Several more days of wandering have passed in the blink of an eye.
But today, at sea, they encountered an unexpected person: a ship with wings on both sides met the Little Ul unexpectedly.
"I didn't expect to see you again, Cifer!"
Wappa, holding Aisa, and KureKke the Chestnut Head leaped up and landed on the deck of the Little Ul.
"Sashiburidana~ you fools~"
Enel, who usually spends his days training or playing chess and fishing with Chopper, surprisingly stood up and greeted the other person.
"You're still as annoying as ever, Enel!"
Wappa didn't give him a friendly look, and Aisa made a big face at him.
"Yay~ Hahahaha~ It's inevitable that God won't be understood."
Enel appeared on the Skypieans's ship as a bolt of Inazuma, causing panic.
"Don't be nervous, we are no longer enemies."
Wappa, who rushed to the side of the Little Ul, and Enel, who was on his ship, said the same thing at the same time.
The two exchanged only a glance before Wappa returned to Cifer, while Enel went into the other's cabin.
"Brother Cifer, the Straw Hat Kid you mentioned earlier should be a guy named Monkey D. Luffy, right?"
"We ran into him at sea a while ago, and he helped us a lot!"
Aisa stepped forward, tugged at Cifer's trouser leg, and shared with him the adventures and scenery they had encountered along the way.
"I see~"
After listening for a while, Cifer already knew the ins and outs of the matter.
Even though the Straw Hat Pirates didn't go to Sky Island, they still encountered Wappa and his crew who had come down from there, and they received gold for helping them.
The Going Merry was severely damaged while helping them.
It seems that the storyline I didn't forcibly interfere with will gradually get back on track for some reason?
This is actually good news for Cifer, as many things will remain under his control under these circumstances.
"It seems that Cifer values that Straw Hat Kid quite a bit!"
Robin, who was reading a book nearby, put down his book and looked at the group of people with wings on their backs with great interest.
"I only care a little."
Cifer simply wanted to know the direction the world was heading.
"Wow, what an adorable little raccoon!"
Just then, Chopper, Nolan, and Bonney came out of the cabin, immediately attracting the Aisa, who was still chattering away.
"I'm not a raccoon dog—I'm a reindeer! I have antlers!"
"The tanuki is talking! So cute~"
Aisa didn't pay any attention to what he was saying and ran towards Chopper, scaring him so much that he quickly hid behind Nolan.
"They are friends I met on the Sky Island."
In the short time it took for Cifer to give a brief introduction, Aisa was already playing with them.
"Enel, you bastard, what are you doing?!"
Enel, back on the Little Ul, kept chewing on something, holding food that reached above his head, which prompted Wappa to curse loudly.
"Here, have a taste. The food on Sky Island is pretty good!"
Ignoring the furious Wappa, Enel distributed the food to Chopper and the others.
When it came to the Cifer, he would gulp down the rest of it in one go, making a loud chewing sound on purpose.
The next moment, he collapsed to the ground with a large bump on his head.
"This guy seems to have changed a lot since he started following you."
After hurling his insults, Wappa sighed, noting that apart from still being as annoying as ever, Enel now looked no different from an ordinary person.
"After all, he is my companion."
As Cifer Chopper the others answered, they exclaimed in admiration.
"This is so delicious!"
"Not enough! Not enough! I want to eat more!"
"It would be amazing to cook with this ingredient!"
Chopper, Bonney, and Nolan all expressed their satisfaction with the Sky Island cuisine, but only Robin noticed something different.
"So, Sky Island actually exist?!"
Robin was incredulous that there really were islands floating in the air, and that his captain had even been there!
The other three then seemed to wake up from a dream and began asking Aisa about the Sky Island.
In a short while, three pairs of curious eyes appeared in front of Cifer. Although Robin did not approach, her eyes also radiated a faint desire.
"Cifer, why don't you come along when we go back to Sky Island?"
"I heard from KureKke that you traveled through the Upward Current before, which is extremely dangerous!"
Wappa guessed that these people probably joined after Enel, and since they all wanted to go up and take a look, it would be best for them to follow him.
Although there are certain dangers even if they don't take the Upward Current, it shouldn't be difficult for them, as residents of the Sky Island, to return safely.
"Mr. Cifer, Wappa is right, it will be much safer to follow them!"
KureKke had remained silent until now, also stepped forward to offer suggestions.
"There's no need for that. I'll take them up."
For Cifer, going to places he had already been was an incredibly simple matter.
"Oh, okay then. But if you want to come up with us, you'll have to try to contact us beforehand! Haha~"
Wappa didn't care. If a strong person like Cifer said he had a way, then he must have a way.
"Um?"
Just then, News Coo overhead, Enel skillfully tossed a gold coin into the air, followed by the latest newspaper.
"That brat seems to have caused quite a bit of trouble at the place we were in a few days ago!"
After glancing at it briefly, he handed the newspaper to Cifer.
"Oh~ You defeated CP9, a special agency directly under the World Government, at Enies Lobby and rescued a major criminal? I guess it was Iceberg's request!"
The newspaper reported on the misdeeds the Straw Hat Pirates had committed on Enies Lobby, although nothing as serious as the Buster Call had occurred.
But defeating their direct subordinate agency in front of the World Government is enough to embarrass them.
The newspaper also included the Straw Hat Pirates's Wanted Poster, which were almost identical to what I remembered, except that Straw Hat Luffy's Bounty was only 200 million.
"A 200 million Bounty? That guy who got knocked down by Enel with one punch?"
Chopper, who had snuck over, looked shocked, increasingly feeling that his pirate crew was simply unfathomable.
"Brubrubru~ Brubrubru~"
As expected, the Den Den Mushi rang in Cifer's arms.
"Mr. Cifer, I am Bater, this is..."
The other person was interrupted before they could finish speaking, which meant that the Den Den Mushi had been handed to someone else.
"Mr. Ulquiorra! I am Kaku. We are being hunted by the World Government. Please save Lucci!"
At this moment in the Sabaody Archipelago, the battered CP9 members were slumped in Bater's office, while Lucci lay unconscious on the floor.
Kaku never expected that after the defeat at Enies Lobby, Spandam would shift all the blame onto them in an attempt to evade responsibility.
They also claimed that they stole two Devil Fruits from the World Government, which led to them being hunted down by the Navy, even though they were already badly injured.
Fortunately, thanks to Bruno's abilities, the CP9 members were able to leave safely.
They had originally planned to find a place to earn some money to treat Lucci, but Kaku remembered what Cifer had said and felt that this might be their only chance.
He decided to bring the other members here and successfully made contact with the man.
"Bater, take good care of them. I'll be going there in a few days."
"Yes!"
The CP9 members finally breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground.