One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 166: Rising Ocean Current
"Is there really an empty island?"

Nia's eyes lit up.

The island floats in the air. How on earth is this possible?

Also, if there are islands in the sky, are there oceans? If there are oceans, what is the difference between the fish in the ocean floating in the sky and the fish here?

Nia's mouth was watering at the thought of possible fish that she had never tasted before.

Although compared to Minina, she is not a greedy person, but she has a great interest in "fish".

"Of course Sky Island exists."

Gray took a sip of tea, then put the cup on the table and spoke calmly.

Ever since he ate the Swallow-Swallow Fruit, he can now take part in the big eater competition on the ship.

"you've been to?"

"No."

"Then what you said is true."

Nia turned her head.

"I heard from Dad!"

Bonnie raised her little hand, swallowed the food in her mouth, and described her understanding to everyone at the table.

"There are islands floating in the sky, with people with wings and all kinds of strange shells on them."

"With wings?"

Peikin quickly noticed the element.

“It’s an angel!”

There was also a light in Xia Qi's eyes.

"shell?"

Nia's eyes moved.

If there are shells, it means there is an ocean on the sky island!
"Are we going there from the top of the Western Heaven?"

Big Bear looked at Rod and asked in a gentle voice.

"No no no."

Rhodes shook his hand.

Since we are going to the sky island, of course we have to feel the ocean current!
"Then use my ability?"

Big Bear continued to ask.

"With my ability, I can send the entire ship to Sky Island."

"It's not necessary."

Rhodes shook his head. He didn't expect Big Bear to make such a suggestion.

However, compared to Big Bear's plane ticket, he still wanted to experience riding the super-fast ocean current directly up there.

“Our goal is here.”

Neylu spread a simple map on the table, and Rhodes pointed to a small island on it.

"Gaya Island?"

Robin whispered the name of the island and then told him the information he knew.

"It is recorded in some historical documents that there is a golden city on that island, Shandora!"

"Shandora?"

Pei Jin and Xia Qi looked at each other, and Luo's eyes also looked a little strange.

"Could it be the city that the great liar Rolando mentioned?"

The story of the great liar Rolando is well-known in the North Sea. He lived about 400 years ago. He was the admiral and botanist of the expedition team of the Kingdom of Lubnir in the North Sea. He once led a fleet to the Grand Line and discovered the golden city - Shandora!

After he returned to the North Sea, he reported the news of the discovery of gold to the king, so the king asked him to return to Shandora to look for gold. However, when he arrived again with his fleet, there was no so-called golden city. Finally, he was sentenced to death by the king and was given the title of "Big Liar".

As people from the North Sea, Pei Jin and his friends grew up listening to stories about the "big liar Rolando".

However, Robin is a real archaeologist, so what she said should not be wrong.

Could it be that there really is such a thing as a golden city?

"Golden City!"

Nia also thought of this, and her eyes lit up even brighter.

Whether it is the sea fish in Sky Island or the golden city, they are all what she wants!
She's definitely going to Sky Island!
"Although there is no so-called golden city on Gaya Island in the records of the past four hundred years, the golden city - Shandora - was indeed mentioned more than once in the older documents."

Robin nodded, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

"I'm also curious, whether the legendary golden city really exists."

Rhode said he was going to Sky Island, but he pointed in the direction of Gaya Island. In other words, Sky Island is near Gaya Island? Or is the so-called Sky Island above Gaya Island?

If this is the case, can we assume that the golden city of Shandora really exists, but for some reason it flew into the sky and became a sky island?
"Then let's hurry up and march towards Sky Island!"

Minina waved her pink fist.

She also wanted to experience some special islands. Every island on the Grand Route had a special ecological environment, and different ecological environments gave birth to different ingredients.

After joining the Rod Pirates, Minina no longer felt embarrassed about her big appetite, after all, Rod was a bigger eater than her.

After becoming a user of special abilities, Gray became a real glutton who could eat any amount of food.

