"A map to the Grand Line..."
Link thought for a moment. He remembered that the map here was taken by Buggy.
That future Buggy Emperor, the clown Captain Buggy, known as the Thousand-Berry Trickster.
The group excitedly went inside the room, first retrieving Zoro's three swords, and then finding the safe containing the sea map in Morgan's office.
However, when the safe was opened, sure enough, inside was a drawing of Buggy's skull with the message: [The map has been happily accepted by yours truly].
"The map was taken by that Buggy? Captain Buggy, who has the nickname immortal body..."
Clearly, Nami had also heard the name of this Great Pirate, one of the few who struck fear across the East Blue.
"Buggy the immortal body? I think I've heard that name too?"
Zoro, a Bounty Hunters, rubbed his chin. "I think his bounty is already over ten million, right?"
A Great Pirate with a bounty in the tens of millions... Nami swallowed. She didn't want to provoke him, but thinking of her childhood dream—her longing for the legendary waters of the Grand Line—she gritted her teeth, slowly reaching a decision.
"Buggy? That guy is a Devil Fruit User, just like Luffy."
Link interjected.
"A Devil Fruit User? Is that why he's called immortal body?"
Nami realized, then quickly asked, "Do you know his specific Devil Fruit Ability and information?"
After asking, she seemed to feel she had been too hasty, and immediately shook her head, self-mockingly saying:
"How could that be? That's a Devil Fruit Ability; how could anyone just casually know about it..."
"I know."
"I knew it, I said, how could... Wait, what did you say?!"
Nami stared, dumbfounded.
"I know."
Link nodded casually, saying,
"That guy ate the Chop-Chop devil fruit, which allows him to split and reassemble his body at will, so slashing attacks are useless against him. That's why he's known as the undying body."
"He really knows..."
Nami stared, stunned, "How do you know so much?!"
"Isn't that normal?"
Link feigned surprise, saying, "Those Devil Fruit Users always boast about their devil fruit names when fighting, and they even explain the specific effects of their abilities, as if afraid you won't understand."
"After hearing it back and forth, I naturally came to know it."
Nami: "...How could there be such an idiot?!"
Regarding Nami's disbelief and suspicion, Link chuckled, indicating she was still young.
Naive, aren't you? On the Grand Line, such situations are common.
Most of the Devil Fruit Users Luffy encountered would directly reveal their secrets and abilities.
Even if they didn't say it themselves, their subordinates and followers would dutifully report it, as if afraid their boss's abilities wouldn't be known~~~
"Slashing attacks don't work, huh?"
Zoro, however, was deep in thought, pondering the matter.
"Then let's try with the blunt side of the sword and the hilt?"
Luffy, carefree, continued to wave his arms:
"The map is in the hands of that guy named Buggy, right? Yosh, it's decided! Our next destination is there!!"
Once the captain confirmed the destination, action naturally followed.
The group first enjoyed a good meal at Rika's restaurant, then Link used the savings from Alvida's ship to buy a lot of food supplies.
He hadn't forgotten that in the original story, Luffy and Zoro, one a directionally challenged idiot and the other just an idiot, almost starved to death on their way to find Buggy.
If it weren't for a giant fish suddenly appearing, trying to eat Zoro, only to be killed by Zoro and made into sashimi, the two might have just starved to death on the ship.
Koby stayed behind, intending to make this Marine base his new starting point in life.
Nami was solely focused on getting good things from Link, as well as obtaining the sea chart and other benefits~
So, after a brief introduction, the group of four set sail again, saluted by the many Marines who thanked them for liberating the town.
Four people arrived, and four people left, only this time they were true companions.
The small boat was also replaced by a slightly larger passenger boat due to the long travel time.
Although it couldn't compare to regular Pirate Crew ships, merchant ships, or cargo ships, it was more than enough for four or five people to sleep and had basic sea facilities.
And so, the group of four set off towards their next destination, Orange Town, where Clown Buggy was located!!
Sailing on the sea was undoubtedly quite monotonous.
Before them was only the boundless, empty, and desolate sea. With Luffy's restless nature, he could endure it for the first two days.
But by the third day, he was constantly staring at the large birds overhead, wanting to catch a few to roast and eat.
Hmm, he didn't even consider how to start a fire on this vast ocean?
Fortunately, with Link suppressing him, most of his ideas couldn't be easily realized.
Before long, the distant, hazy outlines of a city and an island appeared, signaling the end of their three-day voyage.
Also visible at the coastal dock was the strikingly distinct Pirate Crew ship, flying the flag of the Buggy Pirates.