Free Web NovelChapter 61: Chapter 61
Chapter 61
"Alright, you bastard, stop taking advantage of Robin. Go change your clothes right now."
Nami pulled Rorschach away and pushed him toward the cabin door.
As Rorschach’s "comforting" lasted longer and longer, Robin in his arms couldn’t help but blush. She had known for a while that Rorschach liked to flirt with his words and hands.
She had always cleverly dodged him before, but this time she really didn’t want to leave the warmth of his embrace.
Nami noticed Robin’s reddening face and immediately guessed what Rorschach was doing. She quickly pulled him away to save Robin from being "bullied."
"Aiya, seriously. Nami-chan is still so jealous. How stingy."
Rorschach shook his head with regret, muttering complaints, then turned to Karina.
"Karina, put up a barrier around the ship first. We’re going to ascend and break through the White Sea."
Before entering the cabin, Rorschach gave Karina instructions.
"OK~ No problem."
"Barrier Ball."
Karina made an OK gesture and immediately deployed a barrier around the entire ship.
This was the first time she had opened such a large barrier, so it still felt a bit strenuous.
However, the ascent was very fast. Soon they broke through the Cumulus Clouds and reached the White Sea, which was seven thousand meters above sea level. Karina then dispelled the barrier.
This was the area where Rorschach usually hid the Dragon Tour Island, but it was the girls’ first time at such high altitude.
Previously, even when landing on islands, he would lower the altitude. This was their first time arriving at this height. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
At that moment, Rorschach came out of the cabin after changing his clothes.
"The air is so thin. Is this the Skypiea? Why is there nothing here?"
Looking at the vast expanse of white before her, Karina didn’t have time to marvel before her expression turned ugly.
"We haven’t reached the Skypiea yet. The actual islands are another ten thousand meters above us. You guys should get used to this environment quickly," Rorschach said.
"Another few thousand meters?! Is that really a place humans can live?!"
Everyone cried out in surprise, starting to doubt whether the people living on Skypiea were even human.
"Hahahaha, after so many years, the Skypieans have probably evolved into something we don’t know about. Maybe they even grew little wings or something."
"Wouldn’t that make them angels? Humans don’t grow things like that, right?"
The girls all gave speechless complaints toward Rorschach’s little piece of information.
"Who knows? Maybe they have green faces and fangs."
As soon as Rorschach said that, the more timid girls immediately imagined green-faced, fanged humans and their faces turned pale with fright.
"Y-y-you... Don’t scare me! They wouldn’t look like that, right?" Nami grabbed the hem of Rorschach’s shirt with a trembling voice.
"Hahahaha, no matter what they look like, I’ll protect you. What are you afraid of? Besides, with your current strength, those Skypieans probably aren’t your match anyway."
Seeing Nami acting so childishly, Rorschach found it amusing.
In the original story, Nami, Chopper, and Usopp were known as the "Cowardly Trio," especially terrified of ghosts and monsters.
"Let’s go. I’ll take you through the normal route that ordinary people use to reach the Skypiea."
Rorschach expanded his Observation Haki. Soon he sensed living human presence in one direction.
"The normal route to Skypiea? You mean there are other ways to reach the White Sea?"
"That’s right. Somewhere in this world, there should be paths that lead up to the White Sea. I just don’t know exactly where yet. Probably only the World Government and a few others know."
And so, the sailboat headed toward the "Heaven’s Gate." Along the way, Rorschach explained the Knock Up Streams that ordinary people used to reach the White Sea, as well as the secret routes that allowed ships to sail there.
Fortunately, they didn’t encounter the Shandians from Cloud Hidden Village (the original residents of Jaya Island from four hundred years ago) on this trip. Everything went quite smoothly.
They did encounter some sea-beast-like creatures along the way — mutated creatures from the Blue Sea that had been blasted up by the Knock Up Stream.
It was the girls’ first time seeing such creatures in the sky, and they couldn’t help but exclaim in wonder.
Time passed, and they soon reached the end of the cloud road.
"Heaven’s Gate?? What the hell... Does stepping through it mean you go to heaven? Is this the Skypieans’ twisted sense of humor?"
Karina’s mouth twitched. She didn’t know how to comment on such an ominous name.
Soon the ship entered Heaven’s Gate and met the gatekeeper there — the life signature Rorschach had sensed earlier.
"Wait! Citizens of the Blue Sea who wish to enter the Kingdom of God must pay 1 billion Extol!"
The gatekeeper was an old woman. The moment she saw Rorschach’s group, she immediately stopped them from advancing.
"What?! 1 billion?!"
"You’ve got to be kidding! 1 billion?! Are you trying to rob us?!"
Nami and Karina both cried out in shock when they heard the number.
"Hehe, of course. You can also choose not to pay and go through directly."
The old woman smiled eerily.
"Really? That’s great!"
Hearing they didn’t have to pay, the two girls immediately smiled happily. Nothing was better than free.
Rorschach saw this but said nothing and didn’t stop them.
Since they were going to clash with Enel on this trip anyway, there was no need to pay the entrance fee.
Watching the ship sail away, the old woman revealed a strange smile while holding a visual Den Den Mushi that looked like a camera.
Soon the ship reached the end, and a new cloud road appeared before them.
Before Nami and the others could speak, a giant Express Shrimp lifted the ship and shot into a thick layer of Cumulus Clouds.
When the ship broke through the clouds, they had already reached the Skypiea ten thousand meters above — the White-White Sea.
"Wow~~ It’s so beautiful." frёeωebɳovel.com
Everyone seeing the Skypiea for the first time couldn’t help but voice their awe. Even Rorschach couldn’t help but marvel at the sight.
The Angel Island before them was like a fairyland. Massive vines wrapped around a huge cloud, covered in lush greenery, with buildings visible inside. Everyone’s eyes were deeply captivated.
"I’m going out to scout the situation. You guys go explore the island first. Reiju, I’ll leave things here to you."
Rorschach tugged Reiju, snapping her out of her daze as she stared at Angel Island.
"Mm, be careful."
Reiju met Rorschach’s gaze. A flash of surprise appeared in her eyes, but she quickly recovered her usual smile and nodded.
The ship sailed toward Angel Island while Rorschach expanded the range of his Observation Haki.
He wasn’t worried about the girls running into trouble on the island.
Except for the later additions Vivi, Mikita, and Robin, everyone else’s strength had grown considerably.
Most importantly, with Karina’s Barrier Fruit, there was nothing on this Skypiea that could harm them.
Not the priests. Not even Enel!
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