Above the vast, white sky-ocean,
"Delicious! So delicious!" Luffy was eating fish fillets made from sky fish!
"Hey, Luffy! This fish is still being researched! It's not certain if it's edible yet!" Nami looked on worriedly.
"No problem!" Luffy speared a piece of fish fillet with his fork and put it into Nami's mouth!
"It's really, really good. How should I describe it? This taste is a first!" Nami said, her face full of rapture.
"Really? Is it to your liking, Miss Nami!" Sanji had a lovesick expression, clearly very concerned about the lady's evaluation!
At the same time, Chopper was looking around with a telescope!
"A ship, there's a mistake, everyone look!" Chopper saw a ship, but in the next second, it was blasted away by a strange person! Chopper's fur instantly bristled!
"Hey, Zoro! You saw that, right?" Luffy asked while eating fish.
"Yeah, I saw it! We're probably the next target!" Zoro drew his sword and said calmly, "But, I've pretty much adapted now!"
"Oh! Then... I'll leave it to you, Zoro!" Luffy said indifferently, fully focused on his grand meal.
"A four-horned ox is charging from the clouds!" Chopper yelled.
"What are you talking about?" Sanji looked utterly bewildered!
At this moment, a strange person on the clouds, stepping on something like roller skates, was rapidly charging towards the ship.
"Here he comes!" Zoro smiled, then charged straight forward.
Shield and sword clashed, sparks flew!
The strange man kicked out, Zoro reversed his grip on yubashiri, and the back of the sword collided with the foot.
"Boom!"
The air exploded, and both were sent flying backward simultaneously!
Zoro was bounced back to the going merry, "He's got something!"
At this moment, the person who had retreated above the sea of clouds lifted a bazooka!
The next second,
"Bang!"
A flash of fire shot from the muzzle, heading towards the going merry!
"Heh, interesting!" A faint black Armament Haki covered the blade (referring to the edge of the sword).
"Three Sword Style Secret Technique - Three Thousand Worlds!"
Zoro cut straight through, and an explosion rang out!
Not enough, Zoro shot towards the strange man!
"What?!" The strange man paled in alarm, hastily raising his shield!
"Screech!"
With a swish, the shield was directly cut open! At the same time, three sword marks, Through his entire chest, were branded! Blood gushed out!
Zoro calmly sheathed his sword.
"So, what exactly are you...!"
Zoro was about to ask when, in the next second, the strange man, holding a bazooka, instantly fired!
Zoro tilted his head slightly, and the shell grazed past his ear.
"Boom!" The sound of an explosion rang out!
"So, you want to die, right?" Zoro's voice changed.
wado ichimonji was drawn swiftly, Armament Haki following closely! "One Sword Style - Lion's Song!"
In that instant, the strange man seemed to see the Grim Reaper beckoning to him!
And it was precisely at this critical moment that, from the sky above, a knight in armor, holding a spear, charged straight down!
"Crack ~ Crack!"
The knight was instantly sent flying, the spear slipped from his hand, and a deep sword mark was cut into his armor.
Zoro was startled, looking around, where was the strange man?
Then, he calmly looked at the armored old man, "So? Who is it this time?"
The old man slowly stood up, "I am Sky Knight!"
"Just you?" Zoro scoffed, "Tch!"
"Uh?"
...On the going merry,
"Are you people from the Blue Sea?" the Knight asked.
"Blue Sea people? What's that?" Nami asked, puzzled.
"Blue Sea people is what we call those who live below the clouds!" the Knight replied.
"This is the White Sea, 7,000 meters above the Blue Sea. The layer above, the White-White Sea, is as high as 10,000 meters!"
"Then how do we get to the White-White Sea?" Nami asked.
"You just need to pass through the Gate of Heaven!" The Knight pointed to a place!
"Alright, business is business! To be frank, I am a Sky Island mercenary! I can help you solve some problems! As long as you blow this whistle, for 5 million Iku, I will come and rescue you!" the Knight said!
"Are you sure?" Zoro raised an eyebrow.
