Chapter 170: Falcon Hunt and Cruel Tides
On the Black Glory.
Mio looked at the map spread out before him. With Hanba's presence, he didn't need to island-hop like Luffy had done in the original story. As long as he had a sea chart, he could sail directly to his target without detours.
At that moment, Mio raised his eyebrows slightly and gave a command. "Three o'clock direction, Hanba."
Their current destination was an island in the New World—one that held what Mio needed: the East and West Kitamitori. He had once asked Doflamingo about them, and now he was finally closing in on their location.
At present, Mio already possessed the South and South Kitamitori. Once he gathered the remaining three birds, he could begin cultivating the legendary Saker Falcon.
Only after completing the Saker Falcon's training would he consider the next destination—Radluff, the place marked by the permanent pointer he obtained earlier.
Following Mio's command, the ship surged forward, slicing through the waves.
The weather of the New World was notoriously unpredictable. One moment the sky was clear, and the next it was shrouded in storm clouds with thunder rolling overhead. Heavy rainstorms could erupt at any moment. It was a constant trial for even the most skilled navigators.
Only those with overwhelming strength could ignore nature's wrath—unless they faced tsunamis of the magnitude that struck Water Seven annually.
On the deck.
Erica wielded her blade with both hands, clashing against Mio in a sparring match. Each strike she delivered was laced with armament Haki, radiating a pressure that could suffocate the weak-willed.