Boom... crash!
The Sunny Go slammed into the beach, sending everyone on deck stumbling.
"Ow, ow, ow..."
Nami stood up, clutching her swollen forehead. She looked around and breathed a sigh of relief.
"At least we finally made it through."
Who could have imagined that the waters around Laugh Tale were ringed by whirlpools? They were even more terrifying than the waters around Wano Country!
If she and Jinbe hadn't worked so well together, one navigating and the other steering, the Sunny Go would have been swallowed by a whirlpool halfway there.
"So... this is Laugh Tale?"
Sanji rose on his aching knee, tested his footing, then gazed at the endless yellow sand ahead. He couldn't put a name to what he felt.
Beyond bewilderment, perhaps it was disappointment?
The Great Treasure countless people had dreamed of, "One Piece," was now before them. Every one of them had imagined what Laugh Tale, the final island, might look like. Would it be lush and green, filled with birdsong and flowers?
Or would it hold some breathtaking wonder?
But now that they had seen it for themselves, the reality of Laugh Tale had undoubtedly disappointed them.
There were no flowers or birdsong, only yellow sand.
There were no breathtaking wonders, only the somewhat imposing ruins in the distance.
The sun beat fiercely down on them. Dead trees, dunes, ruins—everything spoke of desolation.
Thud!
Something heavy stepped onto the deck. Sanji watched Jinbe limp past him toward the bow. "Jinbe, where are you going?"
Jinbe didn't answer. He walked up to Luffy, who stood frozen at the bow of the Sunny Go, and put a hand on his shoulder.
"We don't have time to waste, Straw Hat!"
"Don't forget why we came here!"
"I..."
Luffy paused, then lowered his head. "You're right!"
But