The light drew closer and closer. Naruto stood at the front and turned to glance at Luffy beside him.
"Use your hand."
"Use your hand to hold it back."
Naruto couldn't be bothered to do it himself, so he simply left the task to Luffy.
Luffy nodded, reached out, and grabbed the other person, easily pulling them all the way in.
By the time they came to their senses, the whole group had been swept into a tornado.
Only once they were inside did they realize how strange the situation had become.
Naruto wondered to himself how the outside could be such a raging mess while everything inside seemed completely undisturbed.
Everything around them was calm, with not even a hint of danger.
This place was unnaturally quiet.
Only then did Nami fully understand.
The doubt in her eyes faded, replaced by a look of complete understanding.
"I finally get it."
"If I'm right, that typhoon outside is just there to scare people off."
"The whole point is to keep people from barging in here."
"We got lucky and plunged straight in. This is practically a godsend for us."
The ship sailed onward... At last, they reached Lost Island.
The ship docked, and the group stepped onto the beach one after another.
The island looked very empty, and for the moment, they had no way of finding the Dragon Lair.
Without so much as a glimpse of the Dragon Lair, the group stood in the clearing, feeling rather lost.
Little Loli, however, noticed that the old man was in very bad shape.
No matter how she looked at him, his condition seemed critical.
Little Loli's expression darkened as well.
Without a moment's hesitation, everyone set off.
No one suggested taking a break.
Their goal on this trip was clear: head