Above the vast, pure white White Sea…
"Delicious! This is amazing!" Luffy exclaid as he devoured a steak made from Sky Fish.
"Hey, Luffy! This kind of fish is still being studied! We don't even know if it's safe to eat!" Nami said worriedly.
"No problem!" Luffy replied confidently, spearing a piece of fish with his fork and stuffing it into Nami's mouth.
"Mmm! It's really good! How should I describe it? I've never tasted anything like this before!" Nami said, her face full of bliss.
"Really? Does it suit your taste, Nami-san?" Sanji asked eagerly, clearly desperate for a lady's approval.
anwhile, Chopper was scanning the surroundings with a telescope.
"A ship! Wait—sothing's wrong! Everyone, look!" Chopper shouted.
He had just spotted another ship—but in the next mont, a strange man blasted it apart. Chopper's fur stood on end instantly.
"Hey, Zoro! You saw that, right?" Luffy asked while continuing to eat.
"Yeah, I saw it. Looks like we're the next target," Zoro replied calmly as he drew his swords.
"But I've mostly gotten used to this place already."
"Oh? Then… I'll leave it to you, Zoro," Luffy said casually, fully focused on finishing his al.
"There's a weird four-horned cow charging across the clouds!" Chopper shouted.
"What are you even talking about?" Sanji asked, confused.
At that mont, a strange figure appeared above the clouds, riding sothing like cloud skates, speeding straight toward the ship.
"Here he cos," Zoro said with a grin before dashing forward.
Steel clashed against a shield—sparks flew everywhere.
The stranger kicked out suddenly.
Zoro reversed his grip, blocking with the back of his blade.
BOOM!
The air exploded from the impact, sending both of them flying backward.
Zoro landed back on the Going rry.
"Hmph… not bad."
anwhile, the man hovering over the cloud sea hoisted a rocket launcher onto his shoulder.
The next second—
BOOM!
A flash of fire burst from the barrel as the missile shot toward the Going rry.
"Heh… interesting."
A faint black sheen of Armant Haki coated Zoro's blades.
Three-Sword Style Secret Technique — Three Thousand Worlds!
Zoro cut straight through the incoming missile.
The explosion thundered behind him as he shot forward toward the strange man.
"What?!" The man panicked, hastily raising his shield.
Slash!
The shield was sliced clean in half.
At the sa ti, three deep sword wounds tore across his chest, blood spraying everywhere.
Zoro calmly sheathed his blades.
"So… who exactly are you—"
Before he could finish his question, the man suddenly lifted the rocket launcher again and fired at point-blank range.
Zoro tilted his head slightly.
The missile whizzed past his ear.
BOOM!
"So… you want to die, is that it?" Zoro's voice turned cold.
Wado Ichimonji flashed from its sheath, coated in Armant Haki.
One-Sword Style — Lion's Song!
For a split second, the strange man felt as if the Grim Reaper itself was reaching for him.
But just at that critical mont—
A knight clad in armor descended from the sky, spear in hand.
CLANG!
The knight was instantly sent flying.
His spear slipped from his grip, and a deep slash split across his armor.
Zoro paused, glancing around.
The strange man had vanished.
Then he calmly looked toward the armored old man.
"So… who are you supposed to be this ti?"
The old man slowly stood up.
"I am the Sky Knight."
"You?" Zoro scoffed. "Tch."
On the Going rry
"Are you people from the Blue Sea?" the knight asked.
"The Blue Sea? What's that?" Nami asked.
"That's what we Sky Islanders call the world beneath the clouds," the knight explained.
"This place is the White Sea, about 7,000 ters above the Blue Sea.
Above it lies another layer called the White-White Sea, nearly 10,000 ters high."
"Then how do we reach the White-White Sea?" Nami asked.
"You must pass through Heaven's Gate," the knight said, pointing in a certain direction.
"Now then, business is business. To be honest, I'm a rcenary here in Skypiea. If you run into trouble, just blow this whistle and pay 5 million Extol, and I'll co rescue you."
