boom...
Jonathan spoke, his imposing aura poured out without reservation, causing his subordinates outside the office to tremble under its pressure, staring at the room with terrified expressions.
"Hmm, is it him? So you've finally decided to take action yourself? Heh, I'm really looking forward to it. Just how terrifying will your strength be, as Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral?"
At the same moment, as Jonathan unleashed his powerful aura, Luo Chen stood atop the highest peak of Navarone, looking in this direction, and softly spoke to Jonathan.
"What? You're saying the gold wasn't there at all? How did you find it? Tell me quickly."
Meanwhile, in an abandoned shipyard, Luffy and his crew recounted the events to Nami and the others, who had already retrieved Waver.
Upon hearing that the gold wasn't there, Nami's expression changed drastically, and she cried out in alarm.
"Yes, after we opened the door of that huge safe, we didn't see any gold at all. We were all fooled by that Commander Navarone."
Usopp explained the final outcome of the matter to Nami.
"Wait, let me think about this from a different perspective. If the gold isn't there, then where could that commander have put it?"
Think about it carefully, everyone. Maybe we missed some important information, which is why we didn't find them...
While Usopp believed that the others had been completely deceived by the commander, Nami calmly asked everyone to carefully recall their individual experiences.
Let's see if there are any clues that can help them find the gold.
"Um... right, Luffy, you said you delivered food to that commander's room,..."
Then please think back carefully, did you see anything unusual after you got there...?
After thinking it over carefully, Nami suddenly remembered that her captain had once disguised himself as a waiter to deliver food to that commander. So she turned to Luffy and asked him about it.
"Hmm... something special?! It doesn't seem like anything special."
Aside from the usual furniture and a large fish specimen, there wasn't much else in the Fortress Uncle's room...
Luffy carefully recalled what he had seen in Jonathan's room, and then spoke to everyone.
"Wait, Luffy, you said earlier that there's a large fish specimen in his room, is that true?"
Nami seemed to have gleaned a crucial piece of information from Luffy's words and pressed him for details.
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes, and there was a fishing rod next to him... What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Luffy thought for a moment and answered affirmatively.
"Of course there's a problem. The fact that the commander has fish specimens and a fishing rod in his room proves that he really enjoys fishing."
Nami explained to them.
"Huh?! What does that commander's love of fishing have to do with our Gold Saints, Nami?!"
Luffy, Usopp, Zoro still looked at her with some confusion and asked her a question.
Only Robin pondered for a moment before speaking.
"I think I understand what you mean, Miss Navigator. You mean that the commander sees himself as the catcher, and we are a school of fish?"
The key to attracting fish is the bait.
And that bait is our gold! The bait should be right next to the hunter right now, right?!
Robin spoke Nami's deepest thoughts and hinted at the location of the gold.
"Hmm, I still don't understand. So where exactly is this gold you're talking about...?"
Luffy still looked at Robin with a completely bewildered expression.
"Fool, don't you understand what Miss Robin said? Our gold should be with that commander now, understand?"
Sanji, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, explained to Luffy.
"Oh!! I see. Why didn't you just say so? I couldn't understand it at all..."
After Sanji explained it so directly, Luffy finally understood, and then scratched his head with his left hand and said in a carefree manner.
"Ugh!! This is hopeless..."
Nami and the others shook their heads helplessly.
"Alright, now that we know where the gold is, let Luffy and I go retrieve it. You guys take the Going Merry out to meet us..."
Nami then revealed her plan: she and Luffy would ride the Waver to retrieve the gold.
The remaining crew were tasked with navigating the Going Merry out of the dock to pick them up after retrieving the gold, and then leaving together.
"You and Luffy aren't related? After all, that commander is the highest-ranking officer here, so his strength should be terrifying. It would be difficult if it were just the two of you, wouldn't it?"
Usopp looked at them with concern and spoke.
"Don't worry, Luffy and I are enough. Besides, if there are a few more people, my Waver won't be able to carry them."
Nami waved her hand, thinking it was nothing, and told Usopp and the others to relax and wait for their good news.
"Alright, Luffy, come with me! You should remember that commander's room, right? Let's hurry over there and retrieve that gold!"
Then, Nami stood on the Waver and beckoned Luffy up.
"Oh, I remember where the Fortress Uncle's room is!!"
Luffy excitedly stood up and began to speak.
"Let's go then. And remember to give me directions, so I don't miss it."
He turned the engine and spoke to Luffy.
Moo...
Moo...
Moo...
Then, amidst Luffy's excited shouts, Nami drove the Waver towards Jonathan's office.
"Hmm, are we going there? Let me see your true strength first, Luffy,"
If you can't escape from him, then I'll help you out as a way of repaying your favor."
As Nami and Luffy across the sea, a pair of deep, dark eyes stared intently at them. After a moment, the owner of those eyes spoke.
" Luffy, quickly find out where that commander's room is..."
At this moment, Nami, piloting the Waver, didn't forget to remind Luffy, who was excitedly following behind, to check where Jonathan's office was.
"Hmm, let me see... I see it, it's over there..."
Luffy carefully examined the protruding windows on the rock wall above, then spotted Jonathan's office and pointed in the direction to Nami.
"Is that where it is? Then hurry up, I'm going to start accelerating..."
Nami followed his finger and saw the room. Then she turned the engine up to the maximum and drove it up the stone wall.
Bang...
A moment later, amidst Nami's screams and Luffy's excited shouts, Waver burst through the window and into the room.
Hiss...
Nami brought the boat to a sudden stop.
"Oh, that's quite unexpected. I didn't expect you to break in here like this."
By the way, what are those strange vehicles you're riding in? I've never seen them before!
When they barged in, Jonathan was reviewing documents.
He never expected Luffy and his crew to come to him in this way, so he asked them curiously.
"Oh, you mean this? This is the Waver from Sky Island. Only my companion Nami can pilot this."
How about that, are you shocked, Fortress Uncle?!
Upon hearing his question, Luffy proudly introduced the Waver to Jonathan, while also praising his crewmate.