Vol. 05 Ch. 18 – I'm Home 1/2

In the afternoon, Athena finally arrived at their destination. Sabaody Archipelago is the last island in Paradise, close to the Red Line. Although they are called islands, they are actually large mangrove forests that grow from the middle of the sea with each tree in the forest serving as an "island" where people live.

Being the last stop before going to New World, pirates landing on Sabaody to prepare for the dangers that lie ahead. The pirates must stop here if they want their ship to be coating so they can continue their journey to Fish-Man Island. However, they can't do things as freely as they did before reaching the mangrove forest, because the mangroves are practically next door to Mary Geoise and Marineford.

Arthur: "You can go to Mangrove number 13, at the Shakky's Rip-off Bar to be precise. There will be someone to pick you up and take you back to East Blue. " Arthur delivers a message from Dragon to Belo Betty who has come down from Athena.

Betty: "I know that, trash. I was in front of you when Dragon-san spoke to you through the Denden Mushi. " Said Belo Betty while wearing his hood so that no one would recognize him here.

Arthur: "Take this ... I put some money and Denden Mushi." Arthur threw a bag with money and Denden Mushi on it for Belo Betty.

Betty: "Be careful after this... Arthur." Belo Betty turned around and started walking away

Arthur: "The first time you called my name. Thanks. You too, Betty." Arthur's smile makes Belo Betty's cheek slightly red and hurried away.

Arthur, who had chosen a quiet place to drop Belo Betty, was back to doing his job after Belo Betty left. With [Infinity Art], Arthur created a tool for coating his ship in order to dive and head for the secret underwater port he created connected to the Amenome Residence at Mary Geoise. Arthur didn't need the best coating so he only needed a moment and he didn't forget to connect the jet dial hole with the pipe to the outside of the Coating bubble so Athena could move freely and quickly underwater.

Kuina: "Wow !? I never thought that we could sail underwater. " Kuina, who had been just a country girl for long, was naturally surprised.

Sabo + Bepo: "Amazing !?" Sabo and Bepo rush over the deck to the front and back, to the right and left to see the underwater scenery around Athena.

Sugar: "Hehehe, I've seen a scene like this with Captain and Robin while diving in the submarine." Sugar boasted of having dived underwater before.

Koala: "Then why don't we just use the submarine so the captain doesn't have to bother coating Athena earlier?" Koala looks calm but the look in her eyes can't lie if she is also very happy.

Sugar: "Captain's submarine can only be boarded a maximum of 5 people." Sugar recalled the number of seats on the submarine, Amphitrite, which Arthur had.

Law: "What if there is an enemy or Seaking that attacks us? Most of our members are Devil Fruit users. " Although Law was also interested in this new experience, he was also afraid because he couldn't swim.

Robin: "Sugar, you can try to shoot outside and see how these bubbles get hit by your bullets." Robin, who heard their conversation immediately asked Sugar to try to shoot.

Sugar: "Alright." Sugar immediately took out her gun and shot towards the Coating bubble.

* Bang *

Gunshots were heard and the bullets hit the coating bubble so it expanded until the bullets fired by Sugar continued to fly out of the coating bubble and everything looked back to how it was before.

Athena continued to move underwater until she approached the Red Line, Arthur immediately took out a remote with two buttons and pressed the green button by pointing it towards the wall of the Red Line. Not long after, some of the walls of the Red Line open up and saw a cave passage so Arthur ordered to direct Athena to the mouth of the cave. After Athena entered the cave, Arthur pressed the red button on the remote. This time, the Red Line wall moved to close the cave's mouth again.

The new ART Pirate members were naturally amazed at what they saw. Athena, who was moving down the cave tunnel, finally moved upwards where they could see the water surface towards Arthur's secret port. When Athena came back to the surface, the coating's bubble burst and Athena shook violently causing several ART Pirate members to fall because they couldn't maintain their balance.

Arthur: "Finally I'm back after more than 4 years of sailing." Arthur felt a little happy that he could return home before continuing on his way.

Sebas: "Welcome back, young master Arthur."

Sebas, the head butler of the Amenome Residence who had worked for the Amenome family before Arthur was born. This old man also helped raise Arthur. He saw Arthur starting from crawling, train his body in a playful manner until finally he officially trained Arthur until finally there was nothing he could teach to Arthur anymore. Sebas was delighted that Arthur was able to grow up and choose his path together with the people he loved.

After Arthur left sailing, Sebas busied himself with modifying this underground room. He gave Sea Stone plates to all the walls to make it safer. The technology in the basement is also being updated. In fact, Sebas also set an alarm so that when the entrance to the secret port opened, when Arthur returned, Sebas could greet him quickly. And finally, he was standing here, reunited with the Young Master who Sebas had also raised him.

Arthur: "Sebas !? I'm glad to see you again, where are the others? Mother and Grandpa? " Arthur immediately jumped down and walked towards Sebas.

Sebas: "I am also very happy to see young master Arthur again. Mrs. Maria and Mrs. Olivia are out shopping at New World, while Saint Adam is waiting for you in his reading room. " Sebas bowed slightly in response to Arthur's question.

Arthur: "Looks like my mother never changes, I hope she doesn't trouble Olivia. I think you may already know them, but I will still introduce my other members. " Arthur saw Athena's mooring rope securely tied and the ART Pirates began to come down towards him and Sebas.

Sebas: "Nice to meet all of you, my name is Sebas, head butler of Young Master Arthur's family. I hope all of you can continue to help Young Master Arthur. " After Sebas introduced himself, Arthur also introduced all of his members to Sebas.

Baby-5: "Sebas-Jisan." Baby-5 greeted Sebas with a smile to which Sebas answering with a smile as well.

Hancock: "Sebas, it's nice to see you again." Hancock also greeted Sebas who was also raising herself.

Robin: "Sebas, I am also happy to meet you. However, where is my mother? " Robin turned right and left looking for her mother.

Sebas: "Mrs. Olivia accompanied Mrs. Maria to retrieve the wedding ring she ordered for a long time." Sebas answered in a casual tone but managed to surprise Hancock, Robin, and Baby-5.

Everyone: "Huh?"