Set Sail with Luffy: A Pirate's Journey
Chapter 20

Zunesha

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"Aang..."

"Aang..."

A series of earth-shaking roars suddenly erupted across the sea. Before long, the sound filled the surrounding waters.

Then the entire sea seemed to tremble violently along with it.

Even the Thousand Sunny seemed unable to withstand the sound, shaking intensely.

"What is that sound?!"

"This is unbearable!"

"What happened out at sea?!"

Everyone covered their ears. The sound was far too piercing!

Even Moonlight felt the sound shaking the heavens, his eardrums trembling violently.

If this continued, their eardrums would surely burst! In this state, let alone going outside to see what was happening, simply remaining upright and conscious was already difficult.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound finally stopped, and the surrounding sea returned to calm.

The wind outside had died down, the rain had stopped falling, and the sea was tranquil again.

The sun broke through the clouds once more, sunlight spilling across the sea in a breathtaking sight.

The ocean looked magnificent. There was no trace of the raging waves, thunder, or lightning from before.

"The wind stopped!"

Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief and rushed out of the cabin.

"What's that?"

But the moment they reached the deck, they witnessed a sight they would never forget! Everyone's gaze shifted forward, locking onto a single point!

In the distant sea, an elephant so enormous it defied imagination was walking across the ocean.

That earth-shaking sound had come from it!

"What a huge elephant?!"

"Is it an illusion?"

"It has to be fake!"

"I..."

Everyone was stunned speechless by the sight, their jaws hanging open!

Usopp even exaggeratedly rubbed his eyes, as though he could not believe what he was seeing.

"Yohohoho, this truly is a sea of miracles!"

Brook had lived for a century and seen much in his life. He was the first to recover, trembling as he laughed.

Compared to this elephant, Laboon was no more than an earthworm! It was simply too huge! "It looks like the Heavenly Giant we saw on Jaya Island, but this one can be seen clearly!"

Zoro tightened his grip on his swords. Even this swordsman whose heart was as steadfast as an Asura could not help breaking out in a cold sweat! Moonlight's eyes were filled with shock as well. Even though he had been mentally prepared, seeing it with his own eyes was something else entirely!

"Wow, this has to be the biggest elephant in the world!"

Once Luffy recovered, he became incredibly excited.

No one disagreed.

"The Vivre Card is pointing here!"

As everyone stood there shocked and awestruck, Nami suddenly cried out in surprise.

Everyone looked over and saw Nami holding the Vivre Card, pointing at the elephant with an incredulous expression!

The direction in which the Vivre Card was moving pointed directly at the elephant! "What?! Law and the others are actually on that elephant?"

Everyone, already stunned beyond words, was shocked once again!

On the elephant's back? "Could it be... Zou Island is actually on the elephant's back? Is that why it is called a Magic Island that constantly moves, one that the Log Pose cannot find?"

Upon hearing this, an unbelievable thought suddenly arose in Robin's mind.

When they had left Silver Mine Island, Desire and the others had said that the currents around Zou Island were extremely violent, and ordinary ships could not reach it.

From what they had experienced just now, that was indeed true. Leaving aside the currents and weather, that terrifying sound alone was enough to shatter any ship to pieces! And with such a massive elephant walking through the sea, the currents it stirred up naturally could not possibly be calm! They had only made it here because the Thousand Sunny had endured the violent currents! Otherwise, they would have been shipwrecked and killed just now!

"Though it sounds unbelievable, that seems to be exactly it!"

The cigarette in Sanji's hand fell to the ground.

Robin's explanation sounded unbelievable, but only such an unbelievable explanation could account for the unbelievable sight before them!

"Alright, then let's go!"

Hearing this, Luffy nodded seriously and clenched his fist. "Let's go!"

Everyone nodded, with no objections.

Though the elephant was unimaginably huge, if Zou Island was truly on top of it, then there was no other choice!

They had to find a way up there! Besides, faced with such a legendary sight, they naturally had to see this Magic Island for themselves! However, only after approaching the elephant did they truly realize how enormous it was, far beyond anything they had imagined.

As far as the eye could see, there was no end in sight!

They could not even find a way to climb up! There was nowhere to gain leverage! "We can secure the ship in one spot against the elephant, but getting people up there seems impossible!"

Usopp said, tilting his head back.

"It truly does seem impossible. First, we're perpendicular to the elephant, so we can only climb up, but there's nothing to climb right now!"

Brook nodded.

"Unless we can keep moving at a fixed speed."

Sanji took a drag from his cigarette. He had an idea.

"Like that? I have no problem, and I can take two people with me!"

Moonlight narrowed his eyes and looked up.

If he kept moving upward with Dragon Severing Void, reaching the elephant's back would not be a problem.

"The Waver can take one person too!"

Nami's eyes lit up as well. The Waver they had obtained on Skypiea now had a chance to prove useful.

"And Desire's Motorboat can carry two people. Looks like we'll have to thank Desire after all!"

Franky said as well.

When they had left Silver Mine Island, Desire had given them a Motorboat to use in case they ran into danger and needed to escape. Franky had not cared much about it then, but now it was proving to be a tremendous help.

"I can take one person too!"

Sanji nodded.

He had Geppo, so it was naturally no problem.

"Robin, Chopper, let's go!"

Moonlight immediately wrapped an arm lightly around Robin. After Chopper jumped onto his shoulder, he used Dragon Severing Void and vanished from everyone's sight in an instant!

"As expected of Moonlight, he jumped right up there! But now that I have the Waver, I might not be slower than him. Luffy, hold on tight!"

Seeing this, Nami started the Waver, suddenly feeling competitive.

"You two, hold on tight!"

Franky started the Motorboat as well, taking Brook and Usopp with him as he sped off excitedly.

Only Sanji and Zoro remained! The two stared at each other, watching everyone vanish without a trace in the blink of an eye. After exchanging a glance, Sanji suddenly shouted, "Why do I have to take this guy?!"

"Who wants a perverted cook like you to take them?!" Zoro shouted back.

"You bastard swordsman, believe me, I'll kick you all the way up there!"

"Number Seven, I'll cut you down!"

"Moonlight, we came in first!"

Half an hour later, Moonlight, Robin, and Chopper reached the elephant's back. Chopper immediately jumped up excitedly!

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