The ship that descended from the sky was a pirate ship.
It was not the same ship that appeared in the original story.
Luffy remembered very clearly that the ship from the original story was an exploration ship from a certain country in the South Blue, while the ship they encountered had a pirate flag hanging on it.
After the large ship docked, the waves it caused made the Merry sway.
At the same time...
Inside the Sunny...
Nami and the others finally realized the situation outside and went to the deck one by one.
"What's going on? A ship fell from the sky?"
"Look at that flag," Robin crossed her arms and supported her cheek with one hand, saying softly, "If I remember correctly, they were a pirate crew from about 18 years ago. Their captain had a bounty of 480 million at the time."
"Robin, how do you know so much?" Vivi blinked her eyes, full of curiosity.
"Because... this pirate crew is from the West Blue, and I joined them when I was a kid."
Robin spoke calmly about her past, "At that time, they wanted to hand me over to the World Government for the reward, so I escaped. I think I was 10 years old then."
Vivi didn't know much about Robin's past, only that she was the only survivor of Ohara.
Luffy had mentioned this before in Whiskey Peak; it seemed like she had been hunted by the World Government for 20 years...
Vivi suddenly sympathized with Robin. It was difficult to imagine her past. Compared to that, Vivi's experiences over the past two years were nothing.
"Oh!"
Suddenly, Nami exclaimed.
"What happened, Nami?" Vivi walked toward her.
"The Log Pose is broken!"
Nami looked at the Log Pose on her wrist, which was now pointing toward the sky.
"Why did it become like this?"
"It must have been captured by a stronger magnetic force and the magnetism changed. If it points to the sky, it means there is an island above this sea area."
Robin looked up at the sky, but of course, she couldn't see any islands with the naked eye.
Furthermore, the sky at that moment was relatively dark, as if a storm was about to arrive.
"Sky Island?"
Everyone's faces were filled with astonishment.
Nami said doubtfully, "Does Sky Island really exist? What if the Log Pose is broken..."
"Nami, when sailing the Grand Line, anything can happen. As a navigator, you can doubt everything, but don't doubt the Log Pose."
Robin smiled slightly and said, "Although I have never seen Sky Island, this time we may have a chance to see it."
Sky Island? Vivi was full of anticipation, thinking about the words Luffy had said to her before.
Upon hearing this, Nami immediately nodded and shouted, "Luffy!"
No Going Merry.
Luffy heard Nami's call and turned his gaze to her.
"What's wrong?"
As soon as the words came out, Nami jumped using Geppo, followed by Vivi.
"Robin said there's an island up there."
"That is true."
"So, are we going to Sky Island now? How do we get there?"
How to get there?
If it was just Luffy, he would have gotten up there easily using his Gear Fifth.
"For the Knock Up Stream," he explained. "When cold seawater flows into the large cavity at the bottom of the sea and the vapor pressure generated by geothermal energy causes an explosion, this type of current appears."
"Where is this Knock Up Stream?" Vivi asked.
"I don't know..."
Luffy gave her a blank look. He wasn't a god; how could he know everything?
"Sky Island~!" (twice)
Usopp and Chopper, who had been shocked before, instantly changed their attitude.
"Quickly think of a way, O Almighty Luffy, we want to go to Sky Island!" Usopp pleaded as he pulled Chopper to his knees.
Luffy: ""
What the hell is this idiot talking about?
Murmuring in his heart, suddenly...
"Um?"
Luffy focused his gaze and looked at the distant sea.
Accompanied by the sound of drums and gongs, a huge pirate ship approached.
"What's going on this time?" Sanji lit a cigarette, and everyone gathered at the bow of the ship.
Soon, the pirate ship approached the landing point.
"Squeak~ Hey, are you guys here to pick up the wreckage too?" A man who looked like an orangutan shouted loudly to the crowd.
Around him were several pirates.
"Ah, an orangutan."
"An orangutan, huh."
"That's definitely an orangutan."
"No, maybe it's a monkey."
"Chopper, this guy is just like you, he ate the Human-Human Fruit too, right?"
