The Florian Triangle was shrouded in dense fog year-round.
Deep in the sea.
A massive three-masted ship, resembling an island, lay quietly on the fog-shrouded sea.
Masts stood on either side of the ship and directly behind it, each bearing a gigantic sail.
The sails were emblazoned with the enormous flag of the Maud Pirates.
Thanks to its area, which was more than ten times larger than usual, the flag's design remained highly conspicuous despite the obscuring fog.
The sea around it was calm and still. When one strained one's ears, there wasn't even the slightest sound of waves.
The same silence hung over the ship.
An eerie, sinister atmosphere filled every corner, mingling with the hazy fog.
Ever since the Maud Pirates took over Thriller Bark, this place had become a pirate exclusion zone in the truest sense.
Pirates heading for the Sabaody Archipelago who accidentally wandered into the Florian Triangle...
Some were luckier. They circled around without encountering Thriller Bark and eventually escaped safely, allowing them to continue on to the Sabaody Archipelago.
Others were less fortunate. Within two days of entering the waters of the Florian Triangle, they stepped on a landmine and ran into Thriller Bark.
Their fate was to be hypnotized by Lafitte, who came rushing over after hearing them, and then serve as sparring partners for Jim and the others until they fought to the death.
It could be said that
once a pirate accidentally wandered into the area where Thriller Bark was located, death was all but certain.
Occasionally, unlucky civilian ships also wandered near Thriller Bark.
But Lafitte had no interest in civilians. At most, he would quietly take some supplies, then use his hypnotic ability to make the civilians forget their memories and leave this place of trouble.
Under Lafitte's meticulous