"Also, release the news that Atlas killed Golden Lion. The bigger the splash, the better. Contact a few more newspapers, and preferably get Morgans involved too. I'm sure he won't pass up news this big."
"You're trying to force the Five Elders' hand..."
"Heh! Can't be helped. Just a little extra insurance."
PS. This epithet shouldn't overlap with any other books now, right? Do you guys think it sounds good? O(∩_∩)O
White Hou it is. I'm not changing it again, I swear.
The seas trembled
Elsewhere.
The enormous Red Line stretched across an unavoidable point along the Grand Line. To enter the Grand Line from the East Blue, one either had to take the entrance at Reverse Mountain or cross the Calm Belt, passing through the Sea Kings' nesting grounds.
At that moment, however, a large warship flew straight over the Red Line, heading directly into the Grand Line!
"Wow!!! Are we flying?"
"We're so high up! I've never seen the sea from this high before!"
"Is that the Red Line Mr. Smoker mentioned? It looks spectacular even from up here."
"Hey! Hey, Ace! Does this mean we're almost at Marine Headquarters?"
Experiencing flight for the first time, Ace and his two brothers were beside themselves with excitement. Everything around them seemed fresh and fascinating. They kept running around the warship's deck, sticking their heads out and exclaiming in wonder.
"Atlas, this should be Golden Lion's ability, right?"
Smoker found it novel too. Although his Smoke-Smoke Fruit allowed his upper body to rise some distance off the ground, that hardly counted as flying. Besides, this was his first time seeing the Red Line from this angle.
"Yeah~ more or less."
Atlas drew her gaze away from the three boys and answered lazily.
It wasn't really the Float-Float Fruit's power, since