The lackey's words drew the attention of everyone in the Straw Hat Pirates, but he did not speak right away. Instead, he looked left and right, making sure no one was paying attention to them, before speaking cautiously.
"You should have read the few lines written on the back of the ticket, right?"
"We did. What does that have to do with making money?"
"Of course it has something to do with it. Do you remember the third item, the one about God's Island?"
The lackey's words reminded everyone of Robin's warning before she left.
"What do you mean?"
"Hee hee hee, it's simple. God's Island is the real Golden Land!"
As soon as he said this, everyone froze. Sanji, however, seemed to suddenly realize something. His expression changed as he asked,
"Hey, you're not talking about the Golden Land from the story of Big Talker Noland, are you?"
Instead, the lackey looked surprised.
"You know about Big Talker Noland?"
Sanji replied calmly,
"I'm from the North Blue."
Only then did the lackey understand.
"I see. In that case, it isn't strange."
The others were baffled by their conversation, so Nami asked,
"Sanji, what is this Big Talker Noland you're talking about?"
Sanji took a drag from his cigarette, then slowly blew out a smoke ring.
"It's a fairy tale passed down in the North Blue. Legend has it that four hundred years ago, during the legendary North Blue adventurer Noland's third voyage into the Grand Line, he encountered a city made entirely of gold while fleeing a storm. Noland called that city the Golden Land!"
"A city made entirely of gold? How could that be possible..."
"How much money would that be?"
Nami and Usopp chimed in one after the other.
Sanji ignored them and asked the little lackey,