Sailing: His comprehension is against the sky, and he comprehends the Eight Gates at the beginning.

This peculiar transformation was something she herself didn't even realize; she had begun to unconditionally trust and depend on Luffy.

...

Inside a huge camp.

Luffy sat cross-legged, with Vivi and Karu sitting beside him.

Dongli sat opposite him.

Luffy and his companion were eating roasted dinosaur meat that Dorry had captured.

Dorry was carrying the outdoor bento that Sanji had prepared for Luffy.

Dongli held the bento box between two fingers, which was about the size of his fingernail, and laughed loudly.

“Hehehehe…”

"I'll accept your pirate bento, but the portion is too small."

Luffy ate large mouthfuls of roasted dinosaur meat, which was bigger than him, and mumbled something indistinctly.

"That's because you're too big, but this bento box was prepared by the best chef on our ship, and it tastes great!"

Upon hearing this, Dongli burst into laughter again.

“Hehehehe…”

"Really? Then thank you."

After saying that, he opened his mouth and poured it in.

"Hehehehehe... It really tastes delicious! I wish there were more of it."

Luffy suddenly remembered something and said.

"Oh, right, we still have some wine on board. You haven't had any for many years, have you? I'll go get it for you."

Upon hearing this, Dongli's face lit up with excitement, and he laughed heartily.

“Hehehehe…”

"Thank you so much, my friend!"

Luffy left for a while, bringing several barrels of fine wine for Dorry.

Afterwards, the two ate and drank, chatting casually.

However, most of the time Luffy is listening to Dorry tell his story.

Basically, it's about him coming from Elbaf, where he fought another giant, Brogy, for 100 years, and had long forgotten the reason for the fight.

Afterwards, Luffy and Vivi watched the duel between the two giants.

During this time, it was also discovered that Zoro and Usopp were with another giant, Brogy.

It seems they were also mistaken for Broki's guests.

Usopp looked up to Brogy with adoration and even considered him his mentor.

The duel was so loud that the entire Straw Hat crew was drawn to it.

On a whim, Luffy decided to host a joyous banquet for everyone, including the two giants.

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone lay contentedly on the ground.

"Hey! Dorry, Brogy! Do you know how long it will take the recording pointer on this island to record the magnetic field?"

Nami raised her hand and glanced at the unchanged recording pointer on her arm.

Then, two pleasant and leisurely voices rang in everyone's ears at the same time.

"One year!"

Chapter Sixty-Five: The Plan! Do you believe me?

"One year!"

Upon hearing this answer, everyone except Luffy and Robin jumped up from the ground in surprise.

"what?!"

For a moment, they were all plunged into despair and helplessness.

Vivi was even more worried and anxious, and asked Luffy.

"What should we do, Luffy?"

"If we wait a year, Alabasta will definitely have been taken over by Crocodile."

Luffy then slowly stood up, smiled, patted Vivi's head, and said.

"Didn't I already say? With me here, everything will be alright~".

As he finished speaking, Luffy pulled out a permanent Log Pose from his pocket, with a line of letters engraved on it that translates to Alabasta.

"This is what I found on Mr. 5 when I defeated him."

"Permanent record pointer to Alabasta."

He already knew that the island's recording pointer stored the magnetic field time, so he made preparations in advance.

He wouldn't do something like getting the Log Pose by luck, like in the original story.

Just like now, Crocodile, for some reason, hasn't sent anyone to the island to intercept and kill them.

If you don't prepare in advance, you'll be left in a passive position.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Luffy take out the Log Pose.

"Great, I almost thought I was going to be on this island for a year."

"Thanks to you, Luffy."

"As expected, you're quite reliable when it counts!"

Vivi couldn't contain her excitement and rushed towards Luffy, hugging him tightly and saying in a choked voice.

"Great, Luffy!"

"I almost thought I wouldn't be able to get back!"

"Thank you... thank you, Luffy!"

Feeling Vivi's trembling body with excitement, Luffy gently patted her back to comfort her.

...

A small garden!

The Going Merry slowly sailed outward from a recessed shoreline, with Donley and Brogy standing on either side of the shore.

"Our friends' ship is about to set sail, and we can't abandon them."

"Yes! The reason why those who reach this island cannot reach the next island is just ahead."

Dorry and Brogy stared straight ahead, talking amongst themselves.

As Luffy and his crew were about to sail out of the U-shaped coastline, the two shouted in unison.

"You are our important friends."

"We must not let our friend's pirate flag be broken here!"

"Trust us, and move straight ahead!"

"No matter what happens, keep moving forward!!"

Upon hearing the words of the two giants, the crew of the Going Merry bid them farewell.

Goodbye, Master!

"Goodbye, Dorry, Brogy."

Luffy believed them and gave the orders.

"Move straight ahead!"

Just then, everyone suddenly saw the sea level in front of them begin to rise.

Immediately afterwards, an enormous island-eating monster, comparable in size to an island, suddenly surfaced and opened its abyssal maw in front of the Going Merry.

Upon seeing this, panic immediately gripped the ship.

"Oh my! What...what is that?"

"so big!!!"

"Oh no, I'm going to be eaten!"

"Quickly adjust the rudder to change direction."

Nami gave the order in a panic.

But at that moment, Luffy spoke up to stop her.

"Move straight ahead!"

Nami was on the verge of tears.

Immediately afterwards, they felt everything go black.

And at the same time.

Dorry and Brogy combined their weapons, simultaneously charging up their power, and unleashed an incredibly powerful shockwave forward.

"Hegemony!"

With a roar from the two, a shockwave erupted, shattering their weapons.

Just as Nami was internally crying out that she had been eaten, everyone suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside.

next second...

boom!

An incredibly powerful shockwave slammed into the island-eating monster.

Light was suddenly restored to Luffy and his crew's eyes.

Two loud laughs echoed from the shore.

“Hehehehe…”

"Crackling sounds..."

With its distinctive laughter, the Merry sailed away.

...

The weather was fine and sunny, and the blue waves rippled.

The Merry sailed slowly on the shimmering sea.

On the deck, everyone was busy with their own things.

Nojiko was studying the plants and seeds she had just collected, while Usopp claimed that it was possible to use his ability to turn his body into gunpowder to directly synthesize and produce the [Special Bug Bullet] from his own body, and then went off to study it himself.

Zoro continued his relentless training, Sanji prepared food, and Nami kept an eye on the timer, ensuring the Going Merry was heading in the right direction.

The other four people idly gathered together, killing time.

"How strange! Didn't Crocodile say he was going to ambush us on the way?"

"But we didn't find any enemies in the [Little Garden] at all!"

Weiwei suddenly blurted out something.

Luffy had specifically reminded the others about this, but they didn't find anyone else on the island.

Just as everyone was wondering and speculating, Robin suddenly spoke up.

“I used to be the one in contact with those cadres, and Crocodile’s identity was kept secret from them.”

"After Luffy left me on this ship, Crocodile couldn't send anyone else."

"I bet he's busy right now gathering those executives to meet with his boss!"