Naruto smiled.
"Days like this are actually pretty relaxing. Isn't that nice?" He leaned against the side of the ship, his tone full of ease. "At least for now, things are pretty much perfect."
Just as he finished speaking, Vivi walked over to Nami and Naruto. She first glanced at the sea gradually receding behind them, then asked cautiously, "Could we stop the ship nearby for a moment?"
Naruto immediately frowned.
"Why stop all of a sudden?"
For some reason, he always felt that trouble would come looking for them as soon as the ship stopped. Though he had nothing to base that instinct on, it still made him instinctively raise his guard.
Vivi did not answer immediately. Instead, she turned her gaze toward Karoo.
"I have something very important to ask Karoo to do."
The duck clearly recognized its name and immediately raised its head, looking at Vivi in confusion.
Ace also spoke up in a grave voice. "If you're talking about this country's troubles, I might know something about them."
Everyone immediately turned to him.
"Kurok, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, is in this country." Ace looked grim. "I came to this area because I received information about Blackbeard. If he's involved in what's happening here too, then I'm afraid pirates and this country already have some very ugly ties."
Vivi clenched her fingers, her expression growing more resolute.
"That's exactly why I have to get word back to the palace."
The ship soon drew close to shore. Vivi carried Karoo off the ship, then took a sealed letter from inside her clothes and solemnly placed it on its back.
"Karoo, go to the palace on your own now and give this letter to my father." She bent down and instructed it earnestly, "It describes