A Great Pirate Bursts In! (Combined)

The endless deep sea.

The Thousand Sunny's navigation lights glimmered like fireflies in the deep sea. On deck, Luffy and Usopp leaned over the railing, gazing curiously into the profound darkness in the distance.

Silent and dim.

The Thousand Sunny was surrounded by darkness, yet none of the Straw Hat Pirates showed the slightest hint of fear in the depths of the sea.

Thalassophobia simply did not exist among them.

Even Usopp and Koby, who had experienced the least, felt far more curiosity and excitement than fear toward the unknown environment.

"As long as we make it through Fish-Man Island, we'll successfully enter the New World."

"Only pirates who successfully enter the New World truly qualify to compete for the Great Treasure."

"I really want to meet Shanks already!"

Luffy's eyes were filled with anticipation. Having traveled this far, he was getting closer and closer to his goal. They were about to head into the latter half of the Grand Line, and even someone with Luffy's personality could not help but feel emotional about it.

"Passing through Fish-Man Island..."

"Can we really get through Fish-Man Island safely?"

"I heard that ever since that Fish-Man Vice Admiral from the New Marines took command of Fish-Man Island, very few pirate crews have managed to pass through safely."

"If we encounter Fish-Man Marines in the deep sea, everyone on this ship probably won't stand a chance against them."

Sanji had just prepared some snacks for Nami and Vivi and happened to walk out of the kitchen. Hearing Luffy's remark, his expression turned grave as well.

Unlike Luffy and the others, Sanji was a "normal person." Back when he had worked as a cook at the sea restaurant, he had served countless passing customers.

Through conversations with those customers, Sanji had learned quite a