The going merry sailed across the boundless sea of clouds, embarking on its journey back to the Blue Sea.
The soft clouds resembled a calm sea, reflecting the sky's afterglow.
As the ship cut through, splashes of white cloud-waves rippled outwards.
Inside the cabin, the gleam of gold illuminated the entire space.
The dazzling golden light completely immersed Nami in the joy of wealth.
Her eyes sparkled, and her cheek was pressed against a piece of gold; she was almost unwilling to move a single step.
"Waaahhhhhh—this is too blissful!!!"
Nami's excited shriek echoed in the cabin; she was completely absorbed into the world of gold, not even wanting to move.
However, the entrance to the cabin was completely blocked—not because Nami wouldn't let everyone in, but because it was simply impossible to enter!
The entire cabin was packed full of gold, leaving no standing room.
Only Nami was curled up in the last remaining sliver of space, utterly intoxicated in her golden dream.
Not only that, but even the male dormitory was completely taken over by gold.
Zoro, Luffy, Sanji, Lin Ning, and the others stood on the deck, looking at each other in bewilderment.
"...So where do we sleep tonight?" Sanji's mouth twitched as his gaze swept over the cabin, which was completely jammed with gold.
"Let's sleep on the deck." Zoro sat on the railing, his expression calm, clearly having accepted reality.
"Tsk, I should have packed more..."
Nami heard their discussion and was still expressing regret.
"If I wasn't afraid the going merry couldn't handle it, I would have packed it so full there wouldn't even be room to stand!"
"Hey, hey, that's enough!" Usopp complained, looking speechless.
Everyone sighed—they never thought there would be a day when they would worry about "too much gold"... Despite this, Nami's plan was still very thorough.
The gold they took was only a small portion, while the remaining large amount of gold was buried within the ruins.
Waiting for them to return and retrieve it one day in the future.
This trip to Sky Island not only brought new adventures and battles.
It also brought incredible financial freedom, which made everyone's faces beam with smiles.
However, just as everyone was still discussing the gold, Luffy on the deck suddenly shouted—
"Hey! Everyone, look!!!"
His voice held unconcealed excitement, and everyone looked up at the sound, turning towards the bow of the ship.
Nami was the first to exclaim, "We've reached... the end of the clouds!"
What met their eyes was a mysterious and dreamlike sight.
The endless clouds converged here into a magnificent white torrent.
Like a silver river cascading from the heavens, slowly flowing down towards the world below.
At the edge of the clouds was a massive and mysterious gateway, like a boundary between heaven and earth.
Through that gate, they could vaguely see the blue sea of the world below.
Usopp's eyes widened, and he murmured in shock, "This... this is too magnificent!"
"Through this gate, we can return to the Blue Sea..."
Lin Ning looked at the giant cloud waterfall leading to the Blue Sea and mused, "Is this where we go down?"
"I didn't expect to arrive so soon..." Robin sighed softly.
A slight smile played on her lips, but a hint of reluctance lingered in her eyes.
Luffy, who had been full of excitement at the bow, suddenly fell silent at this moment.
He grinned, then said in a low voice, "We're really going down now..."
Sanji, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, gazed deeply at the end of the clouds and slowly said,
"Indeed, it's time to go down... I really feel a bit reluctant."
Zoro sat on the railing, arms crossed, looking up at the pure white, snow-like sky.
He said lightly, "It's time to bid farewell to this great sea..."
Chopper hugged the railing, his body trembling slightly, and excitedly shouted, "Sky Island was so much fun!!!"
Usopp looked at the cloud waterfall, his expression complex:
"As long as we pass through that gate, we can follow the canal all the way back to the Blue Sea..."
Just then, Nami finally emerged from the pile of gold.
She stood on the deck, facing the refreshing wind of Sky Island.
Her gaze swept towards the vast end of the clouds, and she slowly said,
"...We will come back, Sky Island."
"Of course." Lin Ning said with a chuckle from the side.
"After all, there's still so much gold waiting for you to collect, isn't that right, Nami?"
Upon hearing this, Nami's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but clench her fists.
She said excitedly, "Yes! We definitely have to come back!!!"
Robin stood nearby, a gentle smile gracing her lips, as she lightly covered her mouth and chuckled.
Just then, the going merry slowly sailed towards the end of the clouds.
Passing through that mysterious cloud gate, embarking on the journey home.
"After we go down from here, new adventures will begin again!"
Luffy stood at the bow, facing the wind, a familiar smile gracing his lips.
He suddenly raised his fist and shouted excitedly—
"Everyone!! So... we're going back to the Blue Sea!!!"
Boom—!
Instantly, the going merry passed through the gate at the end of the clouds.
It plunged into the vertical cloud river, the ship rapidly accelerating, plummeting at extreme speed towards the distant Blue Sea—
Boom—!!
The going merry sped through the vast white sea of clouds, its hull breaking through layers of mist like an arrow shot from a bowstring.
It rushed down along the trajectory of the cloud river.
However, just when everyone thought everything was going smoothly—
"Huh? The cloud path ahead... it's gone?!"
Nami was the first to notice the anomaly; her pupils suddenly contracted, and her face instantly turned pale.
Pointing at the abruptly broken clouds ahead, she cried out in horror, "Hey! What's going on?!"
The next second—
The cloud path disappeared, and the going merry plunged directly from the sky!
"Waaahhhhhh!!!" Usopp and Chopper simultaneously let out terrified screams.
Chopper clung tightly to the mast, his entire face contorted with fright.
Usopp directly hugged Chopper, trembling all over: "It's over, it's over, it's over! We're really going to die this time!!!"
The wind howled, and the sensation of weightlessness swept over them.
Everyone could clearly feel that the going merry was plummeting at an extremely fast speed.
In a few more minutes, they would likely crash into the Blue Sea along with the going merry, shattering into pieces!
Lin Ning stood on the deck, his gaze calm and steady, looking at the gradually enlarging blue sea below, and said in a deep voice:
"Luffy, Zoro, Sanji! It's time to test ourselves!"
Upon hearing this, Zoro's lips curved into an excited smile.
He stood up and stretched his shoulders, his Battle Intent formidable: "Perfect, time to get some exercise!"
Sanji also cracked his knuckles, his eyes sharp: "As you say."
Only Luffy looked bewildered, scratching his head: "Test? What test? Lin Ning, at least explain it clearly!"
Lin Ning's tone was grave as he quickly explained:
"The going merry's descent speed is too fast right now, plus the ship is loaded with a lot of gold.
When we hit the sea, the consequences are unimaginable—the ship will be destroyed, and we'll all die!"