One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 92 One Step to the Stomach

"What's with the 180 million? There's another eye-catching newcomer. Are we about to leave paradise and enter a new world?"

Shanks's curious voice came from the huge rock above him.

"That should be it. Let me take a look."

Beckman, cigarette in hand, looked at the newspaper for a moment before his eyes suddenly widened in surprise.
"Hey! No, it's not from Paradise to the New World! This kid is from the East China Sea. It's his first bounty, and he hasn't even entered the Grand Line yet!"

The other crew members were also shocked and quickly got up from the ground and gathered around.

"East China Sea?! How could such a monster be born in that place?"

"Another incredible guy has appeared..."

"Wow, he's already got 180 million before even entering the park. That's 50 million more than my bounty..."

A new trainee crew member couldn't help but look up and ask Shanks, "Captain, when you were first put on the bounty, was it this high?"

"Of course not! This guy is simply breaking the record!"

Shanks squatted on it and laughed heartily, "I'm not that awesome. The first time I followed another pirate group, I angered the navy and excitedly searched everywhere for my wanted poster. But everyone else had it, and I was the only one being ignored!"

"Hey, there's such a thing, Captain!"

"Shanks, you're so lame." Lakiru took a bite of the chicken leg and smacked his lips.

"What? We all started as a rookie. Hey, Beckman, show me that guy's wanted poster!" Shanks said with a grin.

"Here." Beckman handed it over.

"Younger than I thought...huh?"

Shanks looked at the photo of the black-haired boy who was laughing with his arms open in the wind and rain, and suddenly raised his eyebrows, feeling an inexplicable feeling.

It was the first time they saw each other's faces, so why did they feel so familiar... It was as if they had some kind of close connection with each other.

"It seems to be more terrifying than I thought." Beckman, who was still reading the newspaper, suddenly added, "This kid is only eighteen years old, and it has been confirmed that he is the owner of the Conqueror's Haki talent."

"Oh!" Shanks suddenly realized.

No wonder I always feel like I'm seeing someone of my own kind. Maybe this is the reason?

…………

At the foot of the red soil continent.

After a night of sailing, as the morning light shone on the sea, the End finally arrived at the entrance of Upside-Down Mountain.

"The Grand Line is ahead!"

Noqi sat high on the watchtower, looking up with a monocular telescope. It was said that the Holy Land of Marijoa was located at the other end of this place?
Unfortunately, the red soil continent is too high and too steep, and it is impossible to see the scenery above clearly.

"Everyone, take your positions and prepare to cross Upside Down Mountain. It's very dangerous if you're not well prepared."

After giving the order, Shanuo turned to look at Nami.

"For now, I'll leave full command to you. As for the rudder, you're not strong enough right now, so leave it to Kuina. She'll follow your instructions and make adjustments. So, are you confident?"

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

Nami raised her fist, full of confidence.

Before she decided to follow her brother out to sea, she had looked up all kinds of information about Upside-Down Mountain!

Of course, even so, she still has to be extremely careful.

The ocean currents leading to the top of the mountain are much more turbulent than those in other sea areas, and the passage is quite narrow. If you are not careful, you will crash into the cliffs thousands of meters high on both sides.

Under such terrifying impact force, ordinary ships would be torn into pieces on the spot before they even have time to fall to the sea surface.

Even the End, which used the precious tree Adam as its main material, would suffer serious damage to its hull, delaying its journey.

"Well then! Set sail and climb the mountain!"

Shanuo stood on the top of the mountain, looking up at the towering red earth continent. Even as the increasingly strong wind and waves beat against him until he was soaked, he laughed heartily and announced, "--Grand Line, here we come!"

"Oh, let's go up the mountain!!!" Nami shouted even more excitedly than him.

Boom!
As soon as the bow passed the vortex and entered the turbulent ocean current, it suddenly shook and began to climb upward rapidly. Everyone had been reminded by Zhepu and had already held on to the railings firmly, so no one was thrown out.

"Hurry fifteen degrees to starboard!"

With Nami's constant micromaneuvers, the End withstood the test of the fierce current. Even though the wind and waves grew stronger as it sailed higher, it remained straight as a sword, smoothly passing the peak all the way. The entire ship leaped high, and at this moment, entered a brief state of hovering.

