After making an appointment with Laboo, Luffy and the others boarded the Merry and prepared to set sail.

Before leaving, they all waved goodbye to Crocus and Laboo.

"Goodbye, Klocas!"

"We are leaving, Lab!"

Lab raised his head to the sky and rang out a long song to bid farewell.

"Boo oh oh oh......"

Krocas looked at the Merry going away, with a slight smile on his face.

"What an amazing man!"

"Such terrifying talent and ability, even you couldn't do it at that time!"

"Right, Roger!"...

After leaving the Twin Capes, Luffy and the others boarded the Merry and headed towards Whiskey Mountain. It was also the first time that they personally experienced the ever-changing weather and environment of the Grand Line.

It was a sunny sky when they set out, but not long after, heavy snow began to fall from the sky.

Luffy and Uta were making snowmen on the deck, Nami was studying the map, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp were training in the heavy snow, and Nojiko was taking cold-proof measures for the orange trees. As for Vivi and Mr. 9, Luffy sent them to sweep the snow on the ship.

While everyone was busy, thunder crackled in the sky again.

Nami, the navigator, was confused by the weird and changeable weather and frowned.

"It seems that you underestimated the Grand Line!"

Vivi, who was sweeping the snow, was shivering from the cold and said to Nami as she looked at her distressed expression.

"So, you guys haven't had anyone at the helm since just now, is that okay?"

Mr. 9 also curled up and asked with some concern.

"I just confirmed the direction......."

As Nami spoke, she looked at the record pointer on her wrist.

Suddenly she cried out in surprise.

"ah?!"

"How......How could this happen?"

Luffy asked after hearing Nami's panicked voice.

"What's wrong, Nami?"

Nami frowned and said distressedly

"We don't know when our ship changed direction, and now we are heading in the opposite direction."

Everyone on the ship was stunned when they heard this.

"What? Wasn't the boat moving straight ahead?"

"Yes! I was still looking at the cloud in the sky, and I was always moving in the direction of the cloud!"

Seeing this scene, Weiwei and Mr. 9 looked at Nami with a sad face, and immediately put on a proud and teaching attitude.

"You were tricked by the waves!"

"Are you really a navigator?"

"The sea here is like this. No matter the wind or the sky, or the sky or the clouds, nothing can be trusted."

"The only thing that never changes is the direction the pointer points to."

"193 Do you understand?

193

Hearing the two people's instructive tone, Nami's face suddenly darkened, and her teeth clattered.

She said in a deep voice

"You two bastards, do you want to get off the boat here?"

Weiwei and the other two were shocked when they heard this, and the next second, they bowed their heads and apologized like rattles.

"sorry Sorry sorry......"

At this moment, Usopp suddenly exclaimed

"Oh! The waves are getting higher and higher."

Soon, panic reports came one after another.

"Iceberg spotted ahead"

"Nami, it’s foggy!"

"Oops, there's a hole in the bottom of the boat, it's leaking"

"The record pointer is off again!"

"What kind of sea is this?!"

Nami looked at the record pointer in her hand that was deflected again, holding her head in despair, wanting to cry but unable to.

This scene made Weiwei and the others secretly laugh.

"How did such a half-baked pirate group come to the Grand Line?"

"Hohohoho......I think it won't be long before they escape from the Grand Line."

Bang!

Bang!

Luffy punched Vivi and Nami, then said to them as they looked at the desperate Nami.

"Nami, calm down!"

Luffy jumped to Nami's side, took off his straw hat and put it on her head, saying

"Don't forget, you are the navigator I have chosen!"

Feeling the familiar touch on her head, Nami was startled.

She thought of the time when Luffy saved her. It seemed that after putting on this straw hat, she felt particularly at ease.

"Sorry, Luffy."

"As the navigator of this ship, I was negligent just now."

Nami apologized to Luffy and adjusted her mood.

The next second, she looked firm and gave orders to the people on the ship.

"Usopp, you take charge of the jib. Turn the sail to the windward direction and catch the wind from the starboard side."

"Sanji, you take the helm and turn the boat 180 degrees left"

"Sauron......"

Nami's commands were issued one after another, and the others followed suit.

During this time, Luffy also passed on his innate wisdom to everyone, allowing them to adapt more quickly and sail the Grand Line with ease.