"Uh? There are also some risks in Sky Island that cannot be solved by force, you know?" The Knight chuckled.
"But it's quite cheap!" Luffy was still eating, his stomach seeming like a bottomless pit!
"Cheap? What are you talking about?" Nami was furious, "You really don't know the cost of living until you manage a household!"
"Alright, I'm leaving!" The Knight said, casually tossing a whistle, "You just need to blow this whistle, and I will fly down to save you anytime! Normally, it costs 5 million for me to make a trip, but since this is our first meeting, I'll give you a free blow of the whistle!"
"Wait, may I ask your esteemed name?" Nami asked.
"Sky Knight — Gan Fall! And this is my partner, Pierre," Gan Fall introduced himself and a bird next to him!
"Although it's a bird, it's a Devil Fruit user who ate the Horse-Horse Fruit! So it can transform into a winged horse... a Pegasus!" Gan Fall said proudly.
"Hey, hey, hey, are you sure this is a Pegasus?" Zoro was already too exhausted to complain.
Just show the picture.
"How strange, does it really need to look like that?"
..."Alright, we're going to Sky Island now! Zoro, can you see the Gate of Heaven?" Luffy rubbed his belly, saying contentedly.
"Mm!"
"Then let Zoro lead the way!" Luffy said excitedly.
"Idiot! If you let Zoro lead the way, where will we end up?" Sanji yelled.
"So?" Luffy had a bad premonition.
"Since none of us can see it, only you, Luffy, can lead the way!" Robin teased.
"Alright!"
...The ship sailed on the White Sea and soon saw a structure!
An arch bridge with "Gate of Heaven" written on it!
"Gate of Heaven! That sounds so ominous, like we're already dead!" Usopp shouted.
"Maybe we really are dead!" Luffy rested his head on Usopp's shoulder, making a ghostly face.
"Ah!!"
"Hahahaha!"
Just then, a short old woman was taking pictures of them with a camera!
"I am the surveillance officer of the Gate of Angels, Amazon," the old woman said slowly.
"Are you here for sightseeing, or for war?"
"Never mind, either way, it doesn't matter! If you want to go to the upper level, you need to pay an entry fee, 1 billion Iku per person!"
"1 billion, how much is that?" Nami said to Luffy, he seemed to know these things very well, he even said 5 million was cheap earlier!
"Oh, that! My bounty is as high as 3 trillion Iku!" Luffy said proudly.
"3 trillion!" Everyone was stunned!
"That means each person needs to pay 100,000 Berries, so for seven people, that's 700,000 Berries!" Nami said, "That's still a lot!"
"Excuse me, regarding this money issue, if, I mean if, hypothetically we don't have money!" Nami asked eagerly.
"You can still enter!" the old woman said, "Of course, you can also choose not to enter!"
"So, Luffy, should we pay or not?" Nami asked, she clearly felt something was off!
Luffy paused, then said: "No..."
"Ding, choice mission issued: Land on the island.
1. Choose to pay and enter for sightseeing.
Reward: 100 million Berries.
2. Choose not to pay (bear the consequences yourself).
Reward: All crew members' Observation Haki talent increases by 10%.
Regarding Sky Island, Luffy's memory wasn't very deep, only remembering Eneru of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and the angel girl Conis! He wasn't very clear about the plot's direction.
He vaguely remembered that not paying would likely be considered illegal trespassing!
'But, consequences? It's just one Eneru, I'll just punch him away!' Luffy smiled faintly.
"No, no need to pay! Old woman, we don't have money, let us in!"
"OK, all 7 of you want to enter, right?" Amazon confirmed.
...Subsequently, the Super Express Shrimp carried the going merry straight up the cloud path into the sky!
The breeze ruffled everyone's faces,
Everyone watched the vast white scenery move quickly,
Luffy stood at the bow, the whistling wind blowing past, he held down his straw hat, calmly looking straight up.
At the same time,
"Gate of Heaven surveillance officer, Amazon!
Reporting to the Almighty God and all divine officers!
Seven illegal entrants have invaded the Land of God!
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