Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

In a place like the New World, it wouldn't be surprising if someone fell off an island.

Of course, if an island fell down, Luffy would suspect that the man had arrived.

The Golden Lion has been out of the news for a long time!

At that time, Luffy learned that Shiki was flying around everywhere. He had only recently left the Whitebeard Pirates and didn't know where he had gone off to.

"Everyone, get ready!" Nami shouted.

Everyone who was supposed to be there had been there. At this point, Luffy, as the captain, had to set an example, since it seemed like he and Zoro had brought this storm upon themselves.

Luffy shouted, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's get to work!"

As he ran toward the mast, he patted Zoro on the shoulder as he passed by, saying, "It's all your fault! You're the one who started this storm!"

"Huh? Bullshit, you're the one who brought it here."

"Can you two idiots please stop arguing!"

Nami shouted from the bow of the ship, "Hurry up and furl the sails! And you, Zoro, the hardest parts are all yours to do later!"

"Why should I!" Zoro protested.

"Because I'm the navigator of this ship!"

Nami said confidently.

Zoro: "......"

"Hahaha, I'll take over the helm then," Jinbe laughed.

Nami complained, "Don't spoil Luffy like that."

Jinbe laughed heartily. He was the best helmsman. At this moment, it was crucial to ensure the ship's stability. As a fish-man, his steering skills surpassed those of the vast majority of helmsmen in the world.

"Flatten the sails! Flatten the sails!" Nami began to give instructions.

Luffy had already jumped onto the mast's barre in a few steps, untied the ropes securing the sail, and turned the winch with all his might. The sail folded up and retracted under the pull of the ropes, revealing the bare mast underneath.

Shirahoshi and Merry were very excited and offered to help, as they had never played this kind of game before!

The storm has already arrived.

This was the first time Luffy had ever seen such a massive storm that even the formidable duo of Nami and Vivi couldn't withstand.

The sky seemed to have been ripped open by something, with black clouds churning like a hungry beast opening its bloody maw.

The pitch blackness made it impossible to tell which way was which, and even gave the feeling that the world was ending.

Chapter 488 Elephant Lord: Joy Boy!

Luffy stood on the mast, his straw hat fluttering in the wind. He looked at the black sky in the distance and suddenly thought of something.

"Hey Zoro, do you think this might have been caused by Shiki?"

"You mean Shiki?"

Zoro was helping to secure the ropes. "Does the Float-Float Fruit have this ability?"

"Who knows? Maybe they've developed some new abilities over the past two years."

We must always maintain awe for the sea. The place where pirates in the New World most often meet their demise is not in battles with Marine pirates, but in this sea, which has buried countless renowned pirates.

The Battle of Edd War between Shiki and Roger was a legendary battle, with a total of fifty-one fleets on both sides. Of course, Shiki had a significant advantage with fifty fleets, giving him an absolute advantage. Even Roger's crew had to avoid his sharp edge in that era.

Golden Lion had a love-hate relationship with Roger. He invited Roger to rule the world together, but was rejected. Enraged, he launched this naval battle.

Fifty to one, the advantage is in my hands!

As a result, a huge storm came, and not only did they lose all their advantages, but the Golden Lion also had a ship's rudder stuck on its head, and its huge fleet was also wiped out, returning them to square one overnight.

The previous banquet.

Luffy overheard Whitebeard mentioning that Shiki was envious of Luffy for having such an excellent navigator as Nami, who also possesses the Wind and Cloud Devil Fruits, meaning he wouldn't have to worry about extreme weather.

He suspected that Shiki's aimless wandering around the New World during this time was to meddle with things related to weather. After all, the Float-Float Fruit has no other weaknesses besides this aspect, and once the rudder is removed, few people on the high seas can sweep Shiki aside like Luffy.

After all, the Golden Lion was a monster that Garp and Sengoku had to work together to defeat.

As the storm continued to rage and intensify, even Vivi, the user of the Wind-Wind Fruit, could barely control it and could only try to reduce its impact.

Just then, a huge wave, taller than the mast, crashed down from the side, threatening to engulf the ship entirely. Fortunately, the Sunny narrowly escaped it.

"These waves are really strange."

Nami frowned. The waves were gradually rising, one higher than the next, as if some force was at work over there, and any one wave could easily swallow the Sunny.

