One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 5 Mignon Island
"It's so peaceful!"

Leaning against the side of the boat, looking at the seagulls flying in the distant sky, Rhodes exhaled slowly.

Sailing on the sea is actually a very boring thing. All you can see is the endless ocean. The occasional seagull flying by can be considered an interesting thing, so the pirates in this world are keen on holding banquets.

"Because I didn't want to cause any trouble, I stayed away from other ships along the way."

Nelu looked down at the sea chart and saw that they were very close to Mignon Island.

"However, I am quite looking forward to the Grand Line. It is said that there may be all kinds of extreme weather conditions there at any time. Even if it was sunny in the last second, there may be huge waves or even stone-sized hail in the next second."

"Hahaha, you'll see it soon."

Rhodes patted Nayru's shoulder and said with a big laugh.

Not only Neru, he was also full of expectations for that sea area. The weather that could change at any time, all kinds of unique scenery that he had never seen before, and a variety of delicious food, each of them made him look forward to it.

"Are you guys going to the Grand Line?"

Nia, who was fishing on the other side with a fishing rod in her hand, twitched her ears, then turned slightly and asked casually.

"Yes, anyone who ventures into this sea would long for that route! There, there are beautiful scenery, delicious food, castles made of gold, islands flying in the sky, and islands hidden in the deep sea!"

"Be a pirate?"

"Why, are you regretting inviting us two soon-to-be pirates now?"

"That kind of thing doesn't matter. I'm no longer at the age where I can see things in black and white. Even among pirates, there are upright people who follow the moral code; even among the navy, there are also scum who bring disaster to the region.

So, as long as they don't get in my way, it doesn't matter whether they're pirates or marines."

"In other words, as long as they bother you, it doesn't matter whether they are navy or pirates, right?"

Nia snorted and didn't answer, but put away her fishing rod.

I've been fishing for ten minutes and no fish has been caught. It's boring, so I'm going to stop fishing.

"I said, do you want to get on my boat?"

Rhodes suddenly invited Nia.

"Idiot, you are on my ship now!"

Nia didn't answer, she just waved her hand and turned to the kitchen. Fishing is meaningless, so she should go to the kitchen to see if there is anything delicious. There should be some left of the dried fish she bought earlier.

However, is this guy also going to set sail?

Nia was slightly dazed as she mechanically chewed the dried fish.

She is a very curious and adventurous person. Over the years, she has traveled all over the North Sea and witnessed all kinds of things, whether it is the brutality of pirates, the greed of the navy, or the ignorance of the people. She is completely tired of the monotonous things and scenes in the North Sea.

I really want to see a different scenery...

Two pointed black cat ears suddenly appeared on Nia's head, trembling slightly. Her pair of yellow vertical pupils contracted unconsciously, and a smile slowly bloomed on her face.

Grand Line, I also want to go and see it, there should be more varieties of fish there...

On the deck

"Are you ready to become pirates? I really don't know what's the point of being a pirate. It's too boring to drift on the sea all day, facing the endless sea. And there's no stable environment, and I can't concentrate on research."

Gray came up to them for some reason and stuffed a notebook full of things into his arms. "I'm tired of sailing for two days, but I wrote down a lot of important data and a lot of interesting ideas. I really want to get there quickly so that I can start my research as soon as possible.

By the way, I had never been out to sea before, and I didn't know that the ocean current and wind would have such a big impact on the sailing of the ship. But I wrote down all the important things, so my design must be foolproof.

I don’t know how the research institute that the Felke family prepared for me is going. They…”

"But have you ever thought about this? If you don't go through actual testing, no matter how good your idea is, there will be all kinds of problems in practice."

Rod interrupted Gray's chatter.

"Like you said, you have not been out to sea much before, and the design of the warship is only based on relevant literature. These are just theories on paper. If a warship like this is really built according to your concept, it will probably be swallowed by the waves as soon as it goes to sea."

"What you said seems to make some sense..."

Gray was slightly stunned, took out his notebook again, quickly flipped through a few pages, then frowned and walked to his room in silence.

There are obviously many differences between the data he recorded during the past two days on the ship and the data previously derived from the literature.

"Do you think he'll come on board our ship?"

Rod watched Gray lock himself in the room. Through the window, he could see that Gray did not continue his research, but leaned against the table, thinking about something.

"I hope these two can join us."

Naylu touched the gun at his waist.

After driving the boat out to sea, he tried the gun Gray gave him with his own hands and found it impeccable in every aspect.

"We are heading to the Grand Line. It would be a relief to have such an excellent partner on board."

"Don't worry, they will both join."

"I'm convinced of that."

Nelu smiled slightly. He could hear the intentions of these two people.

"My intuition tells me that the research project Gray is looking forward to will not go so smoothly."

Rhodes looked in front of the ship and saw a small island slowly appearing in his sight. It was their destination, Mignon Island.

"We will know the result soon. What exactly is the so-called Felke family doing?"

The boat gradually approached the shore. Nia ran out of the kitchen and drove the boat slowly to the shore. Gray also walked out of the house and rarely stopped chattering.

"I suppose you are Mr. Gray. I am Felke Jason."

A row of men in black suits were waiting on the shore. After several people got off the boat, they bowed slightly. The leader smiled and introduced himself to everyone, then pointed to the carriage not far behind him.

"Thank you for your escort. Please get in the car. We are preparing a grand dinner in the manor. Mr. Gray is welcome to join us. Of course, the promised reward will be given to you after the dinner."

Nia frowned slightly. Normally, this kind of escort mission would end after the person was delivered. Since the Felke family had already arranged people to pick them up, it would only make sense to pay them the reward.

But looking at the look of the Felke family, it seems that they don't intend to let them go just like that.

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Things seem to be getting more interesting.

At the same time, on the other side of Mignon Island, on the sea not far from the island, a ship was slowly sailing towards Mignon Island.

(End of this chapter)