"All right, everyone, look ahead—we're here!"
Out at sea, a ship flying a pirate flag sailed toward the Sabaody Archipelago. A starfish stood at the bow, twisting his body as he pointed ahead and shouted.
"Ooh, ah!"
A burst of exaggerated admiration rose from the ship.
Massive trees dozens, even hundreds of meters tall, along with colorful bubbles of every hue—it looked like something straight out of a dream.
Luffy and the others listened eagerly as the fish-man Hachi and the mermaid Camie introduced the place, giving them a basic understanding of the new journey they were about to embark on.
The Sabaody Archipelago was made up of the world's largest mangroves, the Yarukiman Mangroves. There were seventy-nine of them in total.
The trees were connected by bridges and roots, each one containing cities and facilities, with every tree marked by a number.
The mangrove they chose to dock beside was marked 41.
"Haha! I'm getting off first!"
As the ship pulled in, Luffy laughed and leaped from the deck, running wildly around the area.
The others were already used to Luffy's personality and quickly followed him off the ship.
Hachi led the way, introducing the place like a guide. "Everyone, don't forget the numbers here. The islands of Sabaody are connected by bridges, so as long as you remember the numbers, you won't get lost."
As Hachi's words rang in their ears, Usopp walked beside Chopper and glanced back with a soft sigh. "Even so, I think someone will still get lost."
"Agreed."
Chopper said quietly.
The two of them turned back to look at Zoro together and let out a long sigh.
"Guys! Come take a look! I found something super interesting!"
Luffy's shout suddenly came from the sky. At some point, he had stepped onto a bubble