บท 96: Chapter 96: Wonders in the Sea.
"Hahaha, I knew you were a monkey!"
"Oh no, don't praise me like that~~"
"I've decided, I'll call you 'Monkey Commander'!"
"How can I accept that? I'm not that handsome~~"
"No, no, you are the Monkey Commander—"
"Since you say so, then the name 'Monkey Commander' is mine!"
...
Madness!
Are you two Doflamingo and Diamante? Playing a game of three praises and three refusals...
"What language are these two speaking?"
Even Zoro couldn't help but comment.
"I don't know, maybe Birds of a feather flock together, wait no.. it must be Monkeys of the same troop swing together."
Sanji, with a cigarette in his mouth, had already kicked Luffy out of the 'human' category.
No matter how much Roman complained internally, Luffy was indeed getting along well with the other captain, who looked like a gorilla in clothes. Seeing that they were about to become sworn brothers, Roman had to cough and step forward to make a request.
"Our recording pointer is malfunctioning, can we follow you to 'Mock Town'?"
In response to Roman's words, the Monkey Commander... no, the leader of the Ape Salvage Team, 'Ape', touched his protruding lips and nodded.
"Sure, after we finish salvaging, you can follow us."
"Great!"
Nami breathed a sigh of relief because her recording pointer had been magnetized by Sky Island, causing the Golden Merry to lose its direction. They could only sail by luck, which was highly unreliable. Unless Roman...
"Huh? So Roman, you were so calm because you knew there were ships nearby?"
"Of course,"
With the Straw Hat crew's strange luck (super good luck and attracting anomalies), Roman wouldn't feel at ease without sending out paper cranes to scout around the Golden Merry.
Running into Sea Kings was a minor issue, encountering billion-berry pirates was normal.
So Roman wasn't afraid! He was cautious! Yes, cautious...
"In short, by following their ship, we can reach Mock Town, where we can rest and prepare before heading to 'Sky Island' for an adventure."
Roman remembered that there was a 'regular' way to reach Sky Island, although it was said that only a few out of a hundred people could survive. But compared to Luffy's choice of riding the rising sea current, which had only two outcomes: everyone survives or everyone dies...
No, it's better to honestly take the 'rising sea current'.
If other ships failed to reach the 'White Sea' by riding the rising sea current, they would definitely be destroyed. But with Roman around, they could just deploy a giant parachute.
With Roman's current strength, maintaining a 'paper umbrella' to ensure the Going Merry's safe landing shouldn't be a problem. If they went further, they could even try a hot air balloon...
No, forget it. The Going Merry is a sea ship, and Roman couldn't lift it to ten thousand meters high even if he exhausted himself. Unless they left the ship behind, which was obviously not an option. Not to mention Luffy, even Roman wouldn't want that.
"Where's Luffy?"
After finishing his thoughts, Roman looked around and found that a few people were missing.
"They went with the sailors of that ship," Nami pointed to the 'Monkey Ship' beside them. "They went to the seabed to salvage the sunken ship."
Oh, this—
Devil Fruit users going into the water, even with protective gear, is extremely dangerous... Roman is definitely not willing to try it.
Maybe that's why he can't learn Armament Haki?
Not bold enough...
Roman fell into deep thought again, while Nami, Usopp, and the others clapped and cheered. The giant salvage ship beside them had already dragged the sunken sailboat up from the seabed. And along with it—
"What is that thing? A continent?!"
"It's a dream, it must be a dream! It's all an illusion, it can't fool me!"
"So it was a dream, phew~~~"
Looking at the self-deceiving 'coward trio', Roman had to burst their 'fantasy'.
"It's not a dream, that's a sea turtle—just a very large one, its head is twice the size of the salvage ship beside it."
...
"Ahhh, Roman! Don't make us face this terrifying reality!"
"Don't panic,"
Facing the giant sea turtle that was drawn out of the water by the salvage ship, and Luffy and the others jumping around in its mouth, Roman remained calm.
Although this sea turtle is very large, probably comparable to the whale Laboon at the entrance of the Grand Line, such giant creatures have few natural enemies, which means they don't have terrifying combat power. Their threat level is actually lower than an 80 million bounty pirate! Besides:
"At worst, I'll take you all flying to escape, after all, this sea turtle can't fly."
"Roman, you're so reliable—let's leave now."
Seeing Nami, Usopp, and Chopper hanging onto Roman, Nico Robin was speechless once again!
Shouldn't you all be united and thinking of ways to save the captain at this time...
Hmm?
"Don't worry,"
Roman misunderstood Robin's look, thinking she was afraid of the giant sea turtle beside them, so he gave the intellectual beauty a hearty smile.
