Akira Stone and Marco stayed on Fish-Man Island for two days, then coated the hijacked pirate ship again and set off, bursting out of the se
Akira Stone and Marco stayed on Fish-Man Island for two days, then coated the hijacked pirate ship again and set off, bursting out of the sea as fast as possible.
Leaving Fish-Man Island, their destination was the Sabaody Archipelago. Akira Stone was planning to look for Rayleigh in the Sabaody Archipelago, but after searching around, he couldn't find the bar that Rayleigh and Shakky ran, so he had to leave helplessly.
"Next, the journey from the first half of the Grand Line to the East Blue won't be so easy."
Marco said to Akira Stone. They had put in a lot of effort to get to Loguetown. Getting from the New World to the first half of the Grand Line was easy, just pass through Fish-Man Island, but getting from the Grand Line to the East Blue was a big problem.
Because there was no direct route back to the East Blue from the first half of the Grand Line. The route from the Four Blues to the Grand Line couldn't be reversed, so only two routes were left.
One was to pass through the Red Line, but they would have to abandon the ship, pass through the World Government, and then take a ship again. As pirates, this method was of course impossible for Akira Stone and Marco.
The other method was to pass through the Calm Belt. The reason why the Grand Line and the Four Blues were difficult to connect was because of these Calm Belts, which separated the Four Blues and the Grand Line.
There was no wind inside, ordinary ships couldn't navigate at all, and there were countless Sea Kings inside. Without strong strength, entering the Calm Belt was a dead end, unless they had a ship made of Sea Stone.
However, Akira Stone and Marco couldn't meet any of those conditions right now. If it was just Marco alone, with his strength, there was still a glimmer of hope of passing through the Calm Belt, but it wasn't very big, let alone with Akira Stone added. It was basically hopeless for the two of them to pass through the Calm Belt and enter the East Blue.
"What should we do?" Akira Stone sighed with a melancholy expression.
Marco looked at Akira Stone in surprise, and asked, "Akira Stone, what are you melancholy about?"
Akira Stone rolled his eyes at Marco, and said, "You know perfectly well, I'm thinking of a way to get from the Grand Line to the East Blue."
Marco was even more strange, and asked, "What's so difficult about that? We'll just pass through the Calm Belt."
Akira Stone was speechless, and he said, "Yeah, but how are we going to pass through the Calm Belt? We don't have a self-propelled ship, and there are so many Sea Kings in the Calm Belt, it's really too dangerous."
Marco looked at Akira Stone in surprise and suspicion, and said, "Akira Stone, are you stupid? Who said we need a ship? We can just fly over, can't we? Didn't we do that before?"
"Fly?"
Akira Stone suddenly slapped his head, he was really stupid, Marco was the Phoenix Fruit ability user, flying was a piece of cake for him, even with him added, as long as they flew and rested, it wouldn't be a problem, this was much more convenient than taking a ship, but it was also fortunate that it was just the two of them, if there were two more people, Marco wouldn't be able to do anything.
"Alright then, let's hurry up and leave, there isn't much time left until the day of the execution."
The Grand Line was a long distance from the East Blue, they first sailed the ship to the edge of the Calm Belt, and then Marco and Akira Stone prepared some necessary supplies, and threw away all the useless things that they could buy, and set off lightly, and started acting quickly.
The Calm Belt was worthy of being the Calm Belt, there really wasn't a single bit of wind, Akira Stone sat on Marco's back, and looked down at the situation of the Calm Belt, and he was very emotional in his heart, the world of One Piece was indeed extremely wonderful, to actually have such a place.
The Calm Belt was simply a paradise for Sea Kings, all kinds of incredibly huge Sea Kings could be seen everywhere, and during this time, they also stopped on the small islands in the Calm Belt a few times, and even encountered Sea King attacks twice, but Akira Stone wasn't the frail kid he used to be, let alone with a good bodyguard by his side, those Sea Kings were no match at all.
The two traveled quickly, and stopped to rest when they were tired, but even so, it still took nearly a week to pass through the Calm Belt, and this week can be said to have exhausted Marco, and he had lost a whole circle.
Akira Stone saw all of this, and although he didn't say anything on the surface, he remembered Marco's kindness in his heart, and this was also the biggest reason why Marco and Akira Stone had the closest relationship in the Whitebeard Pirates later.
"We've finally reached the East Blue."
Marco wailed, this period of time had tortured him badly, not only did he have to fly during the day, but he also had to be vigilant of his surroundings at all times when resting in the Calm Belt at night, his spirit was in a state of high concentration, and if it wasn't for Akira Stone being by his side, he wouldn't have even dared to close his eyes, let alone get a good night's sleep.
But it was also during this period of time that allowed Marco to see Akira Stone's strength, especially the sword in Akira Stone's hand, which could actually turn into two kinds of swords, and moreover, they all had strange abilities, and even Marco felt that if he were to face Akira Stone, he would suffer a big loss if he wasn't careful.
