"Tch, can't wait already, huh?"
Arriving at the harbor, Arashi looked at the gently swaying Traveler ship ahead. He leapt onto the deck and said with a smile, "So, where should we head for our next journey?"
The soldiers on the nearby warship immediately greeted him loudly upon seeing him.
"Hello, Mr. Arashi!!!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Arashi—we've been watching your ship these past few days!"
"Yeah! There was even a thief who tried to sneak onboard, but we caught him. He's currently locked up in the brig!"
"Haha, thanks for the hard work."
Arashi waved at them, then continued, "No need to trouble yourselves anymore! Goodbye!"
The Traveler ship set sail once again, slowly leaving the port of Loguetown.
Just as the ship exited the harbor, the system notification sounded again.
[System Notification]
[Congratulations to the host for completing the East Blue journey. A teleportation map has been unlocked!]
As the notification rang out, a clear map suddenly appeared in Arashi's mind. It displayed the East Blue, West Blue, North Blue, South Blue, the Grand Line, and even the Red Line—every familiar and unfamiliar location was marked in detail.
Before Arashi could fully process it, the system continued.
[System Notification]
[After selecting a destination on the map, the system will open a teleportation gate. The host may use the gate to instantly travel to the chosen location.]
"Damn… that's insane."
Arashi's eyes widened in shock.
This feature was ridiculously powerful!
Just moments ago, he had been troubled by the fact that entering the Grand Line required passing through Reverse Mountain.
Now, this system feature completely solved that problem!
More importantly, his choices weren't limited to the Grand Line—he could go to the West Blue, North Blue, South Blue, or even directly to the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
Perfect. Absolutely perfect!
[System Notification]
[Teleportation service is only available after completing journeys in the East Blue, West Blue, South Blue, and North Blue. Once the host enters the Grand Line, teleportation service will no longer be available.]
"????"
"What the hell?"
"So if I go straight to the Grand Line now, I lose this teleportation ability forever?"
"Alright then!"
Arashi didn't hesitate for long and made his decision. "Then I'll explore the four seas first before heading to the Grand Line!"
"North Blue? South Blue? Or… West Blue?"
"Hmm… tough choice."
After only a brief moment of indecision, Arashi started muttering playfully, "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe… wherever it lands, that's where I'll go!"
"Alright—West Blue it is!"
[System Notification]
[Destination selected: West Blue…]
[System Notification]
[Teleportation initiating…]
As the system notifications echoed, a massive black vortex suddenly appeared above the sea not far ahead of the Traveler ship.
The moment the vortex formed, the surrounding sea—spanning hundreds of meters—fell into eerie silence.
Then, a glowing portal slowly emerged from within the vortex.
"Nice."
Arashi couldn't help but give the system another thumbs-up.
[System Notification]
[Teleportation gate successfully opened. The gate will close in two minutes. Please enter promptly.]
Two minutes might be short—but for the Traveler ship, it was more than enough.
After all, the portal was only a dozen meters ahead.
"Destination: West Blue. Let's go!"
Without hesitation, Arashi steered the Traveler ship straight toward the portal!
The moment the ship entered, the portal vanished along with the black vortex, as if it had never existed.
At the same time—
West Blue.
Three pirate ships sailed side by side across a violently turbulent sea.
Rumble…
Thunder roared across the heavens as flashes of lightning tore through the sky, weaving a massive electric web within the rolling storm clouds.
On the decks of the three ships stood over a hundred pirates.
On the central ship, a middle-aged man in a black coat stood with an axe slung over his shoulder. His scar-covered face looked especially ferocious under the flashes of lightning.
"Hahaha! A storm is coming!"
Looking up at the dark clouds and flashing lightning, the man burst into laughter. Taking a step forward, he shouted boldly, "Men, push harder! Once we cross this sea, we'll be one step closer to the Grand Line! Hahaha!!"
CRACK!!!
Before he could finish speaking, a bolt of lightning struck down directly onto his head.
"..."
The pirates aboard the three ships had just opened their mouths to shout in unison—only to freeze on the spot.
The middle-aged man stood there stiffly, having taken the full force of the lightning.
His once stylish parted hairstyle had been turned into a wild afro by the strike.
His entire face was charred black—completely unrecognizable.
"Ahhh! Something's wrong—the captain's been struck by lightning!!!"
"Captain, are you okay?!"
"Captain!!"
After a brief moment of shock, the pirates panicked and rushed toward him.
"Hahaha! That felt amazing!"
Before they could reach him, the man suddenly burst into laughter.
At that exact moment, another flash of lightning illuminated the sky, making his charred face look even more terrifying. Combined with his sudden laughter, it scared two approaching pirates so badly that they fell flat onto the deck.
"Captain?!"
"Hahaha, he's alive! The captain's alive!"
"Captain is amazing!"
"Long live the captain!"
After recovering from the shock, the two pirates scrambled to their feet and finally shouted their slogans.
"I'm a man destined to reach the New World!"
The captain, still sporting his explosive afro, turned toward the vast sea ahead and declared proudly, "Move it! Get us out of this damn storm! I'll take you all to the New World!"
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