Soon, the panic and chaos on the ship became orderly. It was as if a whole team had suddenly changed, and Vivi and the others were shocked. Especially Vivi, she couldn't help but look at Luffy standing on the second floor, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

"What a strong leadership!"

Although Luffy did nothing, just one sentence seemed to give the navigator a reassurance, so that the entire ship became well organized.

Soon, with the efforts of everyone, the Merry once again returned to the right track and headed towards Whiskey Mountain.

The first difficulty of the Grand Line was perfectly solved.......

The sky was clear and the breeze was blowing.

The Merry was sailing smoothly on the sea.

""Hey, I see the island!"

As usual, Zoro was the first to discover the island. Upon hearing the sound, the others also rushed to the bow and looked across the sea.

In front of the Merry, an island shaped like several large cacti gradually appeared.

As the Merry continued to approach, Luffy and others seemed to be able to see the coast of the island, which was densely packed with people.

Looking at those people gathered on the coast, everyone on the boat was immediately puzzled.

"What are those people doing?"

"Why are they all gathered at the coast?"

Luffy smiled slightly, his eyes fell on Vivi and Mr. 9, and said

"Just ask them and you'll know."

From the moment Vivi and Mr. 9 saw the island, they looked worried.

They had originally planned to lure Luffy and his crew to the island to capture them and earn a bounty, but after seeing Luffy's ability to scare people to death, they began to worry about how the people on the island and they would die.

When Luffy mentioned this, both of them looked nervous and uneasy.

"They are welcoming you. The people in our town are very hospitable and will warmly welcome and entertain guests who pass by."

Vivi said nervously with sweat on her forehead.

Although Luffy knew who those people were, he still acted as if he didn't know.

He approached the nervous Vivi and questioned her.

"Welcome to entertain guests?"

"Didn't you say that there was no food in your town? I sent you to hunt Laboo as food for the town."

"A town that can't even feed itself, still wants to use its surplus food to welcome guests?"

After Luffy finished speaking, Vivi broke out in a cold sweat.

"That......that is because......"

Weiwei hesitated for a long time, but couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation.

Mr. 9 also looked nervous and fearful, not daring to breathe.

"I remembered it."

At this moment, Sauron suddenly said.

The others turned their heads to look.

"What did you remember?"

Zoron came to Weiwei and the others, looked at them and said

"At that time, when I heard you calling yourselves Mr. and Ms., it sounded familiar."

"you......It's someone from Baroque Studio, right?"

Weiwei and the others were shocked when they heard this, and subconsciously asked

"How do you know?"

As soon as the words fell, the two of them instantly realized that they had let the cat out of the bag. They immediately became more nervous and kept silent.

The others became more confused at this time.

"Baroque Studio? What is that?"

Zoro explained with memories in his eyes.

"Baroque Studio is a large criminal organization engaged in various criminal activities"

"All members in the group are referred to by code names and do not know each other's identities."

"Even the appearance of higher-ranking officials is kept secret."

"I heard that no one in the Baroque Studio even knows who the boss behind it is."

When this was said, the others were shocked.

And Weiwei and the other two looked ashen and said nothing.

Then Sauron continued

"At that time, when I was still a bounty hunter, this organization invited me to join, but I refused."

Saying this, Zoro looked at Weiwei and the others with cold eyes and said

"It seems that all those people on the coast are killers from Baroque Studio!"

"You two, do you want to kill us?"

Zoro pulled out his knife, and the cold light reflected on Vivi's face, making her tremble and her eyes full of fear.

The others were worried and hesitant at this moment.

Usopp was the first to back out.

"What should we do? Let's not go to this island, let's go to another island instead!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Nami, who was always the bravest member of the group, directly refused.

"No! We can only know the direction to the next island by recording the magnetic field of this island."

"We must land on this island now."

Sanji lit a cigarette and said casually

"There is no other way, so we have to kill them all!"

Zoro also agreed with this proposal, and drew his sword and pointed it at Weiwei and the other two.

"That......Let's start with these two people first!"

Seeing this, Weiwei's pupils trembled and her face showed fear.

Looking at the cold light of Zoro's blade gradually approaching, Weiwei suddenly screamed

"No way!"

Sauron said coldly.

"Hey! You can’t just say no to this! I’m the one holding the knife now!"

Seeing that Zoro refused to give in, Vivi suddenly came to Luffy and pleaded with him.

"I can't die now"

"Please, I have things I need to do."

"Everyone......They are all waiting for me!"

