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Monkey D. Luffy: "Over there, I really considered nothing at all!!! Compared to this, I feel like when we went up to Sky Island back then, it was truly reckless. If anything unexpected happened at that time, everyone would have died because of my recklessness..."
Usopp: "What are you talking about? Why don't I understand???"
Nami: "Foolish Luffy, we are a single entity!! Why are you blaming yourself??? That was our collective decision!!!"
Capone Bege: "Isn't that right? I remember seeing in the video before, Usopp and Nami were scared to death at the time, saying they didn't want to go at all, and were completely forced to go by the Straw Hat kid~~~"
Usopp: "When did I say that...?"
Nami: "It was clearly our collective decision!! Robin, isn't that right?"
Nico Robin: "Mhm, yes!"
Vinsmoke Sanji: "Nami is right!"
Capone Bege: "..."
Trafalgar Law: "Haha!! I told you to shut up~~~"
[Hearing Luffy's words, Nami happily pulled Luffy's arm: "Since there are no worries left!!! Then let's go explore if there's really a Sky Island!"]
["Don't rush!! We need to go down to the town on the island and buy some of the permanent Log Poses here!! If we fall from the sky and lose the Log Pose, then we must rely on a permanent Log Pose to ensure our safe return to the island..." Luffy said.]
[Nami slapped her little head: "Oh right!! As a navigator, I actually forgot this point!!"]
[Robin, by his side, gazed at Luffy~~~]
[In this short moment, the shock in Robin's heart rose several times!!!]
[How could she have imagined that... a young man of only 16 years old could, in an instant, analyze everything and even consider all the consequences...!!!]
[Monster!!!]
[What's even more crucial is... that such a monstrous fellow is actually still a diligent and studious being...!!!]
[Such a person, no wonder his companions are all so convinced by him!!!]
[In a trance, Robin's heart felt a strong desire to merge into this collective~~~]
[At this moment, Cricket said: "If you insist on going to Sky Island, then tomorrow is the time!"]
[He naturally didn't want these people in front of him to gamble their lives, but since Luffy had already said he had prepared for all eventualities, Cricket naturally didn't try to persuade him anymore~~~]
[Moreover... he also hoped that these people in front of him would want to see if Sky Island truly existed!!!]
[If Sky Island truly exists, these guys might really be able to discover things related to Noland on Sky Island~~~]
[Luffy nodded: "Alright! Uncle, we need to go down to the town and buy some things. Where is the town here?"]
[The southwest corner of Jaya Island has a town called Mock Town, where there's a commercial street. But you have to be careful... because that's where pirates gather. You absolutely must not provoke those unprovokable fellows!!! Cricket reminded.]
["Pirates!"]
[When they heard this word, the eyes of the Straw Hat Pirates instantly lit up!!!]
Pohong Senpai: "Heh heh heh!! What's with those guys' gazes???"
Nami: "This... it clearly looks like how they act when they see money, right???"
Trafalgar Law: "You see, Nami treats money like a housewife, her eyes changing into the shape of Beri!"
Nico Robin: "Ahahaha, it really is."
Gol D. Roger: "Hahahaha!!! These guys... how come it feels like what they heard wasn't the word 'pirate', but 'Beli'~~~ hahahaha!!!"
Cricket: "I can probably guess what they're going to do next~~~"
[The Going Merry sailed along the coast of Jaya Island, finally successfully reaching the port of Mock Town!!!]
["Wow!!! These... these are all pirate ships!!!"]
[Looking at the densely packed pirate ships in the harbor, Nami excitedly grabbed Luffy's arm with both hands, her hands trembling fiercely~~~]
["Get rich! Get rich!!"]
["Quick, calculate, how much money would this be~~~"]
["Wait, I'll be responsible for inquiring if there's a pirate base nearby!!"]
[...] [One of them hadn't even disembarked yet, when he excitedly shouted~~~]
[Afterward, Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, and Nami disembarked to scout the area and buy things~~~ The others remained on board~~~]
[The four entered the town. Looking around, the shops everywhere were filled with pirates going in and out!!!]
[Nami held a thick, self-bound bounty booklet in her hand. As she walked, she flipped through it~~~]
["Hey!! Quick, that one!!! Yosaku the Rain Killer, bounty 2700 Beri!"]
["Good! This one's good!!!"]
["Then, the Pinwheel Brothers, only 2100 Beri together. Tch!"]
["This one's also not bad!!! 3,000,000 Beri!"]
["Get rich!! This time we're really getting rich!!"]
[The four, in a good mood, came to a shop specializing in Log Poses.]
["Boss, give me 10 Jaya Island permanent Log Poses!"]
