"Not planning to swim?" Veer frowned. "Don't tell me you're planning to fly over there instead. Stop thinking about impractical things all day. Let me tell you, I also wanted to go to Water Seven and witness that great battle with my own eyes, but a great pirate like Whitebeard is too far beyond our reach. We'd be better off figuring out how to get to the New World."
Faced with Veer's earnest advice, Shin merely smiled without saying a word.
At that moment, the ship gave a slight tremor as Thor, huge as a giant, came aboard and boomed, "What is it? Is kid Shin acting crazy again?"
Seeing Thor, the helpless look on Shin's face deepened. After two days of interaction, he had to admit that Thor did have a brain when it came to certain matters, but in most things, he was utterly single-minded.
People like that were hard to communicate with. At the very least, Thor still had not handed over the sea route map Shin wanted.
Just as Shin was about to speak, the earlier Bu'an came scrambling over. "Captain, Captain, something's wrong!"
"What are you panicking for?" Thor frowned, deeply dissatisfied with his subordinate's reckless behavior. They were great pirates about to enter the New World, people destined to shock the world. How could they be so flustered?
They needed that sort of... hmm, composure that remained unchanged even if Mount Tai collapsed before them. Yes, that was it.
Thor stroked his chin as he thought. Something Shin had casually said earlier had struck a chord with him. Though he had no idea what mountain "Mount Tai" was, it had to be a very big one.
Bu'an panted. "It's the Marines... Behind us, a complete Marine formation is closing in. Judging by the size