Chapter 335: Road

Chapter 335: Road



"Nami, what do you think of this?" Robin asked, handing over her translation of the red poneglyph.

"Huh?" Nami was momentarily confused as to why Robin came to her with it, but soon the reason became apparent. "This... this is describing a location?"

"That's what I thought as well," Robin agreed.

"Is it a treasure map?" Luffy's head stretched over and peered over Nami's shoulder at the pages. His adventure senses were tingling up a real storm, otherwise he wouldn't be distracted from nagging Raizo to show off more ninja moves.

"This is the reason we minks hold the Whale Forest to be sacred, and why we guard it so strictly." Cat Viper said, taking a puff on his pipe.

"The red poneglyphs are known as Road Poneglyphs. Its purpose is to guide those with the will and strength to seek the end of the Grand Line!" Dogstorm spoke with gravitas.

"The end of the Grand Line... you mean Laugh Tale?" Robin asked, shocked.

"Precisely. However-" Dogstorm meant to continue.

''''''LAUGH TALE?!?!?!""" his listeners interrupted him, latching onto that particularly shocking piece of information.

The group exclaimed and shouted in their shock and excitement, making a big ruckus. Dogstorm managed to calm them down enough to finish what he was trying to explain to them.

"As I was saying, this isn't the only road poneglyph. In fact, there are a total of four," Dogstorm informed. "The road poneglyphs do not point directly to Laugh Tale, but rather point out four locations that you can use to pinpoint the true location of the island."

Whilst the others were ooh-ing and ahh-ing, Cherry raised her hand like a student wishing for their teacher's attention in a classroom.

"Er, yes, Cherry?" Dogstorm asked.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Couldn't we just get three and travel in a triangle between those locations to find it?" Cherry suggested.

"No! We're not going to cheat!" Luffy immediately rejected, a clear look of distaste on his

face.

Law didn't have the same aversion to 'cheating' as Luffy did though, and tucked that nugget away in his back pocket.

Dogstorm and Cat Viper smiled suspiciously, but said nothing about that.

'So that won't work, huh?' Cherry concluded inwardly, seeing the knowing looks on the two mink leaders' faces. 'Oh, well. Not like I'm in a hurry or anything. I'm just here for shits and giggles.'

"It's hard enough to navigate the Grand Line, and you expect me to keep us going in perfectly straight lines over who knows what distance?" Nami said, strangely agreeing with Luffy's obstinance. "There's no telling how dangerous that part of the sea is either!"

"Danger?" Luffy said, suddenly reconsidering.

"That's not true! There's that cute reindeer mink nurse we met!" Usopp defended himself.

"First place out of two ain't half bad." Zoro confirmed.

"Shut up!" Chopper shouted in annoyance.

"More importantly," Cat Viper said. "Nico Robin. As far as I'm aware, you're the only one in the world that everyone on the sea knows for sure can read the poneglyphs. You've got a

target painted on your back, so you'll need to be careful."

Robin smiled, looking at her friends and crewmates. "Let them try."

"Damn straight!" Franky shouted.

"They'll be so broke when I'm done with them, they'll never recover!" Nami was fired up too.

"They won't have a chance to reach her with me standing in their path!" Usopp spoke

confidently.

"I'll pound 'em into the dirt! Shishishi!" Luffy declared willfully.

"I doubt she needs much help, though." Cherry said, fully aware how deadly Robin could be

when she wanted to be.

"You have good friends." Cat Viper chuckled.

"How do you know so much about the poneglyphs, anyway?" Robin asked curiously.

"Ah, that has to do with Oden-sama. Do you mind if I tell them, Momonosuke-sama?" Cat

Viper asked permission first.

"Go ahead. There need be no secrets between us," Momonosuke spoke pompously.

"Don't get full of yourself, brat!" Luffy admonished.

"I'm not full of myself! I'm important!" Momonosuke rebuked.

"Well, then..." Cat Viper settled in. "Allow me to tell you about Oden-sama and the Kozuki

clan of Wano."