An hour later.
Everyone stood at the bow, staring blankly up at the strangely shaped island before them.
They had been swept here by the current. It seemed that this island was the center of the Whirlpool Current.
There was nothing particularly unusual about the island's outskirts. Vegetation grew luxuriantly, with a few coconut trees scattered here and there.
But at the island's center, a massive stone mountain rose from the ground. It resembled the trunk of an ancient tree reaching into the sky, yet also looked like a piled-up anthill. Numerous diamond-shaped entrances densely covered the lowest ring.
The whole thing was several hundred meters tall, rising straight into the clouds. It was a spectacular sight.
"Where the hell did it bring me?" Xia Nuo asked blankly. "Are we still in the East Blue?"
"Even I have never heard of a place like this in the East Blue."
Uncle Zeff shook his head with a sigh. "But that's only natural. The sea is vast beyond imagination. Aside from waters with dense shipping routes, there are countless deserted islands like this that few people know about."
"Let's go ashore and explore first!"
Nojiko was brimming with enthusiasm. She spread her arms and fully embraced the sea breeze. "Come on, bro! Who knows? A place like this might be hiding treasure buried hundreds of years ago!"
Xia Nuo nodded. He was just as curious about the island. Moreover, after approaching it, the bright spot on his radar had already changed from green to yellow.
That meant his luck was pretty good. The Devil Fruit was not drifting somewhere on the surface of the sea; there was a very high chance it was on this island...
"I still have to figure out how to escape this Whirlpool Current. I need to find