Sailing at Sea: The Breath of the Day at the Start

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Bonney looked at Nami curiously.

Nami nodded slightly: "It happened back in the East Blue. Ron said he could let me join this ship, but at that time I wasn't mature enough as a navigator. So we agreed that when we met again, I would be a better navigator, and then we would decide whether or not to join this ship."

Connie put her arm around Nami and said with a smile to Bonney, "That's how it is. Nami hesitated for a long time at first, and it was Robin and I who pulled her over."

"What about the Straw Hat Boys? Without a navigator, it must be a big problem for them, right?"

"Jinbe has already agreed to join the Straw Hat crew. With his navigation skills, he can completely replace me."

It's certainly fun to go on an adventure with Luffy and Zoro, but being the only woman on board makes things a bit inconvenient in many ways.

Moreover, being able to go on an adventure at sea with her beloved Robin, Conys, and... that person was something Nami had always longed for and looked forward to. Now that Jinbe had joined the Straw Hat crew, she could leave with peace of mind.

at the same time.

On the Sabaody Archipelago, Sanji knelt on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably, and pounded the ground with his fists.

"Nami-san, why, why..."

As Luffy ate heartily after waking up, he said, "Since this was Nami's own decision, there's nothing we can do about it."

"Speaking of which," Luffy turned to Jinbe, "Your name is Jinbe, right? I remember you're an incredibly strong guy. Are you really going to join us?"

“I promised Ace I would take care of you, and I also acknowledge your strength and will to rescue Ace during the Marineford War, so…” Jinbe said earnestly, “Let me join the Straw Hat crew!”

On this day, Jinbe, the knight-errant, replaced Nami, who had left, and joined the Straw Hat crew as their navigator.

………………

Seven days after the Battle of Marineford.

In the New World, the Voyager sails on a vast ocean.

Wearing beach shorts and a white shirt, Ron stood on the deck with his eyes closed, leaning against the railing. His long black hair was blown wildly by the sea breeze, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised because of the gentle sea breeze. He looked relaxed and content.

Besides gaining practical experience with the Tenseigan, the biggest gain from this Marineford War was upgrading Conqueror's Haki from level 6 of the second stage to level 7 of the third stage.

This breakthrough in spirit is related to the surge in power he experienced after his Tenseigan was unsealed.

It was this strength that gave him, who had always only thought about becoming stronger, an invincible spirit that looked down on the world for the first time. This spirit reached its peak at Marineford, which gave birth to the Conqueror's Haki that erupted at Marineford.

That was the moment when Ron broke through his Conqueror's Haki.

"My swordsmanship has reached the pinnacle of the Great Swordsman, all three types of Haki have reached the third stage, and my physical skills have finally reached the point where I can barely hold my own against Garp after activating the Ultimate Power Technique. I've also become quite familiar with the Tenseigan's ability to control gravity and repulsion, rewrite other people's consciousness, create Truth-Seeking Balls, and the basic abilities of spatial teleportation."

Ron opened his eyes, a thoughtful look flashing in his pair of deep blue reincarnation eyes.

"The next step is to explore the deeper abilities of the Tenseigan: Chakra Mode, Spatial Manipulation, Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, and... Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion."

"Besides these, if I want to improve my strength further, the three types of Haki are one aspect, but the one that can make my strength the most obvious... is undoubtedly the awakening of my Devil Fruit."

Ron narrowed his eyes.

He had reached a bottleneck in the power of the Float-Float Fruit. He could sense that if he could break through the bottleneck, he would be able to officially reach the level of Paramecia-type Devil Fruit awakening!

Until then.

He could probably make even a large island float...

Thinking about this, Ron suddenly remembered something.

He seemed to have made a promise with the Shark Star Prince of Fishman Island that if he ever had the ability to make Fishman Island float again, he would ask the prince to visit Fishman Island once more...

Fishman Island, huh...?

Ron recalled the scene of Fishman Island, and the lovely, pure-hearted Princess Shirahoshi, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Two years have passed.

Shirahoshi must have grown quite a bit bigger by now...

"What are you thinking?"

Kuina's voice interrupted Ron's thoughts.

"No, I wasn't thinking about anything."

