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Not long after~~~
The red-bordered screen slowly lit up...
[Nightfall, the Going Merry sails on the open sea~~~]
In Nami and Robin's room, Luffy was very seriously learning ancient text translation from Robin.
["This symbol should be translated as 'great,' right?" Luffy pointed to a symbol composed of two small circles and a long oval, asking.]
["Yes."]
[Robin nodded, then raised her arms, letting out a long yawn.]
[She patted her butt, yawning as she said, "Study during the day, study at night. Are you planning to finish learning early so I can leave early...?" ]
["Ahahaha!! Then you've misunderstood~~~"]
[Before Luffy could answer, Nami, by his side, laughed, "Luffy... He just wants to learn the knowledge early and finish the hands-on part. As for anything else, he probably won't think about it..."]
["That's right!! When I first got on board, he came to me every night to challenge me to night studies. He just wanted to sweep away all the naval knowledge I had accumulated~~~" Nami added, shrugging.]
[Hearing this, Robin's heart felt a little relieved~~~]
["Oh~ Robin, can you tell us what happened with the O'Hara incident back then?" Looking at Luffy burying his head in studying, Nami began to gossip~~~]
[Although this is a sad memory for Robin, so many years have passed that Robin's heart is no longer so sensitive...]
[She chuckled lightly: "No one would believe it if I said it, so it's better not to say it~~~"]
["Is it something about the Demon O'Hara incident?"]
[At this moment, Luffy raised his head and said, "If it's nothing secret, then tell us! No one has ever stipulated that what you say must be believed by others!"]
[!!!] [Hearing Luffy's words, Robin's eyebrows suddenly twitched with a strange expression~~~]
[Luffy's idea is quite unique, actually~~~]
[After a little thought, Robin began to recount the important events that happened in O'Hara...]
...
[The moon sets, birds cry, and the sound of waves remains as before...]
[As the eastern fish-belly white gradually brightened, a new day arrived...]
[On the deck of the Going Merry, the Straw Hat Pirates began their morning training~~~]
["Where are Robin and Luffy???"]
[Sanji looked left and right, asking somewhat confusedly~~~]
[Nami clapped her small hands, "Last night they were struggling very late, so now they're sleeping in a bit~~~"]
["Damn it!!!"]
[Hearing this, Sanji's jealous neck thickened...]
[It's noon~~~]
[Nami suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "The Log Pose is broken!!"]
[Everyone immediately looked over, only to see Nami shaking her hand desperately, but the needle of the Log Pose was still pointing dead straight... towards the Sky!!!]
[Luffy's eyes blinked slightly: "Don't panic!! It doesn't matter if it's broken, I'll go get new ones!"]
[Before leaving the Alabasta Kingdom, Luffy had already considered that the Log Pose might break due to unexpected circumstances, so at that time, he bought 10 Log Poses in Alabasta...]
[Although the price of the Log Pose is not low, this small amount of money is truly nothing for the current Straw Hat Pirates, not even comparable to drinking water anymore~~~]
[After a while, Luffy walked out of the cabin with a grim face: "This isn't right!! All the Log Poses are pointing to the sky!"]
["What!!! This black-hearted boss, selling all fake goods to us!!!" Usopp shouted angrily, clutching his fists~~~]
[However, Luffy shook his head: "Impossible!! These Log Poses were bought from my hometown store, so they can't all be fake. And Nami's Log Pose was given to her by Uncle Crocus. If there's really a problem, then the problem can only be there...!!!"]
[Luffy pointed his finger at the sky!!!]
Nami: "Red-Luffy is so amazing, he found the problem in one go!!!"
Vinsmoke Sanji: "Heh heh heh!! He bought 10 Log Poses! How could he not find a problem with that???"
Monkey D. Luffy: "Oh? That's a good idea...!!! In the future, when we go out to sea, I'll also bring 10 Log Poses!!! Even if one breaks, there are still many spares!! And we can also compare them to each other to check if the Log Pose is broken~~~"
Watching Red-Luffy instantly pull out 10 Log Poses, White-Luffy on this side shouted excitedly!!!
Trafalgar Law: "Interesting!! I also need to prepare a few more Log Poses..."
...
Capone Bege: "Makes sense~~~"
[At this moment, Robin said seriously: "It must be that the Sky Island has affected the Log Pose!"]
[Sky Island???]
[Everyone's faces were full of question marks~~~]
[Luffy asked in confusion: "Is there an island in the sky??? What is it floating on?"]
