A few days later, in Area 60 of the Sabaody Archipelago.
"I have to say, you people really aren't afraid of dying."
Simon spoke as he watched the Coating Coater coat the sailboat. At the same time, he carefully loaded angular iron nails into the Tubes, one by one.
He had learned Dr. Dolly's Flying Knife Technique, but Simon had no intention of copying someone else's methods wholesale. With his sharp mind, he had combined his physique with his Devil Fruit abilities to develop practical techniques of his own.
"Uh... why do you say that, Simon?" Arudo put down the Iron Tower he used for training and scratched his head in confusion.
Weren't they just setting out for the New World? What did that have to do with being afraid of death?
Simon said, "I don't think I can explain it to someone with your intelligence, so I'll pretend I didn't hear you!"
He rattled it off in one breath, then turned back to his work without waiting for Arudo.
Arudo nodded blankly. Then it dawned on him, and he raised the one-ton Iron Tower and brought it crashing down on Simon's head. "Bastard! Don't think I don't know you're calling me stupid!"
"Heh. You really are clever!"
As the clanging continued nearby, the Jerome Brothers sat on the shore with a picnic blanket between them, snacks spread across it and teacups in hand.
They gazed out at the sea and breathed in the ocean breeze.
"Mm. What a peaceful day."
"Yes, yes."
"You two, enough! If you've got time to fight, come help carry the supplies aboard!" Tony strode past them with a sneer, calmly dodging flying projectiles and bits of shattered stone. Behind him trailed a string of Sabaody's distinctive bubbles, each filled with supplies.
"Seriously, did any