Ron coughed and turned to look at Kuina beside him, who was wearing a white training uniform, with a long sword at her waist, a slender figure, and a high ponytail.

Kuina, who was usually aloof and independent, blushed slightly under his gaze: "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

"No, I just think you really do look like that Navy sergeant named Tashigi. Could you be Master Koushirou... Haha, just kidding, don't touch the knife."

Kuina, her face dark, sheathed the drawn Wado Ichimonji.

Ron turned around, looked up, leaned against the railing, squinted, and said with a relaxed expression, "The weather is really nice today, the sea breeze is so refreshing."

Looking at the clear blue sky and the boundless sea in front of her, Kuina softly hummed in agreement.

"Is Nami getting used to being on the ship?"

Guina nodded: "I'm used to it."

Nami is indeed very comfortable on the ship. She gets along well with Robin, Conys, Bonney, Haru, and Carrot. As a navigator, her judgment of ocean currents is also excellent.

However, since Ron's ship spends most of its time in the air, Nami still finds it difficult to utilize her strengths as a navigator.

Ron closed his eyes and smiled contentedly, "Is that so? That's good."

Kuina glanced at his handsome profile with a smile, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "What are you planning to do next?"

"Go find old man Zepha first, and then go to Big Mom's place."

Ron opened his eyes and took out two life cards from his pocket.

This is the Vivre Card that Ain gave him when they parted ways in Dressrosa. It makes it easy to find them.

"Go to Big Mom's territory, one of the Four Emperors? Let's form an alliance with her!"

Guina was somewhat taken aback.

"The possibility of an alliance is very small. The Big Mom Pirates will most likely not participate in this war and are planning to stay on the sidelines."

Ron smiled as he looked at the Vivre Card on his fingertip. "I didn't intend to form an alliance with her either."

"Then what are you going to do?"

“Go and take that red road sign from her, and while you’re at it… give her a warning.”

228, Rebecca's Excitement Upon Returning to Dressrosa

Five days later.

Following the guidance of the Vivre Card, Ron and his group arrived at an unexpected place.

The island of giant rocks, Dressrosa.

The group, wearing various fox masks that Ron had purchased and collected in different countries, walked through the bustling streets of Dressrosa.

"Is this Dressrosa, the so-called 'land of fairies, of love and passion'?"

Nami was amazed by the prosperity and liveliness of the place.

After Ron and Zephyr destroyed the Donquixote Family, King Riku returned to the throne and, in just two years, repaired the wounds that the country had suffered over the past decade. The royal family and the people were united in their hatred of the enemy, and Dressrosa is now more prosperous and united than ever before, with everyone wearing a confident smile.

Connie stared at the enormous stone statue standing in the center of the square ahead, and covered her mouth in astonishment:

"Isn't that the captain's statue?!"

Everyone turned to look.

The stone statue, several tens of meters high, depicts a boy holding a long sword with his eyes closed, and he looks exactly like Ron from two years ago.

There is also an old man statue next to it that looks exactly like Zefa.

"It really is Master!"

Xiao Qi said excitedly.

"Ron, you're amazing!"

Carrot grabbed Ron's arm, rubbing her face against his arm and occasionally biting him.

"It must be because he killed Doflamingo and destroyed the Donquixote Family." Robin said, stroking her chin. "For this country, Ron and that former Admiral Zephyr are undoubtedly saviors."

Ron was a little embarrassed: "Isn't the term 'savior' a bit of an exaggeration?"

And right now.

A couple walked past the two of them, saying as they went, "Have you heard? The Traveler is going to wage war against the World Government and says he wants to wipe out all the Celestial Dragons in the world."

"Really? As expected of you, Traveler! You're amazing!"

"That's right!"

Nami and Bonney exchanged bewildered glances.

Later on their journey, they overheard the opinions of the people of this country regarding Ron and Kaido's alliance to wage war against the World Government.

Surprisingly, the vast majority of people were praising the traveler, and some even got drunk and openly shouted praises of the traveler and the Demon King in the tavern, which drew cheers from the crowd!

Whether it's a patrolling guard, a shopkeeper, a couple, or a child playing by the roadside.

The entire kingdom, from top to bottom, seemed to revere that traveler who had never been seen and existed only in legends.

In the ocean under the rule of the World Government, this is simply... hard to imagine.