Zoro and the others spoke one sentence each.
The orangutan's ears twitched, as if he had heard a wonderful compliment, and he smiled shyly.
"What, are you saying I'm 'monkey-like'?"
He seemed quite proud.
"Even if you say nice things, I can't let you have the wreckage! I'm the captain of the Orangutan Pirates!"
Usopp had a speechless expression on his face.
"No, no, no, we're not complimenting you! We're saying you look like an orangutan!"
"You really know how to talk, you brat!" The orangutan touched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.
Everyone: "....."
"Hahaha, orangutan, are you from Gaya Island?" Luffy laughed and said, "Can you guys take us there?"
"Huh? Are you guys going to Gaya Island? That's where the pirates gather." The orangutan finally noticed the flags hanging on the Merry and Sunny.
"What the hell, you guys are pirates too."
After a pause, he nodded.
"After I get this..."
As soon as he finished speaking, his expression gradually became frightened.
"What's wrong with this guy?"
Zoro narrowed his eyes and followed the others' gaze.
In the background of their field of vision, a small island was moving towards them.
No, that wasn't an island... it was an incredibly huge creature!
"Luffy! What I saw just now... it's not an island!" Zoro said in shock, "What is this?!"
It was an incredibly huge turtle.
Luffy's Observation Haki captured the target's presence.
At this moment, a shadow suddenly appeared on the surface of the water nearby.
Boom!
The shadow broke through the surface of the sea and let out a roar.
"~!!"
The sound made the members of the Straw Hat Pirates cover their ears.
When the crew turned their heads, they saw a gigantic whale and their faces turned pale with fear.
"What's this again!?" he muttered in shock.
"Laboon!" Sanji exclaimed, "Luffy, what is Laboon saying?"
Chopper, upon seeing Laboon for the first time, immediately began translating.
"He says: Go away! Don't come any closer!"
"Is this a warning to that huge turtle?" Zoro looked surprised.
Luffy shook his head and reassured, "It's okay, don't worry, Laboon."
Laboon stopped roaring and turned his huge eyes towards Luffy, emitting a soft call.
Chopper translated, "Captain Luffy, this thing is dangerous, it's hungry and wants to eat us."
After saying that, he was startled, "Huh? That big turtle wants to eat us?"
While the crew was talking, the gigantic turtle had already approached within a hundred meters.
Its huge body was even bigger than Laboon's.
At that moment, the surface of the sea was incredibly frightening.
The huge difference in size made everyone feel goosebumps.
"It seems today is not a suitable day for theft! Run away!"
The pirates decisively abandoned the wreckage and shouted to Luffy and the others, "Hey, if you want to go to Water 7, you'll have to recover on your own. I won't wait for you."
He had just finished speaking when darkness fell.
The previously dark sky became even darker at that moment.
Shadows enveloped everyone's heads.
Nami was startled and turned around mechanically.
In the blink of an eye, her pupils suddenly contracted.
"Lu... Luffy!!"
One by one, everyone turned around, their faces going rigid.
Behind everyone were the silhouettes of three towering giants.
Those giants had a pair of small wings on their backs.
Compared to them, the turtle approaching in the distance was as small and cute as an ant.
"Kyaaaa!"
Nami and Vivi hugged Luffy and screamed in fear.
"It's just a shadow, a shadow of the people of Skypiea."
Luffy said helplessly, "Don't panic, we'll catch up to that ship. As for that turtle..."
As he spoke, he focused his gaze on the turtle.
"Get out of here!"
The conqueror's strong Haki instantly made the turtle break out in a cold sweat. It immediately dived into the sea and escaped.
Not long after...
"Phew... So it was just a projection of the people from Sky Island. It really scared me."
After escaping the dark area, Nami breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Luffy's explanation.
Vivi was still holding Luffy's arm, her face pale.
"If these giants really existed... It would be very scary."
They were unimaginably huge.
If they really existed, their height would probably be several thousand or tens of thousands of meters.
