The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

"But if you want to go to heaven, you must rely on a certain Daohai 657 stream."

"Is it the Sky Current? We all know it!"

Usopp followed up, "But how do we do it?"

"With the help of the soaring force of the ocean current, and with some modifications to the ship, it should be able to take to the sky."

He lit another cigarette and said slowly, "Of course, whether it's possible that the ship will be destroyed and everyone will die, I don't know."

That's basically saying nothing at all.

Usopp and the others were internally complaining.

"Haha, as long as we know there's a possibility it exists, that's enough?"

Luffy, on the other hand, didn't seem to care and just laughed heartily.

"Anyway, we have Link, and his gadgets, right Link... Link?!"

Seeing Link looking around thoughtfully, he couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking……"

Link looked up. "Just how powerful is the Sky-Piercing Current?"

"The power of a towering ocean current?"

Montblanc glanced at the handsome young man. "That's a power that even giant sea kings couldn't withstand!"

"That's it..."

Link smiled and said, "Uncle Kulikai, do you think the power of the surging ocean current might even send islands soaring into the sky?"

"Even the islands?"

Kulik raised his eyebrows. "Perhaps that's possible?"

"If that's really the case..."

Link's lips slowly curved into a smile. "Perhaps I might know where the Golden City is."

"Um?!!"

Link's words immediately drew everyone's attention.

"Hey kid!!"

Montblanc Kulik raised his head and looked directly into Link's eyes:

Do you know what you're saying?!

As a member of the Montblanc clan, his ancestors had dedicated their lives to pursuing the Golden Land.

He absolutely cannot tolerate anyone joking or deceiving him about this!

“Of course I know, hey, Uncle Kulikai, there are often towering currents near Jaya Island, right?” Link asked, ignoring Kulikai’s reaction.

"Although the pattern of its appearance is uncertain, it does indeed appear frequently on the islands in this area."

Although he didn't know why Link was asking this, Kulik forced himself to answer and continued.

"That's right."

Link immediately pulled out a map of Jaya Island.

The map shows a half-island clearly divided into two parts.

“If I’m not mistaken, Jaya Island wasn’t originally this type of terrain.”

This isn't the terrain!

Everyone else immediately had a question mark on their foreheads, and Luffy was even more confused about what Link was talking about.

"The surging ocean currents, the power to crash against the islands, the terrain wasn't like this before..."

Nami muttered to herself, and as the navigator who knew the island's layout and weather best, she seemed to have grasped a clue, and then...

"Link, you mean...?!!"

A certain possibility occurred to her, and she suddenly opened her eyes wide.

Not only her, but Kulikai, who had been lingering here for many years, had explored almost all the waters around this island. Kulikai, who knew this place intimately, also instantly realized what was going on after Link pointed out the clue.

"The Golden Land is not in the sea..."

Kulikai swallowed hard, inhaling a lot of the smoke into his lungs.

But he still didn't feel choked; instead, his lips trembled, and he looked at Link with an almost trembling voice:

"Or perhaps it's in the sky?!"

"This is just my guess..."

Link's gaze also fell upon the azure sky above, and he chuckled softly:

"But isn't that a possibility?"

"After all, you've searched underwater for so long without any clues, so why not shift your focus to the sky?!"

The island of Jaya appears to have been torn in two.

In fact, its original form was that of a skull.

But by sheer coincidence, a powerful, towering current erupted at the bottom of the island.

While splitting the island in two, the most important Golden City location was also impacted, becoming adjacent to the White Angel Island in the Sky, turning it into a sky island.

(cafj) More than four hundred years ago, the Shandian people, who had made a pact with Montblanc, also arrived at the Sky Island along with the Golden Country.

This led Montblanc Noland to return to Jaya Island in search of gold on the king's orders. However, Jaya Island had already been washed ashore in the White Sea, and Montblanc had committed the crime of deceiving the king because he could not find the land of gold.

This also led to Noland being unjustly executed and unfairly given the title of "Liar".

"So it's possible that they were carried to the sky island by the surging ocean currents."

Montblanc Kulik took a deep drag on his cigarette, inhaling half of it completely into his lungs.

"No wonder I couldn't find it no matter how hard I searched, no wonder my ancestors for four hundred years all returned empty-handed..."

Kulikai muttered to himself about the past. Although he still guessed that the Golden City was located on a sky island, judging from his tone, he was almost certain that it was true.