Even little Bonnie can eat a lot.

Although the others couldn't eat as much as them, they were also good eaters.

However, her dream of developing food that can fill one's stomach with just a little bit of food has not changed. She still remembers the evaluation given by Rhodes when she first mentioned her dream.

However, in addition to this dream, she now has another dream.

She wants to collect delicacies from all over the world, and then bring the essence of various ingredients together to make a rich dish that contains the essence of the world, and enjoy it with her friends!
"Then let's head straight towards Gaya Island!"

Neru took out a permanent pointer pointing to Gaya Island, and Pekin and the others happily rushed to the deck.

The stories that they grew up listening to may not be true, and they may have to uncover the truth next.

Just thinking about this made Peikin and the others very excited.

I would feel the same even if Germa 66 or the hero Sora appeared before me.

···
The weather on the Grand Line is unpredictable, and Kosha has seen it all.

After leaving Alabasta, in just a few days of sailing, he witnessed extreme situations such as storms, super whirlpools, and tsunamis that covered the sky.

As for things like scorching sun, heavy snow, hail, etc., they are even easier to deal with.

However, after experiencing these continuous climate changes, Kosa could clearly feel that his body had become stronger, and he could clearly feel the increase in his strength when pulling the sail.

This was not only because of the recent exercise, but also because of the dishes that Minina made every day. Those dishes allowed him to absorb faster, and subtly influenced his body, allowing him to grow faster.

Kosha could feel all of this, but he did not feel complacent at all. Instead, he became more determined to become stronger.

In just a few days, his strength has improved significantly. Those pirates who fight hard on the sea all day long probably have monstrous physiques.

Thinking of this, Kosa turned his head and glanced at Bonis who was exercising on the deck.

From the moment he got on board, he could see this senior practicing hard every day. Except for eating and sleeping, almost all his time was spent on practicing.

I need to practice more too!
Kosa, who had just finished mopping the deck, picked up the equipment beside him and started exercising with Bonis.

“Very spirited!”

Looking at the two people practicing on the deck, Rhodes nodded approvingly.

Daz Bonis, this guy is really reliable!

Live well, talk less, be diligent and obedient!
The most important thing is that he also rolled up with others and kept training his strength. Even Genos, who used to love sleeping the most, has started to practice hard recently.

"You have to work hard too, Bakara!"

Rhodes glanced at Bakara who was sitting with Robin.

The two were enjoying afternoon tea and discussing something that Rhodes couldn't understand.

"If I continue exercising, my figure will be out of shape, Captain Rhodes~~" Bakara's fingers slid from her shoulders along the curve of her body.

"I don't want to be described as bulky."

"You'll never become strong."

Rod gave an example.

"That female CP agent you killed in Lavis wasn't trained to be strong either."

"And Boa Hancock, who is known as the most beautiful woman in the world, hasn't trained to be strong either."

"I think I heard someone talking about the Pirate Empress?"

Gray's head popped out from the side.

"No, you heard wrong, go do your research."

"Oh."

Gray went back into his study.

He has some new ideas recently. If they succeed, his combat effectiveness will probably be greatly improved again.

"Okay, okay, I got it~"

Seeing Rhodes looking at her again, Bakara raised her hands in surrender.

Obviously, Captain Rhodes did not ask about the cultivation of others, and even let Bonis combine work and rest. Why did he keep urging her to master her domineering aura when it was her turn?

"Ah, I lost again!"

On the other side of the deck, Brooke was playing cards with Pekin and the others, and Nia's head was covered with notes.

"Bacara!"

“No cheating!”

The others grabbed Nia.

"Something fell down."

Naylu suddenly looked up at the sky, and just after he raised his head, Rhodes also raised his head.

"Boat!!"

Bonnie pointed at something falling from the sky.

It was a tattered sailing ship, but its hull was very large, much larger than the Polaris, and it was falling from the sky.

