Chapter 7

Suddenly!

The sound of hurried footsteps came. Sima Di thought it was someone coming to call him for "dinner," so he silently chose to play dead.

"This is bad!" Usopp said urgently. "A large batch of Marines are surrounding us! Come quick!"

Hm?

Sima Di immediately got up and went out of the cabin, and sure enough, he saw a large fleet of Marine warships closing in.

"Haha—they must be here to catch me!" Luffy said confidently.

He was a pirate with a bounty of 30 million Berries, already the highest in the East Blue!

"Bang bang bang!"

The Marine warships fired their cannons in unison, shells raining down densely on the Going Merry.

None of them had time to react. Only Sima Di used his psychokinesis......

He stretched Luffy out into a giant net, caught all the shells, and bounced them all back!

Instantly, ships capsized and people tumbled.

At the same time,

Abi suddenly said: "It says a wind is going to rise!"

Nami said in sync: "A wind is going to rise...... hm?"

Nami glanced at Abi in surprise, but the situation didn't allow any hesitation. She immediately directed everyone to hoist the sails and head south. Before the Marine warships could adjust, a fierce gust of wind swept the Going Merry away under full sail, leaving the Cumbersome Marine warships to sigh in vain.

But the Marine warships had no intention of pursuing either.

Luffy and the others were still cheering at having escaped with their lives.

"Beautifully done!"

"Lord Sima using Luffy as a net was really clever!"

"Nami-san's navigational talent is truly amazing! She could even foresee that gust!"

"Not at all, I just went by instinct."

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6. Entered the Sea Kings' lair, directly leaping over the Calm Belt?

While everyone was discussing,

Only Zoro and Sima Di were surveying their surroundings. The difference was that Zoro wore a Solemn Expression, while Sima Di was intrigued.

"I say, you all." Sima Di finally spoke. "The ship hasn't moved in a long time, you know. We've entered the Calm Belt."

The others didn't understand, but Nami's face was filled with terror!

"We're done for!"

Nami nervously briefed the others, who didn't know how serious the situation was, on the horrors of the Calm Belt.

"...... Besides what I said, the Calm Belt is also the lair of Sea Kings, and...... they're super-giant ones!"

As her words fell,

The Going Merry suddenly shot upward. One after another, Sea Kings with bodies over several hundred meters long burst out of the water, appearing in swarms and shocking everyone!

Even Sima Di couldn't help but sigh in amazement—it was his first time seeing such gigantic creatures!

【Ding! Congratulations on signing in at the iconic scene "Super-Giant Sea Kings!" and obtaining the sign-in reward "Choji Akimichi's Multiplication Technique"!】

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"Choji Akimichi's Multiplication Technique": A secret technique passed down through the Akimichi clan. It can temporarily expand part or all of the body, but using it consumes a large amount of chakra!;

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The next instant,

The usage methods and some techniques of the Multiplication Technique all flooded into his mind.

But Sima Di had no time to digest these. Instead, he gazed in awe at the super-giant Sea Kings.

However, immediately after,

A juvenile Sea King resembling a golden toad had set its sights on them—or rather, on the Going Merry. It leapt out of the sea and opened its bloody maw!

Although the Sea King that was carrying the Going Merry on its head treated it as an attack and simply swallowed it whole in one bite.

It still demonstrated their danger!

Sima Di knew well the principle that "a gentleman does not stand beneath a crumbling wall," so he immediately spoke—

【Float!】

This time, however, he didn't apply it to himself, but made the Going Merry float into the sky. Using psychokinesis to propel the Going Merry forward, he set out from high altitude toward the outside of the Calm Belt.

"Wow! That's ama—mmph mmph—"

Luffy's words of admiration had barely begun before Zoro and Sanji clamped their hands tightly over his mouth.

But it still attracted the Sea Kings' attention. Pairs of eyeballs several times the size of the Going Merry stared at them, making even Sima Di's heart pound with fear!

The next moment,

All the Sea Kings tacitly leapt out of the sea, determined to tear the Going Merry apart and devour it!

Everyone was terrified!

"You bastard! Who told you to shout so loud!"

"Are you a Bai Chi?"

"Dammit! If we die this time, I won't let you off even as a ghost!"

The others viciously grabbed at Luffy, but there was no Any Method.

Even Sima Di was taken aback. With this many super-giant Sea Kings, he only had the strength to protect himself, and at most take the others along, but the best outcome would still be to abandon ship and escape.

Just as he was about to act,

he suddenly noticed something, and instead of taking any other action, he accelerated the Going Merry's rate of ascent.

Then,

he saw a Sea King suddenly sneeze, slamming the Sea Kings on either side flying, the original formation falling into chaos, and every Sea King changing direction and brushing past the Going Merry as they passed.

It was Lord Sima's Lucky Halo taking effect!

"Boom boom boom—"

All the Sea Kings slammed heavily onto the sea surface, sending up waves over a thousand meters high, nearly capsizing the Going Merry.

But that was all it amounted to.

Even for super-giant Sea Kings, the high sky remained a forbidden zone-like existence for them.

"Whoosh—"

"We made it!"

"Lord Sima is mighty! Amazing!"

The excited Nami directly threw her arms around Lord Sima, giving him a reward of "face-washing milk"!

Good lord!

So enthusiastic?

Zoro and Usopp watched with some envy, while Sanji was heartbroken.

My Nami-san!

Then the three of them cast tacit glances toward the laughing Luffy—so it was you, kid, who gave Lord Sima the chance to show off, huh?

"Crackle crackle—"

After everyone had vented enough,

Lord Sima looked at the sea area not far away and said, "That's the first half of the Grand Line ahead. I should be able to fly the Going Merry directly over. Want to give it a try?"

Don't want to......

"No!"

"Not allowed!"

"I disagree!"

Everyone refused in unison, exchanged glances, and then gave their respective reasons.

Luffy said stubbornly, "Taking a shortcut to become the Pirate King is no fun at all. I want to conquer the Grand Line with my own strength!"

Sanji nodded, "What if my All Blue is at Reverse Mountain?"