Zoro felt a headache coming on and said to Johnny and John behind him:
"Go take down the pirate flag first."
Looking at the two islands that had already come into view, John and Johnny went to do as he said without hesitation, drawing the attention of several others aboard.
They were all a little puzzled as to why they had to take down the pirate flag.
Luffy put down the newspaper. The shock had yet to fade from his face as he stretched out a hand toward the two men climbing to the top of the mast:
"Wait..."
Thump-
Zoro kicked him away, a few dark lines crossing his forehead:
"Stay put!"
Luffy slammed straight into the cabin wall. After falling down, he opened his eyes wide and glared at Zoro:
"What was that for?!"
Zoro's brow twitched:
"I'm asking..."
"Do you even understand what's happening out at sea?"
"Even if you want to get yourselves killed, this isn't the way to do it."
He turned to look at the two islands in the distance:
"See those two islands?"
One was Loguetown, the town of beginnings where Pirate King Roger had been born.
The other island was several times larger than Loguetown.
Nami and Kalifa exchanged a glance, looking puzzled:
"What about those two islands?"
Zoro shook his head and said:
"I don't care what grudges you have against the Marines."
"But you need to understand your enemy first."
"That island several times larger than the one beside it..."
"Is home to a Marine base."
"Sailing right past it with a pirate flag flying in plain sight is asking to die."
"And do you even know where that island came from?"
As he spoke, he turned and swept his gaze across everyone aboard. They all looked blankly back at