At noon two days later, there were three days left until Ace's public execution.
With the Super Express Shrimp pulling it along, the Going Merry cut across the calm sea like a white wave, sailing at incredible speed.
Ever since leaving Impel Down, they had split up from the other Supernovas. Only Ivankov and Jinbe had stayed with them.
The pair of Poses they had bought in Sabaody Archipelago pointed toward Impel Down and Amazon Lily, respectively.
When they parted ways with Rayleigh, they had given him the one they were carrying and taken another from someone else.
At the edge of the deck, Franky wore a dejected expression. "Looks like I can take off the outer wheels on both sides. I've been feeling totally down this week."
Every time he saw Lina's Super Express Shrimp, he sank into a funk for a while.
It was fast, sure, but it even saved cola. By comparison, the outer wheels he'd designed seemed completely useless.
He couldn't help wondering what he could build in place of the wheels.
Glancing up, he spotted a tiny black dot far in the distance, in the direction they were heading.
"Are we almost there?" Franky had only just started to wonder when a voice above confirmed it.
"We're almost at Amazon Lily, everyone!" Lina called, leaping down from the mast to the entrance of the cabin on the second deck.
The Calm Belt had neither wind nor currents, which meant they wouldn't encounter the kinds of bad weather they might in the Grand Line.
Their speed had remained steady throughout the journey. Lina had only rested once along the way. The Super Express Shrimp was terrifyingly fast, and Lina's energy drained just as quickly.
"Here we go!"
Bam!
The door was flung open, and Luffy rushed