vncnus Chapter 358 Please, please don't reveal this secret...
Chapter 358 Please, please don't reveal this secret...
Chapter 358 Please, please don't reveal this secret...
After a period of continuous treatment, Sanji's condition was significantly better than before; at least he didn't start having nosebleeds shortly after entering the genjutsu.
"The treatment seems to be working quite well," west Yan thought to himself.
In that case... all we need to do is let Sanji experience the illusion a few more times, and he should be able to recover, right?
Thinking of this, west Yan nodded affirmatively.
After glancing at Sanji, who had once again fallen into the illusionary world, Xiyan stood up and said, "Call me if you have any questions."
Judging from Sanji's appearance, he won't have any problems anytime soon, so he doesn't necessarily have to stay here indefinitely.
"profound!"
Chopper nodded, indicating that he understood.
Seeing this, west Yan smiled, then got up and came to the group, enjoying the view of the sea with them.
This kind of opportunity is rare, so you should take a good look.
Looking at Xiyan who had come to his side, Usopp asked curiously, "Is Sanji alright on the other side?"
After saying that, Usopp glanced back at Sanji, and seeing that the guy didn't react too strangely, he looked away.
"There are no problems for now," west Yan said.
At least this guy didn't immediately have a nosebleed, right?
Usopp nodded, then looked at the Log Pose in Nami's hand and said, "Nami, isn't the course deviating from the Log Pose?"
"I don't think it's directly below anymore."
Is there really no problem with this voyage?
"Yes, it's alright." Nami nodded and said, "Slightly deviating from the compass needle and heading southwest is the correct route."
Hearing this, Luffy, who was observing the fish in the sea, turned to Nami with a puzzled look and said, "Going straight ahead is the fastest, why don't you do that?"
"Normally that would be true," Nami said, "but this is the deep sea!"
"The conditions in the deep sea are completely different from those on the surface."
As she spoke, Nami pointed to the seawater outside and continued, "There's a special current in the sea. If you go straight ahead, you'll be swept away by the current. That means... you'll crash into a seamount or an underwater volcano before you even reach your target area, and then it'll be all over."
Although west Yan is there, they are unlikely to face any life-threatening danger.
But for the sake of the pirate ship, she decided to stick to the original route; at least she didn't want her pirate ship to be destroyed.
"There are volcanoes underwater?!" Chopper exclaimed in fear. "The ocean is so scary!"
"Of course there are volcanoes," Nami said with a hint of helplessness.
The ocean is just a bit more seawater than land, but it has everything else you'd expect.
"I see."
Usopp stroked his chin thoughtfully for a moment, then continued, "Nature is truly amazing."
"This ocean is really interesting!" Nami laughed. "Yes, nature is so amazing!"
All they need to do now is follow the exact current, and they will be able to reach Fishman Island safely!
After glancing at the Log Pose in her hand again, Nami nodded firmly.
Listening to their conversation, Meili muttered, "I wonder if my wind can be used in the ocean."
If it could be used, could it be used to push a pirate ship?
"Want to give it a try?"
Upon hearing Melie's words, Perona seemed eager to try, clearly not one to stay put.
"It's best not to," Nicole Robin said.
Seeing that the two of them were looking at her with a puzzled expression, Nicole Robin continued, "Merry's wind is a bit special; if used, it could destroy the bubble."
Upon hearing Nicole Robin's explanation, a hint of fear clearly appeared on both of their faces.
Then Perona said, "Never mind then..."
Since this matter threatens their lives, let's just let it go.
Melie nodded in agreement with Perona's statement.
"Everyone, it's going to get cold," Nami said. "So you'd better put on your jackets or coats."
"profound!"
Following Nami's words, Merry and the others went with Nami to the cabin to get clothes to wear.
"The temperature does seem to have changed," Brooke said, hugging herself. "I can feel a chill on my skin."
"ah"
"Although I..."
Before Brook could finish speaking, Chopper said, "Even though you're a skeleton, you don't have skin, right?"
Brooke: ...
Looking at Chopper, who was smiling at him, Brook turned completely ashen.
"Chopper, please don't do this... don't steal my patent..."
That's his catchphrase!
"Ah, I'm so sorry..."
Seeing Brook lying on the ground looking dejected, Chopper felt a little embarrassed and blurted out something.
After glancing at Brook's dejected expression, Zoro looked at Nami, who was emerging from the cabin, and said, "Aren't we going to the deep sea? Why is it cold?"
"Deep-sea water must be cold," Franky said with a chuckle. "Isn't bathwater hot on top and cold on the bottom too?"
