"That's right!"
Ron nodded as if it were obvious. Was there any evil dragon left in the East Blue now?
"Is there a problem?"
Sanji looked at Johnny, bewildered.
Johnny was drenched in sweat, droplets constantly falling from his chin.
He seemed to be trapped in a cycle of fear.
His face was completely devoid of color.
"Arlong was a Fish-Man who once caused a great commotion on the Grand Line!" Johnny couldn't help but exclaim.
"Fish-Man?" Sanji keenly picked up on the keyword.
Sanji's face showed anticipation as he imagined what Fish-Men looked like.
"I've heard that there's a Fish-Man Island on the Grand Line, and it has beautiful Fish-Man ladies!"
Ron gave Sanji a strange look, then thought that if their journey remained unchanged, the first Fish-Man woman they'd encounter would probably be in Water 7.
There was a Fish-Man there as well.
"That's right! Fish-Man Island indeed has many beautiful girls." Ron nodded in agreement.
"See!" Sanji's eyes lit up, feeling full of wonderful fantasies about everything.
But if those fantasies were shattered, Ron could already imagine the expression on Sanji's face.
This was truly a bit interesting!
"I feel like you're thinking something naughty!" Nami looked at Ron suspiciously.
Seeing the expression on Ron's face, she wanted to punch him.
"Not at all!" Ron spread his hands.
"Fish-Men are like this, right?" Luffy, in between bites of food, even drew a strange fish monster.
This made everyone burst into laughter, looking incredibly joyful.
Johnny stood by, a hash mark appearing on his forehead.
He felt like no one ever listened to him, and they even got sidetracked from the topic.
"Hey, don't you guys know what it means to respect people?" Yosaku roared.
"But what you're saying is so boring!" Luffy picked his nose, saying with some disinterest.
"Don't pick your nose while eating! That's disgusting!" Zoro yelled. If nothing went wrong, that booger would land on his plate.
Was this guy trying to disgust others even if he couldn't eat himself?
"You continue talking!" Sanji indicated he was willing to listen.
After all, it was his first time at sea, and he wasn't very familiar with the conditions on the ocean.
Now, hearing Johnny's words, he found it very novel.
"Do you know about the Seven Warlords of the Sea?" Yosaku spoke first, his face extremely pale.
"Seven Warlords of the Sea?"
The rest of them looked bewildered, completely unaware of what the Seven Warlords of the Sea were.
After all, the Seven Warlords wouldn't come to the East Blue, such a small sea area.
They wouldn't even bother with this place.
"Ron, do you know?" Luffy asked curiously. When in doubt, ask Ron.
This had almost become Luffy's routine.
"I know!"
"The Seven Warlords of the Sea are pretty much the World Government's lapdogs."
"They are hailed by the World Government as legitimate pirate crews, and each of them is incredibly strong."
"They all have a certain territory in the Grand Line, and even gather powerful comrades!"
"Oh, and there are some exceptions, like that Hawkeye, who is a lone wolf."
"You can think of them as the forces second only to the Marines in the Grand Line!"
Ron thought for a moment before speaking, not including the Four Emperors or anything.
If he really had to explain everything, Ron was afraid his crewmates' brains wouldn't be able to handle it.
"Legitimate pirates? The Seven Warlords are amazing!"
Luffy was a bit shocked. Can pirates be legitimate?
Nami also hesitated. Were the Seven Warlords really that powerful?
"Yes, there's a Fish-Man among the Seven Warlords, Jinbe."
"It's said that Arlong is on par with Jinbe."
"And Arlong specialized in burning, killing, and looting on the Grand Line."
Yosaku said, his face ashen.
Rumors about Arlong kept spreading throughout the East Blue.
He had gradually been deified, which was why no one dared to resist him to this day.
Before, Krieg had also heard of Arlong's name and was wary of him, not daring to provoke him.
"On par with Jinbe?"
Ron looked at Yosaku with a half-smile.
It was as if he had heard the biggest joke ever.
"What's wrong, Ron?" Zoro looked at Ron, confused. Was there something interesting he said?
But he didn't feel anything at all!
"That rumor is wrong. Arlong was once a member of the Sun Pirates, and Jinbe was the captain of the Sun Pirates!"
"As for Arlong, he caused some minor disturbances on the Grand Line and was captured by the Marines."
"But at that time, Jinbe had already joined the Seven Warlords formed by the World Government, so the Marines released Arlong out of respect for Jinbe!"
"And Arlong, like a stray dog, came to the weakest East Blue and started to act like a fox pretending to be a tiger!"
Ron explained, not wanting these rumors to mislead them.
Rumors really kill people.
They were all made up, or perhaps Arlong deliberately spread them.
After all, to expand one's prestige, one needs a resounding name.
So, he was spread so miraculously that both the pirates and villagers in this area feared him.
"So he's just a stray dog!"
Zoro sneered. He had originally thought he was some formidable character.
After hearing Ron's explanation, he immediately lost much interest.
But no matter what, he came back from the Grand Line, so Zoro still wanted to play with Arlong.
"So that's how it is!" Nami was stunned.
No wonder Arlong never talked about the Sun Pirates since she joined him.
He only occasionally mentioned his former captain, saying nothing else.
She never expected such a thing to have happened.
"Huh!"
Johnny and Yosaku looked at Ron dumbfounded, never expecting Ron to know even more than them.
They had never heard of this information before; it must have been a secret.
"It seems I used to overestimate them!" Nami sighed. She had thought they were really related to the Seven Warlords.
She never expected it to be of this degree. If that were the case, she should have reported them to Loguetown long ago.
"Since Sanji has joined, let's start our transmigrations today!"
Ron suddenly said. With Sanji's addition, the number of daily transmigrations increased by one.
"Transmigration?"
Johnny didn't understand what Ron was talking about.
"Outsiders, out!"
Nami directly expelled the two, driving them out of the restaurant.
The two dejected men stood on the deck, looking at the blue sky.
Their hearts were incomparably sorrowful, hoping they wouldn't die too terribly in Arlong Park.
As long as they didn't die too miserably, at least their complete corpses could be buried.
…
"Hey, what's this transmigration you're talking about?!"
Sanji felt like he had joined an incredible pirate crew.
Everyone's words felt like a mist.
"You should know that the Captain is a Devil Fruit user, right?"
"Devil Fruits are called sea treasures on the ocean."
"Like this!"
Ron took out the Smooth-Smooth Fruit and showed it to Sanji.
"Luffy is a Rubber-Rubber Fruit user, and I have the Dream-Dream Fruit, which gives me the ability to transmigrate!"
"That means you can experience other people's lives and gain considerable rewards!"
…
Ron explained everything, making Sanji understand.
But Sanji stood there in a daze, clearly not yet accepting reality.
Ron first put away the Smooth-Smooth Fruit to prevent Nami from stealing it.
"Ron! No! Vice-Captain Ron! Is there a life where I can become invisible?"
Sanji suddenly stood up, looking at Ron seriously as he asked.
After all…
Besides his dream of All Blue, Sanji had another special dream. This dream was a bit more sordid.
Ron originally didn't want to say anything.
But now that Sanji was asking,
"Yes!"
Ron said seriously. After all, such abilities exist everywhere.
No matter which world's protagonist, they had all dreamed of being able to become invisible.