"Ah! Luffy fell overboard."
Having just finished fighting the White Sea beast, the Straw Hat Pirates suddenly discovered that their captain had vanished.
Nami's face went pale as she pointed at the White Sea below the ship and screamed.
Splash!
Usopp leaped straight down and, with Robin's help, hauled up their captain, whose belly had been swollen huge.
Trailing far behind the Straw Hat Pirates, Caesar Clown watched that unreliable bunch.
Caesar Clown seriously doubted whether their strength could truly meet Roy's requirements.
In response to Caesar's doubts, Roy merely smiled faintly.
Looking at the ship ahead, which seemed ready to fall apart at any moment, only Roy knew the enormous potential they possessed.
After a few incidents on the White Sea, the Going Merry continued sailing.
Since Roy's role in coming to Skypiea this time was that of a fisherman reaping the benefits, he would not interfere as long as the protagonists' situation did not stray from its course.
Following the currents of the sea of clouds,
a golden gate soon appeared before them.
"The Gate of Heaven, the only route leading to the higher White Sea."
They looked up at the towering gates before them.
"Let's go, Caesar. This isn't our target."
Because Roy knew that Enel possessed Mantra, he had no intention of taking the conventional route to God's Domain.
After all, he had only come here to pick up the spoils. Clashing with Enel now was not part of his plan.
With his ability to control clouds and mist, Roy naturally had no need to sail obediently like Luffy and the others.
He had the island cloud supporting them fly straight upward.
Before long, the Gate of Heaven below shrank away until it disappeared from sight.
Using the power of the wind, the battered Going Merry