From the Wandenreich's escape to One Piece

Chapter 86 To the Sabaody Archipelago

It has to be said that Beltz's current form makes it easier for him to gain the trust of others than his dragon form.

If Rukia believed 50% of what Beltz said before, now she must have believed 70%.

Rukia blushed and whispered, "Let me go—"

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Beltz quickly released his hands, letting Lucia stand on the ground.

After all, it had suddenly fallen from a height of 10,000 meters.

Rukia stood on the ground, pretending not to care as she looked around, then asked with some surprise, "But—where is this place?"

While she was in the sky, she hadn't paid much attention because of the surrounding clouds, but now, looking around, she realized that outside—

That's weird.

This is definitely not the Soul Society!

No, it's hard to say for places that are too far away, but at least there are no oceans of this scale in the Seireitei or the Rukongai!

and----

The air felt very strange.

What about Lingzi?

This world —

There are no spirit particles?

Could it be that I've arrived in the mortal world?

Even in the present world, there are still spiritual particles, right?

"This is a different world from Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the human world. It is a world that only we can come to."

Beltz smiled and raised his hands. A gentle breeze blew across his body, ruffling the ends of his black hair.

"A world that only we could come to?" Rukia realized that in just the short time she had known Belz, she had witnessed so many incredible things in her life.

She couldn't understand what Beltz meant at all.

Unlike the present world, what are the worlds of Soul Society and Hueco Mundo?

Is this possible?

Even though Rukia hadn't left the Soul Society much, she knew that there were only three worlds: the Human World, Hueco Mundo, and Soul Society.

"Let's go, we're almost at our destination."

Beltz said softly that they were already very close to the Sabaody Archipelago, so he could no longer transform into a dragon to continue.

After all, his dragon form is wanted by the World Government, and the Sabaody Archipelago is too close to the Marine Headquarters and the Red Line!

If you transform into a dragon, you'll be easily discovered!

Beltz's trip to the Sabaody Archipelago was a secret operation; if he were discovered, wouldn't that just cause more trouble?

So it's probably better for the two of them to walk there now.

Yes, walk there!

They were only about ten kilometers away from the Sabaody Archipelago. Although the road was all sea, it wasn't a problem for the two of them.

After all, they can all walk on air. As long as they properly control their spiritual particles, they can move forward on the sea surface.

As they headed towards Sabaody Archipelago, they kept looking for ships; if they encountered pirates, they could simply rob their vessel.

Rukia followed Belz with some curiosity.

After all, she had never seen such a scene when she was in the Pure Spirit Court.

"Oh, right, this is your Sode no Shirayuki."

As Beltz spoke, he returned Rukia's Zanpakuto to her.

Rukia caught it, paused for a moment, and then asked, "Where did you hide it before?"

"I feel like I'm covered in your saliva."

"—This is called dragon's saliva. There was no other way. I had to bring you out without arousing suspicion, so I had to pretend to be a ghost and devour you."

Rukia didn't dwell on these things, but she looked somewhat worried: "The captain and—what about Big Brother—"

"Trust me, I will give you a reason to come back."

"The reason for your return—?" Beltz asked calmly. Rukia turned her head, slightly raising it to look at Beltz's profile, then turned back to look ahead after a moment: "What?"

"I'll send you to Hueco Mundo. Then all I have to do is get the Shinigami to notice you there, and then I can take you back, right?"

Beltz shrugged: "The dragon-shaped Hollow devoured you and returned to Hueco Mundo, but you didn't completely absorb it. You awakened your Bankai at the crucial moment and defeated the dragon-shaped Hollow."

"But after you emerge from the body of the dragon-shaped Hollow, you find yourself trapped in Hueco Mundo and unable to return. Isn't that a good enough reason?"

"Bankai?" Rukia exclaimed in surprise, quickly saying, "I can't release it!"

Bankai is the ultimate fighting technique of Shinigami. Only captains can use Bankai. The names of each of them can be engraved in the millions of years of history of Soul Society!

She's not even proficient in Bankai, and she's only mastered Shikai for less than two years. How could she possibly have mastered Bankai?

To be honest, she never really expected to learn Bankai in her life.

But Beltz was confident. He simply patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'll make sure you master it."

After all, Rukia herself is not a Shinigami without talent. Although she cannot compare to those geniuses, mastering her own release is not too difficult.

The same principle applies: in the world of Bleach, it would take her another thirty-eight years to master Bankai, but this is the world of One Piece, where time is compressed!

