Chapter 252: Arrival at the Sky Island

The Grand Line, Gaya Island.

Gaya Island is located on the Grand Line and belongs to a lawless zone; neither the Marine, the World Government, nor any ordinary nation has established any power on this island.

Naturally, this island became a paradise for pirates. A large number of pirates gathered on the island, turning it into a Pirate Island.

On this day, this Pirate Island quite rarely welcomed a ship that did not fly a pirate flag. Several tempted pirate crews were just about to ply their old trade, but they were slapped into smithereens by a giant hand that reached out from the ship.

This move immediately intimidated all the pirate crews. Afterward, the ship entered the harbor in a swaggering manner, and no pirate ship dared to block the way.

Once the ship had finished docking, a young man who looked somewhat gloomy and delicate was seen walking off the ship, accompanied by three beautiful women and a strange raccoon-dog pet.

The group on this ship was naturally Uchiha Feiyu and the others. After eating the Vampire Fruit, Uchiha Feiyu's facial features and temperament had undergone some subtle changes, which was why he gave off a sense of gloomy delicacy.

As for the raccoon-dog pet, there is no need to say much; it was, of course, Chopper the little deer who had followed along to broaden his horizons. Since the ship was lacking a Ship Doctor anyway, Uchiha Feiyu brought him along to sea.

"So amazing, Sister Robin!! I never knew the Flower-Flower Fruit had such a powerful ability!"

After getting off the ship, Chopper had an expression of great admiration on his face, his eyes shining with golden light as he looked at Robin with a twinkle.

Robin smiled and rubbed Chopper's little head. This mature woman not only had a somewhat dark personality, but her aesthetic sense was also quite bizarre. However, even with her twisted aesthetics, she still liked the innocent and cute little Chopper very much.

"Hehe, my strength doesn't even rank on this ship; I can only compete with Mikita for last or second-to-last place. Our captain and Miss Nami are the ones who are truly powerful!"

The group walked along the pier, talking and laughing. As for the pirates on the pier, they avoided them like snakes or scorpions upon seeing them, one by one shrinking back and clearing a path.

Although this group looked like a wealthy young master traveling with three lovers and a pet, the scene that had just occurred told this group of pirates that the "tour group" before them was definitely of the type not to be trifled with.

Soon, the group arrived at a tavern on Gaya Island. After pushing open the doors, they saw a group of vulgar, bizarre-looking fellows in the tavern, drinking fine wine. Judging by the various weapons they carried, at least nine out of ten belonged to pirates.

After looking around, Uchiha Feiyu sighed with some disappointment. Neither that Straw Hat boy nor that guy Blackbeard was in this tavern, and he had no idea where those two had run off to.

Without Nami as the Navigator, Uchiha Feiyu could not be sure what the sailing route of Luffy and his group would be. After all, as the protagonist, the Straw Hat boy's ability to cause trouble was absolutely top-tier. Heaven knows which route he would take this time, and whether he would even go to the Sky Island again was an unknown.

As for Blackbeard, he only made a fleeting appearance on Gaya Island, so it was normal not to have run into him.

"You scum of the sea, I have some questions to ask you. Would you mind answering them honestly?"

After opening the door, Uchiha Feiyu delivered a merciless group taunt. The pirates who had been frolicking in the tavern immediately stopped.

"Kid, what kind of young master are you? This isn't a place for children to play house!"

A pirate over three meters tall slapped the table, splitting it in two, then stood up. His massive figure loomed before Uchiha Feiyu, and he clenched his fists, ready to strike.

Uchiha Feiyu's expression remained unchanged; he simply took a light breath. The massive body of the pirate who had been raising his fists rapidly withered, and a large amount of blood sprayed out from his skin. The pirate only had time to let out a hiss in his throat before he collapsed to the ground.

The plump muscles withered completely, the smooth skin became wrinkled, and the original black hair turned into lusterless, withered white hair. The moment he hit the ground, he was like dead wood that had been drained of moisture; with a 'Crack!', he snapped into several pieces.

The tavern fell into a deathly silence once again. Most of the pirates turned pale and retreated rapidly. In the first half of the Grand Line, it was almost the world of Devil Fruit users; bizarre ability users were often unsolvable monsters.

