324. I can take you inside

324. I can take you inside

"We don't have any connections with that old bone Shiki. Our ship can fly due to the technology we used," answered Ken, who had appeared. He wasn't agitated or intimidated; he spoke with a smile on his face.

This made them calm down a bit, but their guards were still up. By this time, everyone had slowly walked out of the ship and stood behind Ken. Trafalgar looked around and said, "I am here to meet Bepo. He is my friend."

"Bepo? You are the one who kidnapped him to the ship?" Pedro, one of the Guardians of Zou and the one Ken knew the most about, inquired.

"No, he had joined my crew long ago, and I didn't kidnap him." Law was a bit offended when Pedro accused him of kidnapping. Pedro took a deep look at Law and said, "You are the Captain of the ship, and this is the rest of the crew?" Law denied and mentioned that Luffy was the Captain of the Straw Hats. Pedro looked at his hat and the goofy smile, then ordered the other guardians to calm down, as he didn't believe they were enemies.Fiind updated novels at novelhall.com

The hat, too, reminded him of his past, so his instincts told him that this was fine.

"Come with us and don't stray away," Pedro demanded, and they were led through the gates of Zou.

The landscape of Zou was a breathtaking sight, with lush vegetation covering the vast expanse of the elephant's back. Towering trees, vibrant flowers, and cascading waterfalls created a mesmerizing environment for the people around who lived on the back of Zunesha.

The architecture of the Mink Tribe reflected their unique lifestyle. Treehouse villages were suspended from the massive branches of Zou, and various platforms and bridges connected different parts of the island. The Mink Tribe themselves were a diverse and colorful community, with anthropomorphic animal features, making them resemble different species of animals.

One notable location on Zou was the Whale Forest, a dense and enchanting forest filled with gigantic whale-shaped trees. This served as a crucial part of the island's ecosystem and also housed the Mink Tribe's primary settlement, known as the Whale Forest City. And they had soon reached that place.

Momo, who had been silent since Kanjuro's betrayal, finally showed wonder in his eyes as he looked around. After Kanjuro's betrayal, he even stopped clinging to Nami and Robin for a bit, revealing how deeply affected Momo was by the incident.

"What? I don't know the location of the last one," Ken said.

"C'mon, Ken, I am sure if you use your abilities, you will know," Sanji said.

"What do you think my abilities are? Some kind of apples that fall every day?" Ken complained.

"I thought both were the same; your Devil fruit had always been a great help in the journey," Zoro said. Ken didn't expect that the rest of the crew thought of him as some kind of ATM machine; only in this case, the ATM machine would vomit information.

"Anyways, we need to get the one from Big Mom," Luffy knew what he needed to do. "Let's go and take the Road Poneglyph," Luffy said, and the moment he said that, Nami, Chopper, and Usopp punched Luffy on the head.

"If you want to die, don't drag us."

"Yes... yes... Don't drag us."

"Do you even know what you are talking about? This is Big Mom, one of the Yonko. Have you forgotten how powerful Whitebeard was, and that too when he was super old?"

"So what do you want us to do? We need the Road Poneglyph." Luffy shouted back. And thus the argument between 1 vs 3 started. While the rest of the crew started to think deep of how to take the Poneglyph and also avoid Big Mom, if possible.

"We might be able to avoid Big Mom, I know the ways inside." Pedro said as he came forward.

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