Thirty-eight years in the world of Bleach might only take three and a half years in the world of One Piece.

"Even though it might take a few years, it's not a bad deal to spend a few years on a Bankai, right?"

"————" Rukia still found it somewhat unbelievable.

But seeing how confident Beltz was, she subconsciously believed him.

"Oh, our ship is here."

As he spoke, Beltz saw a small boat approaching from a distance, and he said to Lucia, "It seems we don't need to walk there."

"————Hmm." Rukia was still in shock from the Bankai. She looked at Belz's back and felt that this man had endless secrets.

Who exactly is he?

Lucia followed Beltz toward the ship.

Unfortunately, it wasn't a pirate ship, but a normal commercial vessel carrying a group of businessmen heading to the Sabaody Archipelago.

The crew was shocked to discover that Beltz and Rukia were standing at sea, fearing that they were pirates trying to steal their treasure.

But after negotiating with them, Beltz explained that he was only going to the Sabaody Archipelago and hoped they could give him and his companion a ride.

Beltz paid them, and they agreed.

And so Belz and Lucia traveled to the Sabaody Archipelago on this ship.

The Sabaody Archipelago, also known as the Bubble Islands, is composed entirely of the exposed root system of the world's largest mangrove tree, the Yarchiman mangrove.

Floating bubbles formed from natural resin are constantly generated on the ground of the entire island.

As soon as the two arrived on the island, Rukia was deeply attracted by the scenery.

The ocean before, the bubble island now—everything in this world is challenging Rukia's understanding.

She had never seen such a beautiful place.

Could this place actually be paradise?

It was truly like a dream.

Rukia grew up in Rukongai, a place that, needless to say, was harsh; people could barely get water and died every day.

Later, when they arrived at Jinglingting, most of the buildings were cold, Heian-style structures, and the people inside always had cold faces. The entire Jinglingting was filled with a chilling atmosphere.

When have I ever seen such a dreamlike scene?

Although Rukia has lived for decades or even centuries, and is old enough to be someone's grandmother, she is still considered a young girl in the strict sense because the Soul Society is full of long-lived beings.

Arriving at the Sabaody Archipelago at this moment naturally stirred up her girlish heart.

"There are many other unique landscapes in this world."

Seeing Lucia's expression, Beltz smiled faintly and said, "If there's a chance in the future, I can take you to see it."

"Now, let's go, I'll take you to buy some clothes."

"Hey? Buying clothes?"

Rukia was stunned.

"What? You don't intend to keep wearing your Shinigami uniform forever, do you? We're going to be living here for several years. You can't keep wearing the same clothes all the time, or they'll start to stink."

"You're the one who smells bad!"

Beltz chuckled, but his mind was still on what Dr. Clover had told him about Vegapunk.

Vegapunk said he was coming to the Sabaody Archipelago for a meeting, and the meeting was to be held on Island 17.

Sabaody Archipelago is an archipelago consisting of 69 islands.

Islands numbered one through twenty-nine were all involved in human trafficking and various illegal activities.

It's normal for Vegapunk to hold a meeting on Island 17, after all, he hasn't joined the World Government yet, nor is he a member of the Navy Science Class.

He is now employed by loan shark Du Feld and has formed the MADS organization with several other scientists.

Du Feld is no ordinary person; he is the emperor of the underworld of the pirate world and has a huge influence all over the world.

Such a person would naturally not worry about the lawless areas of the Sabaody Archipelago; in fact, many of the industries in those areas are related to him.

He bought Rukia several outfits so she could change out of her black Shinigami uniform.

Rukia is currently wearing a light gray belted cardigan over a white undershirt, a black mini skirt, a black thigh-high lace-up top, and black platform boots. To keep up with fashion, Beltz also bought her a black shoulder bag.

He looked Rukia over carefully, feeling that something was missing. Hmm, it seemed like she was missing a white pair of headphones.

This is Rukia's first time wearing this kind of clothing. When she was in the Soul Society, she was either wearing a Shinigami outfit or a kimono worn by a lady from a wealthy family.

She said somewhat embarrassedly, "These clothes must be very expensive. I'll return them to you when I get back to Jinglingting."

"No need, it's just a small amount of money." Beltz was now revealing his nouveau riche nature. He had hundreds of billions in his hands, why would he care about such a small amount of money?

"Next, I'll take you to the hotel. I have some things to take care of there. You can wait for me at the hotel. If you're interested, you can go out and have some fun. I'll leave you some money."

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