Before long, half a year had passed. Shirakawa had been in this world for over a year, and he had also been with the Roger Pirates for more than a year.
During the past six months, they had first reached Fish-Man Island, deep beneath the sea, where they met Neptune, the island's king, who had only recently taken the throne.
They were warmly welcomed on Fish-Man Island. It seemed Roger and Neptune had a pretty good relationship.
To be honest, Shirakawa had been a little scared on the way to Fish-Man Island. After all, they were deep beneath the sea, and people often felt a deep-seated fear of the ocean depths. Of course, Shirakawa was no exception. He'd been worried the coating wouldn't hold.
Shanks and Buggy had teased him mercilessly over it. They'd finally found a weakness of his.
After catching up on Fish-Man Island, they had their ship coated again and left, reaching Sabaody Archipelago, the endpoint of the first half of the Grand Line, known as Paradise.
After they reached Sabaody Archipelago, Rayleigh disappeared. Anyone who knew his secret knew what he was up to. Those who didn't assumed Mr. Rayleigh's addiction had flared up again and he'd gone gambling.
On Sabaody Archipelago, Shirakawa had inevitably encountered Celestial Dragons. But they hadn't caused any trouble; they simply avoided the Celestial Dragons. After all, they hadn't come back this time to pick a fight.
Although the Navy had set its sights on them as soon as they emerged from the sea, it took no further action. The Roger Pirates' members merely stayed cautious.
Other pirate crews, though, were far less composed. How had a New World overlord suddenly ended up in Paradise? And the Navy presence on Sabaody Archipelago was gradually increasing, leaving some unlucky pirate crews to