Chapter 61: Go Catch a Bubble Teapot in the Sabaody Archipelago!

Chapter 61: Catching a Bubble Teapot in the Sabaody Archipelago!

The distance between Marineford and the Sabaody Archipelago is extremely short.
Even though Caesar was traveling on a slow-moving sightseeing cruise ship, he arrived near the world-famous bubble archipelago before noon.

On the forward cabin deck of the sightseeing cruise ship.
Caesar gazed out across the sea ahead at the dreamy bubble island, which looked as though it had been plucked straight from a fairytale world.
An angler’s instinct instantly flared to life.
"I wonder what kind of items and abilities can be fished out of this bubble island!"

The quality of the catches during his several fishing sessions at Marineford yesterday was frankly difficult to put into words.
Caesar was eager to find a new island to wash away yesterday’s bitter mood.
After the consumption from yesterday, Caesar’s current bait reserve consisted of only one B-grade bait, one C-grade bait, and a small amount of F-grade bait for daily use.

Seeing that there was still a short while before the ship docked, Caesar exchanged a few words with Smoker and Vergo nearby, then quickly walked into the passenger cabin of the sightseeing cruise ship and took out a piece of F-grade bait.

"The items and abilities fished out through [Fishing] will change according to the conditions of the surrounding island."
Caesar pinched the F-grade bait in his hand, his eyes flickering.
"And the most striking feature of the Sabaody Archipelago is the bubbles here!
"So what on earth can be fished out of Bubble Island?"

Using his finger as a rod and his will as the line!
[Fishing in progress...]
[Harvest type for this fishing session: Item]
[F-grade Item: The Blue One]
[Item Origin: Life with a Slave]
[Item Description: A blue wild [redacted] growing in a small grove, possessing calming properties.]
[Item Effect: Brewed as tea, it quells desires and purifies the heart.]
[Item Evaluation: Sylvie, it is time to take your medicine...]

"!!!!! "

A full five exclamation marks were enough to prove the shock Caesar was feeling at this moment.
He never imagined he could fish out something so incredible!
The key point was the source world of this [Blue One]!

"N-No way, right?"
Caesar gently twisted the pistil of the [Blue One] in his hand. Cool juice slowly seeped out, staining his fingertips a wet, indigo color.
"Could it really be restricted like this?"
"Although the Sabaody Archipelago truly counts as the Grand Line—and indeed the entire ocean's—largest slave-trading island, things like *Life with a Slave*..."
"This must just be a coincidence!"
"I am a proper person; I won't end up with the miserable fate of being annihilated by the Great Censor Deity!"
"The Sabaody Archipelago must be similar to Marineford, connecting to quite a few other worlds... right?"

While soothing his startled little soul, Caesar pulled out another piece of F-grade bait.
If his guess was wrong, and the symbol behind the Sabaody Archipelago truly was that "slave world," he would probably have to stay as far away from this dangerous island as possible in the future.
If he wasn't careful, his book might get banned!

"Let's try one more time and see if that really is the case..."
Caesar tossed the second piece of F-grade bait into the dimensional sea, his eyes fixed intently on the changing messages on the light screen.

[Fishing in progress...]
[Harvest type for this fishing session: Item]
[F-grade Item: The Fire Dragon Lady's Oiled Barbecue]
[Item Origin: Interspecies Reviewers (Edited)]
[Item Description: Ordinary barbecue, god-tier grill plate.]
[Item Effect: 1. Fill your stomach; 2. Provide a trace replenishment of fire-attribute magic power.]
[Item Evaluation: It has already turned into the shape of a **.]

"Incredible! Absolutely incredible!!!"
Caesar completely extinguished any thoughts of continuing to fish.
He was afraid that if he kept fishing, he might get dragged down into the sea himself!

"Evil!"
"Such great evil!"
"The Sabaody Archipelago is simply too evil!"
"Sylvie and Succubus girls... Who cares about catching a bubble teapot in this kind of otherworld situation?!"

Caesar first shoved the [Oiled Barbecue] into his mouth, then used the [Blue One] to wash away the greasy richness of the meat.
On one side was something shaped just like its description;
On the other side was a heart-cleansing lack of desire.
Dual flavors, dual enjoyment.

