Sailing Through the Waves, a Wild Oath

"Hey, Straw Hat Kid! Stop fooling around!"

"This isn't heroism, it's just suicide!"

When Mayor Iceberg and foreman Barry arrived at the beach, they saw the Golden Merry out of Franky's secret warehouse, and the Straw Hat crew preparing to depart.

"Look at the ocean now, how could this ship possibly catch up?"

It might be reduced to dust in a single wave.

"Yeah, yeah,"

"Calm down, let's think of another way..."

Franky Family also joined in trying to dissuade them. Although they desperately wanted to save their eldest brother, simply throwing their lives away was definitely not an option for them—even if it was the Straw Hat crew they had only known for a few minutes who were going to their deaths!

Even Roman and Nami, who previously used force to negotiate a 'deal,' are no exception.

"Isn't power simply about turning the impossible into the possible?"

"Paper Dance - Pure Golden Merry!"

As Roman pointed forward, a flurry of white paper, like snowflakes, swept across the Going Merry, covering it from top to bottom, inside and out, including the sails and rudder! The sturdy paper completely enveloped the Golden Merry! It looked very similar to the skill 'Going Merry' used earlier.

"It's not so much similar as identical."

In fact, the skill 'Going Merry' was developed by Roman after covering the Going Merry with paper for an extended period of time. His original intention was to protect this 'comrade'.

"With the help of paper, the Going Merry can still brave the wind and waves!"

Of course, after Roman's stamina is exhausted and the blessing is dispelled...

"But how are you going to catch up with the Sea Train?"

Foreman Barry still tried to persuade the Straw Hat crew, saying, "You know, the Sea Train's speed is 20-28 knots, which is about 36-52 kilometers per hour—it's obvious even to a fool that they're going all out right now!"

"And your ship... excuse my bluntness, its speed is at most 15 knots, which is 27 kilometers per hour..."

Although the blond foreman Barry, who wears sunglasses, looks like an unreliable and slovenly old man, he is actually Mayor Iceberg's apprentice! He is a true shipbuilding master and can tell the condition of the Straw Hat crew's ships at a glance.

"You're right, foreman."

Nami, already standing on the ship's railing, stretched out her index finger and said, "Under normal circumstances, the Golden Merry couldn't possibly reach a speed of more than 15 knots, but today is different—"

A fierce wind was howling in the sky!

The waves were crashing all around me!

"What affects a ship's speed are ocean currents and wind direction. And as long as it's one of these two things—"

Confident Nami clenched her fist as if to grasp the invisible wind and water in her palm.

"I can make them work for me!"

They've gone mad...

Even against the wind and waves?

"Hey, foreman, aren't you Guotou a bit too hasty? Isn't sailing against the wind just basic sailing?" Everyone boarded the Golden Merry, and Nami opened the book in her hand.

"Besides, making minor adjustments to the wind direction is still within my capabilities right now. So—"

"Let's go, Merry!!"

"Robin, we're here!!!"

With Luffy's shout from the sheep- Luffy figurehead, Golden Merry pure white Going Merry bravely charged into the surging sea! On the deck were a group of fearless individuals who were going to challenge the World Government.

"We... are we just going to watch like this?"

"No! Brother Franky has been captured—"

"Even if we die, we will die with our brother!!"

Faced with the impassioned "Franky Family," Mayor Iceburg sighed.

"Now that the Straw Hat crew has set off, you can have the 'Rocket Man' Sea Train, which I originally intended to use as their mode of transportation. But they need to rest for a while first."

"Speaking of that Sea Train, it was actually built with the help of your boss Franky." He exuded Franky's wild and unrestrained style!

I don't even know if what I did was right or wrong... Franky, your senior brother is really useless...

"Hahaha, the Going Merry is definitely the best!"

As Nami opened the book in her hand, the entire ship was enveloped in a yellowish tornado, as Nami activated Crocodile's Devil Fruit ability.