"Luffy, I can see the shadow of an island. It must be the Jaya Island you mentioned."
In the watchtower, Zoro shouted, "That ape-man's ship is about to enter port."
"I get it, let's talk...!!"
Suddenly, Luffy reached out his hand abruptly and blocked Vivi in front of him.
His expression turned cold.
"What... what happened, Luffy?" Vivi was surprised.
It was the first time she saw that expression on Luffy's face.
"Danm." Luffy opened his clenched fist and a bullet fell from his palm.
"What? A bullet?" Sanji's face was full of shock. "Where did the shooter come from?"
"A sniper? That's impossible... Could it be from the island?" Usopp said dumbfounded. "Hey, hey, don't joke. It's at least ten kilometers away, right? Luffy."
He looked at Luffy, but saw Luffy looking toward the island with a cold look.
Usopp swallowed his saliva.
And truth?!
What kind of sniper can shoot someone from ten kilometers away?
"You guys come slowly, I'll settle the score with him first."
Luffy removed his arm from Vivi's embrace and immediately entered Gear Second.
With one movement, he shot out like a missile and quickly flew toward Jaya Island.
"Terrifying, is this what a Shichibukai is like?"
Jaya Island, top of a low building.
A man held a rifle, wearing a strange hat and a black cape.
"Even without any preparation and without using Observation Haki, he still managed to react... He's simply a monster! Could it be advanced Observation Haki?"
The man whispered softly, then saw a figure quickly flying toward him.
Immediately, his expression changed.
"Is he mad?"
Without thinking much, the man quickly put away his rifle and jumped out of the building.
Run!
What else is there to do if not run?
Wait for death?
He acted on impulse!
I shouldn't have tested this Shichibukai!
But the bottom line is... he got it wrong.
The bullet hit the woman next to him.
"My observation haki isn't up to par, and to think I would miss at this distance."
"No, maybe it was the influence of the wind. The wind is a little noisy today."
"Anyway, let's run first!!"
Boom!!
The man ran while reflecting on his mistake.
However, after only a few hundred meters, a figure fell from the sky.
As it landed on the street ahead, it raised a thick cloud of smoke.
The nearby pedestrians... no, the nearby pirates were all shocked and looked at the smoke.
"What happened? An explosion?"
"No, something fell!"
"A human?!"
Everyone looked at the smoke in astonishment.
The man with a straw hat hanging around his neck stood up, expressionless, staring at his opponent.
"You're prepared for the consequences of what you did, aren't you?"
Luffy spoke calmly, raising his fist and walking toward the man.
He arrived here in such a short time!! It's 10 kilometers!! The man mentally screamed.
The man holding a rifle showed an expression of disbelief.
"Wait... wait! I just fired a salute shot, I didn't mean to be your enemy!"
Luffy continued to approach.
The man instinctively took half a step back and said again:
"It was just a shot, with your strength, there was no way you could get hurt!"
Luffy's fist was wrapped in Conqueror's Haki.
The man's face changed drastically, hurriedly retreating and shouting:
"My captain is very interested in you and wants to talk to you. I've been waiting for you here, Shichibukai Monkey D. Luffy!"
Shichibukai?
The surrounding pirates looked on with wide eyes, their faces full of astonishment, fixed on the straw hat.
In fact, he looked familiar. They recently saw him on the news!
Is this boy the new Shichibukai?
"No more noise."
Luffy quickly advanced, instantly approaching the man, his fist encased in Conqueror's Haki.
Boom!!!
In the instant before his fist made contact with the man's face, the power of the punch had already knocked him to the ground.
A small explosion happened when Luffy's fist hit the man on the ground, generating a cloud of smoke.
Spectators were impressed by Luffy's attack.
When everything returned to calm and the smoke dissipated...
A crater had been formed where Luffy was.
And the man who had been hit by the punch was lying on the ground just like Yamcha.
He was already dead.
"The Blackbeard Pirates' sniper?"
Luffy raised his body and said casually, "What was his name again? It was Van something..."
"I forgot."
(End of chapter)
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