Through the two successive rounds of [Fishing], based on the catches he pulled up, Caesar basically determined that the islands corresponding to the Sabaody Archipelago were essentially those rather unspeakable "adult worlds."

So...
"I'd better honestly stick to business!"
Caesar disposed of the leftover crumbs and debris of the [Oiled Barbecue] and the [Blue One], and walked calmly toward the deck.

A few minutes later.
The sightseeing cruise ship docked at the port of Grove 69 in the Sabaody Archipelago.
Groves 60 through 69 of the bubble archipelago were primarily naval stations and government entry and exit points.

"We've arrived at Sabaody."
Caesar stretched his arms in a grand, sweeping yawn, casting a teasing look at Smoker.
"Grove 70 is right nearby, you know. Smoker, do you want to go 'resolve' things first?
"You seem to have a lot of fire pent up inside you~"

Vergo felt like he couldn't keep up with the rhythm. "What are the two of you talking about?"
"Haha!"
Caesar laughed and patted Vergo's shoulder, intending to explain.
"Smoker is planning to step into the adults'—Oof!"
Before Caesar could finish his words, a blushing and annoyed Smoker slapped a hand over his mouth.

Smoker hastily pulled out an excuse, "My cigars are almost running out! I need to go buy some new ones!"
"Oh..."
Vergo nodded, seemingly accepting the explanation.
As far as he knew, Groves 70 through 79 were primarily a strip of leisure, entertainment, customs, bars, and inns.
Smoker, you're telling me you only come here to smoke and don't do anything else?
I don't believe it.
Smoker, looking so upright and broad-shouldered, actually had these kinds of hidden hobbies in private...
Vergo lowered his head to mask his peculiar expression.
An elite marine with such obvious weaknesses—could he be pulled onto the family's ship?
Wasn't it just a matter of sending a few beauties over...

If Caesar had known what Vergo was thinking at that moment, he probably would have laughed his stomach out.

"Let's go, get off the ship!"
Smoker threw an arm around Caesar's shoulders and "forcibly" dragged him off the vessel, with Vergo following closely behind.
The three elite marines blended into the crowd of tourists from the sightseeing cruise, not looking conspicuous at all.

Upon stepping onto the land of the Sabaody Archipelago, Caesar finally regained his freedom. He rubbed his neck and asked, "Ahem, gentlemen, where do you plan to go play first?"

The main body of the Sabaody Archipelago was a gigantic Yarutama mangrove tree.
The entire island consisted of 79 trees, each with its own number, and different numbered mangroves corresponded to areas with different functions.

"Let's go to the 40s sequence of islands first," Smoker suggested.
"Groves 40 through 49 are mainly sightseeing areas and specialty shops, so there should be plenty of things to do."

Vergo didn't express an opinion; he didn't have a very strong desire to tour the Sabaody Archipelago.
If not for Caesar dragging him along, he probably would still be back at headquarters relentlessly training his [Iron Body], striving to master Armament Haki!

Caesar teased, "Not planning to go to Groves 1 through 29? Human trafficking shops, human auctions—tons of lawless zones are gathered right over there!"

The reason Caesar offered this suggestion was because, according to Marineford's intelligence, a group from the Bourgeois Kingdom was currently lingering in the lawless zone.
As for the reason...
Well, it went without saying.

"I'm afraid that once I go there, I won't be able to resist taking action directly!"
Smoker rolled his eyes. As a marine elite, he naturally knew what the general situation on the Sabaody Archipelago was like.
Thanks to the open support of the World Nobles, the deliberate negligence of the World Government, and the inaction of Marineford Headquarters, vile and monstrous acts like slave trading and human trafficking were treated as completely open, normal commercial activities on the Sabaody Archipelago!
Marineford Headquarters wasn't without opinions on this.
It was just a pity that their opinions were never valued by the World Nobles or the World Government.
Over time, Marineford Headquarters also extinguished any desire to crack down on crime in the Sabaody Archipelago, limiting their duties solely to pursuing pirates who barged into the islands.

"A very good reason."
Caesar shrugged.
"Then let's head to the 40s sequence of groves first!"

Coincidentally, the 40s sequence of groves happened to be included in the evacuation route of the "Getaway Plan"!