Akira Stone also said with emotion, "Yeah, we've finally reached the East Blue, this journey was really not easy."
It wasn't just Marco who was tired, Akira Stone was also extremely tired, during this period of time, he had to protect Marco while he rested, and when Marco was resting, he didn't dare to relax for even a moment, not only did he have to be vigilant, but he also basically did all the cooking, during these days in the Calm Belt, the two of them lived like savages, it was quite difficult, so after arriving in the East Blue, they were both filled with emotion.
"Let's find a place to rest, and get a good sleep for a few days."
Marco and Akira Stone's opinions reached a consensus, and they stayed in a hotel in the small town closest to the Calm Belt, and this stay lasted for a full three days, and during these three days, they spent almost two and a half days sleeping, and didn't even eat a few meals.
Three days later, the two's spirits had finally recovered, and although they were still a little thin, their complexions had already improved a lot, and weren't as sallow as before, and then, the two of them started eating and drinking like crazy, their spirits had recovered, and next was to recover their strength, it was just that their strength was easier to recover.
"We've finally reached Loguetown, it really wasn't easy ah."
East Blue, standing in front of Loguetown, Akira Stone and Marco were both filled with emotion, the two had struggled all the way here, and only they themselves knew how much hardship they had suffered.
"Is Roger going to be executed here soon?" Marco looked at the bustling Loguetown, and opened his mouth to say.
"Swish!"
Just as Marco said this sentence, at least more than half of the surrounding pedestrians looked over, and Marco was startled by this sudden change, and asked, "What's wrong with the people here?"
Akira Stone quickly pulled Marco to the side, and said in a low voice, "Can you be a little more low-key, Roger is going to be executed now, don't you think it's a little ostentatious to mention his name here? Be low-key, and don't forget that our identities are also very ostentatious, if the Navy discovers that we're from the Whitebeard Pirates, who knows how they'll deal with us."
Although he didn't know the specific situation here, Akira Stone felt that it was better to be careful, Loguetown was definitely completely controlled by the Navy now, and they were at the crucial moment of executing Roger, the Navy shouldn't want to create extra problems, but if they were too ostentatious, Akira Stone was sure that the Navy would nip them in the bud.
Marco wasn't an idiot either, and after being reminded by Akira Stone, he also realized the seriousness of the problem, although Roger was the main culprit, the Navy certainly wouldn't mind capturing a few more pirates to establish their authority.
"Let's find a place to stay first." Akira Stone said to Marco, "We must not expose our identities."
Marco said, "Don't worry, there shouldn't be many people here who know me, I'll be fine if I'm a little careful."
Marco wasn't as famous as he would be later, and moreover, his fame was all in the New World, there really weren't many people in this small place in the East Blue who knew him, but he definitely had a record in the Navy, so naturally he didn't dare to be too ostentatious.
Loguetown was originally just a small town in the East Blue, but as Roger became the Pirate King, this village suddenly became famous, and now, it was even more so becoming the place where everything began and ended, the Pirate King had set sail from here, and the final end was also here, so now, Loguetown was filled with crowds everywhere, and these people had all come to watch the Pirate King's execution ceremony.
With many people, there was naturally also inflation in prices, and Marco spent a lot of money to find a temporary place to stay.
Because there were still seven days left until Roger was executed, Akira Stone wasn't too worried, and instead wandered around Loguetown with Marco, and while it was said that they were wandering around, in reality, Akira Stone was looking for a person, a person who could help him unlock Zangetsu.
Akira Stone had been searching for three consecutive days, but he hadn't found his target, but he wasn't too worried, he knew that the person he was looking for would definitely come to Loguetown, and would definitely come to watch the ceremony of the 'Pirate King' Roger being executed.
On the fourth day, the bored Akira Stone dragged the equally bored Marco, and the two hurriedly ran to the beach outside Loguetown to relax, because from yesterday onwards, the security of Loguetown had suddenly become very strict, the Navy could be seen everywhere, and these Navy were also strictly checking everywhere, and anyone who looked suspicious would be pulled over and questioned, and in order to avoid trouble, Akira Stone and Marco could only go out during the day, and then go back at night.
"These Navy guys are really annoying. If they don't want people to come, then why are they even holding a public execution?" Marco complained with dissatisfaction.
Akira Stone said, "I estimate that the Navy isn't worried about other people, but is worried that Roger's Pirates will come to rob the person."
The Navy was searching in such a big way, and it was definitely worried that Roger's Pirates would come to save Roger, that was the Pirate King's pirate crew, and even the Navy didn't dare to be careless in the slightest, and had to go all out.
Marco said, "Hasn't Roger's Pirates already disbanded? Would they still come here?"
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