The Paper Fruit Among the Pirates

Above the endless sea of ​​clouds.

"In other words, we have reached the sea of ​​clouds? Why is the pointer still pointing to the sky—"

Facing Nami's question, Luffy smiled and looked at Roman who was driving the boat.

"Roman, what's going on?"

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Luffy has already won the essence of the captain: ask Nami if you are not sure about internal affairs, and ask Roman if you are not sure about foreign affairs.

"This is the White Sea located 7,000 meters above the sky, and Sky Island is the 'White Sea' 10,000 meters above. So—"

"Understood, let's move on!"

Luffy stood at the bow and raised his arms and shouted.

"Keep flying, Golden Merry!"

Golden Merry: Come on, come on, go as you go.

"By the way," Roman rubbed his forehead, and decided to explain it first.

"Because there are other 'normal' ways to get to Sky Island, it's not really isolated from the world."

"If we encounter an attack, that's normal. After all—our colleagues are all here for the legendary Golden Land."

"What, stealing other people's gold.—Are those guys so poor?"

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Facing Luffy who said "why not eat minced meat", Roman didn't know how to complain! If it weren't for me and Nami, the Straw Hats would have been so poor that they couldn't get rid of it! Everyone has a big appetite, and there is a captain who devours the black hole...

The most ridiculous thing is that since the establishment of the Straw Hats, they have never even done a serious "pirate" business! It is simply a model of sitting and eating mountains and nothing. Now that you enter Baoshan, you still have to return empty-handed?

"Very good, since Luffy said so." Sure enough, Nami and Roman thought of going together.

"Starting today, your food expenses will be halved!"

"Ahhh~~~~ Don't!!"

"Be careful, someone is coming."

While controlling the paper cranes to fly out for investigation, Roman created a new 'White Knight' to sail, while writing and drawing on the paper in his hand to distract himself.

"Really, someone is coming!"

"He is running on the clouds~~"

"Stop, what are you doing?"

Facing the guy who was holding a curved tower shield, wearing a totem wood carving on his face, muscular and well-proportioned, with a fur ring around his waist, he was speeding towards him at high speed. ——If it wasn't for the bazooka in his other hand, he would really be dressed as a typical jungle warrior.

"Destroy you!"

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The visitor jumps onto the deck of the Golden Merry without saying a word and starts fighting. Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji immediately meet him, but the result is far beyond everyone's expectations!

It was the three fighters of the Straw Hat Regiment who were at a disadvantage? !

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Hmm, this 'War Ghost' Weber is still a bit capable, at least a 60 million level expert! Coupled with his abnormal blood volume and unique weapons, even if he fights against the current Luffy, he can draw a tie...

"It's over!"

At this moment, there was a loud shout in the sky! A knight riding a bird swooped down and shot the jungle warrior holding a bazooka away. And the jungle warrior obviously knew each other, jumped off the Golden Mellie without hesitation, turned around and galloped away above the sea of ​​clouds.

It has the feeling of "aggression like fire, turning into like wind".

"saved!"

Nami wiped the cold sweat off her forehead first, and then turned to look in the direction of the rudder.

"Roman, what are you doing? Why don't you help?"

"That's not the enemy...cough cough," Roman almost slipped his words and raised the notebook in his hand to change the subject.

"I'm working on our 'Sky Island Workout Intensive Schedule'."

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In an instant, the entire straw hat group felt sore and limp in their hands and feet.

"I can't do it anymore, I have a disease that will kill me if I exercise..."

"Why do you still need to exercise when you are on the empty island~~"

"I can't breathe—"

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"Ahem, everyone in the blue ocean."

Wearing a knight's armor, wearing a red cloak, and holding a knight's spear, the knight who just drove away the jungle warrior has an old face under the helmet. He had to cough to remind the group of straw hats who had no sense of crisis in front of them.

"My name is Sky Knight-Gam Fall."

"You feel weak now because of 'high altitude hypoxia'. This is the 'White Sea' at an altitude of 7,000 meters. When the blue sea people arrive here, they will be exhausted and unable to move—"

puff puff puff,

Luffy, who did dozens of push-ups with two index fingers, got up, "Very good, I finally got used to it."

"Indeed, it's much better than before." Sauron, who also squatted down and pulled out an afterimage, moved his neck.

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Are you still human?

"Ahem, anyway, I am a freelance mercenary."

The old knight had to forcibly bring the topic back.

"If you are not good at 'air combat', you will be at a disadvantage in this sea area, and you will be killed by those 'guerrilla soldiers' just now."

"Five million Ike's a sentinel, I will come to rescue you."

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"It can't be less, we have to live."

