Jinbe's deep voice cut in. "You want to take a shortcut through this vortex?"
Rossi nodded.
"...Madmen."
As a powerful Fish-Man, Jinbe naturally had no fear of a White Dragon.
"Riding a vortex can indeed get you somewhere in the New World very quickly, but ordinary ships would fall apart under that kind of tearing force long before they reached the end."
"Fufufu... so that's it."
Doffy pushed up his sunglasses, the corners of his mouth lifting.
"No wonder you insisted on finding treasure tree Adam, and even specifically asked Tom, who built Roger's ship, to do the work-now I finally understand how long you've been setting up this move."
Jinbe's gaze fell to the deck beneath his feet.
During his earlier struggle with that officer, he had noticed how unusually tough this ship's keel was. Now that he heard its origins, his heart jolted.
-it shared its origins with that legendary ship.
"Mr. Tom... is he doing well these days?"
Tom's younger brother Dan lived on Fish-Man Island. He was a shipwright and also spent his time in the Sea Forest,
buried in research.
Jinbe had long been friends with Dan and could not help asking.
The boy with black hair standing straight up was checking the rigging. He did not even raise his head.
"A little while ago, Enies Lobby nearly convicted him of building Roger's ship."
Jinbe's back abruptly stiffened, but the words "nearly convicted"
in the boy's account let his breathing ease again.
"What happened afterward?"
"Afterward?"
The boy dusted off his hands. "Now he's building a Sea Train for the Family. Says it can connect islands.
"We've poured over ten billion Beli into it. It had better not sink."
Tom had been away from home for years, but Jinbe had never forgotten his temperament.
For