Chapter 77

It's ten thousand meters up in the air!

If Usopp had really dove down just now...

He'd have fallen halfway, wouldn't he?

Usopp's nose was trembling from fear!

"Thank you so much!" Usopp bowed stiffly to Kurokashi.

"Huh?"

Sima Di waved his hand; psychokinesis snatched up several flat, hollow fish, and everyone gathered around.

"These are hollow fish, right?"

"Roland's航海日记 mentions them."

"I heard they taste good?"

The group turned to Sanji.

Sanji instantly understood, quickly prepared them, and made them into fish steaks.

The flavor really was excellent!

"Sima... how did you end up joining their nonsense?" Nami said helplessly.

So exhausting.

"This is only the middle of the Accumulated Emperor Clouds; we're still far from the Sky Island," Kurokashi reminded them.

"Then let's go—right now we can only follow the current downward and see."

The Gold Merry sailed through the cloud sea; Sima Di sat at the rail with Robin, fish steak in hand—the view was quite nice.

Soon,

They arrived at the so-called "Gate of Heaven," where an elderly, wrinkled woman stepped out, her pair of white feathered wings especially prominent.

"I am Amazon, gatekeeper of Heaven. Are you here for sightseeing or war?" the angel said slowly.

Before anyone could answer,

She went on alone: "Either way, ten billion Eku entrance fee per person."

11. The Divine Official Makes an Unexpected Visit! Enel's Favor!

The Gold Merry sailed through the cloud sea, but its glider wings had somehow broken.

"Luffy! It's all your fault—you scared it off, or we wouldn't have been lost half the day!" Nami complained.

The Express Shrimp was supposed to deliver them to shore, but halfway, Luffy somehow got it into his head to stare at the Express Shrimp and asked Sanji if it could be made into a big meal.

The Express Shrimp panicked and fled the ship immediately, snapping off the Gold Merry's glider wings on its way out—as if retaliating for Luffy's ingratitude.

"Who knew its ears were so sharp? And anyway, Merry's wings weren't useful anymore, right?" Luffy grinned.

He didn't recognize his own fault at all.

Nami's usual helplessness.

"Boom!"

The Gold Merry hit something and came to a stop; Luffy, sitting on the ram-headed prow, tumbled straight off the ship.

Usopp panicked and jumped overboard to save him!

But...

"Thud!"

Usopp, in a diving pose, stood planted on the cloud—and realized the cloud had solid substance, something you could stand on.

This place resembled a beach, with sunshades, loungers, and other leisure items.

"You can actually stand here!"

"Is this the Sky Island?"

"Hey! Wait for me!"

The group leapt onto Yundao and frolicked like they were on a beach vacation—except they were walking on clouds.

Sima Di walked too, feeling as if he were riding clouds and soaring through the sky.

Quite amusing.

"Aaaah—"

Luffy's scream rang out,

Sima Di turned toward the sound and saw him racing across the cloud sea on a "Wee-Ba," desperately trying to steady it—but ultimately capsizing and plunging into the cloud sea.

Sanji and Zoro, the nearest ones, made no immediate move to rescue him.

They seemed to be discussing whether Devil Fruit users could swim in the cloud sea.

Only when Luffy failed to surface for a long time did they hurry to save him.

At that moment,

A female angel rushed over; seeing the Straw Hat Pirates, she wasn't surprised, but instead apologized carefully.

"Sorry! We parked our Wee-Bas carelessly and caused you trouble!"

Sima Di recognized the female angel—it was Konis.

Still sent to lure them into accepting the "Divine Punishment"?

Fate, it seems.

Interestingly,

Konis wore a high-collared, ultra-short dress with no outer pants; the flashes of skin as she ran completely conquered Sanji.

"It's fine, angel sister! It's this idiot's own clumsiness!"

"We still owe you an apology—it was our negligence," Konis said apologetically: "You've just arrived, haven't you? As an apology, why not stay the night at my place? I can give you a brief introduction to Angel Island."

Tsk!

Seeing pirates and not only not being afraid, but even bringing them into one's own home?

Either the heart is too big, or there is a conspiracy.

But Zoro obviously had already been blinded by beauty, and said excitedly, "Really? Then I would be more than happy!"

Sima Di shook his head and exchanged a glance with Crocus.

The latter had obviously also noticed something was wrong, but had no intention of reminding him.

Sima Di was not in a hurry either.

He followed Conis up to Angel Island, and watching the artificial cloud workshop, as well as the Sky Island shells with their many functions, was also a nice experience.

He had originally thought the plot would follow the original drama, until finally Conis would have a change of conscience.

But...

He still ignored his butterfly effect.

Early the next morning,

The street, which had been bustling with activity yesterday, was cleared out; teams controlled the street, as if lining the way to welcome some great figure's arrival.

"Eh?" Luffy looked at Conis: "Is there a festival today?"

Conis's gaze was blank.

Is there?

How would she know?

At this moment,

A fat man shaped like a ball with glasses appeared; his originally small white wings looked like chicken wings, extremely ridiculous.

But Conis, standing nearby, suddenly changed color!

"Forest Guardian???????????????

Conis panicked!

She thought it was because her mission execution was inadequate, so "God" would send his priests to settle accounts with her!

But she didn't even think about it,

Normally, when Enel punished people, did he ever need such a grand display?

It was always just a lightning punishment descending from the sky to settle the matter.

Shandora went straight into Conis's house, his gaze locking onto the Straw Hat Pirates group — only they had no small wings, it was clear at a glance.

"You are the invaders, then," Shandora said: "God gives you a chance for redemption; as long as you follow me to the temple to meet God, your crimes can be forgiven!"