One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

Didi... Didi...

The detection device continues to operate.

As the Merry continued to descend, the atmosphere on deck finally became tense.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, intently watching the Merry sail ahead, afraid of missing a single frame.

Just then, as if sensing the presence of living beings, the once peaceful deep sea suddenly underwent a strange change.

Boom!

A loud, muffled sound, carried on the water, startled the focused Straw Hat crew.

What was that sound?!

Usopp and Chopper immediately huddled together, trembling with fear.

The next moment, a violent shaking suddenly came from the hull of the Merry!

"What's wrong, Mary!?"

"What happened?!"

The sudden turn of events immediately put everyone on alert.

Just then, Little Mei's soft, sweet voice appeared out of nowhere in everyone's minds.

"I'm not entirely clear on the specifics either."

"However, right at the location Nami marked, a vortex with extremely strong suction suddenly appeared just after we approached, and it's been constantly pulling on the ship."

"But don't worry, I have used my superpowers to control the ship, and this vortex will not affect us."

"Wait a moment!!!"

The moment Mary finished speaking, Nami, the navigator, suddenly took to the air and flew directly onto the coating, grabbing a piece of soap coating and putting it on herself.

"Red, protect me!" Nami suddenly called out, then turned and slipped out of the Going Merry's coating without looking back.

At the same time, a pinkish-brown energy shield suddenly appeared around her body.

It was none other than the super-powered barrier that Crimson had created in an instant to protect Nami.

With a crimson superpower barrier, Nami walked directly into the dark depths of the sea.

A moment later, the terrifying vortex seemed to be exhausted, its power gradually weakening until it disappeared.

The pitch-black deep sea fell silent once more.

Time passed by, second by second.

The Straw Hat crew, who were just one step away from entering Laugh Tale, forcibly suppressed their impatience and waited quietly.

Although we don't know what Nami's plans are for suddenly going out, as a navigator, there must be something special about her that they can't discover since she made such a decision.

as predicted.

Just over ten minutes after the deep-sea vortex disappeared, Nami's telepathic message suddenly rang in Crimson's mind.

In an instant, Crimson simply raised one hand and summoned a dimensional portal beside him.

The protective barrier that was originally attached to Nami opened up, blocking the seawater with terrifying water pressure outside the dimensional hole and bringing Nami back from afar.

"Friends!!!"

Upon her return, Nami's face instantly lit up with a look of immense joy, and she smiled gently at everyone:

"I think I've found a way to get into Laugh Tale!!!"

"What!?"

"Really, Nami!?"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's set off!"

"Nami-san, you're the best~"

"........."

"........."

As soon as Nami spoke, the Straw Hat crew, who had been pretending to be quiet, started chattering incessantly, like a hornet's nest that had been poked.

Clearly, the tranquil atmosphere just now was all a facade.

The final island was just ahead, and even the Straw Hat crew, who were gazing at the starry sky, couldn't contain their excitement.

Nami's smile deepened.

She then explained to everyone:

"Under normal circumstances, whirlpools are not possible in the deep sea of ​​the natural world."

"Since a whirlpool appears here, it means that there must be a place nearby with the power to stir up the sea."

"So just now, I followed the vortex's path to investigate, and finally I discovered..."

"That whirlpool wasn't some naturally formed underwater phenomenon after all; it was specifically there to guide us..."

"The Secret Passage of the Deep Sea!!!"

"The deep sea!? A secret passage!?"

Hearing Nami's explanation, everyone, including Red, couldn't help but blink in confusion.

At this moment, even Crimson was starting to look forward to what Nami was about to say.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Nami nodded in satisfaction, then continued with a smile:

"That's right!"

"It's the secret passage in the deep sea!"

"Remember that theory we just mentioned about Laugh Tale being located beneath Reverse Mountain!?"

"In fact, that idea might be correct! It's just that we've been exploring it the wrong way!"

"If my calculations are correct, the real Laugh Tale is indeed directly beneath Reverse Mountain!"

"But that's not the deep seabed beneath the mountain that we understand..."

"But even lower down...deep in the ocean beneath Upside-Down Mountain..."

"Beneath the oceanic crust!!!"

Chapter 532 The Truth of the World

"Further down?"

Nami's findings instantly stirred everyone's emotions, and everyone stared wide-eyed, pondering the meaning behind her words.

Only Luffy, completely carefree and without a second thought, waved his hand dismissively:

"Then what are we waiting for?! Now that we've found Laugh Tale's location, let's get there quickly!"

"Hey, wait a minute, Luffy! That's deep underwater, beneath bedrock! If there's any real danger, even you couldn't withstand it, right?!"

The cautious Usopp wanted Luffy to think things through before making a decision.

But Luffy, who was already ready to pounce, had no patience for that!

"Hmph!" Luffy curled his nose. "What can't we handle! I don't believe that if others can go, we can't!"

That makes sense!

Although they haven't figured out the specifics of Laugh Tale yet, Crimson doesn't think they should stop here.

"Nami, which direction are you heading? Tell Merry, let's go take a look."

"It's right here!"

Nami extended her slender finger, a sparkle of intelligence in her eyes, and pointed diagonally downwards at the Merry.

"Alright! Let's go then!"

Crimson, equally eager to witness the true nature of this world, smiled slightly.

The next moment, the huge warship, encased in thick bubbles, quickly turned around and sped towards the pitch-black depths of the sea.

Obviously, under normal circumstances, it would be almost impossible for a ship at this depth to have the ability to move freely on the seabed.

Whether the whirlpool we just saw was naturally formed or man-made, its purpose was likely to help ships that had found this place through the historical records of the road signs to move forward smoothly.

If we hadn't caught that wave, we wouldn't know when the next deep-sea vortex would form.

It doesn't matter.

This minor issue is nothing to Melly, who is now nearly level 70.

The surging superpowers transformed into a pair of giant energy hands, lifting the Going Merry and propelling it at high speed in the direction Nami pointed.

Soon, the Merry reached the depths of the sea.

What appeared before them was a terrifyingly dark pit.

Even the most powerful searchlights on the Merry were unable to penetrate that terrifying black hole.

However, faced with this passageway that seemed to lead to an abyss, the Going Merry did not hesitate or waver at all, plunging headlong into the endless darkness and disappearing into this desolate underwater world.

Glug glug~

Suddenly, a burst of strange bubbles emerged from the darkness, swept across the deep sea, and drifted toward the surface.

……

……

Whoosh! Bang!

A huge sphere of light suddenly flew out of the dark world, instantly illuminating the area around the Merry.

It wasn't until this flash attack, containing a third of Red's energy, was unleashed that the Straw Hat crew realized...

They found themselves in an area filled with tree branches.

Although the branches are covered with signs of age, they all exude a vibrant life force.