Chapter 5 Does anyone know the way?"So you mean those Marines just saluted you two?" Meruem was utterly bewildered.Zoro, with his arm as a pillow, lay on the boat and, hearing his question, replied with a feigned calm "Hm."(￣□￣;)"Marines saluting pirates, are they sick… And you two, what's there to be happy about? Pirates saluted by the Marine, isn't that a disgrace to pirates…" Meruem actually wanted to experience it a bit too, but he still spoke stubbornly.The smiles on their faces froze, and Luffy asked with a look of despair: "Surely no Marine saluted Roger…"Zoro thought for a moment and said: "I don't think so…"Luffy immediately became emo, shrinking into a corner of the boat, not wanting to speak.Meruem felt he might have gone a bit too far and prepared to change the subject: "Ahem, where are we going now?""Didn't we say we were going to the Grand Line?" Zoro was a bit confused; the question sounded a bit silly.Meruem's mouth twitched slightly, and after calming himself, he continued: "Do you think this boat can make it now…"Zoro looked rather innocent and said: "It should… be able to.""Don't be angry, don't be angry, this is main support number 2, what if he holds a grudge if I hit him." Meruem's veins throbbed on his forehead, and he decided not to speak to this idiot anymore. He turned to Luffy: "Captain, where are we going next?"Luffy's emo came and went quickly; he had recovered in just this short time: "Let's go find a place to eat!""Didn't you just eat?" Zoro was a bit displeased with Luffy, who had just been fighting him for food."Even if I ate, I still have to eat! I was hungry for several days before I met Koby, so we need to plan ahead."Meruem heard their conversation and the veins on his forehead were almost bursting with blood. He gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "…Let's first find an island where we can dock. Which of you knows the way."Zoro looked eager. Meruem, having read the original work, knew not to bother with him and looked at Luffy, who was awkwardly whistling."How could I forget… This broken Pirate Crewdoesn't have many reliable people, especially these two are the most unreliable. It's over, before I always hitched rides everywhere, and I don't know the way either… Will we just get lost and sink into the sea this time?"Meruem felt a pang in his heart. He silently turned his head back to Zoro and said: "Zoro, then you tell us how to go."Zoro pointed confidently and said: "The next closest island is in that direction, we'll be there in two or three days."Meruem checked the compass, confirmed that the opposite direction was not Shells Town, and resolutely sailed in the opposite direction.Zoro's gaze at him was a bit off; if conditions hadn't prevented it, he would have probably drawn his sword and charged.Meruem calmly adjusted the sails, deliberately avoiding Zoro's gaze… Two days passed.A lone boat on the vast ocean, adorned with countless stars, looked surprisingly poetic. If only there wasn't a "gurgling" sound."Meruem~ I'm going to starve to death…" Luffy said weakly."…I told you we should have listened to me and gone that way." Zoro's tone was very displeased.Meruem had also been hungry for an entire day and didn't want to speak. He had prepared a week's worth of food, but these two had eaten it all in one day. It wasn't that he didn't want to prepare more, but there simply wasn't any more space… "Meruem… Aren't you a bounty hunter? How can you not know the way…" Luffy's voice sounded as if he were dying, even though he had only been hungry for one day.Meruem awkwardly scratched his head and said: "Because before, my destinations were always clear, and I always found someone to take me. This time, I don't even know where you want to go, so…"Luffy felt like he had a problem, but he didn't know what the problem was. Since that was the case, he stopped thinking about it and said to Zoro: "Zoro… Aren't you also a bounty hunter…?"Zoro replied seriously: "Who said I'm a bounty hunter? I just came out to find someone, and then I couldn't find my way back to the village, so I just caught some bounty criminals to supplement my household expenses."(ᇂ_ᇂ|||)Luffy's expression was very disdainful: "Then aren't you just lost…? Why do you still want to give us directions?"Zoro blushed a little, but still said with a straight face: "No… Don't say that! You're going to make me die laughing, a pirate who can't navigate, people will die laughing. You won't find the Grand Line this way, we need to find a navigator companion quickly."Luffy counted on his fingers: "And a cook… a musician…""Never mind all that for now!" Zoro roared.Meruem looked at the two of them weakly, wondering if he had made the wrong choice… "Stop the boat! Stop the boat! Help!" A cry for help rang out, and the three of them propped themselves up to look over, casually rowing past.The three people finally managed to climb onto the boat. The person in the middle pulled out a dagger and said fiercely: "Hey! You three get off, we are Clown Buggy's subordinates."Luffy and the other two exchanged glances, twisted their necks, and stretched their bodies.%￥#&!The three people became bruised and swollen. Two of them obediently rowed the oars, and the pirate in the middle who had just pulled out the dagger rubbed his hands and said fawningly: "Hahahahaha. I didn't expect us all to be in the same line of work. Mr. Zoro, Mr. Meruem, how does it feel to just start in our line of work? Our pirate family is warm and harmonious, definitely the right choice for you."Meruem interjected: "Row faster. If we don't see land by the time you said, I'll throw all three of you overboard.""Don't worry, don't worry, our Clown Buggy Pirate Crew is the most trustworthy. When we say we'll arrive at that time, we'll arrive at that time. Please sit down and rest for a while, it'll be soon, don't worry."…Two hours passed.Luffy's small boat finally docked. Meruem looked at Clown Buggy's boat nearby with a bit of gloom, repeatedly drawing and sheathing his sword, wanting to try cutting it.After all, Luffy's small boat looked like a toy next to this large ship… Noisy sounds came over.Soon, a beautiful girl with somewhat orange-blonde hair, wearing sexy hot pants, ran towards them, followed by a group of… strange people, who looked like lost circus staff.The girl's eyes lit up when she saw Luffy. As she passed, she shouted: "Boss, save me!" Then she continued to run away without looking back.Luffy hadn't reacted yet, looking dazed. The group of lost circus staff angrily ran over, raising their hands, ready to attack.Meruem was also a bit dazed. "Is that Nami… She's so pretty, joining this Pirate Crew was worth it!"
