Chopper raised both hands, jumping up and down as he shouted, "Me! Me! I want medical books! Buy me medical books from other countries!"
Zoro said coolly, "I want booze!"
Nami held out a hand to stop them. "Hold on. If you want to divide up the treasure, wait until the Going Merry stops."
After circling through the air for a long time, the Going Merry finally flew over the coast outside the Marine Base's entrance. Before they even landed, everyone spotted the large words on the Marine Base: "Navarone Fortress."
"Th-this is a Marine Base, isn't it? No way! Aren't we walking straight into the lion's den?" Usopp, who had only recently recovered, started getting scared again.
"Thump! Thump!"
With sounds like a stone skipping across water, the ship bounced toward the Marine Base's main gate.
Meanwhile, the Marine Base's patrol personnel also spotted the ship heading their way and hurriedly sounded the alarm.
"Alert! Alert! Unidentified individuals are approaching the fortress! All personnel, enter level-one combat readiness immediately!"
At once, every cannon, searchlight, and assorted long-range weapon in every direction aimed at the Going Merry, then tracked it as it advanced.
Hearing the commotion outside his window, Vice Admiral Jonathan hurried out with his weapon.
Marine soldiers rushed out of their barracks and quickly took up their battle stations.
Vice Admiral Jonathan and his soldiers were already waiting at the sea gate.
A moment later...
The Going Merry finally came to a stop at the Marine Base's entrance.
The moment they stopped, Luffy and the others were surrounded by a large group of Marines, all holding weapons aimed at them.
Leading them was Jonathan, a thin-looking Marine commander wearing a Marine coat with seven medals pinned to his chest. He and Marine Admiral Akainu had been friends for