Uta's Idol.

Journey Begins! Prepare For Fishman Island!

Thank you all for your patience in awaiting the next chapter! It's finally happening! It took over two years, but we have finally reached the chapter where Uta begins her journey to the New World! Not only that, but this fic has now surpassed 100k hits on AO3! I honestly can't believe that I've reached this point, and it's so hard to believe how popular this fic has become. Even with the hype of Film Red dying down, I'm glad that some people are still intrigued to the plot of this story and hope to continue writing for you all for more time to come. As a special present, there will be some drawings designed by me and drawn by Standreamy so read the story to see them! Without further ado, here is the next chapter!

As the Sabaody Archipelago draws ever more closer, Pitch begins to steer the ship to one of the nearby groves. As the group gets closer, they admire the tall mangrove trees and the bubbles that the trees were producing. Since this was Echo's first time here in the archipelago, she was mesmerized by the sight and almost lost focus in steering the ship.

"So do you know where we should dock our ship?" Echo asks as she begins to circle the forest. "Is there some sort of dock or bay where we can lay anchor?"

"Since the ocean floor is a couple of meters deep, putting our anchor here would be useless. We are going to tie our ship to one of the mangrove roots." Uta said, pointing to the trees. "As to where we should dock, how about Grove 41?"

"That's the grove where the shopping area is, nice choice." Pitch said, smiling. "We can get some new equipment there and sell all the treasure we brought with us...and stole."

"What?" Uta asks as she sees Pitch eyeing her. "It's not my fault those pirates tried to rob us. It's only fair that they should get something in compensation after threatening us."

"Yeah, they begged for mercy after you defeated their captain with a single punch and after that, you split their ship in half and stole all their treasure." Rave adds which causes Uta to flinch.

"They also said that I was just a weak little idol." Uta continues as if to try to defend herself. "Can you believe that?"

"No, I can't believe that." Pitch answers sarcastically. "Can't even fathom the idea."

"Did you say something Pitch?" Uta asks, releasing a menacing aura.

"No, nothing at all." Pitch said, rolling her eyes. "Can someone raise the sails while I activate the paddles?"

"You know, that type of action isn't very diva like." Rave said as she assisted Echo in raising the sails. "You are becoming more and more like a..."

"ANYWAYS!" Uta loudly interrupts. "We should go to a nearby pawn shop to sell whatever treasure we have. I don't know how much it costs to coat our ship, so it's better to have a good amount of beris ready."

"Agreed." Rave said with a nod. "Alright, Pitch, you heard the captain. Dock at Grove 41."

"You got it." Pitch said as she activates the Shanty's paddles and steers the ship towards the proper grove.

Once the group drove their ship to the roots of the Mangrove, they jumped off and headed for the shopping center each with a bag of treasure. Due to their celebrity status, they had their faces concealed. Eventually, they found a good pawn shop that looked trustworthy enough.

"You know, it's situations like these that we could really use Abell's evaluation skills." Pitch said with a sigh. "We know nothing about the value of this treasure. How will we know if we're getting ripped off or not?"

"Well, we brought one hundred million worth of treasure from Elegia and I assume that the treasure we plundered is about two or three thousand." Uta said, glancing at the bags of treasure. "C'mon, I don't want to heave these things around the archipelago. We may get attacked."