For about a week after that, they didn't encounter any large islands, only some deserted ones!
At this time, Luffy was fighting the Zoro and Sanji duo. They weren't as in sync as they would be two years later!
At first, the two would argue while cooperating, even almost coming to blows. Then Luffy would beat them both until their heads were covered in bumps.
And now, "Curly Eyebrow!" Zoro held two swords, the wado ichimonji in his mouth, as his two swords spun in the air, their blades carrying a sharp momentum, blades that seemed capable of tearing through everything!
"Got it!" Sanji charged at Luffy.
"Cheek Meat!"
Luffy dodged easily by turning his body and head.
"Hey, don't hit me in the face!" Luffy said!
"Fried Meat!"
"Ribs!"
"Claypot Steak!"
...A series of large dishes were served. If it were in a literal sense, Luffy would have devoured them all already.
But all these "dishes" were dodged.
This is the power of Observation Haki!
"Curly Eyebrow, get out of the way!"
The next second, Zoro charged at Luffy like an arrow released from a bow.
"Three Sword Style - Secret Technique - Three Thousand Worlds!"
"Good teamwork! Iron Fist!" Luffy's right hand was instantly covered in black Armament Haki, then he threw a punch.
Zoro flew backward, spitting blood!
Sanji instantly attacked from the side,
"Ribs!"
Luffy's right foot was also covered in Armament Haki, and then he kicked!
"Crack!" A sound like bones shattering was heard! Sanji flew backward.
"Chopper, I'll leave them to you!" Luffy said to Chopper with a smile!
"Mm, just leave it to me!" Chopper could no longer argue.
It had been like this for the past week. At first, he would try to mediate, but later he couldn't stop them at all.
It was Zoro who first suggested sparring with Luffy, but as everyone knows, the Zoro and Sanji duo's relationship is absolutely rock solid! When Sanji heard, he also wanted to join. It was like, if you're going to herd one sheep, you might as well herd two.
However, both of them had indeed made significant progress. Not to mention their teamwork, Zoro had already comprehended Observation Haki a few days ago (related to Zoro's comprehension of the Breath of All Things) and was vaguely touching the threshold of Armament Haki. His swordsmanship had also reached a bottleneck, only a flying slash away from becoming a true Sword Master.
Sanji, on the other hand, was a bit behind. His kicking techniques and experience had greatly increased, and both Observation Haki and Armament Haki were vaguely touching their thresholds.
As for the others, there hadn't been much progress.
No other reason, just naturally lazy.
..."Wait, what is that?" Nami shouted, looking up at the sky.
"Huh? What a huge ship!" Usopp panicked, running around frantically.
"Usopp, take the helm! Zoro, Sanji, Luffy, stop the ship debris from hitting the going merry, hurry!" Nami calmly commanded.
Looking at the ship debris falling from the sky, Zoro held his swords with an excited expression, "Three Sword Style - Gray Rope Great Dragon Twister!"
Sanji lit his cigarette and raised his leg! "Dragon's Head Kick!"
Luffy stretched out his arm, covered in Armament Haki: "Armament - Gum-Gum Gatling!"
In an instant, the ship debris above the going merry was cleared away.
The massive ship eventually sank into the sea!
..."Why did a ship fall from the sky?" Sanji wondered, "It's too strange!"
"But there's nothing in the sky!" Zoro looked up at the sky.
"Seriously, what kind of crazy place is the Grand Line anyway?" Usopp hugged Chopper with a terrified expression.
"I think there might be an island in the sky!" Luffy said with a smile!
"How is that possible?" Everyone retorted!
"Then, what should we do, the log pose is broken!" Nami exclaimed, "It's pointing straight up and not moving!"
"No, I think it's attracted by an island with a stronger magnetic field. So the record has changed!" Robin said calmly, "Since the log pose points upwards, it means this log pose: has been taken over by 'Sky Island's' record!"
"Frankly, I'm not very clear about Sky Island either." (Robin)
"I knew it, the log pose must be broken. How could Sky Island possibly exist?" Nami said, disbelievingly!
"No, navigator, what you should be thinking about now is not 'where is the log pose broken?', but rather 'how to find a way to the sky?' No matter how bizarre the situation this ship gets caught in, or how great the crisis, you must never doubt the log pose in your hand! This is an iron rule of navigation!" Robin admonished!
..."Look what I found?" Luffy jumped over from the ship debris floating on the sea, attracting everyone's attention.
"Look! A map of Sky Island!" (Luffy)
"It seems Sky Island really does exist!" (Everyone)
"But how do we find a way to get to Sky Island?" Nami said worriedly.
"Oh, that! We can go ask the people over there." Luffy smiled.
Everyone looked, and a very large monkey ship was sailing towards the shore.
"Salvage it, salvage it! ..."
"This is a salvage ship!" Robin was a little surprised.
"Is the sunken ship here?" Shoujou, the leader of the Shoujou Pirates, said!
"Prepare for salvage operations. All sunken ships belong to the Shoujou Pirates." Shoujou gave the order!
..."Excuse me, do you know how to get to Sky Island?" Luffy easily jumped onto the monkey ship and said calmly to the crew members.
"Who are you, kid? Sky Island, isn't that just a legend? Who still believes in that stuff? Are you an idiot?" Everyone mocked!
"Oh, so you don't know about Sky Island? Then do you know if there are any other islands? We'll go ask!" Luffy asked casually.
"Hee hee hee! Who do you think I am? Why should I tell you?" Shoujou said!
"Oh? Shoujou?" Luffy asked, puzzled.
"Hm? Do I look that much like an ape?" Shoujou was clearly very happy.
"However, if you think you can make me hand over the log pose that recorded Jaya Island just like that, that's clearly impossible. We'll use the pirate way: defeat me, and it's yours!" With that, he took out a log pose, tossed it gently upwards, and caught it again!
"Oh! So that means," Luffy pressed down on his straw hat with his hand, "defeating you is all it takes, right!"
"Exactly!" Shoujou's strong figure leaped high into the air.
At this moment, Armament Haki had already spread to Luffy's arm!
..."Mercy, mercy, young hero, have mercy!"
Luffy took the log pose, while Shoujou's head was covered in large bumps, and his body was bruised all over.
"Done!"
This scene utterly stunned his companions.
After a week of training, everyone knew Luffy was a genuine monster. They didn't expect anyone to still dare to fight him!
Truly, a newborn calf fears no tiger!
..."Uh, we're about to start salvage operations!" Shoujou said with a fawning smile!
"Let's go, everyone! The objective has been achieved!"
"Set sail, destination Jaya Island!"
...The group sailed on the sea. Zoro was lying in the crow's nest when he suddenly froze!
"What is that?"
Everyone looked and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
They saw several enormous, boundless figures appear on the sea, and one of them even threw a heaven-shaking long spear.
"Run, quickly, set sail!" Nami shrieked loudly.
"No need, that's just the Sky Islanders hunting. It's just the shadows of the Sky Islanders being stretched out! Everyone, don't be nervous!" Luffy said with a grin.
"Hm?"
Upon closer inspection, those figures indeed had no actual impact on them.
"Luffy, how did you know that?" Robin asked, surprised!
"I guessed!" Luffy replied with a smile...The Sky Island Arc officially begins, I hope everyone will support it!
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