["No! More precisely, what's floating in the sky should be the sea!"]
[Robin made a slight deduction, then she shook her head: "But I've only heard of this concept of Sky Island, to be honest. I've never read any documents about Sky Island..."]
["Sea...?"]
[Hearing this, Luffy became even more confused. "How can the sea float in the sky...? If there's too much water, it should rain down, right...?"]
[Nami attached herself to him and said, "That's right!! This is impossible!! How can islands and seas float in the sky?! Maybe there's a problem with the magnetic field here!"]
[Robin shook her head: "Nami, you and Luffy are both very powerful navigators. You must know that based on the premise that the Log Pose isn't broken...!!! Since the magnetic field is pointing upwards, then there must be an island above!!!"]
["Salvage!" "Salvage!"]
["Clang clang clang!!!"]
["Salvage~~~" "Salvage~~~"]
["Clang clang clang!!!"]
[Suddenly, the sound of gongs, drums, and shouts came from the sea surface...]
[Only a ship with a monkey-shaped bow approached this area~~~]
["Lads, have we reached the sunken ship's location???"]
[A gaunt figure leaned against the railing, opening his mouth to ask.]
["No! Yes, sir! Warden!"]
[The sailors answered in unison.]
[The gaunt figure asked again, "Then why did we stop???"]
[The sailors continued to answer: "We encountered a ship! Yes, sir! Warden!"]
["Hmm?"]
[Hearing this, the gaunt figure turned around. He was actually a monkey wearing headphones and listening to music...]
[He looked at Luffy and the others: "What are you doing here?! This sea area is my territory!! Only I can salvage the sunken ships here!"]
[Luffy said, "We're just passing by on a ship, and we don't plan to salvage anything here. But our Log Poses are all pointing to the sky. Do you know why this is happening???"]
[Hearing Luffy say he was just passing by, the monkey-man's expression instantly eased a little~~~]
[He explained: "There's definitely something wrong with this sea area! Only a permanent Log Pose can be used here. Like the one in my hand, it's a permanent Log Pose specifically pointing to Jaya Island."]
[Luffy nodded: "So that's how it is! Could you trouble you to take us to that island? We'll also buy a permanent Log Pose there."]
[The monkey-man generously stated: "No problem! We were just about to head back. You can just follow behind us!"]
[But at this moment...]
[Suddenly, several huge figures appeared in the sky!!!]
[Those figures were like giants standing behind clouds, looking down at the earth!!!]
["Ah!!!"]
["Run fast!!"]
["Start the ship quickly!!!"]
[...]
The monkey-man's joint fleet's salvage ship crew immediately screamed in panic, and with all eight limbs, quickly started the ship~~~
The Straw Hat Pirates were stunned by the giant figures in the sky!!!
Because these voices were truly too loud, even the two giants Brogy and Dorry seemed exceptionally small compared to them...
"Are there really such huge people in the world...???" A question popped into Luffy's mind.
[However, seeing the Monkey Mountain Joint Fleet's salvage ship flee, everyone on the Straw Hat Pirates also dared not stay here...]
[If they were left behind, they would just be adrift on the open sea~~~]
[Following the Monkey Mountain Joint Fleet's salvage ship, the Straw Hat Pirates arrived at the northeast corner of Jaya Island.]
[The salvage ship docked, and all the sailors on board disembarked in a panic, one by one panting heavily on the ground, clearly scared by the giant figures in the sky...]
[The Straw Hat Pirates also followed them ashore...]
[Afterward, they learned from the monkey-man that legend has it that strange creatures sometimes appear in the sky above this sea area!!! They never expected to encounter them today~~~]
[And at this moment, Mont Blanc Cricket came out from the house beside him. Seeing a Straw Hat Pirate, he was a little surprised!]
[But after the monkey-man explained, he had no more concerns.]
[After that, the Straw Hat Pirates learned about the accumulated clouds from Cricket, and even the so-called flowing clouds in the sky!!!]
[As for Skypiea, Cricket said it was just people's speculation!!!]
["Oh? Isn't this the story from North Blue, Noland the Explorer?"]
[Suddenly, Sanji saw a storybook on a small table and exclaimed.]
[Afterward, Cricket once again recounted his relationship with Noland and Nami, as well as the story of the Lie...]
["So... I hope this item can prove that Noland wasn't a liar before I die!!!" Cricket said.]
