Chapter 231: Water 7 (13)
Chapter 230: Water 7
Just as Rob Lucci and the others left Water 7, Leo set foot on Water 7 alongside Zoro and Ace.
Unlike Bruno, who possessed the Door-Door Fruit and could simply open a door straight to Enies Lobby,
if Leo and the others wanted to arrive at Water 7 at precisely this time, they had to set out several days in advance.
After arranging everything on Drum Island, he confidently entrusted the island to Dalton and the Doctors' Union. He himself returned to Whiskey Peak with Wapol and Doc Q, placing those two key figures under Kuma's round-the-clock watch. Then, leading his core members aboard the warship Ace had modified, he hurried without rest toward Water 7.
Some people said that a wooden ship would fall apart if it exceeded twenty knots.
But if one looked closely, under its immense power, this ship was already nearly skimming across the sea like a modern coastal speedboat. Modern coastal speedboats could reach forty to sixty knots. This ship's top speed of thirty knots, while maintaining around twenty knots in normal travel, was precisely the speed that kept it from breaking apart—it was practically skipping across the water like a stone. How could it possibly be slow?
Relying on Ace's superb piloting skills and Nami's seemingly divine navigational ability, they cut through every obstacle along the way and finally reached Water 7 within a few days.
Once they arrived, famous figures like Nico Robin and Hancock could no longer accompany Leo ashore. So all the women remained aboard the ship, while Ace and Zoro stayed at Leo's side to protect him.
"Whew, I've never been here before. I didn't expect there to be such a prosperous island on the Grand Line. There must be a