Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me

Koushirou pushed up his round-framed glasses and smiled at the two of them, saying, "Go ahead, that vast ocean is your stage, young people. I believe you will make it across smoothly."

He was already mentally prepared for this.

But when that day actually came, he still felt reluctant and worried.

Fortunately, Kuina did not go to sea alone, but with the little monster, Rocks.

His worries eased somewhat.

certainly.

He also had some other worries in his heart. After all, it was a difficult situation for him, an elderly father, to be alone with a woman on a boat...

Fortunately, it was Rocks; that guy's character is trustworthy.

He would absolutely disagree with anyone else!!

Chapter 8 requires a navigator!

The weather at sea is changeable and unpredictable.

The sea was calm when we set out to sea, but within an hour or so, a storm broke out with rough seas and torrential rain.

A small sailboat sailed through a storm, bobbing up and down with the churning waves.

Despite the crashing waves, the boat continued to move steadily forward.

On the deck of the ship.

Kuina steadied herself by gripping the mast, then looked at Lox beside her, her voice tinged with panic: "Should we furl the sails? I have a feeling this ship is about to capsize..."

This was her first time going to sea.

This was also the first time I had such a direct experience of the dangers of the ocean...

Lockston paused, then shook his head, knowing nothing of navigation: "I don't know."

"……have no idea!?"

“I don’t know anything about navigation. My old man didn’t teach me. He was just a floor cleaner, not a helmsman. And you, you don’t know either?”

"I haven't learned this... so what do I do now?"

"We need to find a navigator."

Rocks exclaimed, "It is far too dangerous to sail the seas without a navigator!"

"Of course I know about that!"

The torrential rain soaked Kuina's clothes, outlining her beautiful and slender figure.

She glanced at Lockes speechlessly and said irritably, "We can talk about finding the navigator later. Let's get through this storm first!"

"Should we furl the sails? You're the captain, it's your decision!"

"Hurry up and put the sails back. If the storm tears them apart, we'll be at the mercy of fate."

Lockes nodded hastily: "A shutdown for a day or two isn't a big problem, but if it goes on for too long, I might starve to death at sea. It's very difficult to find food at sea!"

Kuina: "..."

They encountered danger as soon as they set sail; this sea is indeed dangerous...

Following Captain Rocks's instructions, Kuina quickly furled the sails.

Folding up the sails is very useful.

The boat was much more stable sailing in the heavy rain than before.

Although the wind and rain still blew, the risk of capsizing was gone.

Propelled by the raging storm, the ship was tossed about by the wind and waves, its course beyond the control of Kuina and Rocks...

Neither of them knew anything about navigation.

The storm lasted for more than an hour, and it came and went quickly.

The sea returned to calm, no longer as violent as before.

This relieved both Lox and Kuina.

We finally made it through...

Having weathered the storm, Lockes became even more acutely aware of the importance of a navigator: "Finding a navigator is urgent; I don't want to experience that fateful ordeal again..."

Kuina had changed into a clean set of clothes, her long black hair casually tied up, and she wholeheartedly agreed: "We do need a navigator, otherwise the two of us will get lost at sea sooner or later."

Locus looked around at the vast, boundless sea. He shrugged and said, "It's not just sooner or later, we've already lost our way..."

The storm carried the small sailboat with the wind.

Having no knowledge of navigation, Rocks had no idea where he was.

They got lost...

"..."

Kuina paused for a moment, then frowned slightly: "This is troublesome. Without a precise location, the chances of finding the island are very slim..."

How vast the sea is!

Without accurate island location, finding an island in the vast ocean is probably harder than drawing the luckiest fortune ten times in a row...

"Don't panic, our forces are in a very difficult situation."

Knowing that the captain was there to inspire people, Locke immediately said, "Others can cross the ocean with just a bucket. We have enough food and fresh water for several days. We're not in the worst situation yet."

