"What do you think, Nami?" Robin inquired after she was done in deciphering the red Ponegliff.
"Is this what's written on the Ponegliff?" stated the navigator as she looked through the paper again. "I can draw a nautical chart based on this! We can pinpoint the location of something!"
"That red stone is called Road Ponegliff" explained Inuarashi. "All the tough guys of the sea are searching for the end of the Grand Line, and that stone is a guide to get there"
"The Whale Forest is considered sacred because of it so it needs to be protected by us Guardians" continued Nekomamushi.
"The end of the Grand Line...Could you perhaps mean a guide to the last island - Raftel?" you questioned, and the dog Mink nodded his head.
"That's right"
"WHAT?! RAFTEL?!" yelled everyone.
"That's the goal! To become King of the Pirates!" shouted Luffy, eyeballing Inuarashi.
"Finally, we can get there! The last island - Raftel!!" Usopp threw his arms in the air.
"That's the island the flower pops mentioned! Does it say where Raftel is?!" the captain wondered, pointing at the red stone.
"Wait, wait, don't jump to conclusions!" pleaded the Mink. "Hear me out. You see...There are four of those red stones - the Road Ponegliffs in the world"
"WHAT?! DOES IT MEAN THERE ARE FOUR RAFTELS?!"
"No, there aren't! Let him finish first!" Usopp snarled, slapping the young man's head.
"That stone must indicate the location of some unknown spot but it's not Raftel. The other three Road Ponegliffs all indicate different locations in the same manner. When you learn where those locations are and connect those four points on a map, those lines will cross at the center. That's where the last island is. Only the King of the Pirates and his crew have reached it in all these centuries. And that's Raftel!"
It didn't take much to raise the enthusiasm among your group. With just a few words, the crew was more than ready to face the last obstacle before reaching your goal since the beginning of this journey - One Piece. Luffy was even ready to sail and search for it, if it wasn't Usopp holding him back.
"Where are you going?!"
"I'll get back Sanji quickly! And then we can search for Raftel!" answered Luffy, ignoring the tug on the back of his collar.
"If you're gonna go to Whole Cake Island along with Pekoms, it wouldn't be such a bad idea" said Nekomamushi. "Of the four Road Ponegliffs, we are missing the whereabouts of only one. We have one here, and the other two are under the control of some pirates"
"Huh? Who are those pirates?"
"Let's me guess: Emperor Big Mom and Kaido" you sighed, bringing a hand over your forehead.
"Come on, (y/n). Don't jinx us like that!" Usopp laughed nervously, but Nekomamushi shook his head.
"No. She's right"
"...........................................WHAT?!!!!!"
"Oh, I suddenly see nothing but darkness before my eyes..." Nami whimpered, facepalming.
"Me too. But I don't have eyes. Yohohoho!" Brook sobbed too.
"Why?! We gotta kick their butts anyway, so let's just do it!" yelled Luffy.
"DON'T SAY THAT LIKE IT'S NOTHING! I DIDN'T CARE MUCH BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE WOULDN'T FIGHT THEM ANYTIME SOON BUT THE THOUGHT OF IT MAKES ME WE MYSELF!!" the sniper cried at his friend.
"Yeah! We'll wet our pants! Don't mess with us!" added in Chopper.
"You don't need to rob the Ponegliffs. Usually, people can copy their text like making a rubbing. No one goes around carrying around such massive stones" the cat Mink told.
"In that case, we'll sneak into Big Mom and Kaido's headquarters and get the copies! Then, we'll reach Raftel before anyone knows! And you'll become the King of the Pirates!" said Usopp, but stopped when he noticed Luffy's face that didn't dig that much in that idea.
"That's not manly at all! Whoever it is, we can just kick their butts!" Luffy argued, fighting with Usopp.
The two started to wrestle in the background, rolling all around the floor while they continued to bicker on either fighting your enemies or running away from them.
"Can't we figure it out with just three of them? The location of Raftel, I mean" asked Chopper, glancing at Nami.
"No, we can't. We can't identify the location with just three. I think we'll have to look for the fourth Ponegliff eventually" Nami sighed.
"Of course! There's no short route to become the King of the Pirates!" your captain yelled over the fight.
"Shut up! What's wrong with taking a short route?!" snapped Usopp.
"While they're full of life, I'm more worried about you-gara, Nico Robin" said Nekomamushi, turning to the archaeologist. "Those-gara who are interested in the 100-Year Void are now collecting the copies across the world but no one can read them. Big names all around the world will surely target you-gara for kidnap when they're ready to read them"