Indeed, the Montblanc family has searched here for four hundred years without finding it. So where else could it have gone but to heaven?

"Thanks so much, kid!!"

Kulikai thanked Link with a mixture of gratitude and melancholy, his expression quite complex.

The historical problem that had plagued their family for hundreds of years was finally resolved, and even he, as the person involved, could not describe in words what it felt like.

"So, diamond-faced uncle, I told you Link was amazing, didn't I?!"

Luffy heard the diamond-faced man's gratitude, and although he didn't know what had happened, he still grinned and expressed his happiness.

"Do you want to come with us to find the Golden Land?!"

"No, that's your adventure. If I were to go, I would definitely take those two with me."

As he spoke, Kulikai pointed to the gorillas and apes standing behind him and laughed.

"I see. Then if we find the [Golden Land], we'll let you know, Uncle!"

Luffy didn't insist and nodded understandingly.

“But now that we have this speculation, I think Uncle Kulikai, you can tell your ancestors this good news,” Link said with a smile.

"Inform my ancestors?"

Kulikai looked up and asked in confusion.

"Yes, let's go into the story of [The Liar] and tell him this good news."

Two things suddenly appeared in Link's hands.

One of them is the comic book about Noland, the "Big Liar," who is a household name in Beihai.

The other item was a pair of peculiar little round shoes with a mix of light and dark yellow.

"These are shoes that allow you to enter the world of storybooks; they're called 'Shoes That Enter the Picture Book.'"

Link weighed the pair of shoes in his hand.

Props: [Shoes for entering the picture book].

Description: After wearing this item and standing on a fairy tale book, you can enter the world within the book. PS: This is only a prop to make up for the regrets of fairy tale stories. Once inside, it can only change the story of that one book; similar stories in other books and reality will not be affected.

In other words, if Link and his friends enter the fairy tale book Link is holding while wearing these shoes, then even if the story takes a different turn...

The only storybook that Link's hand was affected and changed; the other storybooks would continue to be written as usual.

Even so, the fact that one can enter the world of books is already quite incredible.

"How could such a thing exist?!"

"Montbrang Kulikai asked, sounding quite incredulous."

He could hardly believe that such a simple, ordinary round, yellow shoe in Link's hand could accomplish such a miraculous feat!

"If it were anyone else, they might be joking, but for Link..."

Luffy touched his nose and laughed, "He really can do that."

His words were full of confidence in Link.

"Yes, the diamond-faced uncle, that's Link, our first mate!"

"That's right, don't doubt the [prop maker], uncle!!"

"Woohoo!!"

Chopper, Usopp, and Link's apprentice, Awkwa, were all there expressing their unwavering support for Link.

"Does this ocean hold endless possibilities?"

Even Robin chuckled and chimed in, "Even the Golden City could rise into the sky and become a sky island, so shoes with such a peculiar story could certainly exist as well."

148th thief, hahaha, such an amazing item?! Soaring through the skies, Sky Island, we've arrived!!

Yes, even the Golden Land and the Sky Island are real, so these shoes...

Kulikai looked at the pair of shoes he had taken from Link and couldn't help but squeeze them tightly.

After a moment~

"Could you give me two more pairs of these shoes?!"

He raised his head and looked solemnly at Link.

"These two guys, the gorilla and the ape, came here specifically to acknowledge me as their boss because they admired Noland's story."

"I'd also like to take them to meet Nolando?"

As Kulikai spoke, a smile appeared on his face.

"Let that idiot Noland see for himself that even four hundred years later, despite being called the 'King of Liars,' he still has people who worship him!!"

"Boss!!!"

The two brothers, an ape and a gorilla, behind him burst into tears, wiping their eyes and wailing.

"No problem at all."

Link smiled and nodded in agreement.

Thus, after leaving two more pairs of shoes into the storybook, I learned some precautions from Kulik.

Link then took out the [Aircraft-type Universal Control Stick] and attached it to the Merry.

Only through this one prop could the Going Merry fly safely into the sky.

Relying solely on the upwelling current would be far too dangerous and would cause too much damage to the Going Merry.

"Let's go, everyone!!"

Luffy sat cross-legged in his VIP seat at the head of the ram's head, raising his fists and shouting:

"Let's go, to the Sky Island!!!"

The scene shifts, showing Zoro's smiling face, Sanji's smiling face while smoking, and Nami's helpless smile with a pout.