doing, and immediately input wood attribute chakra into the remaining half of the rudder in front of him. In an instant, a small tree as thick as an arm grew out of the broken rudder.

Wanzi wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm. Fortunately, he was stabilized for the time being.

Luffy sat on the bow of the boat and shouted, "Turn right! A little further to the right."

Usopp and Maruko regrouped and used all their strength to steer the helm: "Asshole! Damn! Ah! You can't push it at all!"

"It's too late!" Nami panicked and held her head.

"Gumo Gumodo - hiss - balloon!" Luffy suddenly took a deep breath and turned his belly into a huge balloon, which was placed between the Upside Down Mountain and the Merry.

Under the influence of elasticity, the Meili finally completed the final turn and successfully boarded the rising canal.

"Luffy!" Nami, Zoro, and Sanji had no time to celebrate, because Luffy was affected by the storm after leaving the Merry, and his long arms failed to grasp the hull of the ship smoothly, and he was about to fall into the wind and waves.

"Ninjutsu Wood Release - Wood Style Jutsu!"

At the critical moment, Maruko immediately came out of the cabin, turned his right hand into a rapidly growing vine, and wrapped around Luffy's arm that had not been completely retracted. Everyone reacted quickly and grabbed Maruko's body, finally dragging Luffy back.

Luffy, despite this, still looked relaxed, patting the rainwater on his body: "Ah, thank you Maruko, I'm saved again, hahaha!"

Wanzi punched him on the head: "If you know, please pay more attention next time!"

Nami quickly ran up to the orangery on the second floor of the Mellie, holding on to the railing and looking at the canal in front of her: "Great, we entered the canal successfully. All we have to do is wait until we reach the top of the mountain and then descend!"

Sauron thought for a while and pulled out a wooden barrel from the cabin: "We are about to enter the Grand Route. Let's swear an oath!"

Luffy clapped his hands happily and was the first to put his feet up on the barrel: "Okay! I'll do it first."

Luffy: "My name is Monkey D. Luffy, and I am the man who wants to become the Pirate King!"

Maruko smiled knowingly: "My name is Uchiha Maruko, and I want to become the world's No. 1 writer!"

The corner of Zoro's mouth curled up: "I am Roronoa Zoro, the three-sword swordsman. My dream is to become the world's best swordsman!"

Sanji took out a cigarette from his arms and lit it: "My name is Sanji, and I will definitely find the sea of ​​dreams allblue!"

Nami had pride on her face: "I am Nami, the best navigator in the world. I hope to draw a map of the world!"

Everyone looked at Usopp, and Usopp proudly put his feet up on the barrel: "I am Usopp, and I dream of becoming a great sea warrior!"

Luffy raised his hands in the air: "Yo Xi, everyone - let's go to the Grand Line together!"

"Oh--"

At this time, the Merry just happened to climb the peak of Upside Down Mountain. Nami immediately commanded everyone: "Usopp, turn right! Sanji and Zoro pay attention to see if there are other ships on both sides. Luffy and Maruko are on standby!"

Luffy grabbed the sheep's head and sat on it excitedly. He held the hat with one hand and put the other hand on his forehead: "I saw it - the greatest sea in the world. We are finally going to the Grand Line!"

Zoro and Sanji climbed up the mast, one on the left and the other on the right: "There is no problem here!" "Same here!"

"Hey - everyone -" Nami held onto the railing of the Meri with both hands, "Get ready - we have reached the highest point of Upside Down Mountain and are about to fall!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah---"

"Hey, Luffy-kun - be careful, the Meri's speed is very fast now." Maruko wrapped his feet around the observation tower, hung his body upside down on the net of the sail and shouted to the surroundings, "Everyone, please hold on to things around you. , be careful and you will die if you fall~"

"Look at yourself before you say anything!" Zoro responded speechlessly, and while saying so, he brought back Usoput who was almost flying to the stern of the ship.

"Thank you, Zoro, wow wow—I swear this is definitely the fastest speed in my life now."

"Maruko-chan~Nami-san~My dear knight, I will definitely protect you with my life~" Sanji's eyes were full of love, and he hugged the bottom of the mast, "Ah~ upside-down Maruko-chan is so beautiful too!"

Maruko immediately stood up and jumped onto the observation deck. At the same time, he released one hand and wrapped several circles of vines around Sanji's eyes: "Sanji, you look a little perverted."

Separated by a mountain, the East China Sea is still stormy, but this side of the Grand Line is full of sunshine.

The sea breeze brought by the rapid descent of the Meili blew Wanzi's soft white hair behind her. The water droplets falling in the hair reflected colorful colors under the sunlight, like a cute rainbow hidden in the girl's hair. between.

Sanji murmured softly: "It seems like a cold white-haired mermaid living in the deep sea, with a sense of alienation and vulnerability——"

Sanji had a suspicious blush on his face: "Ah~ the legendary mermaid, here I come~"

Wanzi stroked the broken hair behind his ears, looked up at the endless sea in front of him, and Luffy, who was so excited that he kept exclaiming: Unknowingly, he has experienced so many adventures with everyone ~ The Grand Line? we are coming--