Anvil Island was bigger than White Reef Island, and more run-down.
Seen from the sea, the whole island looked like a lump of iron someone had cleaved with a blade. The western side was flat, the eastern side a sheer cliff, and the harbor lay on the flat side. A dozen or so boats were moored at the docks, mostly fishing boats with barnacle-covered hulls and blackened waterlines. Only one vessel, moored at the innermost end of the docks, stood out. Its hull was painted black, its deck spotless, without even a single rope out of place.
Naruto stood at the bow, watching the black ship. Nami came over and said quietly, "That ship arrived yesterday. I asked around at the docks. They said it came from the north. A woman got off with a few people and went into an inn on the island. None of them have come out since."
"A red dress?"
"They said she was wearing black. But one detail in the description matched." Nami paused. "Someone with her kept his face covered with cloth. Not a black robe, but old gray cloth. He doesn't sound like the old man Boss Zhou described, but I can't quite say what's off."
Once the ship docked, Luffy was the first to jump ashore. He stretched, then headed straight for the nearest restaurant. Sanji followed, carrying an empty suitcase to buy supplies. Chopper and Usopp went to ask the dockworkers where they could get small ship parts repaired. Zoro stayed aboard, leaning against the mast with his eyes closed, but Naruto knew he was listening to the sounds on the docks.
Naruto and Nami disembarked and followed the wooden walkway into town. Anvil Island's town was a little bigger than White Reef Island's, but much more disorderly. Most of