[With ample funds, Luffy naturally wouldn't be stingy~~~]
["Alright!!! This way, gentlemen! I'll get them for you!"]
[As soon as he heard it, the shop owner's eyes narrowed with a smile~~~]
[Luffy asked him, "Do you have any permanent Log Poses for Sky Island here???"]
[After all, if we fail to land on Sky Island, when we fall, we might not necessarily land near Jaya Island. So if there's a permanent Log Pose for Sky Island here, then it's a good preparation without worries!!!"]
["Yes!! The next island is Lily Island!! Gentlemen, how many do you want?"]
["Still 10!" Luffy said cheerfully.]
["Alright!!!"]
[The boss was so excited that he immediately picked up 20 permanent Log Poses and handed them over.]
[After collecting the money, the boss suddenly added: "Oh right! Gentlemen, Lily Island has a large naval base; it's the Navy's Seventh Branch! If you're heading there, be careful!!!"]
[Navy's Seventh Branch???]
[And it's large!!!]
[Luffy and the other three exchanged glances...]
[Isn't this perfect???]
[Leaving the shop, the group went to buy some daily necessities, then returned to the Going Merry.]
[Using the permanent Log Pose, they calculated the time needed to travel back and forth from Jaya Island to Lily Island. It would take at least two days!!!]
[However, according to Cricket, a Knock-Up Stream will appear tomorrow!!! If they miss it, they can only confirm the approximate range for the next one. They need to re-estimate the time the accumulated clouds appear to deduce when the Knock-Up Stream will appear...]
[After careful consideration... Luffy decided to go to Sky Island first. It wouldn't be too late to go to Mock Town to 'collect the bounty' after coming down from Sky Island!]
Sengoku: "Damn it! Are these pirates treating the naval base like an ATM?!"
Garp: "See how useless you are! Didn't they just exchange pirate bounties? It's not like they took yours for free!!!"
Sengoku: "But the soldiers at the naval base will get beaten for free!!!"
Thinking of the Straw Hat Pirates going to 'collect bounty,' Sengoku couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness for the naval base over there.
Gol D. Roger: "Hahaha!!! Don't you blame yourself? Who told you to make their bounties so real~~~"
Monkey D. Luffy: "What kind of island is Lily Island? Why haven't we heard of it?"
Nami: "From the nautical charts, the route we took should have originally passed by Drum Island, then Copper Island. After Copper Island is Jaya Island, and after Jaya Island is Lily Island, and then Long Ring Long Land. We didn't record it when we were heading to Copper Island because the Log Pose was affected by Sky Island. So when we came down from the end of Sky Island's clouds, we directly reached Long Ring Long Land..."
Monkey D. Luffy: "So that's how it is..."
[Second day~~~]
[Northeast corner of Jaya Island~~~]
[The Monkey Mountain Joint Fleet and the Going Merry set out together~~~]
[Through Cricket's judgment, the Monkey Mountain Joint Fleet quickly found the location where the Knock-Up Stream would appear.]
[The Going Merry reached the designated location~~~]
[After waiting for about an hour, a huge whirlpool suddenly appeared on the calm sea surface!!!]
["Great!!!" The direction of the accumulated clouds is directly towards the whirlpool, and it's a tailwind!!!"]
[The monkey-man observed with a telescope, then shouted to the Going Merry: "Quick! Now! Immediately steer the ship into the center of the whirlpool!!"]
[On the other side, the monkey also shouted loudly: "Don't forget to protect your ship! If no measures are taken, the moment the Knock-Up Stream rises, your ship will be torn apart!"]
["Got it!!! Thank you all!!!"]
[Luffy waved his hand, signaling them to quickly retreat to avoid being affected by the Knock-Up Stream.]
["Luffy, we're getting close to the center of the whirlpool. No problem?" Usopp asked nervously, gripping the ship's rudder.]
["Just steer it. Leave the rest to me!!"]
[Luffy's Conqueror's Haki had already been fully released, and he had been constantly observing the movements in the sea!!!]
Usopp: "What about their protective measures? Why haven't we seen them yet...? If they don't act soon, it'll be too late!"
Capone Bege: "Even if they act now, it'll be too late~~~"
Jewelry Bonney: "That's right, if they want to reinforce the hull, they should have reinforced it long ago!!!"
Gol D. Roger: "What are those Straw Hat kids planning to do...?"
Marshall D. Teach: "Could it be that they're playing too big and will be directly destroyed by the Knock-Up Stream?! Ha ha ha ha!"
Marco: "Oh... Teach! Don't be so cynical!"
[Melody!!!]
[Suddenly, a terrifying roar came from the bottom of the sea!!!]
