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"Hmph, Mr. Rossi must have secretly ** helped!"
Those emotional words unexpectedly brushed against the edge of **.
"When it comes to fighting, we would never lose.
If we could get Mr. Rossi's guidance, how hard could beating Crocodile be?"
If Crocodile, far away elsewhere, had sensed this, he would probably have felt an inexplicable surge of irritation-had he become a yardstick anyone could use?
"It might be hard to say who's stronger, but their skill at riding the waves is certainly better than ours."
Luo raised a hand and pointed at the ship slicing through the waves as it shot upward.
Unlike their method of relying on all sorts of unusual devices to steady their ship, the other crew relied on older, purer techniques.
Even without this Knock Up Stream, their own ship had ways of breaking through, but the methods were entirely different.
"Sorry. My abilities weren't enough."
Monet's voice came from beside the cabin door. Standing at the entrance to the cabin as it hurtled upward, she bowed slightly.
Luo simply shook his head gently.
"You did your best."
Come to think of it, the Family's training of the younger generation had always focused on combat, with other skills reduced to embellishments.
In fact, even those of Mr. Rossi's generation were all experts in Haki, while responsibilities such as navigation, medicine, and cooking had blurred boundaries and generally fell to whoever found them convenient.
"Just keep things as they are.
Once we reach the Sky Island above, we'll... say hello to them."
Luo led this voyage, accompanied by Ulti, Page One, Monet, Baby 5, and his younger sister Lami.
Sugar was still young and had stayed behind to handle communications.
Viola's eyes, which could see into the distance, were of great importance. The peace of the