Chapter 109: Tina, Oh Tina

"Farewell, Brother Siano! And to all the others!"

"Take care on your journey!"

Dongli and Brogy's resonant voices echoed across the sea surface; the two giants stood on the shore waving goodbye, their massive bodies casting long shadows in the setting sun.

"Goodbye, Giant Uncles!!!"

The crew members also crowded along the ship's railing, shouting until their voices were hoarse.

Nami and Nojiko's eyes brimmed with hot tears; even Sister Sister Guyina's eye sockets turned slightly red.

Although they had not known each other for long, after spending a few days together, everyone had grown fond of these two straightforward, honest, and adorable big fellows.

Very soon.

The island's silhouette gradually blurred within the evening mist.

The figures of Dongli and Brogy, as the distance increased, slowly turned into two tiny black dots in their field of vision, yet they still persisted in waving their arms tirelessly.

"Eh?"

Zeff's puzzled voice came from nearby, "Strange, we've sailed out this far, so why haven't we seen that Island-Eating Goldfish yet?"

Only then did Siano withdraw his gaze, looking at the sea surface ahead of the bow, and raised an eyebrow.

Indeed, where's my fish?

Where did such a huge fish go?

He had originally planned to use the newly learned "Spear of Elbaf" to meet this legendary behemoth and test the results of his special training.

But the sea surface before them was strangely calm.

Clearly, just after Luffy set sail from Little Garden, he was immediately targeted by the Island-Eating Goldfish, yet the Curtain Fall was much larger than the Going Merry.

Judging the dish by the plate; how sensible.

Shaking his head in slight disappointment, he then turned to look at the system panel, where two new information flow prompts appeared.

【You sacrificed a strand of long beard from Blue Ogre Dongli, gaining 2000 points】

【You sacrificed the belt buckle of Red Ogre Brogy, gaining 2000 points】

These were all pieces of equipment dropped during the special training of the past few days, which Siano casually picked up and sacrificed.

This time, he truly picked them up from the ground.

A total of four thousand points, quite substantial, bringing his point total back to forty-one thousand.

Of course, had he sacrificed the weapons that accompanied the two for a hundred years, the points gained would certainly have been much higher.

But that would be too wicked; Blue Ogre and Red Ogre had just greatly helped him, and they were two simple-minded, honest people, so Siano truly could not bring himself to do it.

"Brother, where are we heading next?" Nami asked.

Nuomizi was lying comfortably in her arms dozing off; the little fellow seemed to have taken a liking to the citrus fragrance on Nami, often lingering by her side these past few days.

On Nami's slender, Bai Xi wrist, there were two watch-style pointers.

One was a Permanent Pointer leading to Alabasta.

This was something Siano had plucked from Crocodile's corpse at Whiskey Shanfeng.

The other was an ordinary Log Pointer.

But it was not the one Nami had been wearing on her hand from the beginning.

During these few days at Little Garden, while Siano was busy with special training alongside the giants, Nami and the others, having nothing else to do, simply formed a group and explored the entire island thoroughly.

Not only did they see many strange and rare ancient creatures, greatly broadening their horizons;

they also discovered some shipwreck remains of unknown age within the winding river channels.

The corpses on the ships had long since rotted into skeletons, and there were no valuable treasures, but they did dig out a few Log Pointers that were not yet damaged.

Inside them, magnetic force had already fully accumulated.

Nami was overjoyed and immediately swapped to this newly acquired Log Pointer.

The old pointer accumulated magnetic force very, very slowly at Little Garden; who knew how long it would take to fill up.

With this new pointer, the Curtain Fall now had an additional choice: either go directly to Alabasta, or follow the Log Pointer to the next stop on this route.

"A choice between two?"

Siano pinched his chin and pondered.

Everyone else also fell silent, awaiting his decision.

Choosing the route was the captain's right, which the crew had no authority to interfere with; those who stepped onto the sea naturally possessed this resolve.

"Let's go to the next stop!"

Siano smiled and quickly made his decision.

Unknown adventures were always more attractive; anyway, with the Permanent Pointer in hand, they could go to Alabasta at any time.

As for this next stop after Little Garden, if they didn't go now, then by the time they reached Alabasta and the magnetic force reset, there would be no chance to turn back.

Three days later.

An island with a somewhat peculiar outline shape appeared on the distant horizon.

Everyone curiously gathered at the bow to examine it.

As the distance closed, they could see a stone tablet standing at the dock, boldly inscribed with the large characters "Welcome to Thor Island."

"Thor Island... so the next stop is here?"

Smoker asked, somewhat surprised.

"Have you been here before?" Sister Sister Guyina jumped down from the open-air sword dojo on the second floor, wiping sweat with a Mao Jin as she asked.

"No."

Smoker held a cigar in his mouth, his eyes revealing recollection, "However, a few years ago, a colleague and friend of mine executed a mission here, and upon returning, he told me quite a bit about this island."

"This island is actually a twin island; the northern island is a bustling commercial town with every kind of entertainment imaginable, including a large amusement park that overflows with tourists during peak season."

He pointed into the distance, and everyone followed his gaze, indeed making out the faint outline of a huge Ferris wheel at the far end.

"And the southern island, where we are about to land, is a beautiful, quiet rural countryside."

"In spring, cherry blossoms bloom everywhere; compared to the busy and lively northern island, although it lacks many entertainment options, it is still a wonderful place for a vacation and relaxation for those seeking inner peace."

"Between the two islands, a naturally formed stone bridge connects them, so the overall shape of this entire twin island is quite interesting."

He suddenly straightened his chest, pointed at his own breast, and said, "If viewed from high above, it looks just like a 36F bra."

"What bra!"

"Vulgar!"

"You Bai Chi smoke-ghost, use a different analogy!"

The three girls, flushed with shame and annoyance, simultaneously hurled their drink cups at him.

"Ah, sorry!"

Only then did Smoker realize what he had said; while awkwardly dodging, his face turned crimson. "That was Tina... the friend I just mentioned; she said it exactly like that, and as I was speaking, I subconsciously just copied her words verbatim..."

"There was no need to copy the gestures too, you idiot!" Sister Sister Guyina roared, baring her teeth. "That kind of implication... Hey, that Tina must have feelings for you, she definitely does, right?"

"Really?"

Smoker was bewildered.

How could that be possible? All he could remember was that ever since their days in the recruit camp, Tina was always finding reasons to bully him.

Who would treat someone they liked that way?

Siano let out a deep sigh and patted his shoulder.

Tsk, a thirty-year-old steel-straight male...

"Let's go; we'll land right here on the southern island."

Watching the dock draw nearer, Siano saw pink and white cherry blossom petals drifting on the wind, inexplicably reminding him of his first voyage years ago and his adventures on Light Cherry Island.

(End of Chapter)