Pagaya and Conis looked at each other, unable to speak for a long ti.
"Just who… are you people?" Pagaya finally asked with a sigh.
"Us?" Luffy adjusted his straw hat.
"We're just ordinary people from the Blue Sea. But if you really hate Enel, then I'll help you knock him flying."
"Why?" Conis asked in confusion.
"We've only known each other for less than a day. Why would you go that far for us?"
"Because…" Luffy grinned.
"We're friends."
"But the God and the Priests are extrely powerful. They—"
"That's enough, Conis," Pagaya said in a deep voice.
"If our friends from the Blue Sea are willing to save Skypiea, then risking our lives is worth it."
He then began telling them the history of Skypiea.
About six years ago, Enel arrived at Upper Yard.
With overwhelming power, he defeated the forr God, Gan Fall.
After becoming the new God, Enel established eleven levels of cri.
Anyone who violated them would be punished.
The people of Skypiea lived in constant fear.
Enel's rules were extrely harsh, and everyone lived under his surveillance.
Even though they hated him, they had no choice but to praise him and obey his will.
"That's ridiculous!" Nami slamd the table angrily.
"What kind of god acts like that?!"
"Wait," Sanji said suddenly.
"The forr God you ntioned… Gan Fall. That's the Sky Knight we t, right?"
"Yes," Pagaya nodded.
"After losing his position as God, he beca a rcenary and now calls himself the Sky Knight."
"You've actually t him?" Conis asked excitedly.
"Gan Fall? Who's that?" Zoro said blankly.
"You know—the old man you slashed earlier!" Sanji reminded him.
"Oh… that weak guy?" Zoro said casually.
"Slashed…?"
"Weak…?"
Pagaya and Conis froze in shock.
They clearly weren't supposed to hear sothing like that.
"Hahahahaha!" Luffy burst out laughing until tears nearly ca out.
"Call that old man here!"
"Why?" Nami asked.
"We're going to beat up Enel," Luffy said.
"Soone should stay behind to protect them."
"After all… following us is dangerous."
"But I'm weak too!" Nami said confidently.
"Don't worry," Luffy said, patting his chest.
"I'll protect you."
"…Alright," Nami said shyly.
Soon, the whistle echoed through the air.
"Alright, let's go," Luffy said.
"Conis, please lend us a boat."
"Of course," she replied.
"We have two small boats docked at the harbor."
Just as they stepped outside—
A group of n wearing white berets approached.
"Hasso!"
"Hello—Hasso!"
Then the captain of the White Berets, McKinley, looked at the Straw Hats.
"You must be the illegal entrants, right?"
He pulled out a stack of photographs.
They were all pictures of the Straw Hat crew.
"Illegal entrants?!" Conis gasped.
"How could that be?!"
"So what?" Luffy said calmly.
"Zoro—cut them down."
"With the back of your blade."
"Got it."
In the next second—
Slash! Slash! Slash!
More than a dozen White Berets collapsed instantly.
Only McKinley remained standing.
"How… how is that possible?!"
But soon he burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha! How foolish! You idiots have no idea what you've done!"
"You have no way out now!"
"If you had just listened to and paid ten tis the fine, you'd have been fine."
"Our White Berets are the most lenient law enforcers in the Land of God."
"The others… are not so kind."
"You are now Level 2 criminals!"
"No matter how much you cry or beg—"
"The Priests of Upper Yard will personally deliver your punishnt!"
"Oh? That's fine," Luffy said calmly.
"We were planning to find them anyway."
He walked past McKinley without another glance.
McKinley stood there, stunned.
After the group walked away, he shouted angrily:
"I've seen countless fools like you chasing dreams and treasure!"
"But when death is staring them in the face—"
"They abandon everything!"
No one responded.
"Sorry, Conis," Nami said.
"This dragged you into becoming accomplices."
"It's alright," Conis replied with a smile.
"Once we told you about Enel, we were already prepared for what might happen."
They headed toward the harbor, passing through Lovely Street.
The townspeople avoided them from afar, terrified of being implicated.
At the docks, countless colorful ships were moored.
"Aweso!" Usopp pointed at a luxurious red ship.
"Let's take that one!"
"No—that belongs to soone else," Conis said quickly.
"Look! These are the boats I prepared for you," Pagaya said.
Everyone looked over.
Their expressions brightened—
Then instantly darkened.
Two tiny crow-shaped boats were sitting at the dock.
"This is the Karasumaru."