Is that so?
Luffy tilted his head and looked at Franky; he really didn't know about this.
"You don't even like taking baths, do you?" Zoro retorted.
He realized this the day he met Luffy.
This guy doesn't like the kind of bathing where you're completely submerged in water.
"That's right!"
Zoro shook his head helplessly as he looked at Luffy grinning at him.
"I understand."
Usopp slammed his fist on his hand, a look of sudden realization on his face, and said, "So, the temperature in the deep sea is much colder than up here!"
"No, it's not just about a temperature difference..."
Usopp:
Looking at Brook, who was still lying on the ground looking dejected, Usopp was dumbfounded and said, "When are you going to stop being so down?"
This guy hasn't gotten up since earlier, and he's still like this...
Brook ignored Usopp's words and instead pulled out a deep-sea map from who-knows-where, saying:
In the lower layers of the ocean exist enormous deep-sea currents that are completely invisible to us, and their movement is entirely different from that of surface currents.
As he spoke, Brooke pointed to the content of the drawing with his skull finger, allowing everyone to understand his meaning more intuitively.
"There's a current beneath the current...?" Usopp looked at Brook with some surprise, then praised, "You're really knowledgeable!"
"Yohohohoho"
Upon hearing Usopp's words, Brook immediately regained his energy and scrambled to his feet.
Then, he said with a smile, "After all, I've been sailing for so many years, yo ho ho ho ho!"
After sailing for so many years?
west Yan looked at Brooke with some doubt. Wasn't this guy killed in the Devil's Triangle? Why would he know about the conditions in the deep sea?
Oh... I understand!
This guy must have been here before he became a pirate, since he mentioned that he used to be the captain of a guard regiment in some country.
Thinking of this, west Yan nodded firmly.
"Brook is right," Franky said. "There really is such a current on the seabed."
"Is there anything special about this ocean current?" Melly asked curiously.
Although she was a ship spirit, this was the first time she had ever heard of such ocean currents.
"Of course it's special," Franky nodded and said. "These currents sometimes rise, sometimes diverge, sometimes go their separate ways, and sometimes they are closely connected, just like a giant dragon."
"You could say that if you don't follow the route, you could easily get swept away and never be able to get out."
When that time comes... hell awaits the crew!
"I see..." Mei nodded thoughtfully.
What an amazing ocean current!
"How do you know so much?" Usopp asked Franky, puzzled. "Haven't you always lived in Water Seven?"
Could it be... that this guy actually came here before?
"I have indeed lived in Water Seven all my life, but my shipbuilding master didn't," Franky said. "That's all the stuff I've heard from him."
His boatman was a fishman from Fishman Island, so it's normal that he knew these things.
Upon hearing Franky's words, Usopp remembered what Franky had mentioned before and nodded in understanding.
With such a master around, he could indeed know many things that ordinary people did not.
Watching the two interact, Brooke smiled and then said, "This ocean current is not only unique in its flow pattern, but also in its speed."
"As far as I know... once an ocean current sinks into the seabed, it takes about two thousand years for it to return to the surface."
After recalling the legends he had heard, Brooke nodded with great certainty.
Upon hearing this, west Yan suddenly realized why Franky said that once he got caught up in it, he could never get out.
Two thousand years... How could a human possibly live for two thousand years?
Perona stared at Brooke in shock and exclaimed, "Young Master...Young Master?!"
"Two thousand years?!"
Two thousand years... isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?
The World Government hasn't even been established for that long!
"That's right, two thousand years ago!" Brooke nodded firmly. "Therefore, all sorts of legends have been passed down in the dark and unknown ocean currents!"
"Monsters, curses, the souls of the dead... each one is an incredibly terrifying existence!"
"Yohohohoho"
In the end, Brooke moved directly into the shadows of the ship and deliberately spoke in a somber tone.
"ah!!"
Hearing Brook speak from the shadows, Chopper and Merry immediately hugged each other, exclaiming in terror, "A monster can appear in the deep sea?!"
"Huh?!"
"Will monsters appear? How scary!"
west Yan:
Seeing Brooke join the two in their exclamations, west Yan retorted, "Isn't this the story you told? What are you so afraid of?"
"Yohohohoho! Because I'm also afraid of monsters~"
west Yan was speechless. This guy was really something else. If you're scared, don't say it, you bastard!
Seeing west Yan's reaction, Brooke laughed even more happily.
"Yohohohoho"
"This is so exciting!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly.
Monster!
That's a monster!
If I could catch one and keep it as a pet... that would be so much fun!
Thinking about this, Luffy became even more excited.