Luffy looked into Vivi's eyes.

There was no fear of death in her eyes, but instead she was full of infinite hope and determination. A strong desire to live and a determination to do something.

"Luffy, don't believe her. This woman has lied to us time and time again. She must be lying this time too."

Zoro frowned and looked at Vivi angrily, advising Luffy.

"Please!!!"

Vivi's voice became choked, tears welled up in her eyes.

She bit her lips tightly, and the hope and determination in her eyes were extremely strong.

This scene moved Nami Utanokigao.

Women's natural intuition made them feel that Vivi didn't seem to be lying this time.

"Luffy......"

Several people were murmuring Luffy's name, trying to plead with Vivi.

But before they could open their mouths, Luffy's voice rang out.

"Zoro, put away the knife!"

Zoro gritted his teeth and shouted in a persistent tone of persuasion.

"Luffy!"

Luffy looked at Vivi's tearful eyes, suddenly smiled and said

"I've said it before, I believe she's not a bad person."

Hearing Luffy's words, Vivi was stunned.

She stared at Luffy blankly, with confusion and gratitude in her eyes.

She didn't know why Luffy trusted her so much, but this trust made her very moved and grateful.

Vivi said in a choked voice

"Thank you, Mr. Luffy."

At this time, Nami came over and asked in confusion

"you......Who is she?"

She always felt that this woman must be extraordinary.

Weiwei wiped the tears from her eyes and apologized.

"Sorry, I can't tell you my identity."

"This will bring you trouble."

Seeing that Weiwei was unwilling to say more, Luffy and the others stopped asking.

Instead, they turned their attention to the Whiskey Mountain that was getting closer and closer.

Zoro put his hand on the knife and asked Luffy:

"Luffy, what about those guys?

Luffy smiled and said

"Since they are going to host a banquet to welcome us, let's just attend the banquet first!"

"After all, we would be wasting our time if we don't eat the delicious food and wine they prepared."......

Whiskey Hill, Coastal

"welcome!"

"Welcome to the Grand Route"

"Welcome to our town."

Merry slowly approached, and the hospitable"townspeople" of Whiskey Mountain all smiled warmly and began to welcome Luffy and his crew from afar.

Luffy and his crew all looked very excited and happy, and greeted these townspeople warmly.

After Luffy and his crew and Vivi landed, a man with three strands of curly hair on each side came over and said

"Welcome, ahem.......Ma-ma-ma......"

The man cleared his throat in a beautiful voice.

After clearing his throat, he continued

"Welcome, I am the mayor of this town, Ikalem"

"You may be surprised! Whiskey Hill is a town with a strong music and wine culture. Hospitality is a proud tradition of our town."

"Our wine, of which we are so proud, is as inexhaustible as the sea."

"Tonight, we will hold a banquet to welcome you all.......Ma-ma-ma......Would you please do me the honor?"

Hearing that they were invited to the banquet, Luffy and the others were all very excited and cheered.

"Great, we would like to".......

Led by Ikalem, Luffy and his companions headed for the banquet.

The townspeople on the coast showed sinister smiles.

"Hahaha! Those idiots were fooled so easily."

"I really didn’t expect it to be so smooth!"

"We have to thank Mr. 9 and Ms. Wednesday for bringing us important guests!"

"That's right! Thanks to them both!"

Suddenly noticing Vivi and Mr. 9 following Luffy and the others, the townspeople on the coast shouted enthusiastically.

"Mr. 9, Ms. Wednesday, thank you for bringing us important guests"

"That's right, Mr. 9, Ms. Wednesday, you are the heroes of our town, thank you!"

"Thank you!"

Vivi and Mr. 9, who were following Luffy and his group, couldn't help sweating on their foreheads after hearing these words. They stumbled and almost fell. It was a foregone conclusion that Luffy and his group would fight with the people here, so no matter what they said, it would not change the situation.

Now they were just thinking about how to get out of this situation.

At night, the moon was high in the sky.

In a room,

Usopp's face was flushed. He held a wine glass and put on an arrogant attitude, bragging to the townspeople around him.

"At this time, I said very coolly, Sea King, don't touch my companions."

When the women around saw this, they screamed like crazy.

"Ah! Captain Usopp, so impressive."

Zoro was drinking with others, one cup after another.

Luffy's meat and wine were also in his mouth.

The others were in a similar situation, happily drinking with the enthusiastic townspeople around them.: ASH.

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