Pirate: I, Buggy, am the Emperor, the Emperor of the Clown King!

Bucky's hands didn't move upwards; instead, they wrapped around her waist again.

This time, instead of keeping his fingers still, he slowly slid them down her side, outlining the curve of her waist.

Pinching your waistline with your fingers always gives you a tingling, soul-stirring sensation.

That's too sensitive.

Nami's body tensed even more.

Her abdominal muscles tightened involuntarily, as if resisting something, or perhaps welcoming something.

"Are you shaking?" Bucky asked.

"No," Nami's voice was muffled.

"Isn't it shaking?" One side asked knowingly.

"That's the ship shaking!" the other side stubbornly insisted on the same reasoning once again.

"Hehe~" Bucky chuckled, placing his left hand above her hip bone and his right thumb on her lower back, making circles with just the right pressure.

That spot is Nami's most sensitive area; she knows it, and so does Buggy.

Nami's body trembled violently, her knees buckled, and she almost lost her balance, leaning even closer into Buggy's arms.

"Nami." Buggy's voice suddenly became more serious.

"Wh...what?" Nami's eyes were glazed over.

"Your face is so red." Bucky said in a serious voice but said something inappropriate.

Nami wanted to argue, but when she opened her mouth, she couldn't say anything.

Because lying wouldn't have helped—she really did blush, her face burning red, so red that she herself felt ashamed.

"That's because of your stupid fire ring!" Nami finally found a plausible reason.

"Really?" Bucky tilted his head, his lips brushing against her earlobe. "Then I'll take back the ring of fire?"

"How dare you!" Nami practically shouted.

"Hahaha~" Bucky withdrew his hand from her waist and took her hand back in his.

"Hold the helm steady," Bucky tried to distract himself.

After all, the key to flirting is the flirting itself; it needs to have highs and lows, ups and downs.

Nami didn't speak, her lips were tightly pursed, her gaze was fixed on the waterway in front of her, but her eyes were filled with Buggy's image.

The inverted mountains continue to rise, and the ocean currents continue to surge against gravity.

But all Nami could feel was the lingering warmth on her side and the persistent tingling sensation on the tips of her ears...

She bit her lip even tighter.

That bastard definitely did it on purpose.

"We're here~" Bucky's voice came from above.

Nami quieted down and looked at the surrounding scenery.

Clouds and mist covered the mountains and plains.

We've reached an altitude of about six or seven thousand meters.

The white clouds looked extremely soft, like a boundless ocean, spreading out in the distance from the Giant.

The clouds shimmered with golden light in the sunlight, piling up and tumbling in layers.

The Giant passed through the clouds and mist, and the water splashed up on both sides of the ship instantly froze into ice fragments after leaving the high-speed waterway.

The ice shards refracted the sunlight into a rainbow of colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

Like tiny, scattered gems, they danced, spun, and fell around the ship's hull.

"So beautiful..." Nami murmured in admiration.

This is a spectacle that can only be seen in the world of One Piece; several specific conditions must be met to witness such a scene.

① The temperature is as low as minus fifty degrees Celsius.

② Only high-speed water flow can prevent it from freezing.

③ The inverted mountain unique to the world of One Piece.

Nami didn't know how to describe it... Clouds, broken ice, sunlight, upstream, 10,000 meters in the air... Everything intertwined together, like an impossible dream.

"Is it beautiful?" Bucky's voice came from above.

"Mm." Nami nodded without turning around.

"This is the entrance to the Grand Line," Bucky said. "From here, we will rise like the sun."

He tightened his grip slightly, pulling Nami closer to him.

Nami's back pressed against Buggy's chest, feeling his body temperature.

Nami's face turned even redder.

How could someone do such a thing in broad daylight, under the clear sky?

Nami tried to break free, but she couldn't... or rather, she didn't really intend to break free.

"Captain..." Nami's voice was soft, tinged with a hint of reproach, "You..."

"Shh," Bucky said softly.

Nami shut up.

An extremely dangerous yet beautiful environment, embracing your lover here and being completely dominated... It's just too exciting for a girl like Nami, completely too exciting.

The Giant continued upwards, getting closer and closer to the end of the waterway.

"We're here," Bucky said.

Nami's pupils contracted slightly.

The moment the Giant surged to the top of the mountain, time seemed to stand still, with four ocean currents surging up from different directions all around.

The currents of the East China Sea, the West China Sea, the South China Sea, the North China Sea... meet, collide, and merge here before pouring down together toward the Grand Line.

Water splashed everywhere, white waves surged, and a deafening roar was heard.

The water droplets froze into ice in the air, refracting countless rays of light in the sunlight.

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

All colors burst forth at this moment.

All the light shone brightly at this moment.

The beautiful scenery here is even more stunning than the previous sea route.

"Get ready to go down." Bucky's voice carried a hint of amusement.

Then the Giant began to descend.

The unique environmental structure of Upside Down Mountain makes the top part very small, and now it's like a roller coaster that has come up and is about to descend.

Anyone who has ridden a roller coaster knows that the descent is extremely violent and sudden, like a waterfall cascading down.

The bow suddenly dipped downwards, and the entire ship, like a stone thrown off a cliff, plunged straight down the waterway that flowed from the mountaintop to the Grand Line.