"What the heck is this?" Zoro complained.
"A crow? That doesn't even qualify as a seabird," Sanji said flatly.
"I've changed my mind," Luffy suddenly said.
"What?"
"The old man's here."
He grinned.
A mont later—
A bird flew down from the sky.
Riding it was the Sky Knight, Gan Fall.
"I have arrived," the old man said.
"Did you encounter so trouble?"
"Yeah," Luffy replied casually.
"We're going to beat up Enel."
"So please take care of Conis and the others."
Gan Fall stood there in shock.
But he still pulled them upward into the air.
"Alright, Luffy," Nami said.
"We should go too."
"No," Luffy said stubbornly.
"I refuse to ride that stupid crow boat."
"Then how are you going to get there?!" Nami shouted.
"That's easy."
Luffy suddenly shouted at the sky:
"ENEL! YOU IDIOT—!"
He loudly insulted the self-proclaid god.
The Straw Hats instantly froze.
The Sky Islanders backed away in horror.
But Luffy simply closed his eyes.
Suddenly—
A point of light appeared in the sky.
Blue lightning gathered together.
The heavens beca blindingly bright.
A massive pillar of lightning descended with overwhelming pressure.
Everyone stared at the lightning above them.
Their scalps tingled with fear.
Yet none of them ran.
They stood firmly beside Luffy.
Even Usopp, though terrified, forced himself not to move.
The lightning struck downward.
At the sa ti—
Luffy opened his eyes.
A flash of red light appeared.
"Found you."
His right arm was coated in Armant Haki, radiating a terrifying aura.
"Now go back."
He clenched his fist and punched upward.
Black and blue collided.
The air tore apart.
The entire dock trembled.
The cloud sea churned violently.
In the end—
The black Haki shattered the lightning, blasting upward into the sky and scattering the clouds of Skypiea.
"Luffy…!" everyone gasped.
Even though they expected sothing incredible—
The sight was still shocking.
The Sky Islanders' jaws had already hit the ground.
"That was… God's Judgnt!"
"How could he stop it?!"
"Alright," Luffy said casually.
"You guys take the crow boat."
"I'm heading out first."
"Bye!"
He turned into a streak of red light and shot toward Upper Yard.
"Hey! Luffy! Wait!" Nami shouted.
"Didn't you say you'd protect ?!"
"Don't worry, Nami-san!" Sanji said, sticking close to her.
"I'll protect you!"
"Get lost!"
BAM.
Nami punched him.
"Idiot, Luffy!"
With no choice, the rest of the crew boarded the tiny Karasumaru and followed the cloud path toward the Island of God.
anwhile, Gan Fall and the others slowly recovered from their shock.
"Luffy is incredible…" Conis said in awe.
"Perhaps… they really can defeat God Enel," Gan Fall said with hope.
anwhile — In the Shrine of Upper Yard
Inside the temple of the Island of God—
A tall, pale man lounged lazily on a massive golden throne.
His earlobes stretched down to his chest.
His upper body was bare.
Behind him was a ring of massive drums engraved with tomoe symbols.
This man was the ruler of Skypiea—
God Enel, the user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
At that mont, Enel stared coldly at the four kneeling figures below him.
"So ignorant Blue Sea fools entered illegally… and even dared to shout the na of God."
"The straw hat brat isn't even hiding his presence."
"He's already approaching the shrine."
"You will co with ."
As they stepped outside—
A red streak shot across the sky.
"So you ca here to die," sneered Shura, one of the Priests.
Riding his giant bird Fuza, he charged forward with a spear equipped with a Heat Dial.
But Luffy simply raised his hand—
—and grabbed the spear.
His Armant Haki instantly crushed the weapon, leaving claw marks in the tal.
Then he casually threw a punch.
BOOM!
Shura was blasted away.
"Next."
Dark red Conqueror's Haki burst from Luffy's body, staining the sky crimson.
Enel's heart trembled.
Instinctively, he leapt into the air.
In the next mont—
Luffy appeared outside the shrine.
With a single punch—
The remaining three Priests were sent flying, following the sa fate as Shura.
Their bodies disappeared sowhere deep within Upper Yard.
'Why did I dodge…?'
Enel frowned.
'He shouldn't even be able to touch .'
'But my Mantra…'
'Did it… fail?'
For the first ti, doubt crept into Enel's mind.
anwhile—
Luffy cracked his knuckles and stood before the ruined shrine.
He tilted his neck slightly.
"Alright."
"Your turn, Enel."
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