"Hail and the like are fine, but why are there ships falling from the sky?"

Kosa looked at the shattered hull falling from the sky.

Could it be that it was swept over from another sea area by a tornado?

But if that were the case, sea water and other things should have fallen down with it.

"Interesting. If we were hit, we would probably be smashed into mud."

Robin looked up and said in a flat voice.

"Don't be so serious when you talk about such terrible things."

Bakara grumbled quietly, but didn't seem too worried.

"However, since there are ships falling from the sky, does that mean that there are indeed oceans and islands in the sky above our heads?"

Robin tilted his head, his expression becoming more and more curious.

“It’s very dangerous.”

Big Bear took off the gloves on his hands.

"ROOM!"

The light blue halo suddenly spread out, and Luo waved his fingers gently. The huge ship that was originally directly above their heads flew to the side under his control and crashed into the sea far away from them.

"Since there is a boat falling from the sky, does that mean we are almost there?"

Luo stood up holding [Ghost Cry] and looked into the distance.

"Yes."

Naylu nodded.

“The air has changed.”

"and many more!"

Nelu's expression suddenly changed and he turned the rudder sharply to the left.

"what happened?"

Kosa, who was originally exercising with Bonis, lost his balance and fell on the deck. Pekin and others who were playing cards over there also fell down.

"Gulu gulu~~"

Suddenly, a strange sound was heard from beneath the sea, and a visible current surged, attracting the attention of everyone on the Polaris.

"This is···"

Nalu looked at the upwelling current with a look of amazement.

The next moment, the surging ocean current became stronger and stronger, as if a ferocious beast was about to emerge from the bottom of the sea. In the astonished sight of everyone, a current suddenly rose into the sky from under the sea.

boom! !

The ship that fell from the sky before happened to be within the range of the ocean current. At the moment when the ocean current rushed up into the sky, the already damaged sailboat shattered into pieces. Half of the hull was instantly smashed by the impact of the ocean current. The remaining half of the hull rushed up into the sky with the ocean current, but in mid-air, due to the loss of the hull, it was out of the range of the airflow driven by the ocean current and fell from the sky again.

Seeing this scene, Robin's eyes suddenly lit up.

The legendary golden city of Shandora should have existed in reality, but it might have been destroyed by the surging ocean currents.

Or maybe, the surging ocean currents carried the entire golden city into the air?
However, if you want to push the entire island into the sky, what kind of impact force is needed?

"that···"

Brooke spoke hesitantly.

"We don't want to get to the Sky Island just like this, do we?"

After hearing what Brooke said, Pekin and the others turned pale and turned to look at Rhodes.

"Guessed it right!"

Rhodes smiled at them.

“This is exciting!”

"···"

"Empty Island."

Nelu looked up at the sky and pushed his observation Haki to the extreme, but still could not sense anything.

Although he is a natural user of the ability of Observation Haki, his Observation Haki is more inclined towards fine perception. He can detect the emotions of people within the range of his Observation Haki and other subtle things, but he is not very good at the perception range of his Observation Haki.

Landing on the island in the sky was also a challenging task for him.

However, as a navigator, his job is to drive a pirate ship to complete impossible tasks.

Nelu looked down at the recording pointer. Not long after arriving in this sea area, the recording pointer had its magnetic force taken away by the Sky Island and pointed straight into the sky.

"We have to follow the current and fly up!"

Bonnie was fearless. She looked at the surging current in front of her and clapped her hands happily on the deck.

"Before you set off, get ready."

Rhodes pointed forward, and the shadow of a small island appeared in their sight.

"First, let's find out if anyone on the island has studied the laws of this kind of ocean current, and then..."

Ron turned to look at Bakara.

"If we want to reach the Sky Island, I'm afraid we still need a little bit of luck."

Following Rhodes's gaze towards Bakara, everyone on the boat breathed a sigh of relief.

If it comes down to luck, they will definitely not lose!
(End of this chapter)