"Is everything ready? How are the food supplies coming along?"
Nami held the inventory in her hand and called out to everyone.
Stone set down a crate, panting. "Nami, the storeroom's packed. Food, alcohol, drinks... it's all in there! We've got enough for a month at sea."
Nami clapped her hands and grinned, curling her fingers into a fist. "Good. Everyone aboard! Get ready to sail!"
"Where's Lucci?" Once everyone else was aboard, Stone and Gin began unfurling the sails. Nami looked around and realized Lucci was missing.
"He went to the fighting room first thing this morning. He's sparring with Pizarro right now. Don't worry about him."
"All right. Let's go."
The sky was clear, and a warm sea breeze blew. After raging all night, the sea had finally grown calm.
The breeze brushed against them as gently as a mother's hand. Overhead, a few gulls wheeled and cried, as though singing for joy.
The blue sea stretched out like a vast mirror, its ripples glinting in the sun. Even the fish below were plainly visible through the clear water, which gleamed with the deep, captivating brightness of a woman's eyes.
Seeing that everyone was ready, Ye Chen nodded, spread his arms wide, and shouted, "Crew, let's go! Next stop, Alabasta!"
"Yeah!"
Gin spun his twin tonfa, his eyes gleaming. He licked his lips, his face alight with bloodthirsty excitement. "I hear Crocodile, one of the Shichibukai, is in Alabasta!"
"He is. We'll probably run into him. Our informant only said they'd seen Robin at Rain Dinners in Alabasta. No one knows exactly where she is. If Crocodile really has captured her, there's no need to hold back."
Ye Chen's face darkened. He flicked a finger, sending a streak of white light from his hand. Moments later, a silver