"My Observation Haki has a wide range. If there are islands nearby or ships passing by, I can sense them."

"hope so."

Guina responded.

Because of Rocks, she also knew that the power of Haki existed on the sea.

With Rocks' Observation Haki, it's much easier to find islands and ships than with the naked eye.

As long as the demon returns to its source, the demon will be able to recover and become more powerful.

"Once we know the exact location, the next step is to find the navigator."

Rocks had a plan in mind.

When he thought of navigators, the first person that came to mind was that short-haired orange-haired loli girl.

With the other party's "protection," not to mention in the relatively "calm" East China Sea.

Even the turbulent seas of the New World can be traversed at will.

Kuina turned her head and asked, "You have a navigator in mind?"

She went to sea at the invitation of Lox.

Just three years ago.

Rocks clearly had a plan in place; it wasn't a decision made on a whim.

Losing their way in the storm was just an accident.

The rainstorm came unexpectedly and so quickly, completely unexpectedly.

"Yes, someone has been chosen."

Recalling his encounter with a little orange-haired girl a few years ago, Locke cracked his knuckles as he counted on one hand: "Just like you, I made a promise with her."

"Either give her 100 million Berries or save her homeland. If you can do either one, she'll come to sea with me."

After making a three-year promise with Kuina, Rocks returned to "a certain island".

On the way, they met the future Xiao Xuancun on a merchant ship.

At the time, they were selling oranges on a merchant ship...

Rocks, who already had plans to set sail, naturally wouldn't let go of such a "high-quality member," and planned to snatch Nami away in advance, so he invited Nami to become his future partner.

Finally, he made this promise with Nami.

certainly.

Rocks also noticed Nami's indifference at the time.

Nami probably only gave him a perfunctory reply because he bought a lot of oranges, and didn't take it to heart at all.

However, Lockes made a note of it.

A promise is a promise, and Rocks will not forget it.

We will also make a trip to Cocoa West Village!

Kuina glanced at Lox: "She..."

In Japanese, the pronunciations of "he" and "she" are different.

Is she also a woman?

Rocks, oblivious to Kuina's gaze, nodded: "Judging by the time, Nami should be fifteen years old by now, right? She's old enough to go to sea!"

"Fifteen years old..."

After hearing this, Kuina's expression turned strange.

Watching Rocks is like watching a pervert abducting a young girl...

"Ambition knows no age, and ability is not limited by age."

Rocks saw Kuina's expression and thought she didn't trust Nami, who was only fifteen years old.

The explanation was: "She had excellent nautical knowledge and once helped a merchant ship avoid a storm."

"She was only twelve years old at the time, which shows how strong her nautical knowledge was."

"So you set your sights on a twelve-year-old girl when you were only fourteen?"

Kuina looked Rox up and down, her eyes filled with a meaningful look: "Do you have some kind of unusual fetish?"

They invited a twelve-year-old girl to be their navigator.

It's hard not to wonder if Rocks had some ulterior motive...

Chapter 9 Pakistani Merchants' F!

"What you're saying sounds really strange..."

Rocks was speechless.

What unusual hobbies could a gentleman like him have?

"I valued talent, and it was also preparation for going overseas."

Lockes explained, "You know how important navigators are. We can't let such talent slip by. We need to recruit them in advance. Age is not a problem!"

Kuina: "..."

Good buddy.

She always knew that Rocks was confident and daring, but she never imagined he was this daring.

They actually plan to make a fifteen-year-old girl their navigator?

This is tantamount to sealing the fate of the ship.

That's incredibly daring!

The older a navigator is, the more experienced they become.

Young navigators are generally not given important positions, let alone a fifteen-year-old girl.

Perhaps only Rocks would dare to make this decision.

However, she trusted Lox's decision, even though Lox was a year younger than her.

But she believed what the other person said...

After a pause, Kuina said, "You said you need 100 million Berries or to save her hometown, is there a reason?"