The speed increased rapidly, so fast that the spray on both sides of the boat was stretched into two white ribbons, and the ice shards were stretched into streaks of colorful light in the air.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

Screams erupted from the ship's cabin, the thrill of experiencing the limits of life in a desperate situation.

Nami gripped the rudder tightly, her eyes fixed on the waterway ahead, her pupils reflecting the rapidly passing mountain walls, rocks, and ice.

"Captain!" she called out.

"Hmm?" Bucky's voice came from behind.

"I did it!"

"Um."

"Am I amazing!"

"Um."

"Is all you can say 'um'?!"

"That's amazing," Bucky praised sincerely.

Nami's lips curled up.

She turned back to the waterway, pretending she hadn't heard anything.

The giant ship continued to decline.

Temperatures are starting to rise.

Minus forty degrees Celsius.

Minus thirty degrees Celsius.

It's minus twenty degrees Celsius.

Ten degrees below zero.

The fiery wheel surrounding Nami and Buggy gradually shrank and dimmed, finally disappearing with a "poof".

The temperature had now reached above zero and was beginning to rise.

Nami's gaze fell on the waterway, and she coughed forcefully: "Time to get down to business."

"Rushing down at this speed will cause significant damage to the ship." Nami frowned slightly. "Even if you've reinforced the ship, it won't make a difference."

"Mm," Bucky replied.

He raised his hands again, making a trumpet-shaped circle.

"Clown Magic: Flame Wheel"

An even larger ring of fire flew from his hand, bypassing the few miserable pirate henchmen under the hot air balloon, and flew into the hot air balloon.

The hot air balloon's canvas swelled up a bit more, and the cables tightened a bit more.

The bow of the Giant was tilted slightly upwards.

The upward pull of the hot air balloon partially offsets the force of the runaway water flow.

The boat's speed decreased.

"Adjust the fuel!" Nami shouted.

Inside the hot air balloon basket, several pirate henchmen turned valves, causing the intensity of the flames to change.

The speed of the Giant decreased again, and the ship became stable.

"It's done." Nami breathed a sigh of relief, loosened her grip on the rudder, and stretched her stiff hands.

It wasn't from being frozen, but from having to hold the rudder steady while being teased by Bucky... Sure enough, this kind of stimulation was a bit too much.

The cabin door was pushed open.

Pirate henchmen poured out, each one wrapped up like a ball, and clumsily climbed onto the deck.

"We...we survived?"

"Nonsense! With the captain here, how could he possibly die!"

"Look! That's the sea! That's the sea of ​​the Grand Line!"

Someone leaned over the ship's railing and looked down at the blue sea that was getting closer and closer, and tears welled up in their eyes.

Someone was kneeling on the deck, hands clasped together, muttering something.

Some people hugged each other, laughing and crying at the same time.

Then Nojiko came out of the cabin, walked to Buggy's side, and stood there naturally.

Bucky reached out and put his arm around her waist, pulling her into his embrace.

Nojiko blushed, but instead of flinching, she leaned into Bucky's arms.

"Where's Alvida?" Bucky asked.

"She's asleep," Nojiko said softly. "She's basically lost all will to resist."

"Hmm." Bucky nodded, his hand sliding down Nojiko's waist.

"You've worked hard," Bucky said.

"It's not hard work." Noki shook her head, a faint smile on her lips. "She just needs time."

"Um."

Bucky lowered his head, his gaze falling on Nojiko's face.

His face was exceptionally fair, his lips were slightly red, and his eyes shone brightly.

"What's wrong?" Noki asked.

"It's nothing." Bucky's lips curled up slightly as he raised his hand to gently brush away the stray hairs from Noki's high forehead, then lowered his head and placed a very light kiss on her forehead.

"The ship... Captain..." Nojiko's eyes widened, and her voice was a little soft, with a hint of reproach in it.

"Hmm?" Bucky's voice was very soft.

"Someone is watching..."

"Let them see."

After all, there's not much to see here.

Nojiko bit her lip, lowered her head, and buried her face in Bucky's chest.

Nami stood in front of the steering wheel, her gaze fixed on the waterway, pretending not to see anything.

But she pursed her lips and muttered, "I'm busy working, and you two are being affectionate right in front of me..."

The sound wasn't loud, but it was just enough for Bucky and Nojiko to hear.

Bucky laughed.

Nojiko laughed too, lifting her head from Buggy's chest and glancing at Nami with a flushed face.

"Jealous?" Nojiko's voice carried a hint of mischief.

"Who's jealous!" Nami's voice rose a little, but her gaze remained fixed on the waterway, not turning away.

"I'm not jealous! I'm just... just stating the facts!"

"Yes, that's true." Noki nodded, the smile on her lips not fading.

"You!" Nami finally turned her head and glared at Nojiko.

"Alright." Bucky looked at them, a slight smile playing on his lips beneath his mask. "Time to get ready to dock."

For Pakistan, the Twin Towers have an old friend.

Nami snorted, turned around, and gripped the rudder.

Nojiko stepped out of Buggy's arms and stood beside him, her gaze fixed on the sea ahead.

"The Grand Line." Buggy's clothes fluttered in the sea breeze as his gaze fell upon the blue sea. "We've arrived."

The Giant rushed down the waterway, its hull jerking violently and splashing up a huge spray of water.

The water splashed in the sunlight, turning into countless tiny droplets that drew a rainbow in the air.

This means we've officially crossed the Upside-Down Mountain.

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