However, among the crowd of pirates, there were some more conspicuous fellows. A blonde pirate stood out immediately and looked at Uchiha Feiyu:

"What a terrifying fruit ability. That big guy was almost drained in an instant. Are you a Bounty Hunter?"

Uchiha Feiyu sized up the blonde man, thoughtful:

"The Spring-Spring Fruit user, Bellamy? Tsk, it's a small fry like you..."

"I hate it when people answer my questions with questions. Since you want to be the chicken used to warn the monkeys, that is naturally for the best."

Bellamy's expression changed, and he spoke coldly:

"It won't be that easy to kill me! Spring Hopper!!"

While speaking, Bellamy had already used his pants as cover to turn his legs into springs, storing up massive force. The moment he turned hostile, he transformed into a cannonball and crashed toward Uchiha Feiyu.

"Flashy and meaningless!"

This time, Uchiha Feiyu did not use his fruit ability; he simply reached out and slapped Bellamy on the head. With a 'Pat!', the guy was slapped directly into the ground. His two spring legs twitched twice outside, and then he stopped moving.

"Tsk... I used a bit too much force; I can't recover the Devil Fruit now!"

Looking at Bellamy, who was planted head-first in the ground with some red and white stuff slowly leaking out, Uchiha Feiyu sighed. He had originally only wanted to beat Bellamy into a brain-dead state to recover the Spring-Spring Fruit, but he hadn't expected that between Bellamy's impact and the force of his palm, he had directly shattered Bellamy's head.

Afterward, Uchiha Feiyu slowly raised his head, looked at all the pirates, and spoke coldly:

"Now, are you willing to answer my questions?"

"Damn it, he actually killed Captain Bellamy!"

"Charge! Kill them!!"

The other pirates were all trembling at the knees, their faces drained of color. Only those few pirates from the Bellamy Pirates held swords and guns, ready to avenge their captain.

Seeing this, Uchiha Feiyu did not indulge them either. He took another breath and sent them directly to meet their captain; there were a few more dried corpses on the ground.

After this, the remaining pirates were very docile, answering whatever was asked.

Uchiha Feiyu did not have too many questions; he only asked these pirates about the recent eruptions of the Upward Ocean Current on Gaya Island, and whether they had encountered Blackbeard or the Straw Hat Pirates.

Soon, Uchiha Feiyu obtained the information. Blackbeard had indeed appeared on this island, but he had already left. This group had also never seen any Straw Hat Pirates.

As for the Upward Ocean Current, it had erupted once a while ago, and there shouldn't be another super-massive eruption in the short term.

The intelligence did not exceed Uchiha Feiyu's expectations. Without Nami, the navigation genius, if the Straw Hat Pirates still dared to ride the Upward Ocean Current to the Sky Island, the result would likely be a direct trip to heaven. Even if the world line converged, it wouldn't let the Straw Hat Pirates come here to die.

Blackbeard had left, and the Upward Ocean Current had only just had a super eruption a while ago... Calculating by the timeline, Uchiha Feiyu should have arrived about two days later than the Straw Hat Pirates. Enel, the one in the sky, should not have finished repairing the Maxim and begun his journey to the Moon yet.

However, the time was not far off. If he delayed for another ten days or half a month, perhaps Enel, having repaired the Maxim, would have already left the pirate planet and headed for his Infinite Earth. By then, wouldn't the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Maxim both be lost?

After learning the news, Uchiha Feiyu nodded, then waved his hand. Under the effect of the Vampire Fruit's ability, the blood and vitality of all the pirates in the tavern were drained away, and they all became dead men.

The three women standing behind Uchiha Feiyu had no fluctuations in their expressions either. Whether it was Nami, Robin, or Mikita, none of them were people who followed the rules or kept promises, and none of them had a good impression of pirates. If Uchiha Feiyu killed them all, then so be it!

After finishing off the pirates, Uchiha Feiyu took the others back to the ship and began preparing to head to the Sky Island.

With Mikita's Light-Light Fruit, Uchiha Feiyu and the others did not need to wait for the Upward Ocean Current. Although Mikita's Light-Light Fruit was a far cry from the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi, it was still quite easy to reduce the weight of a ship to near-nothing in the Awakening state.

