Chapter 125: The Civilization of Dials and "Illegal Entry"
Angel Island, White Sea beach.
Stepping onto the "Island Cloud" beach, which was as soft as cotton candy, the Straw Hat finally understood what a "dream kingdom" meant.
"So these are the residents of Skypiea? They really have wings on their backs!"
Everyone curiously sized up Conis, the young girl who had come to greet them, and her father, Pagaya.
The father and daughter enthusiastically showed these visitors from the Blue Sea the unique power tool of Skypiea—the Waver—as well as various magical dials.
"This Waver, it doesn't need wind power, it can travel on the cloud sea just by using a dial as fuel?"
As soon as Luffy saw the Waver, which looked exactly like a jet ski, his drool was almost dripping onto the beach.
"Luffy! That's hard to drive, don't you..." Nami had just wanted to stop him.
"Wahoo!! I'm going to drive it!!"
Luffy didn't listen at all, jumped onto the Waver, twisted the throttle, and shot into the cloud sea like a runaway missile.
"Ahhh! Why can't I stop it! My body is tilting!"
As expected, because he couldn't control his center of gravity, after drawing a few twisted "8" shapes in the cloud sea, Luffy and the vehicle took off into the air, and finally, face-planted, sticking into the soft beach like a diving spear.
"Pfft..." Everyone burst into laughter.
...
On the other side of the beach, the air was filled with a delicious aroma.
"So these are Sky Fish and Sky Lobster? This flat body structure is truly peculiar..."
Sanji instantly switched to his elegant chef mode, circling around Conis and Pagaya.
He developed a great interest in the ingredients unique to Skypiea and immediately set up a portable stove on the beach.
"Since you've come, please try my special'Sky Seafood Feast', Miss Conis~"
Not far away, Zoro, who had zero interest in sightseeing, had long since found a tree made of clouds and was fast asleep, leaning against the soft trunk.
Chopper was excitedly bouncing around on a sofa made of clouds, feeling its strange elasticity.
Robin, holding a teacup, smiled and asked Conis about the history of the ruler named "God".
Meanwhile, in the supplies area.
"This is amazing! This 'Tone Dial' can record sound, 'Lamp Dial' can emit light, and this 'Flame Dial'..."
Usopp was amazed by the various daily-use dials Pagaya showed him, his eyes shining: "These are simply dream tools!"
"They aren't just daily tools."
Tatsuya squatted to the side, holding a discarded breath dial in his hand.
He skillfully dismantled the shell with a tool, observing its precise biological structure:
"If this principle of storing energy and then releasing it were applied to weapons..."
"Ga?"
"Woof?"
Beside them, Clay and Lassoo were following suit, each holding a shell and studying it, looking quite serious.
Tatsuya put down the parts in his hand, looked at Usopp, and the corners of his mouth curled up:
"Usopp, if you install this on your slingshot to increase initial velocity, or install it in Nami's Weather Stick to generate strong air currents, your combat power will double."
This sentence instantly struck Usopp's soul.
"That makes sense!! I have to study this properly!!"
Usopp's eyes shone like lightbulbs, and the two quickly exchanged a glance, reaching an evil consensus to "scavenge for dials".
...
Just as everyone was enjoying the scenery and food.
"Hiss—hiss—"
A strange gliding sound broke the tranquility.
A squad of soldiers wearing white uniforms and berets, with devices similar to roller skates on their feet, slid at high speed from a specially made "Cloud Road".
Leading them was the captain of the White Beret squad—McKinley.
"That is..."
McKinley ignored Conis's explanation, his gaze swept over the Straw Hat, and he directly took out a decree and proclaimed:
"Crime of illegal entry! Plus the crime of destroying the environment!!"
"That is..." McKinley pointed to the boiling pot, "That is precious Sky Fish! You actually dare to poach them!"
"You are under arrest!"
McKinley, to show off, kicked over the soup pot Sanji had carefully prepared.
"Clang!"
The delicious seafood soup spilled all over the ground, seeping into the white sand.
The air suddenly went quiet.
