"You mean this?"
No sooner had Luffy spoken than he flipped his hand over, revealing the compass to everyone.
He had picked this compass up on the ship. It had originally belonged to that man and woman, and he had never taken it out before.
Yet Luffy looked completely unbothered, as though it were no big deal at all.
The old man before them stared at the compass, his gaze turning a little strange. Then he nodded lightly, as though he had confirmed something.
"Yes, yes, you really did bring one this time? This is it. There's no mistake."
"I thought you didn't even know what it was, but it turns out you came pretty well prepared."
"Without this thing, you won't be able to navigate the Grand Line from here on."
"After all, if you keep going without it, you'll definitely get lost. That's why people generally carry one."
Nami turned to Luffy, her eyes full of curiosity and a hint of anger she could barely contain.
His behavior really made no sense.
"Luffy... normally, no one would have something this strange. So how could you possibly have one, Luffy?"
"You had this thing and didn't even tell us beforehand. You're clearly up to something."
Nami's expression darkened on the spot. He was clearly acting on his own, showing no regard whatsoever for her as their navigator.
This teammate was simply impossible to work with.
Besides, with things as they were, their situation had become dire, and they simply couldn't keep going.
It felt as though continuing like this would nearly kill them. Things might even turn out more hopeless than that.
That was precisely why they felt somewhat uneasy, with no idea how to proceed.
Still, they knew very well that all of this seemed relatively important to