The last demon in the One Piece world

Chapter 137: The Sabaody Archipelago

"AWESOME!!" Luffy cheered as he spotted the island. "There are bubbles flying everywhere!!" He ran around in excitement.

"It's beautiful..."

"Wow..."

"What is all this, though?" Usopp asked, his curiosity piqued. "They're floating from the ground to the sky."

"Who's blowing them?" Luffy asked innocently.

"They're emitted by the island," Camie explained.

"Emitted?"

"Really, why?"

"Excuse me. May I ask a question?" Robin interjected, catching the trio's attention. "Sorry to interrupt. Is the Log Pose all right?" she asked Nami.

"Oh!" Nami quickly glanced at it. "It's pointing toward Fishman Island now, but... Hey, this island won't overwrite the Log Pose, will it?"

"No need to worry about that," Hachi reassured her. "The Sabaody Archipelago is essentially a collection of trees. It has no magnetic force."

Sanji picked up all the cups and placed them on a tray. "So these aren't islands, then?"

"Well, have you heard of the trees called 'mangroves'?"

"Mangroves?" Sanji echoed. "The kind that expose and cover their roots depending on the tides?"

"That's right. However, on this island, their roots are exposed all the time. The Sabaody Archipelago is home to the world's largest mangroves, known as the Hustle Muscle Mangroves," Hachi informed the crew.

"Hustle Muscle Mangroves?" Luffy laughed. "Sounds like they've got a lot of hustle! I DO, TOO!"

Then, Hachi began to explain the geography of the island. "There are a total of 79 trees here. Each tree functions as its own island, complete with towns and facilities. Together, they form what we call the Sabaody Archipelago."

"Hm?" Yushiro remarked as they sailed through the waters, noticing the trees. "There are numbers written on them."

"Exactly. Each of the 79 trees is marked with a number. The one directly ahead, Grove #44, serves as the commercial entrance, so we should dock the ship a little further in."

As the ship passed beneath a massive root, Luffy exclaimed in awe, "The roots are even bigger up close!"

"Wow..."

"How remarkable!" Brook added, his eyes widening. He then spotted something nestled between the roots. "Is that a bridge?"

"Yes, all the islands are interconnected by bridges like that," Hachi confirmed with a nod.

"Ah, I see!"

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