"By the way, does the Sky Island really exist? Won't we fly up there and find nothing?"

Standing on the ship, Mikita reached out to touch the deck and activated her Light-Light Fruit ability. Soon, the entire ship slowly floated up along the air. However, as they flew higher and higher, this Light-Light Fruit user also became a bit worried, turned her head to look at Uchiha Feiyu, and asked.

"Don't worry, it will definitely be there!"

Uchiha Feiyu looked earnest, cheering Mikita on. At the same time, Nami, who was sitting on the ship, was also activating her ability, making the entire hull smooth to displace the airflow and remain unaffected by the wind.

The Light-Light Fruit can turn the weight of an object into one jin. Given the size of the ship they were piloting, once the entire ship became one jin, it would become lighter than air and would naturally float upward directly.

However, it was precisely because it became lighter that even the slightest breeze could blow the entire ship away. At this time, they needed Nami's Slippery-Slippery Fruit to avoid being blown away directly.

Watching the sweat on Mikita's forehead while the ship continued to drift upward at a leisurely pace, Uchiha Feiyu could not help but shake his head; although this Light-Light Fruit user had achieved Awakening, just like Nami back then, her stamina could hardly support the awakened Devil Fruit ability.

Fortunately, Uchiha Feiyu had a way; he placed one hand on Mikita's shoulder, and the life essence of the Pirates collected on Gaya Island immediately flowed into Mikita's body, causing her to perk up instantly.

The life essence collected by the Vampire Fruit ability was primarily used to restore one's youth, but it also had some effects in enhancing strength and recovering stamina.

For Uchiha Feiyu, this effect was naturally a drop in the bucket, but for Mikita, it was immediate; her energy and spirit improved at once, and even the ship's ascent speed increased by a few notches.

After about another half hour or so, the ship first reached the White Sea amidst the clouds, then rose further to the White-White Sea, catching sight of the incredibly fantastical Sky Island in the distance.

"We've arrived, this is Sky Island!"

Uchiha Feiyu pointed toward the island ahead and said with some excitement, while Mikita also let out a long sigh and stopped using her ability.

Aside from Mikita, who was about to collapse from exhaustion, Nami, Robin, and even Chopper were all looking toward the distance with faces full of curiosity and surprise.

The fact that the ship could sail in the sky already made them feel extremely novel, not to mention the legendary Sky Island in the distance; that was one of the most marvelous legends on the sea!

"Let's go, let's go, set off! The legendary Golden City! There is endless gold and wealth there!"

Nami, who had also been continuously using her Devil Fruit Awakening ability and was slightly tired, jumped up at this moment, full of energy, her eyes turning into the shape of gold.

Robin also smiled slightly, thinking of the Ancient History Text on Sky Island, and was filled with motivation.

"Stop, Blue Sea people, this is... ah ah ugh!!"

Just as they entered the port of Sky Island, there was a gate, and an old woman popped out, seemingly wanting to say something; however, under the effect of Nami's Slippery-Slippery Fruit, the ship of Uchiha Feiyu and the others was moving at an astonishing speed, and before the old woman could even finish her sentence, she was directly run over by the ship.

"Eh!? That old woman just now..."

"Don't worry about her! That person isn't a good person either!"

Uchiha Feiyu waved his hand, so Nami stopped talking; since Uchiha Feiyu said she wasn't a good person, then they would just treat her as not a good person.

"That's about it... you all stay here and don't move around, I'm going to deal with a certain Lightning God."

"That Lightning God's Observation Haki can cover the entire Sky Island, you had better not get close."

The God of Sky Island, Enel, was top-tier in both talent and Devil Fruit ability; if this guy had joined the Marine or spent time in the New World, he would surely have become a top-tier combatant.

It is a pity that there are no "ifs" in this world; the fact is that Enel only bullied children on Sky Island and developed an arrogant and conceited personality, knowing nothing at all about true powerhouses.

It was fortunate that this was the case, otherwise Uchiha Feiyu might not necessarily have been able to win; the current Enel had top-tier Observation Haki and Devil Fruit ability in vain, but his most basic physical fitness was a mess, and he didn't even know Armament Haki.

(End of this chapter)