Dressrosa Kingdom, East Coast.
A small sailboat slowly docked at the pier, and Luffy leaped ashore.
The other five members of the Straw Hat Pirates were aboard the sailboat as well.
"Wow! This is awesome! We're finally on land—I'm starving!" Luffy said with a grin.
"Hey! Luffy, don't go causing trouble!
I heard that although this country doesn't reject pirates, any pirates who dare cause trouble here are sentenced directly to death..."
Usopp hurriedly stopped his airheaded captain and pointed at the execution platform near the harbor, where over a dozen dried pirate corpses hung.
Each of those corpses, dried to varying degrees, bore a sign listing their former names and bounties, ranging from tens of millions to several hundred million Belly. It was easy to imagine just how formidable this country's military strength was.
Hearing that, Franky raised both hands and struck a pose as he advised:
"Hmm... super! Luffy, we came to this country to buy Adam Treasure Tree wood and build a new ship. Even after we buy it, we'll have to stay here for quite a while to finish building the ship.
If we get into trouble, we'll have no choice but to keep drifting across the sea in this little boat."
Since Fish-Man Island had been smashed underground along with part of the Red Line, the Straw Hat Pirates could no longer reach the New World by conventional means. Luffy had no choice but to ask Karasu, commander of the Revolutionary Army's East Army, to bring them to the New World.
However, the canyon in the Red Line stretched for dozens of kilometers, making it impossible for their ship to cross over. After arriving in the New World, they could only rely on the small sailboat Franky had hastily made, stumbling their way through the