"Still, come to think of it, Buggy was nowhere to be seen in the papers. Did Shanks just let King Buggy go?"
Adrian felt an inexplicable pang of disappointment.
Looks like I might miss the show...
Shaking his head, he turned toward the Ghost Heart's helm.
"Lumi, roughly how many more days until we reach the Sabaody Archipelago?"
"About a week."
The ship spirit Lumi poked a small, hooded head out of the helm.
"Are you in a hurry, Adrian? If you are, I can shave two or three days off that, oh-ya."
"No, I just felt like asking. Keep sailing at our current speed."
Adrian waved a hand.
"But once we reach Sabaody, we'll switch straight to the Nether Abyss and dive down to Fish-Man Island. We won't go ashore at Sabaody for coating this time."
"Got it, oh-ya!"
Under Lumi's guidance, the Ghost Heart sailed unerringly toward Sabaody.
Because Adrian had changed ships, not a single pirate they encountered on the voyage to Sabaody recognized this cute, pastel-colored vessel as the latest ship of the Legendary Pirate White Ghost.
Most pirates already liked bullying the weak. The sight of this sweet-looking white ship only intensified their desire to destroy something beautiful, and they often opened fire without a word.
The outcome held no surprises, either. Every pirate crew that dared fire on the Ghost Heart ended up as a trivial amount of experience on Adrian's panel.
About a week later, the Ghost Heart reached the waters around Sabaody. After switching ships, they dove straight down to Fish-Man Island.
Adrian's earlier actions in Sabaody—enslaving the Celestial Dragons and overpowering the Fleet Admiral—had forced the World Government to ban the slave trade in the Bubble Islands for three years.
As a result, public safety on Fish-Man Island had improved immeasurably.