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  Days passed as the crew tio work hard. Their training sessions were banced with moments of rest and adveypical for the Strairates. They sailed through a bizarre area where dy rained from the sky, leading to Chopper staring down a sea ra with sutered that even the ra seemed fused.

  "That ra..." Chopper muttered darkly, eyeing the creature as it scampered off the ship, seemingly unaware of the bloodthirsty i directed its way.

  They also passed through a perfectly round rainbow, something none of them had ever seen before, and navigated the dangerous Sea Serpent Currents that could twist and ships like toys. Luffy found the experiehrilling, while Usopp nearly threw up over the railing.

  As the days ticked by, they finally found themselves approag the Red Line once again. The massive wall of red stone loomed ahead, a stark remihat they had circled halfway around the world. The realization hit them all at ohey were halfway to their goal.

  When they arrived at the Red Lihe crew ran into a familiar issue, though this time it was the opposite of what they had experienced before. Back when they had left Abasta, the Log Pose had pointed skyward, leading them to Skypiea. Now, it pointed downward, toward the depths of the sea.

  Coby was the first to speak up, standihe helm. “Fish-Man Isnd is 10,000 feet uhe Red Line.”

  Franky, who had been busy readying the Shark Submerge for exploration, froze at the revetion. “Wait, what?!” He scratched his head, staring at the Log Pose with wide eyes. “This baby only go 5,000 feet! We’re not making it with the submarine.”

  Coby nodded, firming the issue. “Yeah, even your sub won’t make it that deep.”

  Nami furrowed her brows, crossing her arms as she gnced between Coby and the Log Pose. “Then how the hell are we supposed to get to Fish-Man Isnd? It’s not like we swim that far.”

  “There’s only one way,” Coby replied, turning to face the entire crew. “We’ll have to coat the ship.”

  Sanji, who had been leaning against the mast, bleuff of smoke and asked, “Coating? Like what? Some kind of roof paint?”

  Coby shook his head. “ly. It’s a process done on Sabaody Archipego. They use a special resin that creates a bubble around the ship, allowing it to travel uer without getting crushed by the pressure.”

  Luffy’s eyes lit up, clearly intrigued by the idea. “Uer bubble ship? That sounds awesome!” His excitement was as iious as ever.

  Brook swayed a bit. “Yohohoho! A ship in a bubble? That sounds quite elegant, like a floating ballroom beh the sea.”

  Franky, still somewhat shocked by the depth issue, rubbed his thoughtfully. “Okay, so we his coating. How long does it take to get it done?”

  Coby shrugged. “It depends, but we’ll have to find a skilled coater. It’s not something you just do on your own.”

  Nami let out a sigh, rubbing her forehead. “Great. Another detour. Where’s this Sabaody pce?”

  Coby gestured vaguely toward the horizon. "Probably somewhere over there."

  Usopp, his voice ced with doubt, spoke up. "Probably?" He squinted, ly feeling reassured.

  Coby shrugged. "Grand Line’s uable. I don’t know the exact location, but we’ll figure it out using the Red Line as uide."

  Nami, standio the helm, hat was true. So long as they could follow the Red Lihey wouldn’t get lost. But before they could get any further, Coby had something he o do. Without saying anything more, he began unbuttoning his shirt, his fingers w quickly as the crew looked on in fusion.

  "What the hell are you doing?" Sanji asked, irritation evident in his voice as he notiami and Robin eyeing Coby with a bit too muterest. Sanji ched his teeth in annoyance, clearly disliking where this was going.

  Coby stretched his arms, flexing a bit as he casually tossed his shirt aside and walked toward the edge of the ship. "I’m going to cheething out."

  "Check what, exactly?" Zoro asked, one eyebrow raised as he leaned back against the ship’s railing.

  Coby didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he cracked his ned looked out at the sea. Camie and Pappag were still ihe Sea Monster’s stomach, and they hadn’t been able to rescue them yet. He figured he could at least try to locate the creature.

  He reached the edge of the ship, his bare torso catg the attention of Nami and Robin once again. "You’re not seriously thinking of diving in there, are you?" Nami asked, crossing her arms as she watched him with mild .

  Coby just smirked. "Nah, just gonna see if I find anything iing."

  With that, he hopped over the railing and dove into the o, the water spshing up as he disappeared beh the surface.

  The crew gathered at the edge, watg as Coby vanished into the depths. "He’s insane," Sanji muttered

  Luffy ughed, clearly enjoying the spectacle. "Coby’s always up for some crazy stuff!"

  Brook chimed in with his usual cheer. "Yohohoho! I do hope he returns safely. Though, if he doesn’t, we’ll have another skeleton to py music with! Yohohoho!"

  Uhe surface, Coby swam swiftly, his body cutting through the water. Using Geppo uer wasn’t as simple as it was in the air, but his trol over his movements was trained enough to get him where he o go. His eyes sed the dark depths, searg for any sign of the Sea Monster.

  After a few minutes of searg, Coby spotted a massive, dark shadow moving slowly through the water. It was the Sea Monster. He swam closer, narrowing his eyes to get a better look. The creature was enormous, its massive form casting a dark silhouette against the dim light filtering through the surface. It looked like a bunny mashed with a giant fish.

  “Found you,” uttered to himself, his lips curling into a smirk. Thehe creatures attention. He sward quickly, breaking the surface of the water he ship.

  Luffy spotted him first. “Oi, there he is!”

  Coby grabbed onto the side of the Sunny, hoisting himself up with ease. His wet hair g to his face as he looked up at the crew. "I found a Sea Monster. It’s just beh us. Luffy, it looks delicious, let's beat it."

  Although the others were fused by Coby’s annou, for Luffy, that was all the motivation he needed. “Alright!” Luffy grinned, crag his knuckles as he prepared to take on the creature.

  As the Sea Monster surfaced, its massive jaws wide open, aiming for Coby, Luffy shot forward. “Gomu Gomu no Pistol!” His fist extended, rocketing into the creature’s stomach. The impact was immediate. The Sea Monster’s body shuddered violently, and with a loud gagging wo figures were ejected from its mouth, nding with a heavy thud on the deck of the Thousand Sunny.

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