[Immediately following, the sea surface suddenly began to rise!!!]
["Luffy, I'm going in!!!"]
[Usopp twisted the rudder and directly steered the Going Merry into the center of the whirlpool!]
["Good!!!"]
[Luffy roared loudly, and his heart suddenly pounded like thunderclaps!!!]
[At this instant...]
[His appearance underwent some changes!!!!]
[His hair turned into a white flame-like state~~~]
[Around his neck and arms, there were white flame-like cloud patterns~~~]
[Mythical Zoan: Nika Form!!!]
[Transformation!!! ---]
[And at this instant, as he transformed into Nika Form, the Going Merry beneath his feet was instantly influenced by him~~~]
[The entire ship completely rubberized!!!]
[Not only that, Luffy even cautiously rubberized all his companions!!!]
[Rumble!!!!]
[A colossal sea current surged from the bottom of the sea!!!]
[Yes...]
[Not gushing...]
[But shooting towards the sky at an extremely terrifying speed!!!!]
[The Going Merry was right in the middle of this surging sea current!]
[The bottom of the Going Merry was instantly dented by the sea current, making the entire ship's hull form a V-shape with the arrow pointing upwards...]
[Under the power of the Knock-Up Stream, this "" || v"" arrow-shaped ship instantly left the sea surface, soaring directly into the sky!!!!]
Pohong Senpai: "Nani??? He actually activated his Devil Fruit's Awakening ability!!!!"
Kuzan: "Oh...? This method...?"
Gol D. Roger: "Truly unexpected!!!"
Donquixote Doflamingo: "This fellow... he granted the ship the properties of rubber. This way, the Knock-Up Stream cannot damage the ship's hull anymore..."
...
Monkey D. Garp: "Not only that... look at the Going Merry's hull..."
Hearing Garp say this, everyone fixed their gaze and looked—
Holy cow!!! And Armament Haki??? Good heavens~~~
Rubberization from an awakened ability + advanced Armament Haki. This is so powerful that even if a Marine Admiral attacked in person, he wouldn't be able to easily damage this ship...
Monkey D. Luffy: "He did it... He really fulfilled his promise to the Going Merry!!!"
Little Merry: "Our Luffy worked very hard too!!!"
Nico Robin: "Not good!!! Luffy over there miscalculated something!!!"
Nami: "What's wrong???"
Nico Robin: "When we entered the White Sea, we passed through the White Sea!!! After entering there, Luffy's abilities will be ineffective!!!"
Everyone understood Robin's meaning in an instant~~~
Once Luffy loses his abilities due to the seawater, the Going Merry will directly (will certainly) withstand the impact of the Knock-Up Stream, and it's highly likely to explode directly in the White Sea!
Not good!
Everyone in the Straw Hat Pirates became deeply worried!
[The Knock-Up Stream surged upwards, and soon approached the accumulated clouds!!!!]
["Luffy!! It looks like a sea of clouds above???" Nami looked up.]
["Huh???"]
[Hearing the word "sea," Luffy's heart suddenly constricted!]
[He miscalculated this!]
[However...]
[It doesn't matter!!!!]
[I still have my comrades!]
[Suddenly, Luffy roared loudly: "Buggy, Zoro! Open the sea route!!!"]
[The two looked up, immediately realizing the destructive consequences the seawater might bring!!!]
[Buggy's hands directly flew out. What's wrong with Zoro?! He just flies upwards?!]
[Clang!!!]
[Three swords instantly unsheathed!!!]
[Wado Ichimonji in his mouth, Sandai Kitetsu and another sword in his hands!]
["Nine Mountains, Eight Seas, for one world, gathered into a 'Small Thousand Worlds'..." ]
[This realm multiplies by three, and I keep falling...]
[Three Sword Style Ougi (Secret Technique)...]
[One Great, Three Thousand, Great Thousand Worlds!!!! ---]
Zoro's figure was like an arrow released from a bowstring!
Three blades, covered in almost advanced Armament Haki, whipped up endless sword winds!!!
Hmph!! ---
Zoro's figure plunged into the sea of clouds above~~~
It was as if a ten-thousand-ton cannonball had struck the earth; the seabed instantly caved in!!!
Boom!!! The sea surface above suddenly exploded!!! A figure spun out!
Three swords instantly sheathed...
Buggy's hands grabbed Zoro's shoulders, allowing Zoro to stand in mid-air!!! Zoro held his two hands in front of his chest, forming a human shape, looking down below!!!
In his field of vision...
Within the seawater of the White Sea, there was an incomparably thick, bright channel leading directly downwards!!! Through this channel... the Going Merry rode the wind and waves, leaping out!!! ---
Eleven.