Sabaody

Sirius and his crew's ultimate destination was the South Blue, on the other side of the Grand Line.

Because of the extremely unique geographical conditions of this world, the Sirius Pirates would need to traverse the entire Grand Line to reach that area.

To enter the Grand Line, one must, of course, cross the Calm Belt.

"Is this the Calm Belt?"

Luo observed the calm sea. It was very calm, with no wind, no waves, nothing at all. The Sirius simply sailed forward calmly, creating only a few ripples.

"Legend has it that this is the lair of Sea King; I thought it would be more dangerous."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Jack sneered, "Compared to the Sea King gathered here, we are the truly dangerous beings!"

That's correct.

To ordinary people, Sea King are indeed powerful, almost unattainable monsters.

However, for a group like the Sirius Pirates, the Sea King can only be considered as meat suppliers.

Sailing in this sea area, Sirius only slightly released his Conqueror's Haki, and all the Sea King scattered in terror, not daring to approach even a fraction of a second.

This voyage through the Calm Belt was even easier than the last one from the New World to the North Sea.

Soon, the calm sea was left far behind by the Sirius, the sea began to surge and the clouds in the sky began to move faster.

"We've arrived at Paradise!"

Sirius announced with a smile.

"Is this... the Grand Line?"

Luo looked around with genuine anticipation.

The Grand Line is a gathering place for almost all the monsters on the sea, a sea where all ambitions converge.

This is the place Luo has always longed for.

Of course, there's nothing else to see besides the blue sky, white clouds, and azure sea.

"Why is this place called Paradise?" Bepo asked, puzzled.

"Because this really is Paradise."

Sirius stretched. "Paradise for the strong."

The New World was also Paradise, but only for emperors; no one outside of the emperors could act recklessly in those waters.

However, the first half is different. Slightly stronger individuals possess the power to do whatever they want, and although this sea area is controlled by the navy, they are often powerless to intervene.

"The next step is to cross this sea area and reach the South Blue!"

Sirius laughed and said, "Hurry up, guys! I reckon we're near Marine Headquarters right now, so be careful!"

The Sirius Pirates circled the East Blue several times before finally crossing the Calm Belt near the Red Line.

They entered the Paradise at roughly the edge of the Paradise's waters, near the Red Line, which is also the area where the Marine Headquarters is located.

We definitely need to be careful.

To navigate the Paradise, a compass was already prepared; Sirius purchased an Eternal Pose to guide him to an island on the other side of the Calm Belt.

Sirius submerged into the water and sped forward.

The advantage of a ship capable of submerging in water is enormous. No one knew that the Sirius Pirates had arrived on the Grand Line. At this rate, the world will only be surprised when Sirius and his crew are exposed in the South Blue, realizing that they have actually gone to another sea area.

However, things rarely go so smoothly.

The Sirius was sailing quietly at sea. After a little over a day, an unexpected situation suddenly appeared in the water ahead.

"What is that?!"

Yamato with curiosity, pressed his face against the porthole, his eyes wide as he peered out. "Sirius! Sirius, come quick! What's that?!"

Luo was also looking at it. "Is that... a tree? It stretches all the way up from the seabed, and it looks like it's going to grow above the surface."

Sirius walked to the porthole and glanced out.

In the dim waters of the distance, enormous trees grow straight upwards, reaching all the way to the surface.

No, those aren't trees, they're tree roots. It's not that trees are growing above the sea surface, but that tree roots are reaching into the seabed.

Have we arrived here?

Sirius, "It's a mangrove."

"A mangrove?" Maria asked doubtfully. "Are mangroves really that big?"

"You don't usually see mangroves here, but these are different."

Looking up through the porthole, Sirius saw a huge shadow at the top of the massive tree roots.

"Is this the Sabaody Archipelago?"

Luo suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Sirius gave him an approving look. "Very learned, young man. You're much better than those good-for-nothing scoundrels like Yamato."

"So that's it! It's the giant mangroves of the Sabaody Archipelago!" Maria realized as well. After all, she was a top student in Teacher Queen's training class, on par with Sirius, and she had some knowledge of these unique geological formations in the ocean.

"Sabaody Archipelago? Giant mangroves?"

Compared to Law and Maria, Yamato could only cast a questioning look at Sirius.

"At the edge of the ocean in Paradise, directly in front of the Red Line, grows the world's largest mangrove tree, the Yarukiman Mangrove. Its roots protrude above the water, collecting floating debris for a long time, eventually forming an archipelago —the Sabaody Archipelago."

As Sirius explained, he tapped Yamato's forehead. "I remember Teacher Queen mentioning this."

"Forgot?"

Yamato smiled smugly, "Anyway, it's enough that Sirius knows!"

"Yamato is too dependent on Sirius," Maria sighed helplessly.

"It's alright, because it's Sirius."

The way of Yamato and inevitable.

"That's something you would say."

Maria smiled and glanced at Sirius rolled his eyes.

"However, an island supported by a big tree seems quite interesting!"

Yamato looked at Sirius, her eyes gleaming. "Sirius!"

"I understand, I understand."

Sirius sighed, "We're close to Marine Headquarters. Let's get camouflaged before we move in."

Although it was completely unplanned, we're already here, right?

On a deserted coast of the Sabaody Archipelago, a semi-transparent sphere suddenly expanded from beneath the sea, enveloping the shore, and then several figures appeared instantly.

"Not bad, Luo, your stamina has improved a lot."

Sirius in admiration.

Luo simply closed the ROOM.

After changing their clothes, Sirius and his gang officially landed on the Sabaody Archipelago.

Since they were at the end of the Paradise, all sorts of strange creatures were commonplace, and Jack and Maria's sizes were no longer considered special. So, since they often guarded ships in the East Blue, they went along with the group, while Bepo stayed behind to watch the ship.

"So this is the Sabaody Archipelago?"

Yamato stepped onto the soft, green grass, excitedly looking around. "So beautiful!"

It is truly beautiful.

The trunks of the giant mangrove tree rise high, topped with a lush green canopy.

Bubbles kept rising from the ground and flying into the sky. Under the sunlight filtering through the gaps in the tree canopy, these bubbles seemed to give the air a colorful sheen.

"So Sirius!"

Yamato turned around excitedly, "Where should we go first?"