Pirates: Martial Arts Masters on the Straw Hat Ship

Ronan smiled slightly and slung the heavy ebony staff behind his back.

He took a step forward, placing one foot firmly in the gap of the wooden barrel.

A powerful aura, as heavy as a mountain, erupted from his body. Though his voice was soft, it resonated like a great bell, shattering the surrounding rain.

"I... strive to reach the pinnacle of martial arts and become the strongest grandmaster!"

Six feet, standing on the same wooden barrel.

Six dreams converged on the same ship.

Luffy looked around at his crew, and the deep bond between them made him feel incredibly fulfilled and powerful.

He took a deep breath, and with all his might, roared a thunderous roar towards the raging sea and the guiding light:

"Let's go!!! To the Grand Line!!!"

"Bang--!!"

With all six of them exerting their strength simultaneously, the wooden barrel shattered instantly beneath their feet! Shards flew everywhere, like a celebratory cannon salute announcing the arrival of a new era!

......

The next morning.

After battling the storm all night, as the first rays of sunlight attempted to pierce the thick clouds, Sanji, who was on duty at the lookout post, suddenly let out a startled cry:

"Feed—!! Everyone!! Look ahead!!"

"I can see the red line!!!"

Ronan, Luffy, Zoro, and the others immediately rushed onto the deck, braving the still fierce wind and rain, and looked ahead.

The next second, everyone fell silent.

That's not a mountain.

That's a wall.

That was an insurmountable wall of sighs erected by the gods on the sea.

At the edge of the horizon, a crimson rock wall stretches across the sky and earth, extending endlessly to the left and right, as if dividing the entire world in two.

It soared into the clouds, its upper part completely submerged in thick, dark clouds, with its top completely invisible.

"This...is it really this magnificent?"

Ronan's pupils dilated sharply.

Even though I had seen it countless times in anime in my previous life, when this real, ten-thousand-meter-high red cliff actually loomed before my eyes, the shock, like that of megalophobia, struck straight to my soul.

This is a sense of insignificance and awe that can only be felt by experiencing it firsthand.

"Wow, this is huge..." Luffy tilted his head back, his neck aching, his mouth agape in an "O" shape. "This is an incredible mountain! Are we going to have to climb over it?"

"How can it be so big! Is this still a mountain? This is the World Wall!" Usopp was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Nami, wearing a yellow raincoat, gripped the railing tightly and shouted:

"This is the Red Line! A massive continent that encircles the entire world! The entrance to the Grand Line is right there!"

"The clouds are so thick we can't see the mountaintop at all..." Zoro said in a low voice, his hand gripping the sword slightly sweaty.

Just as everyone was awestruck by the grandeur of the Red Line, the Merry suddenly shuddered violently, as if grabbed by an invisible hand, and began to shake uncontrollably.

"Oh no!"

Nami's expression changed as she watched the shifting ocean currents, and she shouted:

"We've entered the area affected by the canal current! The current is accelerating rapidly! Quickly steer the ship!!"

"If we don't control the direction properly, we'll crash directly into the rocky cliffs of the Red Line, resulting in the destruction of the ship and the loss of all life!"

"Aaaaaah! Help! We're going to crash into you!"

Usopp and Sanji clung tightly to the rudder, desperately trying to maintain their course, but human strength seemed so insignificant in the face of the terrifying, raging currents.

Getting closer and closer.

The crimson rock wall rapidly magnified in my field of vision, like a swatter about to crush a fly, bringing with it an aura of destruction.

"Nami!!" Luffy yelled, gripping the bow of the ship with both hands, "Where's the entrance?! I can't see it! At this rate, we're going to crash into pieces!"

Nami stared intently ahead; at this moment, the sea surface was nothing but white waves and red rocks.

Suddenly, her gaze fell upon a tiny, barely visible crack on the rock face.

"Hmm? That crack in the rock wall..."

Nami's mind raced, and combining the nautical chart in her hand with the direction of the ocean currents, a bold judgment instantly formed.

"Nami! What's going on?! Give the order!" Usopp cried out, his voice trembling with tears.

Nami took a deep breath, pointed at the crack, and issued an almost frantic command:

"Just keep charging forward!!! That's the entrance!!"

"Wh...what?!" Usopp was terrified. "Really?! That looks like a wall!"

"It's okay! Trust me!" Nami shouted confidently, with absolute pride as a navigator.

Ronan looked at the confident Nami and sighed inwardly.

He truly deserves to be called a genius navigator.

Without any prior experience, relying solely on talent and keen observation, one can make the most correct decisions in life-or-death moments.

"Boom—!!!"

The deafening roar was the sound of seawater crashing against the rocks and the roar of the ocean currents.

Like a leaf, the Merry was swept along by the raging ocean currents, hurtling toward the narrow crevice at an astonishing speed.

"Splash—!"

The Merry glided smoothly into the crevice.

The scene before my eyes changed instantly.

A wide waterway, defying all the laws of physics, flows upstream towards the mountaintop like an angry water dragon, following the angle between two mountain ranges!

"That's..." Luffy pointed ahead, shouting excitedly, "Nami! Is that the entrance to the canal?"

"I'm afraid so!" Nami clutched the sea chart tightly, her eyes filled with disbelief. "This is the canal of Reverse Mountain! The currents from all the seas converge here and rush to the top!"

"This is unbelievable..."

Zoro, holding his binoculars, stared at the surging, upward-flowing sea, his lips twitching: "The seawater... it's really climbing a mountain! What is this?"

"Stop spacing out!!"

Nami shouted a warning: "The most dangerous moment has arrived! We must charge straight at that water gate! If the angle is even slightly off, and the side of the ship hits the edge of the water gate, the Going Merry will be smashed to pieces instantly!"

"Watch me!"

Sanji and Usopp exerted every ounce of their strength to control the ship's rudder.

Ronan moved too.

He went to the stern, braced himself, and gripped the spare rope with both hands, ready to forcibly correct the ship at any moment.

"Charge—!!!"

With everyone shouting in unison, the Merry, propelled by the terrifying force of the ocean current, surged into the upward-flowing canal like a roller coaster ride to heaven!

"Whoosh—!!"

A strong push-back sensation came over everyone, and everyone involuntarily fell backward.

The deafening roar of water filled my ears, and the red rock walls rushed past before my eyes.

With its bow raised high, the Merry broke through the rapids and launched its final sprint toward the clouds, toward the mountaintop, toward the unknown Grand Line!

"Hahaha! It's flying!!"

Luffy stood at the bow of the ship, arms outstretched, embracing the gale and mist, his laughter echoing through the valley.

Ronan gripped the railing tightly, gazing at the breathtaking view, his blood boiling with excitement.

Going against the current, soaring straight into the sky.

This is the world of One Piece! This is the romance of men!

We passed through the clouds and over the mountain peaks.

Ahead lies the legendary Grand Line!