I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

Angel Island's Cute Street.

Connie led Luffy and his crew to the starting point of the Cloud River leading to the Altar of the Living Sacrifice. To get there, they had to cross the Lovely Street.

"Wow...this place is really nice. Look, the shops are all floating in the air."

Looking at the town streets that resembled something out of a fairy tale, Luffy remarked that anything new to him was interesting, and he even wanted to catch a zombie because he found it amusing.

"Cute Street is the only prosperous street on Angel Island, and it was built using the properties of the island cloud."

However, unlike Luffy and his crew's curiosity, the angel residents of Cute Street avoided them like the plague.

"They all seem to be avoiding us."

Usopp looked around.

"If you remove the 'seems like' part, then they're hiding from us."

Bai Yun returned home.

"Those beautiful angel ladies mistook me for a bad guy."

Sanji looked like he'd been ripped off, making it impossible for him to strike up a conversation.

"Haha, this feels good too, no one is blocking my way when I walk on the street."

Luffy never cares about what others think of him. He knows that pirates are no good, but he still wants to be one.

"But the things here are so unique! I wish I had money. I wonder if I could exchange them with treasures?"

Shopping naturally sparks a desire to buy things, and there are also many strange and wonderful things that fit Luffy's aesthetic.

"Treasure, do you mean that stone we found next to Kulikate's house, the one that's square on one side and round on the other?"

Bai Yun and Luffy were looking at a strange Sky Island Fruit together.

"Yes, those stones are very rare."

Luffy agreed.

Bai Yun glanced at the boss, who was so startled he almost fell over. "See? They don't agree."

"Alright, you two, you still have the mood to go shopping? Miss Nami and the others are about to become living sacrifices."

"Do you even want to save them?"

Sanji spoke with a tone of disappointment and frustration.

"Save them? No problem, Zoro's here."

Luffy replied.

Bai Yun nodded in agreement, "As I just said, with Zoro around, there shouldn't be any major problems."

"It would be a huge problem to leave it to him!! He might get lost in the forest and become completely disoriented."

Sanji returned.

"Sanji really knows Zoro well~"

Bai Yun replied in a strange tone.

Sanji crossed his arms. "Hmph, isn't everyone aware that he's terrible with directions?"

"Alright, let's go!!"

Sanji urged, but Luffy saw something strange and was drawn to it.

"Oh? What's that thing in the middle of the street ahead?"

The four of them arrived in front of the statue.

Bai Yun didn't know how to describe it. It was somewhat like the human face stone sculpture on Easter Island, but it was different. The Easter Island stone sculpture didn't have hands, but this one did. The face didn't look like a human; it looked more like an elongated monkey face with two large fangs.

Chapter 271 was like being on vibrate mode.

Connies explained the peculiar stone statue that Bai Yun and his companions were admiring.

That is the earth, the eternal dream of the sky's inhabitants.

"Oh! You guys aspire to this? How strange."

Even Luffy found it strange.

Connie smiled helplessly, "Yes, people from Qinghai must find it hard to understand."

"It is indeed difficult to understand."

"However, different people have different beliefs, and we respect different beliefs, unless it is a cult or something evil."

"But judging from the friendliness between you, Connie, and Uncle Pagia, your aspirations shouldn't be anything evil."

Bai Yun returned home.

He never understood this statue. When Enel used Divine Judgment to beat the fleeing man in front of Nami, Wapa also said that Enel's power was the earth?

So, what does the word "earth" specifically refer to?

Thank you for your recognition.

Connie responded politely to Bai Yun's words.

Behind the stone sculpture is the starting point of Yunzhichuan's dock.

.........

Angel Island Pier.

There are many ships moored above the clouds.

Luffy immediately spotted a small boat with a bull's head shaped like its front.

Wow!! Look, that dragon boat is so cool!

"Let's borrow this one."

Bai Yun just smiled and didn't say anything. Luffy seemed to have forgotten that they had no money.

"Your ship is here."

Behind them, Conis beckoned Luffy and the others over, saying that the boat she had rented for them was over there.

Luffy turned around, very excited.

"Great! We can play dragon boat racing to our heart's content."

Sanji couldn't stand it anymore. "Did you come to save Nami?! Or were you just going to have fun?! You bastard!!"

"Maybe it doesn't matter to Luffy."

Bai Yun smiled.

噔!

An entrance effect.

"This is the Raven."

The boat that Connie rented for Bai Yun and the others was a boat with a raven on its prow. Compared to the luxurious boat with a bull's head, this one was indeed... a bit simple.

"Ugh! It looks terrible!"

Luffy's excitement was halved.

"Not bad, Luffy, at least you have a sunshade."

Bai Yun said he didn't care about the boat's condition. If there was an ice skate-shaped Veyron, he would want to try gliding across it. Anyway, he could fly, so he wasn't afraid of falling.

"This is the small boat I used before I learned how to use the Waver. Although it's not as fast as the Waver, it's equipped with two wind-blown shells. Please feel free to use it."

Connie explained.

"But... I still think that one is better."

Zoro and Luffy are the two straight men of the Straw Hat crew.

"Ah! You...don't...like it? But I don't have the money to rent that boat..."

This left Connie so flustered she didn't know what to say.

Sanji turned around and kicked Luffy in the face, knocking the straight man unconscious.

"You bastard! You ungrateful bastard, apologize to Conis right now!! You're pushing your luck!!"

"Um...sorry...I'm sorry."

Luffy obediently apologized.

"No...it's okay."

Connie immediately waved her hand and told Bai Yun and the others how to get there.

"The exit is at Exit Two. After exiting, there's a wide Cloud River leading to the Island of the Gods. Follow the Cloud River..."

Bai Yun waved his hand, "Wait, Connie, we have two more problems than this route."

Sanji: "Two?"

Luffy, however, suppressed his smile.

"Hey, Connie, why have you been shaking ever since we left your house?"

Upon hearing this, the people at the dock froze and all looked over. McKinley, who had secretly followed them, also gritted his teeth.

"Is...is that right? Is that how it looks to me?"

Connie managed a weak smile, which looked very forced.

"It feels very good, like it's on vibrate mode."

What are you afraid of?

Bai Yun nodded and replied.

"Connie must be worried about us!! How kind of her!!"

In front of girls, Sanji gains a 50% brain-draining buff.

Usopp, however, was more level-headed and pushed Sanji away.