With that, Whitebeard sighed, his face looking forlorn.
"But what reason can I give to stop my rebellious child!"
"Parents are supposed to bear this worry, aren't they?!"
Above the Sky Island.
Luffy and the others were jumping around joyfully.
Thousands of meters in the sky, the air was thin and gravity was lighter, so they could jump very high without much effort.
Luffy and Usopp were having a blast.
Nami watched them and shook her head helplessly.
"Do these two have any sense of danger at all?"
"We're in mortal danger at any moment."
Luffy and Usopp paid no attention to Nami's weak advice.
Usopp crouched down and then jumped up, soaring more than ten meters high.
Seeing this, Luffy covered his forehead with his hand and exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh, you're pretty good too, Usopp."
"Just wait, I'll be right there!"
With that, Luffy took a leap, instantly rising over a hundred meters. Seeing this, Nami was furious.
"Hey, Luffy, don't go too far! What if you fall?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Usopp was already falling.
However, just as Usopp was falling mid-air, a dark shadow suddenly emerged from the clouds.
A gigantic sky fish lunged towards Usopp.
Seeing its sky-obscuring size, the Straw Hat crew all frowned.
Usopp, unable to dodge while in mid-air, had tears in his eyes.
"Hey, someone save me! What is this thing?!"
Just as the giant sky fish was about to swallow Usopp,
Suddenly, Luffy's voice rang out from the sky.
"Gomu-Gomu no Pistol!"
With that, a long, thin arm stretched down and punched the sky fish squarely on its back.
The sky fish's eyes rolled back, and it fell downwards. However, Luffy then pulled the sky fish onto the ship.
Due to its massive size, the sky fish landed directly on Raynor and the others.
Raynor's eyes showed a hint of pain.
Blood seeped from the wound on his right arm.
He knew there was no way he could rest with such companions.
Seeing Raynor's wound bleeding again, Chopper ran back and forth.
"Hey, Luffy, what are you doing? Stop messing around! Raynor has a fatal injury!"
Hearing this, Luffy landed on the sky fish, scratched the back of his head, and said apologetically,
"Ah, sorry, sorry. I'll deal with it now."
With that, Luffy grabbed the sky fish by its tail and swung it around.
However, the sudden swing caused the ship's side to tilt precariously.
The crew immediately adjusted the sails to keep the ship balanced.
Raynor, helpless, swayed back and forth with the ship.
The crew continuously adjusted the helm to control the ship's direction and center of gravity.
Raynor looked resigned as they continued their rough treatment.
Seeing Raynor's condition, Chopper started crying in distress and then grew in size.
He then learned Nami's ruthless punch and knocked Luffy out on the deck.
"I already told you to stop messing around! You should at least consider the patient's feelings!"
Luffy, knocked down on the deck, struggled to raise a hand.
"I'm sorry..."
Soon, Chopper changed Raynor's bandages, finally stopping the constant bleeding.
In the meantime, Sanji had prepared a delicate meal from the giant sky fish.
Even though sky fish doesn't have much meat, this one was huge.
He made a very hearty meal.
Everyone took a piece and started eating. Chopper secretly tore off a piece and fed it to Raynor.
Raynor stroked Chopper's forehead and said,
"So thoughtful, Doctor Chopper."
Hearing this, Chopper froze in place, then took a step back as if startled.
"Hey, I won't be happy even if you say that, you idiot!"
Then, Chopper started fidgeting.
"Idiot, idiot, such an idiot!"
Seeing Chopper like this, the Straw Hat crew burst into laughter.
However, at this moment, a loud noise suddenly echoed from not far away.
The Straw Hat crew instantly became alert. Nami pointed to a plume of black smoke in the distance.
"Look over there!"
Hearing Nami, everyone looked in the direction she was pointing.
They saw a huge ship being blown to smithereens by a cannon fired by a masked man.
This was eerily similar to the falling ship they had seen earlier.
Nami plopped down on the ground.
"How could this happen? I knew Sky Island wouldn't be simple. Let's turn back immediately!"
Hearing this, Zoro placed his hand on his sword hilt.
"It's probably too late. He's already spotted us!"
Sanji threw away his toothpick, lit a cigarette, and said coldly,
"Miss Nami, don't worry. I'll protect you even if it costs me my life."
With that, Sanji raised his right foot, ready for battle.
Meanwhile, Luffy's eyes lit up with excitement.
He swallowed the last piece of fish and got into a fighting stance.
At this moment, the dark-skinned, masked figure sailed towards them.
Seeing this, the three main powerhouses immediately got ready.
Raynor, lying on the ground, tried to move but was forcefully held down by Chopper.
"You absolutely cannot move right now, absolutely not!"
Hearing this, Raynor frowned. While Luffy and the others were strong, they had only just landed on Sky Island and weren't fully adapted yet.
Facing a warrior of Shandor at this moment would definitely not be to their advantage.
As Raynor was thinking, the Shandor warrior, carrying a bazooka, instantly kicked Luffy away.
He then followed up with two more kicks, taking out Sanji and Zoro as well.
Seeing this, Chopper and Nami's eyes widened in horror.
They hadn't expected Luffy and the others to be so easily defeated.
Usopp turned pale with fear, sat down on the ground, and stared blankly.
"This is a dream, this is a dream. Yes, this must be a dream!"
With that, Usopp relaxed his body and slowly crawled to the railing.
Then, he spread his arms and leaped off.
This action even shocked the Shandorian.
He stood there, carrying his bazooka, silent for a long time.
Seeing this, Luffy tried to get up to save Usopp.
But as soon as he stood up, the dark-skinned, masked man instantly kicked him back to the ground.
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