["Uncle! Since there's a legend of a Sky Island here, is it possible that... that half of Noland's island actually didn't sink into the sea, but flew into the sky???"]
[Hearing Cricket's words, Luffy asked in confusion.]
[As soon as these words came out, Cricket laughed heartily: "Don't joke around!!! Sky Island is just people's speculation, after all. Many ships went up the Knock-Up Stream, but not a single one came back with information about Sky Island. Those ships were ultimately proven to have sunk elsewhere and been destroyed!"]
[At this moment... the setting sun began to sink. Sunlight slanted from behind Luffy, casting his shadow long on the ground!!!]
[Luffy looked at his own shadow, frowning.]
Suddenly he shuddered!!!
[He turned to look in the direction of the setting sun, and immediately slapped his thigh: "I know! Those black shadows in the sky are actually people living on Sky Island!! Sky Island really exists!!!!"]
["Heh heh heh!! Luffy, do you have a fever...?!" Usopp quickly came over and felt Luffy's forehead~~~]
[Cricket also said, shrugging:]
["Impossible!! If Sky Island is where those people are, then how big does the island need to be to accommodate them all~~~"]
[Luffy shook his head: "No!!! They might not be big at all!!!"]
["How can that be??? Didn't we see them with our own eyes? They were really big...! " Nami said.]
[Zoro also nodded: "Yes! Luffy, those figures were indeed very big!"]
["You're all wrong!!!"]
[Luffy pointed to his own shadow on the ground, saying, "Look, this is my shadow. Because of the slanted sunlight, my shadow is now at least a dozen meters long, but am I that tall???"]
["Huh?"]
["This..."]
[Hearing what Luffy said, everyone was stunned!!!!]
[That's right...]
[Shadows can deceive people!!!!]
[Luffy continued: "Do you still remember those giant black shadows? They can all move freely, which means the main bodies of these shadows are definitely humanoid beings!! As long as their position and those accumulated clouds reach a certain distance and angle, their shadows are projected this large. ...Isn't that very reasonable???"]
Usopp: "Heh heh heh!!! That's too outrageous!!! He actually analyzed it in an instant!!!"
Trafalgar Law: "The head of the Red Straw Hat is truly unbelievably intelligent!!!"
Nico Robin: "Just by looking at a shadow, he linked it to the location of Sky Island and the relationship with the accumulated clouds. This..."
Tony Tony Chopper: "We also had shadows at the time, but why didn't we think of it..."
Ben Beckman: "I feel... Red Luffy's intelligence might not be beneath mine..."
Shanks: "Hahaha!!! Be confident. He might just be messing with you."
Ben Beckman: "..."
["Uncle!!! If we want to go to Sky Island, is there a good way...???"]
[Judging in his heart that Sky Island exists, Luffy naturally wanted to go see it~~~]
[His original ideal was to see this world, and now there's such a mysterious place as Sky Island... How could he not go???]
["No!!!"]
[Cricket immediately shook his head, "This ship simply cannot withstand the impact of the Knock-Up Stream to that extent!!! Even if we help you reinforce the ship, it will still be damaged. What's more... even if you really went up, if there's no Sky Island up there, then your regret will be..."]
[Cricket picked up a clod of earth, then let go of it. Instantly, the clod of earth shattered into powder!!!]
[Nami pulled Luffy's arm: "Luffy... I also think it's not suitable to go up!! Once the judgment is wrong, what will greet us will be shattered bones!!"]
[Usopp said, "If the Going Merry were to withstand the impact of the Knock-Up Stream, it could cause major damage..."]
[It seemed Luffy chuckled: "You don't need to worry about any of this!! Relax, I cherish the Going Merry more than anyone else!!! With me here, the Knock-Up Stream won't cause her the slightest damage~~~"]
["As for the consequences if there's no Sky Island in the sky... I've also considered that!!! Have you forgotten that I'm a hot air balloon?" Luffy said.]
[Hot air balloon...]
[His comrades immediately remembered that when they fell from the Sea King's head, Luffy directly turned into a hot air balloon and carried the Going Merry away...]
[And Luffy also said he wouldn't let the Going Merry suffer the slightest damage from the Knock-Up Stream!!!]
[Although everyone couldn't figure out how Luffy could prevent the Going Merry from getting even the slightest damage, everyone knew Luffy never lied to them~~~]
[Since Luffy said he could do it, then he definitely can do it!!!!]
[So... when all possible negative consequences were guaranteed against, everyone suddenly seemed to be filled with longing for Sky Island......!!!]