At noon two days later, there were still three days until Ace's public execution.
Driven by the Super Express Shrimp, the Going Merry cut across the calm sea like a streak of white foam.
Ever since leaving Impel Down, they had split up from the other Supernovas. Only Ivankov and Jinbe had remained with them.
The pair of Log Poses they had bought at Sabaody Archipelago had pointed respectively toward Impel Down and Amazon Lily.
The one they had carried had been given to Rayleigh when they parted ways, and they had gotten another from someone else.
At the edge of the deck, Franky looked despondent. "Looks like the side paddle wheels can be removed. I've been pretty depressed this week."
Every time he saw Reiner's Super Express Shrimp, he felt miserable for a while.
Its speed was one thing, but it even saved cola. Compared to that, the paddle wheels he had designed seemed completely useless.
He could not help wondering what he should convert the empty paddle wheel slots into later.
When he looked up, he spotted a tiny black dot far ahead in their direction of travel.
"Are we there already?" Franky had barely begun to think that when a certain voice came from above.
"We're almost at Amazon Lily, everyone!" Reiner shouted as he leaped down from the mast to the second-floor cabin entrance.
The Calm Belt was a sea region without wind or currents, which meant they would not encounter the terrible weather found on the Grand Line.
Their sailing speed had been extremely steady. Reiner had only rested once along the way. The Super Express Shrimp was terrifyingly fast, and his stamina drained just as quickly.
"Here we go!"
Bang!
The door was violently flung open, and Luffy was the first to rush out