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

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If Bai Yun and Ace were to go to the Navy's G8 fortress, that would be one thing, but by the time they arrived, Bai Yun and Luffy would probably already be gone.

Meeting in Water City, and considering the distance and time between the two sides, would be the best course of action.

........

The White Sea beneath the Sky Sanctuary.

The Merry and Connie's Wibba were traveling on it.

Luffy and his crew are leaving.

Bai Yun had already left.

There was no chance for the gatekeeper, Granny Amazon, to retaliate, such as stealing all the money she collected. But it's okay, why bother arguing with an old woman? Apart from not explaining clearly, she didn't do anything wrong.

On board the Merry.

Looking at the gold piled up on the deck.

Luffy and his crew are already looking forward to a big shopping spree.

The things they want to buy also perfectly match their personalities.

Luffy wanted a huge bronze statue, thinking how beautiful it would look on the Going Merry.

Usopp wanted to buy a dozen cannons to mount on the Going Merry.

Sanji wants to lock the refrigerator.

Chopper wants medical books from various countries.

Zoro wants some alcohol.

Nami gave a helpless smile. "If you want to divide the spoils, wait until we leave here."

"Buy whatever you want!"

In their minds, this gold was still "stolen goods," little did they know that the Shandians were going to give them an even larger pillar of gold. This was a huge loss, a massive loss!

Bai Yun wasn't on the Sky Island, so I could only try to stop thinking about it. The more I thought about it, the more my heart ached. How much the hell was that worth?!

........

"Everyone, please look ahead. That is the end of the clouds. You can leave from here."

After a while, Connie's voice came from below the ship.

Following her words, Luffy and his crew looked ahead and saw another archway with the words "End of the Clouds" written on it. On either side, there were two sky island snake-like buildings spouting water. How luxurious!

When it was time to leave, Luffy seemed reluctant and lay down on the sheep's head.

"Ah...we're about to leave this place."

The same goes for everyone else. Putting Enel aside, Skypiea is still very fantastical and interesting.

"Everyone, this is the best we can do for you."

"Please take good care of yourself. Once you pass through this gate, follow the Cloud River and you will reach Qinghai."

Connies and her father, Paigeya, stopped on the island road on either side of the archway and disembarked from Veber to see Luffy and the others off.

"Connie, old man, and white fox, please take care!!"

Luffy responded.

"Then, please furl the sails and hold on tight to the hull."

Pagya reminded him.

Nami quickly told Luffy and the others to do as Pagya said, and to put the gold into the cabin.

Just then, Luffy and his crew returned from Mock Town with the little southerly bird, shouting loudly.

Chopper's translation is, "Don't leave me behind!!"

These are the words of the south-flying bird, and of course, its inner thoughts as well: How did its kind on this floating island grow so big? It's the king of the forest down below, but up here, they're like its fathers! It absolutely has to go back!!

everything's ready.

Nami raised the record pointer. "Well then, Captain, the record is ready for the next island."

"Great, a new adventure awaits us after leaving the Sky Island."

"Alright, brothers!!"

"We're heading back to Qinghai!!"

Luffy jumped up with his hands raised and announced.

The Sky Island instance was completed perfectly.

Chapter 356 The Journey to Find Bai Yun

The Sky Island dungeon has been completed perfectly.

The reward is gold and some Sky Island special shells, as well as the Sky Island residents' respect for the Straw Hat crew.

........

Luffy raised his hand and announced that he was going back to Qinghai.

Others echoed.

The atmosphere was great, but Xiao Bai only found it noisy and boring without Bai Yun.

Conis's next words surprised Luffy and his crew.

"We're about to land, everyone be careful!!"

"landing?"

Luffy and his crew thought that if they went back to Qinghai along the Cloud River, it would be a slanted Cloud River, and they would slide back down it like a slide.

But in reality, the Cloud River flows vertically downwards at a 90-degree angle from the gate at the end of the clouds, like a waterfall.

The Merry flew off.

The immense inertia of the fall startled everyone, leaving their mouths agape and their eyes popping out of their sockets.

Even Merry was the same.

At this moment, Connie calmly took out a bamboo stick.

"Go, Sky Island specialty: octopus balloons!"

She blew hard, and a giant octopus appeared above the Going Merry, its eight tentacles coiling around it.

Zoro was puzzled, thinking it was an attack that made things worse during his fall.

However, the rapidly descending Going Merry came to a sudden stop, causing him to lose his footing and fall.

Luffy was the first to recover, and after taking a closer look, he exclaimed, "Wow!! Look, this is amazing!!"

The octopus's eight tentacles wrapped around the Going Merry, while its head swelled up like a balloon, lifting the Going Merry into the air like a hot air balloon.

"I thought I was going to die this time."

"Haha, this is so much fun..."

Everyone was taking it easy; every day was nerve-wracking.

At that moment, the sound of the Golden Bell could be heard continuously from afar.

That was the Shandian people's way of seeing them off.

"Ring it louder!! Let the bells ring out to send off our benefactor!!"

"Wishing you a safe return to Qinghai!!"

"goodbye!!"

The Golden Bell has been moved back to the Shandora ruins, back to its original location.

At this moment, all the Shandians came here and rang the Golden Bell to send Luffy and his crew off.

"It sounds so beautiful; I could never get tired of hearing the bells."

"Hey! That's right, that's right!!"

Usopp sighed, then suddenly remembered something. He took out a recorder, pressed the button, and started recording.

"Bai Yun said that if there's a chance, he can record the sound of the Golden Bell."

"It would be such a pity if we didn't hear it. Even if it was a recording, it's better than nothing."

"As the elder brother, I will of course grant my younger brother's request, hahaha."

Usopp laughed loudly, unaware that his words had also been recorded by Recording Bell.

Fortunately, it was possible to adjust and delete some segments, otherwise Bai Yun's idea of using the bell as an alarm clock would have been impossible.

Whitey, who was holding Luffy's hand, glanced at Usopp after hearing his words, thinking to himself, "You're quite thoughtful."

"Yes, speaking of Bai Yun, where should we meet up with him?"

Nami asked.

"Don't worry, Nami."

Bai Yun once said that if fate allows, we will meet again.

Luffy sat on the sheep's head, revealing a row of teeth.

"However, once we get back to Qinghai, we can first embark on a journey to find Bai Yun, hahaha."

And so, the Merry, guided by the octopus balloon, slowly returned to Qinghai.

And the future of Sky Island...

Just as the original words were said.

"Looking up at the sky, it seems like a dream, yet it is real."

"The Kingdom of Gods above the clouds, ten thousand meters in the air, can be heard with just a listen."