In a mysterious stretch of the East Blue lay an island called "Ant Nest Hell." A special current surrounded it, sweeping in every ship that approached and trapping passing sailors on the island, unable to escape.
Of course, that was not absolute. Although the currents around the island were swift, they were not completely inescapable. With enough propulsion, a ship could still break free.
But besides those special currents, the island was also home to a flock of enormous, vicious birds. Most people stranded there simply could not fend off their attacks while trying to escape...
Not to mention that this was the East Blue, known as the "Weakest Sea." So far, the people who had actually escaped Ant Nest Hell could be counted on one hand.
Today, however, Xie Wen and his companions deliberately sailed toward this infamous island.
Besides their ongoing obligation to fill out the map, Xie Wen also remembered that this was where Ace would obtain the Flame-Flame Fruit and meet his first companion, Deuce, in the future.
Now that Klee Meow had eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit, it certainly would not be in Ant Nest Hell. There was no telling where Deuce was drifting at the moment, either, so he could not be there. But... those huge birds had appeared in the manga!
Although it was not a manga drawn by Oda, it was still an authorized adaptation of an official novel. Maybe he could score an off-white Summon Ticket Fragments fragment from it!
Besides, although Klee Meow had already eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit, what if the Worldline Convergence happened or the gears of fate turned, and heaven prepared another Devil Fruit for Ace on this island? Even if Xie Wen felt too embarrassed to take it to eat and chose to leave it for Ace,