After giving the Navy fleet a thorough beating, this time, when the Sunny set sail from the Sabaody Archipelago again and submerged at the designated spot, no Navy ships dared ambush or pursue them.
Although the Sunny had encountered Navy ships more than once along the way, they only followed from a distance, sneaking around, or simply gave them a wide berth well in advance. They were giving the Sunny and the Brat Pirates plenty of respect.
In fact, anyone who had beaten the Navy black and blue several times like the Brats had, while leaving the Navy powerless to do anything about it, was bound to earn plenty of respect and deference.
And so, this time the Sunny safely reached the stretch of sea where they had been ambushed and fought a major battle before. With two Navy warships following and watching from a distance, it slowly submerged beneath the waves and soon disappeared completely.
An hour later.
The Sunny, coated in a layer of bubbles, submerged into the depths without a hitch. The enormous bubble surrounding the ship was just like the ones on Sabaody Archipelago. It was as if they had entered a giant aquarium, and all the crew could see the various fish, sea turtles, jellyfish, and enormous Sea Kings swimming in the clear waters beyond, faintly lit by the shimmer.
"Ah..."
"Achoo!!"
"It's getting colder and colder..."
"Of course it is!"
"The temperature in the deep sea is very different from the surface and shallow waters. You all need to put on more clothes."
On deck, as the ship continued its descent, the leader of the Flying Fish Riders, Duval, chatted on and off with Hatchan, the fish-man currently serving as their navigator.
Hatchan had once been a member of the Sun Pirates and one