Chapter 58 - Entering The Grand Line

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Several days had passed since the Ouroboros Pirates departed from Buttham Island.

Finally they arrived near the Red Line and Reverse Mountain.

Seeing the gigantic cliff wall towering to the sky, several crew members were flabbergasted.

"Waahh!! So huge!"

".... So that's the great wall, Red Line."

Eris and Gillian looked quite mesmerized by the splendor and sturdiness of the Red Line. Some of the other members were the same.

Some time later, Lepus saw the Reverse Mountain channel and he gave an order.

"The channel is in sight! Boris! Drive the ship with the current into the inlet and make sure you control the rudder well! Don't let us hit the walls of the Red Line!"

"Roger!"

"Everyone hold tight!"

Before long, the Jormungandr Ship followed the current and managed to enter the Reverse Mountain waterway.

"Good! We just need to go with the flow now."

After they ascended and reached the top of Reverse Mountain, the current turned and headed down towards the Grand Line!

While the ship was following the current downhill, Boris, who was controlling the ship's steering wheel, noticed something strange.

"Hm? What is that?"

Boris saw that there was a large black shadow faintly covered by fog ahead.

"Mountain?"

Boris was surprised and suddenly exclaimed.

"Oi! There's a huge mountain ahead!"

""""Mountain...???""""

The crew who heard Boris' call did not understand what he meant.

Because Lepus had previously explained about Reverse Mountain and looked at the map. After they follow the down stream, they will start to enter the Grand Line and there is no island in front of the Reverse Mountain exit path.

While they were still wondering, then a loud voice echoed.

*buuuuuuuoooooooohhhhhnnnnnnnn

"What is that sound?"

The crew is increasingly wondering and confused by the phenomenon that is happening here.

Lepus who understood smiled a little and told them.

".... That's the sound of a whale. And up ahead is not a mountain, it's a whale."

""""A Whale!!!???""""

The crew was shocked!

"Yeah. Island Whale to be precise. Just relax."

"Island whale!? How can there be island whales up ahead!?"

Boris who knew about island whales was dumbfounded and confused. Because as he knows, island whales only exist in the West Blue. And if the one in front of the exit was indeed an island whale, he didn't understand how a whale of this size could pass through Reverse Mountain.

"It's a long story...."

Lepus then tells the story of Laboon and the Rumbar Pirates 50 years ago.

After hearing the sad story, the crew was quite stunned.

"So that's how it is. How poor...."

"How did you know the story of the whale?"

".... Don't ask."

They were silent.

After a while, Jormungandr started getting closer to the exit. But because there was a Laboon in front, Lepus ordered the ship to steer to avoid a collision.

"Boris, aim the ship into the gap over there!"

Lepus said as he pointed to the gap in the path between the Reverse Mountain wall and Laboon.

"Aye Aye!"

Not long after, they made it through and finally officially entered the Grand Line!

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2 days later, the Ouroboros Pirates arrived at one of the first islands in the Grand Line.

Arriving there, Lepus then discussed their plans on this island.

"We need to have a Log Pose, so we'll try to find it in this town. Maybe there's a place that sells it. Besides, we're buying supplies for daily necessities that are running low. So, we'll split the task.... Kuina, Muret, and I will look for the Log Pose. Gillian-san, Boris, and Amber are going to buy supplies. Brisa, Max, and Sera stay on the ship to keep watch.... Alright, that's all!"

The crew nodded accepting Lepus' decision.

They then split up to do their task.

Lepus, Kuina, and Muret as well as Muse went to look for a place that might sell Log Pose while walking around and looking there might be something interesting to buy.

"Papa! Whatc ish dat?"

Muse, who was being carried by Lepus, asked curiously while pointing at the yellow scaly-like fruits seller's stall.

Lepus answered it.

"That's pineapple."

"Pai-na-pel...?"

Muse innocently repeated and spelled the word 'pineapple'.

"Right."

Before long, Muse again pointed to another merchant's stall. This time it was a vendor of colorful and delicate looking snacks.

"Papa! Papa! Whatc ish dat?"

"That's cotton candy."

"Ka-ten-ken-di?"

".... Yes. Muse want it?"

"Wont! Myuse wonts katenkendi!"

Lepus, Muret, and Kuina smiled at their daughter's innocence.

"Hehaha, then let's buy it."

They then bought cotton candy for Muse. And they don't forget to buy it for Eris too and gave it later.

They then continued to walk around and look for a place that might sell Log Pose. But, even though they had walked and searched here and there, they still couldn't find it.

And Muse, who was probably bored and tired, was sleepy and fell asleep in Lepus' arms.

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