"So...forget it, Roman."

Nami turned her head to look at Roman who was still thinking about writing and drawing.

"Huh? Oh—"

"Ike is the currency unit of Sky Island, and the conversion to the Bailey we use is 10,000:1. That is to say, the cost of dispatching this sky knight is 500 Bailey once."

"It's so convenient...cough cough, expensive?"

It can make Nami feel 'cheap', which shows that this old knight is really honest. ——At least a master with a bounty of 50 million yuan, and only 500 Baileys for one shot. If the people below know, I am afraid that the soul will burst into laughter.

Is it really begging for food with a golden rice bowl? Just grab it...someone will send money to your door when you sit, okay...

"Wait, didn't you all come all the way from the top of the west sky?"

The old knight named Gan Fore finally noticed the 'abnormality' of the ship.

"You should have passed through at least one or two islands and have a certain understanding of the humanities here. Unless—"

"We came up on the 'Sky Current'."

Facing Luffy's answer, the old knight had a look of 'admiration': "It was actually brought up by that ancient method. I never thought that there are still such reckless...brave people."

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"I knew there must be a normal route." Nami was already in tears, feeling that since she boarded this ship, everything along the way would become more difficult!

Ding,

A whistle was put on the deck by the old knight, and he turned and jumped on the big bird next to him.

"The so-called 'one whistle' is to blow this whistle once, and I will come down from the sky to help you, so it should be a greeting gift for all warriors."

After talking about the old knight riding his big bird... no, it should be a spotted pegasus that ate the 'horse fruit' soaring into the sky, and the Golden Merry was on board.

"Very good, the environment of 'high altitude hypoxia', and the unique 'heart network'... it's time to strengthen it..."

"Please, Roman."

Nami spread her hands, "It's rare that we have achieved the feat of leaping over the sky island, so don't always think about improving your strength or something. Be happy and relax, wouldn't you?"

"Well, I'm probably used to it."

Roman shrugged, "There's no way, if I don't improve my strength quickly, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up—" The speed at which powerful enemies appear!

He does not mean that.

The face of Usopp next to him froze, in terms of strength...

"By the way, we don't know where to drive yet!"

Faced with this cold field problem, Luffy immediately used his 'intelligence'.

"Use this whistle to make the old man come back and ask him—"

Click, ruthless iron hand!

Nami and Usopp, who grabbed Luffy tightly one after the other, were furious, and pulled Luffy who was trying to blow the whistle into the shape of Usopp!

"This is a life-saving tool in an emergency!"

"Yeah, what if that masked savage attacks again..."

Just when there was a commotion on the deck, the Golden Merry started to move slowly.

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"Roman, this is?"

"Oh, I've found the entrance to the upper floor."

"Roman is still reliable." Nami rubbed her forehead and snatched the whistle from Luffy's hand. "This thing must not stay with you, or it will be used up immediately."

The paper cranes flying far away in the sky had already seen the sea of ​​clouds in full view, allowing Roman to find his target.

As the Golden Merry moved forward above the sea of ​​clouds, after passing a 'cloud mountain', a huge arch appeared in front of everyone.

"It says the Gates of Heaven."

"Are we already dead?"

"Hahaha, the kingdom of heaven is so fun—"

"Don't say such bad words~~~"

"There are people over there!"

Click, click, click~~

In a series of flashing lights, the old woman holding a camera under the giant door looked at the Golden Merry.

"Are you here for sightseeing or for war?"

"100 million Ike tolls per person, if you don't pay it, you won't..."

brush,

Roman waved a stack of Baileys and flew in front of the old lady holding the camera.

"Eighty thousand berry, that is, eight hundred million Igrams. No problem?"

"No········"

"Then please let 'Express Shrimp' take us up."

"·····it is good,"

Following the sudden appearance of a huge shrimp under the sea of ​​clouds, the Golden Merry was held on its head, and the two pincers fixed the ship, and then galloped along the giant cloud path that circled up behind the door! The old woman at the door clicked her tongue in displeasure.

Damn it, I actually met a guy who knows Sky Island so well!

"Roman, just now..."

"As I said, although Sky Island is a 'legend' in the first half of the great route, it is real and has records for many forces. ——If we didn't pay the fee just now, it would be regarded as a violation Sky Island's 'law', what awaits us after going up is huge fines and battles."

"Oh oh oh," everyone nodded in unison.

Learning is useless, learning is useless.

Well, although with Luffy's temper and Sky Island's "rules". It is only a matter of time before the conflict with the other party, but——

"After going up, exercise for an hour to adapt to the environment!"

"Ah~~~"

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PS: Ask for tickets every day~~