85: Chapter 85: Setting Sail, Embarking on an Unknown AdventureAfter Luffy and Laboon made their promise to meet him after a week's voyage, Luffy and his crew began questioning Vivi and Mr.9 about their backgrounds."Tell me, who are you two?And don't say anything you can't say.You're my prisoners now, and your lives are in my hands." Luffy casually brandished his dagger under their necks.After swallowing hard, the two obediently told him everything they knew."I'm Miss Wednesday, and he's Mr.9.We're assassins belonging to Baroque Works."
"Baroque Works?" Zoro said in surprise."You know this organization?" Usopp asked curiously."I don't know the specifics, but when I was a bounty hunter, they invited me to join, but I refused."
Just as Vivi was about to say something more, a knocking sound came from the sky.Hearing this, Vivi and Mr.9's expressions changed drastically.Luffy and the others looked up and saw a mole riding an eagle flying towards them.The eagle had a bomb in its beak, and the mole was frantically hammering a seashell at the fuse of another seashell."No!Mr.13, Miss Friday!We didn't mean to leak the information!Straw Hat Luffy forced us to say it!" Vivi looked at the pair in the sky in horror, but the mole wouldn't listen and continued hammering the fuse until a spark from the two seashells ignited it.Miss Friday then dropped the bomb and flew away, believing this would eliminate the leaker.Unfortunately, before the bomb could fall, Coby used his ability to stop it in mid-air."So who are those two?Why are they attacking you?"
"They are the unlucky duo, specifically designed to eliminate those who leak information.This time, Mr.13 has remembered you, and he will definitely inform the boss.You will then face endless pursuit."
"Oh," Luffy said calmly.Vivi was completely baffled.What was wrong with him?Wasn't he afraid of being hunted down?Nami noticed Vivi's confusion and kindly explained, "That's just how my captain is.He's fearless, and with his strength, he doesn't even put those assassins in his eyes."
Hearing Nami's explanation, Vivi paused for a moment, then nodded to Mr.9."Straw Hat Boy, I have a favor to ask."
Vivi then asked Luffy to take them to Whiskey Mountain.After a moment's thought, Luffy agreed, since the archaeologist on his future ship was also at Baroque Works.However, Luffy made a condition: he would help, but they had to work on the ship to cover their travel expenses.Vivi and Nami agreed without hesitation, figuring that once they got to Whiskey Mountain, they would be in charge.At that moment, Nami cried out, "Oh no!The compass is broken!" She held it up to everyone, only to see the needle spinning wildly, giving no direction whatsoever.Crocus, seeing their bewildered state, was speechless."Looks like you came here without knowing anything.Listen carefully, all common sense doesn't apply to this area.The compass isn't broken.Because the islands in the Grand Line are rich in minerals, the magnetic field along the entire route is abnormal.Furthermore, the ocean currents and winds don't have a fixed direction."
"How can we navigate the Grand Line without a compass?" Nami asked."To navigate the Grand Line, you need a Log Pose, which is a special compass that records magnetic fields.The islands of the Grand Line are connected by magnetic fields, so you need to record the magnetic fields between the islands to reach the next island."
At this moment, Mr.9, with a forced smile, pulled out his Log Pose from his pocket and handed it to Nami.Nami took the Pose and began to examine it.Luffy wanted to take it to see what it looked like, but he lost his grip and the Log Pose fell to the ground and shattered.Nami's expression froze instantly, and Luffy, seeing this, broke out in a cold sweat and cautiously backed away."Luffy!" Nami looked at Luffy with a beaming smile.Luffy sensed something was wrong and turned to run away, but Nami grabbed his ear and started to pound it."What do you say we do now?How are we going to get to the next island without a Log Pose?" Nami shouted in Luffy's ear.Crocus shook his head, pulled another Log Pose from his pocket, and handed it over."Take this one, consider it a thank you gift for helping Laboon."
Nami quickly took the Log Pose and put it on her wrist, then turned to look at Luffy warily.Seeing Luffy's red ears and pitiful eyes, Nami, though angry, still tenderly rubbed Luffy's ears to comfort him.Crocus immediately regretted giving the Log Pose to Nami.After the Log Pose's magnetic field was fully charged, Luffy and his crew decided to set off for Whiskey Mountain.Laboon also let out a roar to bid farewell to Luffy and his crew.Crocus, watching the Going Merry gradually disappear into the distance, muttered to himself, "So these are the pirates we've been waiting for?Truly an incredible man, isn't he, Roger?"
Looking at the boundless sea, Luffy raised his arms and shouted, "Set sail!Let's embark on an unknown adventure!"
"Ding dong!Congratulations, host, on entering the Grand Line!The system is hereby gifting you a special gift pack.Would you like to open it?"