Chapter 12: Let Me Take a Look

Paradise, the sea near Jiayadao.

Mihawk held a chilled sweet drink in one hand and a porcelain-white teacup in the other; the faint laughter from above made Mihawk look up at the night sky.

"Truly an enviable ability."

The Great Swordsman Mihawk, having not consumed a Devil Fruit, does not possess the ability to fly for extended periods.

As for the source of the laughter.

It was Saint Saint Saiwen, who had jumped from the Sky Island; when he was about a hundred meters above sea level, Saint Saint Saiwen instantly transformed into a bolt of Lei Ting and landed steadily on the deck.

His long silver hair stood straight up, strand by strand.

At this moment, Saint Saint Saiwen finally understood why Kaido liked jumping down from the Sky Island, because it was truly thrilling.

Not only did it send adrenaline soaring, but it also made one feel refreshed and forget all troubles.

From the moment Saint Saint Saiwen landed on the deck, Mihawk's gaze was drawn to the Mengxiang Yixin hanging at Saint Saint Saiwen's waist.

"This blade..."

Like a fierce beast guarding its food, Saint Saint Saiwen quickly turned sideways to protect the Mengxiang Yixin: "Mihawk-san, this is my beloved; it is not to be lent out."

Mihawk: "Let me take a look."

Saint Saint Saiwen: "No."

Mihawk drew the black blade Yoru from behind his back and pointed it directly at Saint Saint Saiwen: "Come on, Captain, let me weigh your cultivation over this period."

Mihawk also wanted to see on what grounds Saint Saint Saiwen had been recognized by such a mysterious treasure blade.

"Hey, two big brothers." The Doctor gathered his courage and walked between the two: "Before you spar, could you please unlock my handcuffs first?"

"Also, our ship cannot withstand the flying slashes you two will unleash."

Mihawk sheathed the black blade Yoru and returned to the cabin: This kid has grown stronger again, while I have remained stagnant; after witnessing Gold Country, I too should continue my cultivation.

Saint Saint Saiwen let out a yawn,

"Doctor, you've had a good night shift; tomorrow, this Captain will help you unlock the Sea Prism Stone handcuffs."

"Yes, Captain."

As if remembering something, Saint Saint Saiwen grabbed the Doctor by the collar: "Just now, did Mihawk-san call me Captain?"

"Yes, Captain."

Hearing this, the pride on Saint Saint Saiwen's face nearly overflowed; he waved his hand and smiled: "Go get busy; if you encounter a large whirlpool, remember to wake me."

"Understood, Captain."

Having successfully recruited his first crew member, Saint Saint Saiwen was in high spirits; he put his hands in his pockets, hummed a little tune, and returned to his bedroom. "Next, I must continue to cultivate a bond with Mihawk-san."

Before reaching the Sky Island, Saint Saint Saiwen's strength was not even worthy of being an opponent for the Great Swordsman Mihawk.

Now, having obtained the Super Supreme Great Blade Mengxiang Yixin, which amplifies Haki by 100%, and the cultivation experience of the Wu Xiang Yi Dao, Swordsman Saint Saint Saiwen barely qualifies.

After a simple wash, Saint Saint Saiwen hugged the Mengxiang Yixin, flopped down, and fell asleep, quickly entering the land of dreams.

In the dream: Captain Saint Saint Saiwen led Vice-Captain Hawk-Eye Mihawk, Helmsman Jinbe, Combatant Kuma, Master Tenghu, Rocks, Roger, Whitebeard...

He punched the Marine Hero Garp, stomped on the Fleet Admiral Sengoku, and the three Admirals Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru were each taken down by a single slash.

Ultimately defeating Imu, overthrowing the World Government, establishing a world where everyone can eat their fill, ascending to the throne, and opening a vast harem.

"Captain! Captain!"

Just as King Saint Saint Saiwen was opening his vast harem in the dream, he was suddenly awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door.

Saint Saint Saiwen sat up on the bed and grumbled: "Couldn't you wait until I finished my dream?"

Hanging his beloved blade Mengxiang Yixin at his waist, Saint Saint Saiwen opened the door in a bad mood: "Have you spotted a whirlpool?"

"Captain, a large whirlpool."

Saint Saint Saiwen quickly walked to the helm: "Hurry and get Mihawk-san up; if the whirlpool doesn't erupt into a rising sea current, the two of us will be entirely relying on Mihawk-san."

Why has Gold Country remained almost undiscovered for over four hundred years?

On one hand, the eruption of a rising sea current is extremely rare; on the other, steering a ship into a rising sea current carries a fifty percent chance of the ship being destroyed and everyone dying.

"Nani?!" The Doctor's forehead broke out in a cold sweat.

"Why aren't you hurrying?" Saint Saint Saiwen had already turned the ship's bow, steering it toward the nearly hundred-meter-wide large whirlpool ahead.

The Doctor ran quickly into the cabin, just about to knock on the door, when Mihawk had already opened the room door and slashed through the Doctor's Sea Prism Stone handcuffs and leg irons with a single blade.

When the two reached the deck, Saint Saint Saiwen was gripping the helm with both hands, grinning widely.

"Mihawk-san, hold on tight!"

A man who loves to smile usually doesn't have bad luck.

The pirate ship shot into the large whirlpool at high speed, appearing for a brief moment of suspension, hovering above the whirlpool.

Amidst the Doctor's hysterical screams, a hundred-meter-thick cylindrical rising sea current shot straight up into the sky from the bottom of the whirlpool.

The pirate ship顺势 landed on the surface of the rising sea current, riding the impact force, ascending straight along the current at a speed even Newton would struggle to explain.

Rising sea current

"Mihawk-san, raise the sails."

Although there were only two crew members on the ship, Captain Saint Saint Saiwen gave orders in an orderly manner.

The higher the rising sea current surged, the more different the expressions of the three people on board became: Saint Saint Saiwen was so excited he was howling, the Doctor's face was deathly pale, and Mihawk's eyes were sharp.

"If you don't want to die from the fall, quickly use your ability to teleport the ship a certain distance."

The Doctor didn't think much of it, assuming Saint Saint Saiwen believed he had consumed a Space Fruit.

"Let me catch my breath, Captain."

"Hurry up, stop talking nonsense; the rising sea current might not lead directly to the Sky Island; you don't want to die from the fall either, do you?"

Thinking of the miserable scene of being smashed to death, the Doctor finally overcame his fear; his right hand swirled with a white ring of light, enveloping the entire ship.

With a swoosh, the pirate ship teleported dozens of meters.

"Continue."

Thus, guided by the rising sea current and bolstered by the Doctor's Devil Fruit ability, the pirate ship finally approached the Bai Bai Sea ten thousand meters high.

"Push a bit more; we'll be there soon."

When still hundreds of meters from the Sky Island, the rising sea current seemed to lose its power and plummeted straight down.

Seeing this, Mihawk stepped on the pirate ship to gain leverage, leaped like a soaring dragon, and landed on the Sky Island amidst his acrobatic jumps.

The Doctor went mad, using his Devil Fruit ability to teleport to the island at the very last moment.

Saint Saint Saiwen transformed into a streak of Lei Ting and landed beside Mihawk with an air of nonchalance.

As for the pirate ship looted from Loguetown, stripped of the rising sea current's power, it fell straight down; as one might expect, it was destined to shatter into pieces.

The Doctor knelt on the ground, butt in the air, hands supporting his body, his face indistinguishable between drool and tears.

"People will die... Captain."

Saint Saint Saiwen gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist, waved his large hand, and said, "Let's go to the Golden City."

Two days later.

Near the waters of Jiayadao.

A yellow light sped past; when passing the wreckage of a ship floating on the sea, a figure dressed in a yellow-and-white striped suit slowly appeared.

It was Admiral Kizaru: Borsalino, who had set out from Marineford and circled several times near Saint Island and Jiayadao.

"Even the ship is destroyed?"

Kizaru took a Den Den Mushi from his pocket, took a few photos of the shipwreck, and fell into deep thought.

"Who could have done this?"

The World Government? Or pirates?

After searching everywhere for a long time and still finding no corpses of the two targets, Kizaru had to contact Sengoku.

Den Den Mushi: "Borsalino?"

"Sengoku-san, the target ship has been destroyed. I found no target corpses nearby; it seems someone acted beforehand."

Den Den Mushi: "Good work. Return."

"Understood."

Just as he hung up the Den Den Mushi, a series of booming sounds arose; Kizaru raised his head to look at the sky flashing with lightning and thunder.

"In the clouds."

"So it was up there?"