Chapter 190 - 29

Chapter 29 Soaring Ocean Currents, Rising Straight to the CloudsJaya Island, early morning!Luffy woke up from his sleep."Ah! I slept so well!" Luffy stretched and walked out of the room."Luffy, you're finally awake! I thought you'd sleep until noon! Then we wouldn't have to go to Sky Island!" Nami said, hands on her hips."Hurry up, Luffy, we're about to set sail!" Zoro said.Luffy came before the Merry. "Wow, has the Merrybecome like this? So cool!"Looking closely, the Merry, originally a sheep-headed ship, had been transformed into a giant rooster."This is the flying equipment for the going merry!" Usopp pointed to the "chicken wings" and said proudly."Actually, I think it should have been a pigeon. Pigeons can fly much better than chickens, right?" Zoro complained."Why are you saying that, you idiot?" Nami roared."Alright, it's time to set off, everyone! Is everyone ready?" Luffy shouted excitedly."We've been waiting for you!" Sanji said calmly."Then thank you, old man! And you too, Shoujou, Masira... Thank you so much!" Luffy said sincerely."Alright, set off! Shoujou and Masira will follow you!" Cricket said softly, trying to hide his reluctance."Alright, get on the ship quickly, let's talk after we're on board!" Masira said."Mhm, follow us closely! We'll lead the way for you." Shoujou said.The Straw Hat boarded the ship.Cricket shouted, "Masira Alliance, don't let your guard down! Even if the sky falls, we must escort these people to the end!""Oh, oh, oh, oh!!!" The crew responded."Everyone, let's go!"The ship weighed anchor, then slowly turned and gradually departed.Cricket looked at Luffy, who was standing at the stern."Little brother, this is where we say goodbye.But there's one thing you must understand. The golden bell and Sky Island, in the past, no one proved they existed, but likewise, no one could prove they never existed!Perhaps some people will laugh and say this is a twisted theory I made up.What's wrong with that? This is a man's romance.""Romance!" Luffy looked at the resolute Cricketand couldn't help but shout, "Why are you so certain that the golden bell is at the bottom of the sea, and not in the sky?"Cricket was startled. "Why do you think that?""Because Golden Island and Sky Island are both legends, aren't they?" Luffy said, pressing down on his straw hat and smiling softly."I see! Then please... go and verify it for me.If it's in the sky, please ring it and let me know!" Cricket shouted hoarsely."Mhm! We definitely will!" Luffy clenched his fists and raised them upwards....On the other side, the Blackbeard Pirates' ship was sailing.Of course, it was more of a raft than a ship."Ah! It's already dawn! How is it? Did you see anything?" Teach asked."No, I didn't even see a silhouette on the other side!" Burgess said, holding a telescope."Zehahahahaha, you didn't find them, but I did!" Teach laughed. "However, they also found me!""Hm? So they're going to Sky Island, right?" Burgess asked, puzzled."Zehahahahaha, actually, I'm not sure. But a person with that kind of spirit, if he says he's going there, he'll definitely go!" Teach said. "We must intercept him halfway. If he goes to Sky Island, everything will become troublesome!""So there really is a Sky Island in this world!" Van Auger asked."Zehahahahaha, of course there is!" Teach laughed. "But we also need to find a way to get that kid's head. After all, that's a head worth 300 million berries! If we can get it, the position of a Seven Warlords of the Sea will be mine.""Blackbeard Pirates, advance!"Doc Q and Burgess rowed, and the raft's speed immediately increased by more than tenfold....On the going merry,A red light flashed in Luffy's eyes and then disappeared.He then began to tease the South Bird."Look!" Luffy moved the South Bird's beak from south to east, and when he let go, the beak immediately returned to the south. "How amazing, it's just like a compass!""Jiu~jiu~jiu~jiu!" The South Bird chirped repeatedly."Chopper, what is he saying?" Usopp asked, looking puzzled."I just won't fly south, and then you'll all explode!" Chopper explained.Immediately after, the South Bird's beak turned north, but it was drenched in sweat. After less than half a minute, it turned back to the south."This guy feels uneasy if he doesn't face south!" At that moment, Luffy burst into laughter, rolling on the ground....At the same time, the Knock-Up Stream appeared!"Damn it, this Knock-Up Stream appeared earlier than expected! This is bad. Does Shoujou have a solution?" Masira said anxiously."Deep-sea divers, deploy! Immediately check the location of the underwater current!" Shoujou gave the order.One by one, the little Shoujou jumped from the ship and fell into the sea.Then, Shoujou took out a microphone and shouted loudly, and a sound wave spread in all directions.Meanwhile, Luffy was lying on the Merry's sheep head (chicken head), a red light flashing in his eyes, then disappearing. 'Found it! But... never mind!'"Reflected sound wave confirmed, a large current has appeared at the 12 o'clock position!""A giant creature detected at the 9 o'clock position! Estimated to be Sea Kings!""Waves opposite to the current at the 10 o'clock direction, very likely a giant whirlpool."One by one, the little Shoujou emerged from the sea, reporting the situation."That's it! Turn the rudder to the 10 o'clock position! That's the precursor to the eruption of the rising current! Make sure that whirlpool moves forward and doesn't retreat!" Masira said excitedly.The sea surface began to undulate continuously, and the ship also swayed up and down."The sea level is rising, everyone be careful!""This is an earthquake before the eruption, everyone be careful!"The ship drifted precariously on the sea... "Brother, it seems this eruption is definitely happening." Masira said excitedly."The scale of the eruption is also very large, all the elements are in place." Shoujou said excitedly."Let the whirlpool carry you! Go with the whirlpool, as long as you don't turn the rudder back, you'll reach the center!" Masira shouted a reminder.At the same time, a giant whirlpool formed in the middle of the sea... On Jaya Island,Cricket was smoking a cigarette, looking into the distance."This is the first time in my life I've met idiots like you! Fools who disregard their lives to pursue a dream..."