"That's right!" Perona exclaimed excitedly, "Those beings must all be adorable!"
As if recalling a certain scene, Perona's little face flushed with excitement.
I really want to catch one... no, I want to catch several!
Usopp: ? ? ?
Looking at the excited Perona and Luffy, Usopp paused for a moment, then remarked, "What kind of things are even worth being afraid of in your world?"
Luffy is such a nutcase, but why is Perona like this too?
Oh, right... Perona seems to have always lived with Moria, that guy who likes to play with zombies.
Thinking about it this way, it seems reasonable that Perona likes terrifying creatures.
"What do you know?" Perona rolled her eyes at Usopp and said, "You have no idea how cute those guys are."
Usopp: ....
It's better not to know these things.
"Perona, why do you like those things?" Chopper asked, swallowing hard.
That's a terrifying monster.
"Because I've lived with zombies since I was a child," Perona said matter-of-factly.
"No wonder..."
"Don't you guys think those zombies are cute?" Perona said with a smile. "They're all such adorable little guys!"
When she was little, those guys were the ones who played with her, so..., those guys were the cutest.
Everyone: —
Seeing Perona's nonchalant attitude, everyone fell silent.
Then, the expressions on everyone's faces became somewhat complicated.
Isn't the other person a little too pitiful?
However, seeing Perona's delighted expression, everyone suppressed their thoughts.
Since Perona is happy, there's no need for them to say things that upset her.
Thinking of this, everyone nodded in unison.
"Hey, Zoro!" Perona glanced at Zoro and said, "If you encounter any monsters, remember to catch them for me!"
Perona's face lit up with a happy smile at the thought of being able to raise such a cute creature.
"ha?"
Zoro looked at Perona with a disgusted expression and said, "Why would I help you catch something like that?"
"What, are you dissatisfied?"
Perona floated in front of Zoro, lightly tapped his forehead with her right index finger, and said, "Have you forgotten how you got to Sabaody Archipelago?"
"Are you...?"
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Zoro immediately interrupted, "I'll catch it, I'll catch it, okay?"
That wretched ghost woman, she only knows how to exploit his weaknesses.
"Halaharahara"
Seeing Zoro's somewhat deflated expression, Perona nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's more like it~"
"puff"
Seeing Perona completely dominating Zoro, west Yan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
It really is true that one thing can subdue another. As if he could see through west Yan's thoughts, Zoro glared at west Yan.
Unfortunately, this look had no effect whatsoever; instead, it only made west Yan laugh even harder.
Zoro:
Why do I suddenly feel like killing this guy?!
But before he could say anything, Luffy leaned over and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, Zoro, catch one for me too!"
Zoro paused for a moment after hearing this, then said with a hint of helplessness, "I understand."
What can you do if you choose your own captain? Just spoil him.
However, after the commotion, the tense atmosphere eased considerably.
"Do those legendary monsters really exist in the sea?" Melly asked curiously.
"Who knows?" Usopp shrugged. "It's just a legend, after all."
Legend has it that most of these things are unreliable, so Usopp isn't afraid at all.
"No, it's still possible," Nico Robin said seriously, standing on high ground.
"What do you mean?"
Seeing that everyone was looking up at her, Nicole Robin calmly said, "Have you all forgotten about Merry?"
"She's a legendary ship spirit!"
"If even something like this has become a reality, then... the legendary monsters might actually be real!"
Upon hearing this, the Thousand Sunny immediately fell into complete silence.
"scare!"
This time, not only Merry and Chopper, but even Usopp hugged them, his expression turning somewhat terrified.
"Really?!"
Does that mean they might be captured by monsters?
Thinking about this, the three of them became even more frightened.
"That's true, but..." Nami said, sweat dripping down her face, "Robin, could you please not say things like that at a time like this?"
That's really scary....
Even she now senses that something terrifying might be around her.
Nicole Robin simply smiled and didn't say anything more.
"I...I'm so scared..."
Seeing the three guys huddled together, west Yan shook his head helplessly and then said, "Don't worry, with our strength, we can kill even something like that."
Even if the opponent can't be killed, he can seal them with a sealing technique, right?
After hearing west Yan's words, the three thought for a moment, then nodded seriously and said, "That's probably true."
"Then... Xi Yan, you must protect us!"
"profound!"
west Yan gave them a thumbs-up and said, "Leave it to me with confidence!"
It's just a mere deep-sea legend; it's nothing to him, given his formidable firepower.
"I really hope I can meet someone like that soon," Luffy said with anticipation.
"really."
