After spending a day and a night, Gray finally found the right passage and reached the underground chamber where the Road Poneglyph was kept.
"Wow, this place is huge!" As soon as she emerged from the pitch-black underground passage and saw the light reflecting off the seawater, Yamato cried out excitedly, as if she had really found treasure.
"Hey, Gray! Is the treasure here?"
"Yeah! Let's look around. We're bound to find it."
At that, Yamato could hardly contain herself. She ran off cheerfully, calling to Gray as she went. "Hurry up, Gray!"
"Treasure hunting! I'm going treasure hunting!"
"Coming!" Gray hurried after Yamato.
The underground chamber looked enormous, but even it couldn't withstand the two of them searching every inch of it. After looking carefully all over, they finally spotted what Gray had come for in the lowest part of the chamber.
"What? It's just a big rock!" After searching thoroughly and finding no gold or other treasure like she'd imagined, Yamato was very disappointed.
Gray explained, "This is what I came here for. The writing carved on it is an irresistible treasure to most pirates in this world."
As he spoke, Gray took out the paper and pen he'd prepared beforehand and copied the ancient writing on the red stone onto the paper.
"Even so, it's just a rock. And those things that look like writing are impossible to read."
"I really can't understand why anyone would find this irresistible." Yamato planted her Kanabo on the ground and slumped down, watching Gray record the writing with a bored expression.
"I'll finish as quickly as I can. If you can't find anything to pass the time, you can take a nap."
At that, Yamato nodded in agreement. "Good idea!"
"I'll take a nap right now. Remember to wake me