"Cheers!"
With Green Bit drifting along with the waves, everyone started a barbecue feast right on the beach.
As long as Viola used her ability to check their surroundings from time to time and Enel fired off a long-range Thunderbolt, no one would be able to spoil their fun.
Before they entered the North Blue, it wasn't a good time to reveal their whereabouts. Even if they did, Gray wanted to make the North Blue the battlefield when the World Government came after them.
After being away from the seas for so long, how could they not make a huge splash? The World Government's pursuit would be the perfect test of how much everyone had grown over the past year.
After landing not far from Mock Town, they'd spent a day having fun. Then everyone returned to their usual routine, training as they traveled and preparing for the battles to come.
Fortunately, Gray and the others didn't need to go ashore to restock, and their voyage before reaching the North Blue went smoothly. The World Government hadn't discovered them.
Thanks to Viola's ability, they destroyed pirate ships with Enel's attacks and steered clear of merchant vessels. When they approached Reverse Mountain, they simply flew over it, officially entering the North Blue.
After entering the North Blue, Gray didn't immediately go looking for Trafalgar Law. Before reaching Law, there was another North Blue native from the original story who had plenty of potential.
Some time ago, Tesoro had sent word that there was a man on an island whose Tarot Card readings were exceptionally accurate, and his reputation was spreading.
Based on that information, Gray had Tesoro investigate him more thoroughly and got the information he wanted.
Basil Hawkins!
A Paramecia user with the Straw-Straw Fruit, he was also skilled at