Chapter 64

"An island in the sky!"

"Floating in the sky?"

"That's way too amazing!"

But Nami's face darkened, clearly not believing it.

"Robin, what you're looking at isn't some legend, is it? How could there possibly be an island floating in the sky?"

Robin shrugged and looked toward Sima Di.

"Sima-chan, what do you think? Is there one?"

Is there one?

Of course there is!

Moreover,

Sima Di was even planning to give the "God" of Sky Island a shot of the Devil Fruit separation serum.

—On the premise that Enel, this guy, wouldn't listen to persuasion and stubbornly refused to join the Straw Hat Pirates.

As a "born-awakened Observer Haki user," and one who also possessed the "Mantra" trait, Enel was undoubtedly the most compatible with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

But Sima Di knew that he couldn't convince Nami with empty words alone.

So......

"Isn't there someone on the ship who followed the Pirate King through the entire journey? Ask him." Sima Di reminded them.

Only then did the others suddenly wake up to the fact!

They looked at Crocus, who had been freeloading the whole time, quite displeased.

【Ruoshui

First Release】

"Hey hey, old man Crocus, were you just watching the show over there?" Usopp said, annoyed.

"Crocus! There's a Sky Island, right? There has to be, right?" Luffy's eyes lit up.

Laboon also opened his eyes wide, quite expectant of this.

Crocus, however, did not directly tell everyone, but instead asked a profound counter-question—

"Do you really want me to tell you the answer? If you don't explore it yourselves, then what's the point of an adventure?"

Crocus, as someone who had been to Laugh Tale, might even directly tell everyone its location.

But no one had ever asked him.

Because, including Sima Di, they were all enjoying the adventure of the journey to Laugh Tale, not setting out to sea just to reach Laugh Tale.

Therefore,

Crocus's words left everyone silent for a moment, thoughtfully pondering the pros and cons within.

Only Sima Di said with amusement: "Crocus, don't change the subject. I'm just asking you to confirm whether Sky Island exists. After all, if it's fake, there's no point wasting time on it."

"But since you said that, it seems Sky Island really does exist."

"Everyone should think about how to......"

Sima Di's words came to an abrupt halt!

He raised an eyebrow, looking at something ahead, causing the others to subconsciously follow his gaze.

Luffy:? っQ?;)っ

Zoro:? っQ?;)っ

Sanji:? っQ?;)っ

Everyone had the look of someone who had seen a ghost!

The reason being......

They saw, within the hazy clouds and mist, a colossal figure standing tall between heaven and earth, its estimated height reaching at least tens of thousands of meters, with a pair of wings on its back and a bow in its hand, just like the legendary angel.

Absolutely ridiculous!

Only Sima Di knew,

This seemingly terrifying giant angel shadow was actually just the shadow of the "bird-people" on Sky Island projected onto the clouds.

【Ding! Congratulations on signing in at the famous scene "The Giant Projection of Sky Island's Angel!" and obtaining the sign-in reward "Iron Man's Mark-5 Battle Suit"!】

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"Iron Man's Mark-5 Battle Suit": A brand-new portable concept prototype, foldable into the size of a briefcase. The armor is relatively thin, has flight capability, and its only weapon is the palm repulsor on the hand.;

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【Reward has been stored in the system space!】

This reward......

was certainly useless to Sima Di, but it was a different story for the Straw Hat Pirates!

Although the Word Spirit ability was nearly omnipotent, the premise was that Sima Di could provide enough energy.

As mentioned earlier, the consumption to permanently materialize A Certain Item was enormous, especially for something he knew nothing about and only had a concept of.

But if, like Hearthstone, a sample existed, the consumption would be greatly reduced.

Although this Mark-5 was quite useless to Sima Di, if used to replicate it for the Straw Hat Pirates, then everyone could have the ability to fly briefly in emergencies.

It would have miraculous effects at critical moments.

At this moment,

the giant angel shadow also vanished, but Nami and the others were still like startled birds, frantically paddling the oars to flee into the distance.

They didn't stop until they were exhausted.

As someone who had logged into Sky Island, Crocus naturally knew the truth behind that giant angel shadow.

But he only smiled and said nothing the whole time, without offering any reminder.

The same went for Sima Di.

"Oh? Aren't you afraid, kid?" Kureha asked curiously.

"What's there to be afraid of?" Sima Di said, puzzled: "Setting aside whether a creature of that size even exists, even if it really does exist, as long as it's a living thing, it can be killed."

Tsk, you little punk!

Still trying to scare me?

Kureha was quite surprised upon hearing this—this kid's reaction was far calmer than how they had been when they saw the angel's giant shadow back then.

This boy has the makings of a Pirate King!

It's just a pity...

Sima Di didn't seem to have much interest in being a captain.

Sima Di ignored Kureha and instead took out the Mk-5 battle suit. A red-and-silver metal briefcase appeared out of thin air, then was tossed onto the deck.

He stepped on the metal briefcase with one foot, and its middle section caved in while metal gloves protruded from both sides. Sima Di bent down, inserted his hands, completed the fingerprint authentication, and with a forceful lift pulled most of the armor up against his chest, then spread his arms wide so the plates and mechanisms could cover his body.

Amid the sound of metal scraping and gears turning, a perfectly fitted suit of steel armor was assembled.

The whole cool outfit process was watched by everyone in the Straw Hat Pirates, and Luffy and the others' eyes lit up!

"So cool!"

"A mecha!"

"I want to wear one too!"

"Sima! Me too! Me too!"

What man could resist the charm of a mecha?

Actually, there was one.

Zoro didn't seem very impressed, frowning as he stared at Sima Di in his battle suit.

"Won't this really affect mobility?" Zoro asked.

Sima Di didn't answer.

After a brief adjustment,

he activated the energy thrusters in the palms of his hands and feet. The reactive force of the flames lifted him into the air. After a slight adjustment, he could freely control his direction, flying around the Going Merry.

Wherever he flew, Luffy and the others on the deck chased after him.