Under Nami's command, Roman kept turning the rudder, making the 'Pure Golden Merry' sail against the wind at high speed in a zigzag pattern on the sea! Although the route was lengthened, at a speed of more than 30 knots, it still firmly kept up with the trail of the Sea Train ahead!

"At this rate, we should arrive about an hour later than them."

"Everyone, get ready. Once Robin passes through the 'Gate of Justice' behind Enies Lobby, she can only reach two places. Whether she's sent to Impel Down or Marine Headquarters, we will have absolutely no hope of getting her back."

Roman explained seriously as he steered the ship.

"I don't need to elaborate on the Marine Headquarters; they have three Admiral like Aokiji! You should know how powerful that force is."

"Impel Down is no better. It holds some of the world's most vicious Great Pirates, including many monsters comparable to Aokiji. However, the fact that those monsters are all obediently eating their prison food speaks volumes about how dangerous it is there."

After all, in the 'future', Luffy and Blackbeard, those guys with 'D' in their names, went to break into Impel Down, and they were both instantly killed by Magellan. If it weren't for the protagonist/villain halo supporting them and the help of benefactors, they would both end up in jail... or even worse, they would die instantly.

Compared to those two dangerous dens, the so-called "Enies Lobby," one of the three major subordinate agencies of the World Government, is... well...

What a complete disaster!

"But before that,"

Sanji lit a cigarette amidst the storm.

"Listen up, you idiots, except for Nami and Roman!"

"Those guys in the government are able to threaten Robin because they know she doesn't want us to get hurt."

"What if we break into Enies Lobby, and Robin still refuses to come with us?"

This is indeed a very serious problem. If Robin still doesn't want to go with the Straw Hat crew, and the rescue fails, they end up getting their own crew into trouble instead... Sanji has a chivalrous spirit, that's true, but it's definitely not mindless!

If it were just him alone, he would of course charge forward without fear; but this concerned the lives of so many of his Straw Hat crew members—

"I don't care about any of that!!"

Luffy roared to the sky.

"I will never forgive them!!"

"Roar roar roar~~"

Chopper roared to the sky.

"Damn Robin!!"

Snap,

"What are you saying!?"

Luffy, who had been hit by Nami's book, turned Guotou.

"Isn't that right? Why doesn't she want us to rescue her?"

"I've explained it to you so many times, Robin was afraid of implicating us..."

"I don't care about any of that!!"

"If we don't save her, she will be killed!"

"But she doesn't want to die, so we have to go save her!"

Ah, this... Although it might seem mindless at first glance, it's logically sound. Luffy isn't just good at fighting; he also always manages to say things that hit the nail on the head at crucial moments.

"Alright, Nami."

Roman, who was at the helm, covered his forehead while Nami raised her chin.

"You've known Luffy for a while now. Is our captain the kind of person who knows how to think about and calculate 'gains and losses'?"

"... You're right, I just asked for trouble."

"Sniper King,"

Roman looked at Usopp, "Can I borrow your restaurant for everyone to eat and rest, so they can be in good spirits for battle? Is that alright?"

"No problem!"

Usopp nodded without hesitation. "But food..."

"Swallow - Release".

As Roman waved his hand, he flipped over a piece of paper with a drawing of Iron Barrel's spout, and a package taller than a person landed on the deck: it was full of wine and food.

Wapol's abilities are really useful...

"Ahhh, meat!!"

"Oh, so much wine?"

As a group of people skillfully carried the food into the restaurant, Luffy, who was walking behind Luffy, turned around.

"Roman, you and Nami..."

"You guys eat. Nami and I are just ordinary people who can't 'replenish our blood' with food and alcohol, so let's just leave it at that—besides, if we all go inside, who's going to steer the boat?"

With those towering waves and howling winds, if Roman and Nami hadn't personally taken action, the Golden Merry would have already taken the Straw Hat crew to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish.

"OK!"

Luffy didn't mince words, revealing two rows of gleaming teeth as he stepped into the cabin.

"Thank you for your hard work now."

"When we get to Enies Lobby, just wait and see what we've got!"

"Okay, I'm looking forward to seeing your performance."