On the Way

"I'm so bored..." Luffy sat on the ship with a bored expression, looking like a melted scoop of ice cream.

"I think you're just bored because no one's complaining about you and making trouble with you..." Nami said irritably. "Do you have any idea how hard-won these peaceful days are? Just settle down for a while..."

"Haha, wanting adventure is a good thing. Young people should be energetic..." Jinbe leaped up from the sea. "I caught some fish from the ocean, so sorry for the trouble, Sanji..."

"Hmm, deep-sea fish..." Sanji was quite pleased with the decision to let Jinbe join the ship. As the ship's chef, he had no idea how much he had worried over food. Now that Jinbe was here, he could jump overboard and catch fish whenever they needed them. Though it was always fish, for a big eater like Luffy, as long as it was meat, he could put up with it. This undoubtedly greatly reduced Sanji's workload.

"Then lunch will be an all-fish feast..." Sanji had already decided on the menu for noon. "Thanks, Jinbe..."

"It was nothing, just a small matter..." Jinbe did not mind at all. "I'm happy to be able to help everyone..."

"Whew, I guess you're the only one who'll still listen to Luffy's unreasonable requests..." Nami monitored the weather. They would be eating soon, and she did not want anything happening during the meal.

"Chopper bro, Chopper bro!" Carrot stuck to Chopper like a little tagalong. Ever since leaving Whole Cake Island, she seemed to have become Chopper's most loyal little sister.

"Is it really okay for us to be moving along this slowly?" Pedro's concern was not unfounded. Their current speed could not be considered fast at all; it could even be called slow. But the situation in