..."The ship is about to be swallowed!" Usopp cried out."I never heard about falling into such a huge whirlpool!" Nami screamed."This is the first time I've seen such a large whirlpool!" Robin said in surprise."I'm not going to Sky Island anymore, I want to go back, I want to go back!" Usopp said in fear."Give up, Usopp, it's too late." Zoro said calmly."Charge, Merry!!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly...."Alright, brothers, from now on, you're on your own!" Shoujou shouted loudly."Mhm, thank you all!" Luffy smiled, showing his teeth."Luffy, why don't we just not go? With such a huge whirlpool, we'll sink to the bottom of the sea! Sky Island is just an island of fantasy within a fantasy!" Usopp shouted."Hehe, Usopp! I don't know if Sky Island is an island of fantasy, but if we don't go, we'll definitely regret it for the rest of our lives!" Luffy looked at Usopp.At the same time, the ship was spinning in the whirlpool, heading towards its center.The ship fell into the whirlpool, but at the same time, the whirlpool also disappeared."What's going on? The whirlpool... disappeared!" Zoro said in surprise.At the same time, streams of bubbles furiously emerged from the bottom of the ship."No, the whirlpool didn't disappear. The seabed is about to erupt!" Nami exclaimed, realizing."Stop!" Just then, a raft intruded!"Ah! They still came!" Luffy said calmly."Finally caught up to you, Straw Hat Luffy!" Teachlaughed wildly."Who is he?" Nami asked."He's the one who destroyed Mock Town!" Zorosaid, placing his hand on his sword hilt, his expression solemn."What?!" Everyone's pupils suddenly constricted!"Brat, I've come for your head, worth 300 million berries!" (Teach)"300 million?" Luffy was a bit confused. Wasn't it 100 million?"You still don't know, do you!" Then Teach took out two wanted posters. "Your head is now worth 300 million berries, the announcement is out!""300 million berries?" Luffy was a bit surprised, but that was all. In extreme situations, he now possessed the combat power of a weak Yonko Commander, on par with Jack of the Three Calamities, or Sweet Commander Cracker. In terms of bounty alone, it should be at least 700 million to 1 billion, so it was still too low!"It's true, it's a new bounty!" Usopp said in amazement, holding a telescope. "Zoro, you're a wanted criminal now too!""What? Wait a minute! What about me? I should have one too!" Sanji said, looking anxious."No!""Look closely!""No!""I understand, it must be because of the Alabastaincident that it instantly shot up to 300 million!" Nami's shock was evident."Only 60 million Berries! Isn't that enough?" Zorosaid with a proud look."Alright, everyone, the rising current is about to start! Hold on tight!" Luffy shouted.Just then, the seabed erupted, and a towering current burst forth!It stretched directly from the seabed to the sky, truly a natural miracle!"What? What is this?" Teach was deeply shaken!The next second, the Blackbeard Pirates' raft shattered, and everyone fell into the sea. The Blackbeard Pirates were wiped out for the first time!The towering current formed a path leading to the sky! And the going merry, using the wind blowing from below, surged forward along the towering current!"Nami! Alright!" Luffy looked helplessly at Nami, who was tightly hugging him. Her orange hair fluttered in the wind, and her nimble face, full of panic and fear, was especially captivating. Her stunning figure was pressed tightly against Luffy's chest!"Miss Nami!" Sanji looked at this scene. "It's broken!"Nami, held by Luffy, felt as if she was in a gentle wonderland, all her worries and fears disappearing! Nami couldn't help but exclaim, "If only time would stop!""Nami, if you don't get up soon... we're going to fall!" Luffy was even a little panicked at this moment."Oh!" Nami broke free from Luffy's embrace, her cheeks flushed, a little shy, and a little reluctant."Nami, are you okay?" Luffy felt uncertain at this moment. What if he was a Yonko Commander? In the face of nature, even a Yonko Commanderwould fall!The reason he said this was also because the ship was about to float!"Don't worry, this is the sea, not a water pillar, but a towering current! And the wind blowing up from below is an updraft generated by the massive eruption of geothermal heat and steam from the seabed!Since the objects are wind and sea, there must be a way! I am the navigator on this ship!" Nami said confidently. "Now, everyone, listen to my orders!""Yes, Miss Nami!""Mhm!""Then let's go!"..."Now the starboard side is catching the wind, turn the rudder to port immediately!""Try to make the ship conform to the current as much as possible!""Aye!""Oh no, the ship is leaving the sea surface!" Chopper said in a panic!"Don't worry, it will definitely be fine!" Nami said with a resolute expression.Gradually, the ship began to leave the sea surface.But it wasn't falling downwards, but rather shooting straight up into the clouds!"It's flying, it's flying!""Our ship is flying into the sky!""Really?"...Jaya Island"Go, rush to the end of your dreams!""Go!"