Perona looked at the sea with anticipation, showing no fear whatsoever.
For them, the unknown monsters are what attract them.
Nami shook her head helplessly upon hearing this, then looked at everyone and said, "In short... as long as we can ride the descending current from the upper layers to the deeper layers, we can reach Fishman Island."
As for whether we'll encounter the legendary thing... nobody knows.
"I see."
"Deep layer."
"surface layer.."
"Descending flow..."
"decline."
"Hahaha, so it's an incredible ocean current, right~"
Looking at the group of idiots standing side by side, Nami opened her shark-like mouth and roared, "You guys definitely don't understand!"
So all their previous explanations were for nothing?
"Yohohohoho"
Upon hearing this, Brooke laughed and said, "How about I sing a song to lighten the mood?"
"Shut up!!"
"Yohohohoho"
Looking at those idiots who were pretending to understand, Nami shook her head helplessly.
That's true, saying such things to them is indeed a bit too profound.
In a sense, none of these idiots are as smart as Mary.
At least Meili understood.
Just then, Sanji, who was lying on the ground, let out another strange laugh, and his body began to tremble.
"hey-hey"
Then, the man's expression changed, looking like a fiery chili pepper about to explode.
Perona: !!!
"Negative ghosts!"
"Old man"
"I...I'm such a scumbag..."
Seeing Sanji's expression turn somber again, Perona wiped imaginary sweat from her forehead and said, "We really can't let our guard down at all..."
Her face turned so red... she thought it was going to explode.
Then, she looked up at Xi Yan and said, "Speaking of which... isn't doing this a bit too cruel to this guy?"
My sweet dream was abruptly cut off halfway through...
"This is for his own good," west Yan said, shrugging. "We can't just watch him have a stroke."
Perona paused for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "That's true."
To avoid this guy being killed by a dream, well... let's just endure the pain.
A moment later, Sanji, having recovered, stuffed a crumpled piece of paper into his nose and then stared blankly ahead, seemingly lost in thought.
"What's wrong with Sanji?" Merry stared at Sanji in disbelief. "Why isn't he responding?"
Could it be that there's something wrong with west Yan's treatment?
Thinking of this, a hint of anxiety appeared in Mei Li's eyes.
Upon hearing this, Chopper immediately ran over to check on Sanji, then said with some doubt, "He doesn't seem to have any major problems..."
"Although my body is a little weak due to blood loss, this is normal and I can recover with some nourishment."
"So... overall, there's no problem?"
"Yes."
Usopp paused for a moment, then asked in confusion, "What's wrong with Sanji?"
If nothing's wrong, why would someone react like this?
That's really strange...
Perhaps as if he had heard the calls of the others, Sanji's eyes gradually returned to normal.
Then, he calmly stood up and said, "I'm just a little dazed."
He couldn't very well say that he was still reliving the illusion he had just experienced.
Then, as if remembering something, Sanji darted away in a flash.
"I'm going to change my coat!"
Usopp: ? ? ?
He didn't feel cold, so why did Sanji feel cold instead?
Could it be due to excessive blood loss?
Thinking of this, Usopp said with some worry, "Chopper, is Sanji's health okay?"
"You want to ask if he lost too much blood, right?" Chopper nodded understandingly, then said, "Don't worry, Xiyan's treatment is very effective, Sanji's body is fine."
Although this treatment method is rather outlandish, it is indeed effective.
"That's good..." Usopp nodded.
Then he became a little confused. If it wasn't because of excessive blood loss... then why was Sanji reacting like he'd been stepped on?
Xi Yan, on the other hand, seemed to have figured something out and gave a meaningful look.
A moment later, Sanji, who had changed his clothes, calmly walked out, his eyes much clearer than usual.
"Wow, Sanji is really alright!"
Looking at Sanji, who was calmly watching them, Merry exclaimed in surprise, "Xiyan, you're amazing!"
As expected of a powerful medical ninja who could heal Hancock's sister, she's really amazing!
"That's right."
west Yan smirked and said, "Don't you even know who I am?"
As a powerful medical ninja, helping Sanji solve this small problem shouldn't be a problem for him.
After all... many of the patients he treated back then were mentally ill!
"So, what exactly did you show Sanji?" Usopp asked curiously, "That actually cured Sanji's illness..."
Sanji no longer gets nosebleeds when he sees Nami and the others, which is really amazing!
Of course.
Before west Yan could finish speaking, he noticed that Sanji was giving him a look.
That look seemed to say: Please don't tell anyone what happened before.
Having understood Sanji's meaning, Xiyan laughed even more heartily.
