Crocus

"Is this the Reverse Mountain?"

The Sirius floated on the sea, Yamato stared in amazement at the towering red mountain in front of him, exclaiming, "It's so high!"

Sirius nodded slightly.

Reverse Mountain should indeed be the highest point in the world, much higher than the average height of the Red Line.

"The seawater really did flow backwards?"

Page One observed the river flowing through a crevice in the distant mountains through his binoculars, then exclaimed in surprise.

The seawater is climbing the mountain!

Completely defying gravity, it climbed upwards layer by layer until it reached the clouds!

"It's hard to imagine that such a unique canal exists in the world unless you see it with your own eyes."

Black stood beside Sirius, looking equally impressed. "This mountain is special."

That's really special.

Can a regular canal be used to access a mountain?

Yes, the ocean currents are indeed very turbulent near the entrance to the Reverse Mountain Canal, with large, powerful currents rushing headlong towards the canal on Reverse Mountain.

But would this allow the large amount of accumulated seawater to flow upstream against the current?

This makes absolutely no sense.

"Gravity is malfunctioning on this mountain," Black guessed, "Which is why the seawater can flow upstream."

In short, this mountain is definitely not normal.

"It doesn't matter."

Sirius laughed heartily. "Black, bring the boat closer! It's time to cross Reverse Mountain!"

For the Sirius Pirates, crossing the Calm Belt directly to reach the Grand Line would be a very simple matter.

But wouldn't that be too lacking in ritual?

Moreover, if we cross the Calm Belt from here, will we arrive at the New World, or at the edge of the New World, in the sea near the Water Star Island? Sirius doesn't want to arrive at this place so soon.

"Leave it to me, Captain!"

Black responded loudly.

The Sirius shattered the ocean currents and headed towards the canal entrance.

The currents are very turbulent near the canal entrance.

This is the first hurdle that pirates aspiring to sail the Grand Line must overcome. Without a sturdy enough ship, a navigator with sufficient knowledge of the sea, and a helmsman with enough experience, they will perish here.

Of course, this small amount of ocean current had no effect on the Sirius. With its tough alloy hull and powerful engine that had undergone several rounds of modifications, the ocean current could only make the Sirius slightly.

Then, very quickly, the dark submarine arrived at the entrance to the canal.

"Are we really going to climb a mountain?"

Yamato looked up in amazement, watching the canal waterway flow upstream until it disappeared into the clouds. "It's truly amazing!"

"Once we cross this line, we'll reach the Grand Line."

Luo chuckled and said, "This time, we're not just passing through; we're truly going to conquer this greatest sea in the world."

I've been to the Grand Line once before, to travel from the East Blue to the South Blue.

But that time it was just a passing through, but now it's different.

"Then, let's go!!"

Sirius into laughter.

Sirius at full power!

No, actually not. If it were really running at full power, it would probably have already soared into the sky.

In short, the Sirius plunged into the canal and then began its journey upstream along the canal waterway.

"The Sirius has started climbing the mountain!"

Bepo stood on the ship's side, his face beaming with excitement.

The Sirius was rapidly ascending, with the red rocks on either side receding into the distance.

The canal is very long, very, very long.

From a bird's-eye view, the summit of Reverse Mountain is located in the middle of the Calm Belt on both sides of the Grand Line, while the entrances of the four canals connecting the four seas and this summit are all outside the Calm Belt.

Therefore, we can guess how long this canal is; it's probably not much shorter than the width of the Grand Line.

All I can say is that Reverse Mountain is ridiculously high.

Sirius didn't know how much time had passed when the Sirius entered and then passed through the clouds, revealing a vast and boundless blue sky before them.

Then, after a long time, the endless red mountain wall finally reached its limit at the edge of the field of vision.

Is that the summit?

Yamato excitedly grabbed Sirius's arm, "Sirius, we've reached the top!!"

Sirius also curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.

How many heroes' sea voyages officially began here?

Sirius forward relentlessly, then leaped from the mountaintop, at the end of the canal, and soared into the sky!

"Sirius, look!"

Yamato pointed ahead, "This is the Grand Line!"

Sirius looked ahead.

The sun was shining brightly, the clouds had all dispersed, and the view ahead was completely unobstructed.

A straight waterway stretches majestically downwards, and at its end lies a vast, boundless blue sea.

Here you can even see several islands dotting the sea.

"Yamato,"

Sirius laughed heartily, "Ready? The truly exciting adventure is only just beginning!"

"Kindness!"

Yamato nodded heavily.

Her smile was radiant.

The Sirius crashed heavily into the descending waterway and then floated downstream.

Down!

Down!

Heading downwards!

The Sirius Pirates are heading towards the Grand Line!

Going down is much faster than coming up.

Almost like a whirlwind, the wind whistled in my ears, and the scenery before my eyes was somewhat blurry.

Fortunately, the further downstream you go, the wider the canal becomes, the gentler the terrain, and the slower the speed gradually decreases.

By the time the Sirius finally reached the end of the canal, the entrance to the Grand Line, Sirius speed was not much faster than usual.

"Black, slow down a little more."

Sirius stood at the bow of the ship, looking towards the shore.

A lighthouse stands silently at the end of the coastline.

"Clear!"

Black and the Sirius were one entity; after his modifications to the ship, he had reached the limit of his control over it.

The Sirius quickly came to a stop, right in front of the lighthouse.

Why stop?

Jack asked in surprise.

Sirius's usual personality, shouldn't he be charging into the Grand Line now and starting a new adventure?

"This is Twin Capes."

Black said, "It's the entrance to the Grand Line."

Sirius certainly knew this.

There's a reason why it stopped, of course.

The lighthouse door opened.

An old man with flower petals adorning the back of his head stepped out. "Everyone says you've already entered the Grand Line. I thought I missed it sometime ago."

"Kindness?"

Yamato frowned as she sized up the newcomer, then exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that you are Crocus?"

Oden had told her and Sirius about Crocus, the ship's doctor on Roger's ship, at Twin Capes!

"We've been waiting for you for a long time, Sirius Pirates."

The senior colleague said with a grin.