Nami tilted her head back, her keen eyes fixed on the mist-shrouded summit above as a flash of inspiration struck her.
She slapped the railing and shouted in sudden realization, "When I was analyzing the currents earlier, something seemed really strange. Why was there so much freshwater flowing through this raging sea?"
"Now it all makes sense! All that freshwater came pouring down from this waterfall! Which means..."
Nami's voice grew shrill with shock. "Which means there's an enormous source of freshwater on top of this mountain! Could it be... the Land of Wano isn't at sea level, but... on top of that mountain?!"
Her words plunged everyone into dead silence.
"On... on top?!!!"
Usopp's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets. He pointed in terror at the monstrous waterfall towering into the clouds, its waters raging, and screamed like a pig being slaughtered.
"Up there?! You've got to be kidding me! How are we supposed to get up there?!"
"We'll die! We're definitely going to die!!!"
Just as Usopp broke down sobbing, something unexpected happened!
Splash—splash—!
Several enormous splashes suddenly erupted from the plunge pool ahead.
Then, before everyone's disbelieving eyes, several figures dozens of meters long burst out of the deep pool! Covered in hard scales, they were as massive as small Sea Kings!
They were a school of absurdly gigantic koi!
A wild gleam shone in their eyes. Far from being crushed by the waterfall's terrifying impact, they swung their huge, powerful tail fins and shot into the falls like arrows loosed from a bow.
Against a raging current strong enough to pulverize rock, they climbed furiously up the sheer cliff behind the waterfall!
"What... what the hell are those things?!"
Zoro's lazy gaze instantly sharpened. His swordsman's instincts made him place a hand on the hilt