Something was clearly wrong; a storm of this magnitude was rare even in the New World.

"Why don't we try shaking these waves apart?"

Luffy shook his hand with interest. What's this move called?

Fight poison with poison!

Before he could finish speaking, another wave, taller than the mast, crashed down from the side.

The wave was at least twenty or thirty meters high, a dark, menacing mass, as if it were about to swallow the Sunny whole.

"What do you mean by fighting poison with poison? That's just adding fuel to the fire!"

Nami could tell Luffy was just trying to cause trouble; who knew what would happen after that shockwave?

Nami shouted, "Merry is yours!"

"I'll take care of it. I'll take care of it."

This is when Merry, the ship's spirit, can really show off her skills. She excitedly jumps down from the mast and places her hands on the deck.

Then the giant wave was stopped.

"Wow, that's really impressive."

Luffy showered her with praise, and Merry smiled shyly, "Sunny was a big help too."

"It's a pity we can't see it now." Luffy also felt a little regretful.

Like the Going Merry, the Sunny also has a ship spirit. I learned about this back in the world of Song Song, when I met Sunny, who was a cute little lion. Uta's singing seemed to have an extra effect on ship spirits, and that's how the Going Merry was activated.

However, Sunny doesn't yet have the same materialization ability as Meryl, so he can't see her. Only Meryl, who is a ship spirit, can communicate with Sunny.

Nami wasn't as relaxed as Luffy; she was busy giving orders and didn't have time to get involved in this topic.

At this point, Kuzan's abilities are of little use; you can't exactly let him freeze the entire ocean.

The ship no longer needs to sail.

However, Nami is the best navigator, and she definitely has the ability and confidence to take her crew to the next destination.

"Everyone needs to get moving! Jinbe, Sakai, there are too many waves over there."

She directed the operation methodically at the bow of the boat, rain lashing her face and her hair flying wildly in the wind, but her voice remained clear.

"Leave it to me!"

Jinbe stood in front of the steering wheel, his hands firmly gripping it, and quickly turned the direction according to Nami's command.

As a fish-man, his control over the sea far surpasses that of ordinary humans. Even on such a turbulent sea, the Sunny was still able to adjust its direction flexibly under his control.

"Zoro! Tighten the canvas at the back a bit! The wind is too strong, the stern is swaying!"

"understood!"

"Sanji! Go check the cabin for water ingress!"

"I'm already watching it!"

"Usopp! Franky! The damaged parts of the hull are yours to handle."

"This is really suffering."

Usopp's legs were shaking as he clung tightly to Franky, refusing to let go, as if afraid he would be blown away.

Nami issued orders one after another, and each crew member performed their duties, making the Sunny run like a sophisticated machine.

"She's really cool, no wonder she's so popular." Uta muttered to herself as she looked at Nami.

The wind whipped her hair, and the rain lashed her face, but Nami remained calm and composed, like a pillar of strength.

As long as she's there, she can get her crew wherever they want to go; as a seasoned navigator, she has that confidence.

Uta suddenly understood why Luffy liked this woman.

It's not just about appearance; he also has traits similar to Luffy.

There's nothing wrong with that.

"He's certainly a formidable opponent," Uta muttered to himself.

The wind and waves here are getting bigger and bigger. The waves are like a wall pressing down. The dark seawater is churning, revealing the white foam underneath. At the crest of the wave, the seawater is torn into countless tiny droplets by the wind, forming a white mist in the air.

"Hold on, Jinbe, turn another fifteen degrees, and we'll cut through the crest of the wave from the side!"

"understand!"

With a very steady turn of the rudder, the Sunny suddenly veered to the side, its bow pointing directly at the side of the wave.

Huge waves grazed the ship's side, sending up spray that crashed down, drenching everyone on deck.

But the ship stabilized.

One after another, they traversed the gaps between the waves. Sometimes the waves were so big that Kuzan would turn them into small icebergs, sending chills down everyone's spines.

"Oh dear, it's still too cold."

Kuzan scratched his head, trying to laugh it off.

If anyone here isn't afraid of the cold, it's probably only Luffy and his crew. Brook chuckled, "Even my bones don't feel the cold."

Nami retorted, "Why are there still such lame jokes?"

Several hours later, Nami, relying on her superb command, led everyone out of the core storm zone.