Brimming with fighting spirit, Luffy jumped into the sea inside a bubble alongside Sanji, who was still lost in his romantic fantasies, and a smug-looking Zoro. Well, they certainly didn't look all that reliable...
"Seriously! Why did I have to come down here with you two idiots?"
Zoro complained loudly. His words snapped Sanji out of his dreams of Fish-Man Island, and Sanji shot back.
"Who are you calling an idiot, Moss Head!"
"You, you pervy cook!"
Just then, the voices of all three came through the speaking tube left aboard the ship...
"Honestly, those two idiots are fighting again..."
Nami pressed a hand to her forehead in exasperation...
"Haha, that's just how they are."
Beside her, Vivi beamed as she listened to the voices coming through...
"Hey, hey, hey... what's this?"
"Is this a giant sea snake's nest?"
"Hey! Sanji! It's looking at me!"
Luffy and the others had run into danger the moment they entered the sea... but...
"Okay!"
Nami sounded relieved.
"How is that okay? Someone's about to die!"
Usopp stared at the money-grubbing she-devil in horror and shouted.
"They'll figure something out. Don't complain to me. Chopper, keep a firm grip on that rope!"
Nami spoke with a helpless sigh.
"Yes, Captain Nami!"
"Hey, hey, hey! Luffy isn't dead yet!"
At that moment, Robin, who had remained silent, looked warily toward the other side of the sea. The sounds coming from that direction began reaching the others, too.
"Are those cymbals?"
As the noise grew louder, they could make out singing beneath the clashing cymbals.
"Salvage! Salvage! Salvage! Salvage!"
"What's that?"
Usopp ran to the railing and pointed at a strange ship that had appeared on the sea.
It was a large ship, even a little bigger than their Going Merry, with a giant ape holding