Leaving Perona here was just a joke; Black naturally wouldn't do such a thing.
He wandered around the island, trying to find similar locations.
Birka's area was considerably smaller than the Sky Island that appeared in the original work, so walking a full circle around it was not difficult.
Originally, these Birkans had come forward, attempting to drive Black and his group away.
After Black shot and killed a few of them, and Mandy intimidated them with a sword qi, no Birkan dared to approach again.
Black snorted coldly:
"A bunch of guys who bully the weak and fear the strong."
Eneru didn't provoke anyone, but because he didn't have wings, he was bullied from childhood.
Now seeing that Black truly dared to kill, they immediately cowered.
However, it's understandable for people to bully the weak and fear the strong.
Black didn't take these matters to heart.
"Um... are you people from the Blue Sea?"
Just as Black had roughly toured the island once, a weak voice came from the shadows of a street corner.
Black turned to look and couldn't help but chuckle.
I haven't even gone to look for you, and you've actually come out to find me first.
The person who came was Eneru.
Eneru, who was only one year younger than Black, stood before Black like a child.
His height of over two and a half meters wasn't actually short.
However, due to malnutrition, the current Eneru was as thin as a stick.
His attire was not much different from that in the original work, except that there was no magatama-drawn ring behind his head.
Black asked with interest:
"What do you want?"
Eneru gritted his teeth:
"My name is Eneru, and I grew up here."
"You all are looking for something, aren't you?"
"I can be your guide, I just hope you can take me with you when you leave."
"Hmm?"
Black was somewhat surprised by this.
Wasn't this guy's dream to return to the Endless Earth? Why would he want to go to the Blue Sea now?
Seeing Black's expression, Eneru had no choice but to explain his thoughts clearly.
It turned out that going to the Endless Earth was indeed his dream.
But that was a thought one should have only after satisfying basic survival needs.
The current Eneru was not the God of Sky Island, but a young man in Birka who was constantly bullied and found it difficult to even survive.
No matter how strong his yearning for the Endless Earth was, he had to survive first before considering the future.
After hearing the other party's explanation, Black shook his head:
"I can't take you away."
Eneru's expression was very disappointed, but Black continued:
"If you can help me find what I'm looking for, after I leave, I can have someone come and pick you up to go to the Blue Sea."
Hearing these words, Eneru was quite conflicted.
On one hand, he didn't want to give up such a good opportunity.
On the other hand, he worried that Black would completely disappear after leaving.
A moment later, Eneru nodded heavily:
"Okay! I'm very familiar with this island, just tell me what you're looking for!"
He had already figured it out.
Even if he was deceived, it would only be a matter of some time cost, so it was completely worth trying.
Seeing this, Black then gave a general description of the approximate location of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit as he had deduced it.
After listening, Eneru lowered his head and pondered for a while:
"I might know of such an area, I just don't know if what you're looking for will be there."
"Oh? Tell me first?"
Black was very satisfied.
As expected of a child who had been ostracized since childhood, he was truly familiar with every nook and cranny of the island.
Eneru explained:
"Near the north shore, there's a reef area."
"That's the most barren area of the entire Birka; no one usually goes there."
"When the tide is out, it's covered in reefs, making it easy to cut your feet."
"When the tide is in, there are underwater currents, and you can easily be swept away if you're not careful."
"Reefs?"
Robin, who was beside them, asked in surprise:
"Aren't Sky Islands all made of island clouds and sea clouds?"
"It's one thing to have tides, but why would there be reefs?"
Robin voiced Black's doubts.
In his impression, apart from islands like Shandora that were forcibly carried up by the Knock Up Stream, Sky Islands rarely had solid land.
For Sky Islands, land was an indispensable resource.
If a reef area existed, even if the environment was harsh, the Birkans would find ways to transform it.
It was impossible for it to remain desolate for hundreds of years.
Eneru explained:
"Rather than reefs, they are more like the shells of shellfish."
"Those shellfish were carried to the north shore by the rising tide, and over time, they gradually merged with the island clouds, looking no different from reefs."
"So that's how it is."
Robin satisfied her curiosity, and Black gestured to Eneru:
"In that case, take us to see it."
"Okay, please follow me."
The young Eneru was quite polite.
Everyone arrived at Birka's north shore, which was indeed as desolate as Eneru had described.
At the same time, it met Black's expectations—it had a certain level of danger, but not enough to be life-threatening.
"Alright everyone!"
Black clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention:
"What we're looking for is a Devil Fruit."
"It's yellow and pineapple-shaped, like a ball of lightning."
"Now, let's get to it!"
"Awooo!"
As soon as Black finished speaking, Perona let out a cheer and rushed straight into the reef area.
Stella reached out, and seeing that she had already run far, she smiled helplessly and called out behind Perona:
"Be careful, the reefs here are very sharp!"
Black saw Perona's lively appearance and knew that the girl had been cooped up on the ship for too long recently, so he didn't stop her.
Robin, however, looked at Black in surprise.
In Black's mansion, she had seen the Devil Fruit encyclopedia:
"This appearance..."
Robin didn't voice her speculation and followed everyone into the reef area.
The shellfish shells here were intricate, and no one knew how many gaps there were that could hide things.
But Black intended to cultivate strong individuals with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, so he didn't plan to call the Slaves on the ship.
Everyone searched here for an entire morning, still finding nothing.
Perona was already lying on the ground, exhausted, with her tongue hanging out.
Rami's forehead was already beaded with fine sweat.
Stella gently wiped her sweat with a handkerchief, saying softly:
"Rest for a bit, your body is just starting to get better, don't overdo it."
Just then, Eneru walked over, holding a Devil Fruit in his hand:
"Is this what you're looking for?"
Black focused his gaze, and it was indeed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Good heavens, does this thing really have a self-awareness?
Taking the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Black held it in his hand and examined it for a moment before saying:
"That's it."
Putting it into his pocket, Black called out loudly to the women who were still searching:
"It's been found, everyone come back."
Immediately, he turned to Eneru and said:
"I will contact my people to pick you up; listen to his arrangements then."
"Once you complete the task I assign you, I can provide you with the funds to build a flying ship."
Black casually painted a picture for Eneru, feeling more and more like a leader.