Zoro's Terrible Sense of Direction Exposed

Discussions about the scene immediately appeared on the screen: {A plant called "IQ" that can make animals evolve? I never imagined such an amazing plant existed in this world! Too bad it's all in the hands of that guy Golden Lion. What a terrible waste!}

{Twenty years. A whole twenty years, and the Marines never discovered Golden Lion's plot? They're way too useless!}

{We're doomed, completely doomed! Now that he has the more convenient "SIQ," Golden Lion can probably create even more terrifying beasts!}

{Attacking the East Blue definitely isn't Golden Lion's ultimate goal. He must have an even bigger plot! Where are the Marines?! Why aren't they sending troops to stop him while he still hasn't made his move? What are they waiting for?!}

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{Jihahaha, whatever you say now, it's already too late. Those useless Marines could never catch me. I'm going to destroy the East Blue, and no one can stop me.} Golden Lion said smugly.

Cocoyasi Village, East Blue.

"That bastard with a ship's wheel for a head dared threaten my daughter like that? He'd better not let me run into him, or I'll give him a beating he won't forget." Bellemere clenched her fists, furious.

"Um... Bellemere, that's just video footage. It's something that might happen in the future. The real Nami is still safe right now," Nojiko reminded her from behind.

"I know, but I'm still angry about it. Can't I be?" Bellemere turned and glared at her.

"Sure! Sure! Whatever makes you happy!" Nojiko nodded and replied meekly.

The Thousand Sunny, somewhere on the Grand Line.

Hearts appeared in Sanji's eyes as he drooled. "Nami-san looks so good in a swimsuit! Ah, no, wait!"

At that point, he suddenly remembered something. The hearts in his eyes vanished in an instant, and he said with a serious expression, "This isn't the time to be focusing on that. Nami-san, wait for me! I'm coming to save you right now."

"I told you already, Sanji-kun! I'm right here. I haven't been captured," Nami said weakly.

The video happened to shift to Sanji. He was standing at the edge of a cliff, shouting Nami's and Robin's names.

Usopp, who was following him, hurriedly warned him not to shout so loudly, because it would attract beasts.

Sure enough, after each shout, one beast after another appeared, though Sanji easily took them all down.

But then a herd of beasts that looked a lot like cows launched a suicidal bombardment, hurling themselves like cannonballs and smashing the ground beneath them to pieces.

The two fell into the lake below and were knocked unconscious.

When they woke again, they found that someone had rescued them. They were lying in a small boat in a village.

The first thing Sanji, a renowned gentleman, did upon waking was solemnly tell Usopp that there were no young women in the village.

Usopp immediately criticized him for that, because he thought Sanji should have been focusing on the wings on these people's arms instead.

Just then, the old woman who had rescued them came over with two cups of tea and handed them to the pair.

Sanji and Usopp accepted the tea, first thanked the old woman, and then asked her why there were no young people in the village.

The old woman told them that all the young people in the village had been taken away by Golden Lion. They were completely under his rule.

No sooner had the old woman finished speaking than she suddenly pushed Sanji and Usopp to the ground. A giant Den Den Mushi was passing by.

It sent the images it captured directly back to Golden Lion. If he discovered any sign of defiance on their part, he would immediately have them captured and make an example of them.

A scattering of comments condemning Golden Lion immediately appeared on the screen. {Golden Lion is disgusting! He's keeping so many people penned up. What a scumbag!}

{A pirate really is a pirate. They treat human lives like grass!}

{Letting Golden Lion escape from Impel Down was the worst thing in the world. He should have died in prison.}

{Golden Lion, you've done something so utterly evil. Just wait until you go to hell!}

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A floating island somewhere on the Grand Line.

"Jihahaha, Indigo, write down the names of everyone insulting me. After I destroy the East Blue, I'll settle the score with them one by one," Golden Lion said with a sneer.

"Kalekale, yes, Captain." Indigo nodded, then pulled a little notebook from his pocket and began writing. He seemed to remember something else and asked Golden Lion, "Oh, right, Captain! Should we find that old woman who just helped the Straw Hat Luffy Pirates in the video and kill her?!"

"Not for now! Leave her alive for the moment. After I destroy the East Blue, I'll throw her and everyone in her village into its waters. Trash belongs in a trash sea," Golden Lion said coldly.

"Understood, Captain." A cruel smile curved Indigo's lips as well.

The video shifted to Zoro, who was with Chopper in a snowy expanse.

As soon as they appeared, they killed a creature that looked a lot like a prehistoric dinosaur and saved a little girl who had already passed out. She was clutching an "IQ" plant tightly in her hand.

Zoro immediately said to Chopper, who had jumped down from the mammoth, "Take off your fur and put it on her, Chopper."

"Ah, okay. It is really cold, after all." As Chopper spoke, he reached out to take off his fur. Then he suddenly remembered that his fur was attached to his body. How could he take it off? He immediately retorted to Zoro, "How am I supposed to take it off?!"

So Chopper had to settle for holding the little girl in his arms as he and Zoro rode the mammoth onward.

Along the way, the little girl woke up, and Zoro immediately asked with concern, "You're awake!"

The little girl was clearly still disoriented. She looked around in confusion and asked, "What happened?"

"We saved you! But why were you in such a dangerous place?" Chopper asked.

"Um... well..." The little girl stumbled over her words for a long while without explaining anything. She merely lowered her head and looked at the "IQ" in her hand.

Seeing that, Zoro changed the subject. "Forget it! Anyway, let's hurry up and get out of this godforsaken place! We've been wandering around in the snow for days, and I'm sick of it!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the little girl said in her childish voice, "It only takes half a day to get out of this snowfield!"

Her words immediately shocked Zoro and Chopper. With the little girl guiding them, the two soon made it out of the snowfield.

Looking at the village not far away, Chopper couldn't help saying, "Zoro, weren't you the one giving directions these past few days?"

"I-I just made a mistake once in a while!" Zoro, who had a terrible sense of direction, immediately insisted.

The two then followed the little girl toward her village.

Along the way, they introduced themselves to one another. The little girl's name was Shio, and she was a little slow to react.

Even though she already knew Chopper could talk, his introduction had still startled her so badly that she had fainted.