"Take off!"

Nojigo clung to the mast and yelled excitedly, peering around from the watchtower. "Hey, is that sea lane across the way the West Sea? And the ones next to it... wow, they're sea kings! Look everyone, there's a giant sea king in the doldrums!"

"I saw it too. Oh my god, the biggest ones in the north, just the parts exposed above the sea must be four or five thousand meters high, right?!!"

"That's why few people dare to cross the Calm Belt." Zhepu smiled and turned to ask, "Captain, with your current strength, can you cross the Calm Belt on your own?"

"Shouldn't it be okay?"

Xia Nuo scratched his chin and thought seriously. Even if he was unlucky and was swallowed, the sea king would not be able to chew him up. There would be plenty of ways to escape then.

But it is indeed too tiring, time-consuming and labor-intensive, so it is better to take a boat if possible.

"Hey, we're about to descend, hold on tight!" Nojigo, who was accurately judging the position from above, had just given a warning when he suddenly screamed:

"No! Something's coming out from down there!"

Gudu, Gudu...

The others also noticed that a huge shadow that covered the sky and the sun suddenly appeared under the sea surface that should have been empty.

A gray-blue mountain of flesh slowly emerged from the water, its head covered in scars. In the morning light, it let out a howl filled with sorrow and crashed into Upside-Down Mountain.

"What is that?!" Nami exclaimed, "The information I found didn't mention that there were sea kings hiding here!"

"It's not a sea king, it's Labeo!" Zhepu yelled, "Turn quickly, or we're going to collide!"

"It's too late! We no longer have control of the ship!"

Just as she said.

At this time, the End was like a roller coaster that had reached a critical point and began to descend, falling madly and faster and faster.

No matter how hard you turn the steering wheel, it is difficult to control.

A violent airflow rushed towards them, and almost everyone's face was shaking wildly.

All they could do was watch helplessly as the bow of the ship got closer and closer to the giant creature that Zhepu called "Lab," and as luck would have it, the other party just happened to open its bottomless mouth.

"Don't panic."

After seeing this, Xia Nuo felt relieved and calmly comforted the others, "It's actually much better to rush into its mouth than to hit it on the head."

"What are you talking about, brother!" Nami immediately hugged his legs tightly, "Not everyone's body is as strong as yours, brother. Wuwuwu, if I die, remember to bury me in the orange orchard on the ship, so that I can continue to travel the Grand Line with you..."

This unlucky kid!

"What are you doing, idiot?" Xia Nuo said with a dark face, kicking her against the railing. "You're a natural ability user, what are you afraid of?"

"Oh, that's right!" Nami realized.

At this moment, a huge suction force sucked the entire ship into darkness. Everyone felt dizzy and the sound of rumbling water and the low cry of whales filled their ears.

boom!
The weight of the ship hit some soft tissue and bounced a few times.

In the dim light, the pink flesh on both sides could be vaguely seen rising and falling regularly. Digestive fluid gathered in the gullies and formed streams, pushing the boat forward into a relatively narrow passage...

"Is it going to enter the intestines?" Nami said with a bitter face, "How disgusting!"

"What intestine? This is the cardia. You're already fourteen years old, you should at least brush up on your biology knowledge!" Xia Nuo rubbed her head unhappily. "Get ready, we're about to reach the stomach."

Going into the stomach?

But isn’t it disgusting to have a sticky feeling in your stomach?
Nami became even more worried and looked down at herself. These were new clothes she had just changed into after taking a shower an hour ago in preparation for entering the Grand Line.

Swish!
At this moment, it was as if a spotlight was shining on me, and the light around me suddenly brightened.

She subconsciously looked up and was shocked to find that there was a huge iron gate in front of her, dozens of meters high and open to both sides.

And when the Finale passed through the iron gate, what came into view was——

There was an endless blue sky with white clouds, the weather was sunny and warm, and it seemed as if everything that had just happened was just a dream.

Almost everyone, including Zhepu, was stunned.

"This place really looks a bit like..." Xia Nuo couldn't help but grin as he looked at this expected scene, "The set of The Truman Show."

(End of this chapter)