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Page 68: First Steps in the Second Sea

"All pirates searching for the treasure One Piece must brave the second half of the Grand Line. These wild and dangerous seas are known as the New World."

"Gold Roger and his crew were the only men to chart these waters and learn all the secrets they held."

"For the rest of the pirates in the world, this has proven to be the end of the road. A graveyard of dreams."

"Now, Y/n L/n, a young man who ate the Ox Ox Fruit Model: Water Buffalo, set sail into the New World with his faithful crew."

'I'm gonna become the King of the Pirates!'

The Bellowy Diamond continued its slow ascent through the shifting currents of the Grand Line's depths, rising like a great leviathan from the abyss. The air within the ship buzzed with unspoken anticipation. It felt like in one more breath, one more beat, they would pierce the boundary between worlds.

From the figurehead, Y/n stood tall, arms crossed and grin wide as ever, his eyes reflecting the strange, swirling lights of the water. The sea above them wasn't just dark anymore, but it shifted in hue, like the sky after a storm.

Bands of deep indigo faded into shimmering emerald and streaks of gold as if the sea itself sensed they were approaching the world beyond. "Tehehehahaha! Look sharp, everyone... we're almost there!" Y/n said as his grin widened before he glanced back at his crew.

"... it's beautiful...like the sea's alive," Fuyune said softly, leaning against the railing. "In a way, it is," Mamoru replied, humming softly and taking in the scenery, too, before she looked up as Shachi stepped beside her.

"And it's about to get even wilder," said Shachi as they reached the surface. "That is if the New World weather is anything like I heard...then we will have some work," added Souta and as soon as those words left his lips, the ship's hull began to vibrate faintly. A low hum, a whisper of what was to come.

*WHOOSH*

With a final surge, the Bellowy Diamond burst from the ocean's surface like a bullet through glass. Water exploded around them in a towering geyser as the coating peeled away with a deafening pop, leaving the ship exposed to the open air of the New World. And they were met with a storm...a raging storm.

Howling winds lashed across the deck, rain poured in sheets so thick it seemed like the heavens themselves were drowning, and monstrous waves rose and fell with terrifying force. Lightning split the sky in jagged forks, illuminating the wild expanse of the New World's sea, which was angry, violent and unforgiving.

"What is this!?!" Rindo screamed, clutching the nearest mast. "I know you said it would be crazy, but seeing it is even more than just crazy!" she shouted, her voice nearly lost in the roar of the wind.

Near the helm, Souta nodded, eyes sharp and focused. Despite the madness around them, a grin tugged at the corner of his mouth. "We'll be fine," he called back to her, voice steady as the storm. "But we need to move now!" he said, looking at Fuyuto beside him.