"Your boat is way too small, isn't it?" Nami felt deceived again and doubted her own judgment.
Even though she knew Luffy had a connection with the Four Emperors, but…
Looking at the small fishing boat in front of her, the corner of her mouth twitched.
"Yeah, yeah, we really need to get a bigger boat," Luffy nodded vigorously. "Alright, let's find a bigger boat after we get to Orange Town!"
"Gato runs such a big company and has a bunch of terrified pirates under him. He should definitely have a lot of ships," Zoro agreed with Luffy for once.
Judging by their tone, it sounded like they had already defeated Gato. Did they know how many experts were in Orange Town?
Nami couldn't help but slap her face. She had already been defeated by Luffy.
The East Blue had maintained peace on the seas for so many years for two reasons: one was the strong suppression by the Marines, and the other was Gato. Gato could provide enough wealth to those pirates, so they wouldn't need to risk attacking and looting.
Orange Town was Gato's stronghold, and there were countless experts inside. These two…
Nami glanced at them discreetly and suddenly said, "Never mind, you two should get on my boat first."
She would take them to Orange Town. If they couldn't even get past Gato, then there was no point in thinking about fighting Muzan. If they struggled, they certainly wouldn't be able to defeat Muzan.
But if they defeated Gato with ease, then she would have to do something…
It would be more convenient to act on her own boat.
"Hooray!" Luffy, of course, had no idea what Nami was thinking. He cheered ecstatically, not showing any reluctance to abandon the small boat that had accompanied him at sea.
Zoro was also fed up with the small boat, so he certainly wouldn't object.
Nami's boat was quite large because she was the adopted daughter of Upper Moon Five, Bellemere. Plus, Muzan needed her to find the Blue Spider Lily, so Nami's status was even higher than Gato's. Naturally, her boat was infinitely superior to Luffy's small one.
"Alright, let's go!"
Once they were on the boat, Luffy had already claimed it as his own. He stood at the bow and shouted loudly.
Nami's face went blank. This guy became captain too quickly.
Zoro leaned against the side, ready to take a nap and conserve his energy.
And so, they sailed towards Orange Town.
......
While things were starting to stir in the East Blue, in the New World on the latter half of the Grand Line, Shanks, who was sailing, suddenly received a message from Adam.
Shanks frowned slightly, then retreated to his room. Closing his eyes, he entered the Twilight Hermits' Society.
It was still the familiar Hall of Giants, but this time there weren't as many people in the hall.
Adam sat high on the throne. Seeing Shanks enter, he slowly said, "Riki wants to make a deal with you. What are your thoughts?"
Riki?
Shanks recalled this person in his mind. He was also a member of the Twilight Hermits' Society but was very low-key. He rarely spoke during exchanges and had never made a deal with anyone…
Why would someone like that suddenly approach him?
Shanks was a bit confused, but he didn't refuse.
Everyone in the Twilight Hermits' Society was extraordinary. They were all key figures carefully selected by Adam who could influence the world's fate. This Riki had always been mysterious. Now he suddenly came out to make a deal with him…
It wouldn't hurt to hear what they wanted.
Shanks pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, when can we make the deal?"
"We can do it now." As Adam finished speaking, the hall immediately changed, and just like the previous deal with Fire, a separate world appeared for the two of them.
Looking at the indistinct influence of 'Riki', Shanks frowned. For some reason, he felt that this figure looked somewhat familiar.
And Riki, who was actually Roger, was also observing 'Qu'. Of course, he didn't know that Qu was Shanks. However, Qu was the man who had conducted the most transactions in the Twilight Hermits' Society. Roger naturally chose the one with the best reputation when he needed help.
Moreover, how could he not tell that Qu was a pirate, and not a vicious one? After much thought, Roger felt that Qu was more suitable.
After a careful look, Roger slowly said, "Qu… have you seen Backwater?"
Backwater?!
Shanks' pupils widened. He hadn't expected Riki to mention that name right away. Could Riki be involved with the Church? Did he know Backwater?
Shanks pondered, then replied, "Yes, I've met him before."
Shanks wasn't lying. He had seen Backwater when he was on Captain Roger's ship. Back then, Captain Roger had even fought with Backwater.
"That makes things easier. I'd like to ask you to pass a message to him for me."
"A message? What message?" Shanks asked directly.
"They've broken their masks and are gathering," Roger said. "It's just this one sentence. Do you need anything?"
This place operated on equivalent exchange. Although it was just passing a message, the recipient was Backwater, who was no ordinary person. Therefore, something was needed in return.
They've broken their masks and are gathering…?
Shanks was confused by Roger's words. What did that mean? Shanks certainly didn't know about the Voids, so he rack his brains trying to find related information in his memory, but came up empty.
It made sense, as it involved the mysterious God's Right Seat. It might be information about demons. He could ask Little Demon Dragon or Sakaki later…
Shanks pondered for a while, thinking about what reward he should ask 'Riki' for.
Delivering a sentence to Backwater was both difficult and simple. Backwater didn't hide his whereabouts, but most people couldn't see him.
Since Riki wanted to communicate with Backwater, he might be a figure from the mysterious side as well.
The mysterious side was actually the side of The Black Order, Christianity, and demons.
Shanks said, "Do you know anything about the 'Demon Lord of Wano Country'?"
The most important thing for him was Wano Country's Kozuki Oden.
"Hmm… I happen to know some things." Roger didn't know what had happened in the world over the years, but since Qu knew about Wano Country, it wouldn't hurt to tell him some information. After all, he was currently in Hueco Mundo, and if Qu wanted him to do something, he really couldn't.
"The Demon Lord has his own symbol, and the symbol of the Demon Lord who will be reborn within Kozuki Oden's body is…"
Roger softly spoke two words.
"Salvation"
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