57: Chapter 57 Arrival at the Sky Island, Attack by a Mysterious ManLuffy watched Blackbeard leave with a cold expression.Zoro, seemingly noticing Luffy's unease, stepped forward and asked, "Luffy, what's wrong?Do you have a grudge against that person?I saw you looking like you were about to attack at any moment."
Luffy didn't answer, only saying that this was the person Ace mentioned who killed his crewmate.Nami and Zoro both showed disgust, but Zoro felt that Luffy seemed to be hiding something from them.However, seeing Luffy back to his usual cheerful self, Zoro suppressed his doubts and decided to ask him later.After the group left, the people in the tavern dared to take the unconscious Bellamy to the clinic for treatment."That damned Straw Hat kid, the next time we see him, it will be his death day!"
Bellamy, upon waking, spoke viciously, unaware that when Doflamingo learned of his defeat, he rushed over that very night and nearly killed him.Had Doflamingo not suddenly stopped, Bellamy would likely have perished at the hands of his own comrade.This fueled Bellamy's hatred for Luffy even more.(The author doesn't know how Bellamy survived either; a search online yields no results, so a fabricated reason has to be made up.)
As evening fell, Luffy and his crew returned to Crito's residence.After a night of modifications, Crito had enhanced the Going Merry, adding a rooster-like crest to its ram-like head and adding wings to its sides to withstand the impact of the Sky Current.Under Crito's instructions, Luffy and his crew captured the Compass Bird in Jaya's rainforest.The next morning, led by the Compass Bird, the Straw Hat crew arrived at an area prone to Sky Currents.As time passed, the sky darkened, and the sea became increasingly turbulent.Soon, a huge whirlpool formed, and the Saruyama Alliance, who had accompanied them, quickly threw out iron hooks to capture the Going Merry.The ship, carrying the Going Merry, cautiously approached the vicinity of the whirlpool.Because their ship hadn't been adequately protected, the Saruyama Alliance released the Going Merry once they reached the vicinity.The Going Merry, carried by the current, gradually drew near the edge of the whirlpool.Usopp and Chopper, seeing the bottomless whirlpool, burst into tears.Nami and Uta huddled in Luffy's arms, unable to bear watching.Everyone nervously swallowed, praying they wouldn't be swallowed by the whirlpool.Just then, the whirlpool suddenly disappeared.Usopp, thinking he had escaped, was about to breathe a sigh of relief when Nami sensed something was wrong: "The whirlpool didn't disappear; an underwater eruption is about to begin!"
Everyone was stunned.They'd never heard of an underwater eruption before.Just as everyone was filled with confusion, Blackbeard and his crew caught up in their raft.After a night of deliberation, Blackbeard decided to deal with Luffy sooner rather than later, as Luffy would become much more troublesome once he grew stronger.Luffy's eyes narrowed, and a Devil Fruit card and a teleportation stone quietly appeared in his hands.If Blackbeard and his crew caught up, Luffy would teleport his crew away and then fight them to the death.Just as Luffy was about to crush the teleportation stone to send his crew away, the once calm sea surged again.A thick spray of water slowly lifted the Going Merry along with Blackbeard's raft.As the waves grew stronger, Blackbeard's raft couldn't withstand the pressure and broke apart, forcing Blackbeard, already submerged in the sea, to.As Gan watched the Going Merry sail away, and seeing Blackbeard Luffy disappear from sight, he breathed a sigh of relief.He retrieved two items, and the Going Merry, carried by the rising ocean current, miraculously took flight under Nami's expert guidance, disappearing into the clouds shortly after being nearly pulled out of the current.The Saruyama Alliance below cheered for Luffy and his crew.Blackbeard, pulled from the water, pounded the sea, vowing that their next meeting would be Luffy's death.As the ship stabilized, everyone relaxed.The two women approached Luffy, and Nami asked with concern, "Luffy, why do you always go into battle mode whenever you see that Blackbeard?Although I despise him for killing his crew to seize power, we don't seem to have any grudge against him."
Uta wholeheartedly agreed.She had clearly seen Luffy's little trick just now.Although she didn't know what the other thing in Luffy's hand was, she recognized the teleportation stone, even though it was somewhat different from the teleportation stone he used before.Luffy shook his head and said with a grin, "It's nothing.I just felt that guy was dangerous, and this time he was clearly after me."
The two women nodded thoughtfully.Although they felt Luffy wasn't telling the truth, it seemed Blackbeard really was after Luffy this time.After the two women left, Luffy turned his gaze to the unusual teleportation stone in his system space: "Designated Teleportation Stone: Designates certain characters for teleportation, but the user cannot leave the original location.A maximum of ten people can be teleported."
This was a new item that appeared in the system shop not long ago.Luffy bought it just in case.Looking at his crewmates looking at the sky with expectant faces, Luffy felt a sense of relief: "Luckily, the Sky Current appeared in time, and Blackbeard didn't prepare a decent ship.But Blackbeard is quite daring, daring to go to sea with that kind of ship."
Luffy chuckled to himself, but he knew that the next time they met, a battle was inevitable.It seemed he needed to train even harder.After flying for an unknown amount of time, the Going Merry finally broke through the clouds and reached the surface.Looking at the boundless sea of clouds, everyone cheered.Seeing a large gate in the distance, the group steered the Going Merry towards it."Everyone, did you hear anything?"
Vivi pricked up her ears and asked curiously, as she seemed to hear a buzzing sound getting closer to the Going Merry.Luffy gestured for Vivi to look up, and there she saw a figure wearing jet shoes with a pair of.A small-winged man wielding a rocket launcher charged forward.He raised his rocket pack, aimed at the Going Merry, and fired, then turned and left.These petty pirates were no match for him; sinking them was enough.
Seeing someone about to harm the Going Merry, Vivi raised her hand, and a small black hole appeared above the Going Merry, emitting an extremely strong suction force.The shell that was supposed to destroy the Going Merry was deflected by this suction force and swallowed by the black hole.The man who witnessed this was shocked and gritted his teeth, preparing to fight.Vivi also intended to teach this man who inexplicably wanted to destroy the Going Merry a lesson.Luffy stopped her.The man looked at Luffy warily, wondering what he was up to.Luffy smiled and came to the ship's side.With a slight lift of his hand, a huge wind blade aimed and swiftly slashed towards the man.The hairs on the man's body stood on end.Realizing he had no time to dodge, he could only close his eyes and await death.Then, the blue wind blade merely grazed past him.
The man opened his eyes and saw a gaping wound in the sea of clouds, cleaved open by a wind blade.He swallowed hard; he had just felt the sharpness of the wind blade.If Luffy's target hadn't merely been a show of force, he would probably have been cut in half and fed to the cloud sharks.After taking a deep look at Luffy, the man composed himself and flew away.Not far away, an old man riding a strange horse also swallowed hard, muttering, "Where did this monster come from?