Sabaody Archipelago, Island No. 40.
A white, wolf-headed two-masted sailing ship slowly docked beside an enormous Yarukiman Mangrove and dropped anchor.
At the bow, Yamato rested her spiked club on her shoulder with her right hand and looked excitedly at the resin bubbles constantly rising from the land. "All right! Next, we just need to find a shipyard to coat the ship, and then we can dive down to Fish-Man Island."
Holding Wado Ichimonji, Kuina looked at the eager Yamato beside her and offered a timely reminder. "I heard that more than half of coated ships end up buried on the seafloor during the descent... I think we should ask around and find a shipyard with more reliable coating techniques."
After thinking for a moment, Isca spoke cautiously. "How about... having Sephiroth take us down directly? There are three Devil Fruit users on board. If something goes wrong while we're diving, it could get troublesome. I heard there are dangerous deep-sea currents beneath the ocean as well..."
At that, Yamato immediately pouted and planted her spiked club on the deck. "I don't want that! Reaching the destination directly without any journey at all isn't the adventure I want... Besides, I trust Xiao Zi. With your navigation skills, you can definitely get us safely to Fish-Man Island, right?"
It wasn't as though Sephiroth had never suggested using the Door-Door Fruit to take Yamato sightseeing.
But...
Yamato had absolutely no interest in a mode of travel without any process or twists and turns. In her eyes, that did not count as an adventure at all, nor could she feel any joy from the journey.
That was why she had chosen to sail out to sea, taking Sephiroth's girls around wherever they pleased—free and unrestrained.
Not far away, Kozuki Hiyori wore denim hot