"You sure about that?" Zoro raised an eyebrow.
"Well… there are dangers in Skypiea that can't be solved by strength alone," the knight replied with a smile.
"Still pretty cheap," Luffy said while eating, his stomach seemingly bottomless.
"Cheap?! What are you talking about?!" Nami snapped. "You really don't understand the cost of living!"
"Well then, I'll be going," the knight said.
He tossed them a whistle.
"If you blow this, I'll co flying down to help you anyti. Normally I charge 5 million, but since this is our first eting, I'll give you one free rescue."
"Wait! What's your na?" Nami asked.
"I am the Sky Knight—Gan Fall! And this is my partner, Pierre," the old man said proudly, pointing to the bird beside him.
"He may look like a bird, but he ate the Horse-Horse Fruit. That ans he can transform into a winged horse—a Pegasus!"
"…Are you sure that's a Pegasus?" Zoro said helplessly.
"That transformation looks seriously weird…"
"Alright! Next stop—Skypiea!" Luffy said, rubbing his full stomach.
"Zoro, can you see Heaven's Gate?"
"Yeah."
"Then you lead the way!"
"You idiot!" Sanji shouted. "If Zoro navigates, we'll end up sowhere completely different!"
"So…?" Luffy asked nervously.
"Since none of us can see it clearly… Luffy, you guide us," Robin said teasingly.
"…Fine."
The ship sailed across the White Sea, and before long they saw a strange structure ahead.
An enormous archway bearing the words:
HEAVEN'S GATE
"Heaven's Gate? That sounds unlucky… like we're already dead!" Usopp shouted.
"Maybe we are," Luffy whispered beside him, making a ghost face.
"AAAAAH!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Just then, a short elderly woman suddenly took a photograph of them.
"I am the Gatekeeper of Heaven's Gate, Amazon," the old woman said slowly.
"Are you here for tourism… or war?"
"Well, it doesn't really matter."
"If you want to enter the upper level, you must pay the entrance fee."
"One billion Extol per person."
"One billion? How much is that?" Nami asked Luffy.
"Oh, that?" Luffy puffed his chest proudly.
"My bounty is worth three trillion Extol!"
"THREE TRILLION?!" Everyone was stunned.
"That ans… 100,000 Berries per person," Nami calculated.
"With seven people, that's 700,000 Berries… That's still a lot!"
"Um… about that money," Nami asked anxiously.
"Hypothetically speaking… what if we don't have it?"
"You can still enter," Amazon said calmly.
"Of course, you can also choose not to."
"So, Luffy… should we pay?" Nami asked. Sothing about this felt suspicious.
Luffy hesitated.
"W-we—"
Suddenly—
[System Notification]
Choice Mission Issued: Land on Skypiea
1Pay the entrance fee and enter peacefully
Reward: 100 million Berries
2 Enter without paying (consequences unknown)
Reward: All crew gain 10% Observation Haki potential
Luffy didn't rember Skypiea very clearly.
He only vaguely recalled Enel and the Goro Goro no Mi, and the angel girl Conis.
He seed to rember that those who didn't pay would be labeled illegal entrants.
"…But consequences?" Luffy grinned.
"It's just Enel. I'll just punch him away."
He looked up.
"Nope! We're not paying!" Luffy said cheerfully.
"Grandma, we're broke. Let us in anyway!"
"Alright. All seven of you will enter, correct?" Amazon confird.
Monts later, the Super Express Shrimp lifted the Going rry and rushed along the cloud current toward the sky.
The wind brushed across everyone's faces.
The white scenery sped past them.
Luffy stood at the bow, holding down his straw hat as the roaring wind blew against him, gazing calmly into the sky above.
anwhile—
At Heaven's Gate…
Gatekeeper Amazon sent a report.
"Reporting to the Almighty God and the Divine Priests!"
"Seven illegal entrants have invaded the Land of God!"
"Please deliver Heaven's Judgnt upon them!"
"Please deliver Heaven's Judgnt!"
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