"Hey..." Sanji lit a cigarette, the shadow under his bangs obscuring his eyes, only the spark burning intensely, "What did you just... kick over?"
"Capture them! And that father and daughter, treat them as accomplices for aiding criminals!" McKinley ordered.
The battle broke out.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
The White Beret members used the cloud dials in their hands to create sliding tracks, combined with special cloud shoes, moving at high speed on the beach, as hard to catch as white ghosts.
"Pay for my soup!!"
Luffy pulled out his head and shouted, throwing a punch.
But the opponent used a breath dial to spray and change direction instantly, and Luffy missed.
What was worse, because this was a cloud beach, the ground was too soft, and Luffy used too much force, sinking half his body directly into the sand.
"Damn it! I can't pull it out!"
"How dare you waste food..."
Sanji was furious; he didn't even look at the flitting figures, directly predicting the opponent's sliding trajectory.
"Collier!!"
Boom!
Sanji kicked and shattered the cloud track the opponent had created.
The two soldiers who lost their footing instantly lost their balance, screaming as they fell flat on their faces.
On the other side, several "Cloud Arrows" shot toward Zoro.
Zoro didn't even open his eyes, and didn't even draw his sword.
"Clap! Clap!"
He blocked all the arrows precisely with just the scabbard.
Subsequently, when the captain tried to sneak attack from close range, Zoro backhanded with the scabbard, hitting the back of the opponent's head directly.
"Too flashy... too slow." Zoro said with a yawn.
Just then.
An elite member circled to the back, holding a red shell, aiming at Nami.
"Die! Criminal!"
Boom!!
The Flame Dial sprayed scorching flames, attempting to burn Nami.
"Ah!" Nami screamed.
Swoosh!
A black afterimage instantly appeared in front of Nami.
Tatsuya didn't dodge; the long sword in his hand wasn't unsheathed, but pitch-black Armament Haki instantly covered the blade.
"Split!"
He swung casually, and the blade with Haki directly split the incoming flames.
Immediately after, Tatsuya reached out and grabbed the opponent's wrist holding the Flame Dial with lightning speed.
"So that's it, is it the principle of absorbing impact and energy and then releasing it?"
Tatsuya felt the heat of the Flame Dial and sneered:
"If you block the exit at the moment of release..."
"Crack!"
Tatsuya backhanded and bent the opponent's wrist fiercely toward the ground, pressing the Flame Dial's nozzle tightly into the sand.
"Boom!!"
The blocked flame energy exploded instantly at close range to the ground.
"Wahhhhhhh!!"
The soldier screamed and was blown away by his own weapon, his whole body charred.
Tatsuya bent down, picked up the dropped Flame Dial, tossed it in his hand, feeling the residual warmth inside:
"Thanks for the treat, sample get."
Seeing his subordinates wiped out, Captain McKinley saw the situation was bad and tried to use a huge "Cloud Shield" to defend, while taking out a whistle to call for reinforcements.
"Hey!! You guys!!"
Luffy finally pulled his upper body out of the sand. He stretched his arms back dozens of meters, his face full of annoyance:
"So annoying!!!!"
"Gomu Gomu—Bazooka!!!!"
Boom!!!
The huge impact force directly penetrated the so-called Cloud Shield.
McKinley, along with the remaining dozen or so members, were all blown away like bowling pins by this blow, screaming as they crossed the sky and fell into the depths of the cloud sea.
The battle ended.
The beach was a mess, only the Waver was still sputtering in place.
Pagaya was trembling with fear: "This... this is really big trouble now..."
"Woo-woo-woo----!!"
Just then, a huge, piercing alarm sounded in the sky in the distance.
A huge surveillance image was projected onto the clouds above, showing the dignified face of a priest.
The cold sentence echoed throughout the island:
"Notice! Notice!"
"The Blue Sea people, Straw Hat, crime level upgraded!"
"Upgraded from 'Illegal Entrants' to 'Class 2 Criminals'!!"
"In this land of God... you will receive the 'Trial' from the four priests personally!"
"No matter where you flee... God's judgment will descend!"
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