Then, west Yan said, "Of course, we'll use hypnosis~"
"Um?"
Seeing the puzzled looks on their faces, west Yan said, "You wouldn't understand even if I told you."
"In short... just think of it as an incredible hypnotherapy technique."
"profound!"
Usopp and the others immediately looked enlightened and exclaimed, "So it's an incredible hypnotic therapy!"
Although I don't understand what it means, it's still very impressive!
Nami: —
These idiots still didn't understand!
Nami rolled her eyes at those guys who pretended to know everything.
Then, she looked at Xiyan and Sanji with a suspicious gaze.
She had a vague idea of what was going on, but something didn't feel right to her, so she didn't dare to ask.
Nico Robin gave Xi Yan her signature mature smile, clearly already guessing what was going on.
west Yan simply coughed lightly and looked away from her.
This action made Nicole Robin realize that she had made the right decision.
However, she didn't pay any attention to it, just smiled and looked away.
"Um?"
Just then, Nico Robin noticed a change in the seawater.
"Has the speed of this ocean current changed...?"
Nico Robin glanced at the seawater outside the bubble and frowned subconsciously. Then, as if remembering something, she said, "Nami, it seems we've reached the current you mentioned."
"Really!"
Looking up at Nico Robin, Nami immediately smiled and said, "Looks like we need to start our descent."
"Quick, quick, let's go take a look!" Luffy said excitedly.
Luffy and his crew then ran towards Nico Robin, intending to see what the legendary ocean current looked like.
Soon, the group arrived at Nico Robin's side and noticed the huge underwater current in front of them, which looked like a waterfall!
"That's amazing!"
"Wow!"
"Is this the massive ocean current flowing down from above? It certainly looks spectacular."
"Hey, this looks like a giant underwater waterfall!"
Everyone was stunned by the sight of the cascading ocean current, which resembled a giant waterfall.
Having lived this long, this was the first time they had ever witnessed such a shocking spectacle!
"This sea is truly amazing," west Yan exclaimed. "It's incredible that even a place like this exists."
He had never had the chance to see a landscape of this caliber before.
It must be said, this world is indeed very interesting.
“That’s true,” Nicole Robin said. “This current must be several hundred meters in diameter.”
After saying that, Nicole Robin looked around as if she wanted to see the end of the waterfall.
However, her vision was limited, so she couldn't see clearly at all.
"It should be more than a few hundred meters."
Having obtained the Western Flame with his Sharingan activated, he looked into the distance and said, "It's definitely at least a kilometer away."
As for the more distant places... they are blocked by huge protruding rocks, so west Yan doesn't know if there are any other huge waterfalls on the other side.
"So big?"
Franky paused for a moment, then said with some emotion, "Nature is truly amazing."
"It is precisely because of this wonder that all kinds of races have been born, isn't it?" west Yan laughed.
Fishmen, humans, giants... these are all real people!
"That's true," Franky said with a smile.
Just as west Yan said, if this ocean weren't magical enough, it wouldn't have given birth to so many strange creatures.
"Hey, look!"
Luffy exclaimed, "This current is rushing all the way to the seabed, right? The speed is incredible!"
Looking at the rapidly descending, massive ocean current, Luffy's eyes were filled with excitement.
Wouldn't it be fun to just rush down there?
"seabed."
Upon hearing this, Usopp looked down at the unfathomable depths of the sea and his expression immediately changed.
Then, with a look of terror on his face, he said, "Hey, it's pitch black down there!"
"If our ship goes down at that terrifying speed... won't it just smash to pieces?!"
He doesn't want to be smashed to pieces!
As a Devil Fruit user, I feel absolutely no safe in the deep sea, you bastard!!!
Hearing Usopp's words, Nami's face also showed worry.
"Are you sure everything's okay, Franky?"
"Don't worry," Franky said, giving a thumbs up. "The Thousand Sunny is the strongest ship ever built from the Adam Tree, and it's perfectly capable of surviving in currents of this magnitude."
After saying that, Frankie paused for a moment, then continued, "Besides... isn't there Xiyan here too?"
"We're not afraid even if we encounter underwater volcanoes or something."
With Xi Yan's water-escape ability, he could have easily stopped the pirate ship before the Thousand Sunny crashed into it!
That's true.
After hearing Franky's explanation, Nami relaxed completely.
Their ships are powerful, and west Yan is powerful too, so... there's really no need to worry about this kind of thing.
"Yoshi!"
Luffy waved his hand and said, "Then let's go straight ahead!"
"Let's ride this incredible current all the way to Fishman Island!!!"
"profound!!!"