"You'll get used to this kind of thing."
Back when they first entered the Grand Line, Roman was also scared by Luffy's various crazy directions. Now? Even if the giant turtle beside them suddenly started talking, Roman could calmly accept it.
...
Nico Robin: Is it too late to get off the ship now?
Black—
At this moment, the sky suddenly darkened!
"Hey hey hey? What's going on~~"
"Why did the sky darken, is this the 'Midnight' Roman mentioned?"
"Don't panic," Roman waved his hand, "Although it looks very dark, it's not completely pitch black, it's more like the 'black clouds pressing down on the city' situation before a storm. In other words,"
"We've encountered the special weather here, 'Cumulonimbus Cloud'..."
Shock—
"Monster~~~!!!"
In the dark sky, there were several gigantic figures towering over the land! They had wings on their backs and spears in their hands, even the giant sea turtle beside them looked like a rabbit in front of these figures.
"What the heck is this?!"
"Set sail!!"
"Run~~~"
"Roar roar roar——"
In an instant, even the fearless Luffy lunged at the sail! Facing this towering figure that seemed to be at least several thousand meters tall, it was no longer a matter of courage. Even Nico Robin joined in turning the triangular sail, only to realize:
Is this the 'projection' of Sky Island?
Ah~~ It was a terrifying scene, but once you know the truth, it becomes dull...
Facing this sky-high giant, the island-like sea turtle beside them also dived into the sea in shock! The Going Merry and the ape salvage ship both went full throttle, leaving two long white trails on the sea as they sped away! Until they left the area, the sun reappeared, the crisis was over, and everyone collapsed on the deck.
Sanji: "What kind of day is today?"
Zoro: "First, a giant sailboat fell from the sky,"
Nami: "Then the Log Pose pointed to the sky!"
Usopp: "Then we encountered a strange ape salvage team..."
Chopper: "And it attracted an island-like sea turtle,"
Robin: "Even night fell,"
Luffy: "And a 'giant shadow' dozens of times taller than a giant..."
"Good, we didn't lose them." Roman glanced at the ape salvage ship lying on the deck, "Tsk tsk tsk, more than half of their crew wet their pants. In comparison—"
Even Usopp on the Straw Hat crew was calm, showing they had developed strong nerves. Sailing with Luffy, if nothing else, definitely sharpens your courage!
"Why aren't you panicking at all!" X7
Facing everyone's complaints, Roman spread his hands.
"That's because I know the reason behind all this. Do you want me to—"
"No!"
Luffy was the first to stand up and refuse, "I feel like if you start talking, Roman, any interesting adventure will become dull."
Such keen intuition,
Indeed, the truth about the giant was just the 'projection' of the people on Sky Island. The real bodies might just be a few weak kids...
"Alright, but anyway, let's take a break first."
Pointing ahead, although it was not visible to the naked eye, Roman's 'paper crane' had already flown far ahead. It had observed a pleasant island with a small town.
"Jaya Island, Mock Town."
The island ahead was a spring island, with a gentle breeze and pleasant climate, which allowed Roman's paper crane to smoothly—
!?
"What's wrong, Roman?"
Noticing Roman's change in expression, Nami was the first to ask. Because Roman's current expression clearly indicated they had encountered a strong enemy!
"Nothing, my paper crane was 'shot down'."
?
"No way, your paper crane is so small, and it's white..."
Flying in the sky, no one would notice it, right? —Usopp thought so, but he also knew Roman was a serious person.
"So, we've encountered a strong people."
The last message from the paper crane was about a person on the rooftop of that small town. He was wearing a strange hat, had a monocle over his right eye, a long face, and was dressed in a black cloak. He was also aiming a long gun at us.
If it weren't for Roman's 'Observation Haki' being good at long-distance observation, he wouldn't have known where the attack came from.
Van Augur?
The future captain of the third ship of the Blackbeard Pirates, and currently Blackbeard's sniper, capable of ultra-long-range and high-speed shooting.
For the current Straw Hat crew, he is more dangerous than Blackbeard himself!
Fortunately, it seems they don't have any hostile intentions towards the Straw Hat crew right now. — Let's hurry to Sky Island to 'relax' a bit, or else encountering these billion-berry pirates every day will drive Roman's nerves to the breaking point.
————
"A seagull? No, it's a paper crane."
Sitting on the rooftop of the small town, the man named Van Augur put down his beloved gun.
"I felt a gaze fall on me, maybe I've provoked a strong enemy."
Although he said this, there was no fear on his face. Because:
"This is fate~~"
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