Journey Through the Starry Sky
Flames spewed from numerous jets at its base, allowing the Sirius to slowly descend above the clouds.
Before the ship had even heard anything, Yamato couldn't wait and jumped off the deck, landing directly in front of the enormous creature on the cloud.
"Is this the Golden Bell that Oden mentioned?"
It's like a child who goes on a trip and sees some beautiful scenery.
Sirius chuckled, leaped down beside her, and looked up at the enormous creature before him.
One by one, the other passengers disembarked and came to this side.
What appeared before the Sirius Pirates was a giant Golden Bell.
Even after hundreds of years, the golden light has not dimmed in the slightest and still shines brightly under the sunlight.
One of the pillars of the Golden Bell has broken off and lies to one side. Many vines have grown on the base, seemingly indicating that the centuries have passed without leaving any trace.
Urouge entered a state of continued bewilderment.
The God's Domain actually hides something like this?
"This is the Lamp of Shandora Noland spoke of!"
Maria exclaimed, "He really wasn't lying."
Maria was very studious.
She had also heard of the legend of Rolando Liar.
Four hundred years ago, the navigator Montblanc Noland claimed that he had reached the legendary island of gold.
There exists a golden city there, and its name is Shandora.
In the city stands a Golden Bell that produces the most beautiful sounds in the world, and the people who protect the city call this bell the Lamp of Shandora.
However, when Noland later led his men to the city, they could no longer find it.
The King sponsored Noland's voyage therefore called him a fraud and had him executed.
From then on, the legend of Liar Rolando spread throughout the world.
However, until his death, Noland insisted that he had indeed reached El Dorado.
"Of course he wasn't lying," Sirius said.
"He was telling the truth, but it was taken as a lie, and he even died because of it," Maria sighed. "Did Noland have any regrets at the end of his life?"
"No, I guess not," Sirius said seriously.
Even at the very end of his life, Noland was still worried about the safety of his friends.
Noland and Calgara.
The Mont Blanc Family and the warriors of Skypiea.
Not only do they have no regrets, but the promise that was not made four hundred years ago is still being fulfilled by people today.
"Hey! Sirius! Look! This is what Roger and the others saw back then!"
Yamato Sirius aside. "The Poneglyph!"
A huge stone was embedded in the base of the Golden Bell.
The surface was covered with densely packed lines of text.
This is the Poneglyph created by the Kozuki Clan.
"Did Father and Roger ever see this?"
Hiyori also joined in.
"Hey, Hiyori, can you hear anything from this rock?"
Sirius asked with a smile.
Roger could hear a powerful force emanating from the stone.
"Hmm!"
Hiyori frowned, then said, "It seems there's something terrible written on the stone."
Indeed, it is Voice of All Things.
"So Sirius, what's written on it?"
Yamato asked impatiently.
Oden did not tell them what was recorded on the stone.
This was agreed upon, and they needed to witness it with their own eyes.
"The whereabouts of something very interesting."
Sirius said with a smile.
He already knew what was written on it, and now he was able to translate the Ancient Text himself.
"But this place is special,"
Sirius looked at a string of characters carved on the corner of the stone.
"I have come here and will take the truth to the ends of the earth. Signed, Gore-D. Roger."
Roger?
Urouge exclaimed in astonishment, "The Pirate King has been to Sky Island?"
Even someone as uninformed as him knew of the existence of the Pirate King.
"This was left behind by Roger and Oden, wasn't it?"
Yamato was very excited.
"Certainly."
Sirius nodded.
Roger left a message, which Oden then had carved onto it.
"Then we'll leave a message too."
Sirius said with a smile.
Although carving words on cultural relics is somewhat unethical, since Roger has already set the precedent, I'm just following suit.
Sirius drew the greatsword from his back, simultaneously channeling his Two-Color Haki into it.
The stone in the Poneglyph is incredibly strong, probably even stronger than Seastone.
Sirius didn't know the Kozuki Family's secret stonemasonry techniques, so he had to resort to a more brutal method.
The greatsword, wreathed in black Inazuma, sliced through the surface of the Poneglyph.
Although it was very difficult, we managed to cut in.
"You can even do something like that?"
Hiyori couldn't help but exclaim, "Sirius is truly remarkable!"
This is Poneglyph that only the Kozuki Clan can process.
It seems that there is nothing in the world that Sirius cannot cut.
Sirius quickly finished carving the words.
"Sirius, what did you carve?" the one asked impatiently.
Sirius simply smiled. "It's a secret; it's for those who come after."
"Sirius is a cheapskate!" Yamato snorted.
"Alright, let's go ring the Lamp of Shandora."
Sirius laughed loudly, pulled her into his arms, and leaped up.
Then, with a light step on the air, it rushed towards the clock.
"Are you ready?" Sirius asked.
Yamato, who was just angry, now had a Yamato smile on his face.
Of course!
Then, both of them kicked at the same time.
Flying kick!
The two men simultaneously kicked the giant bell, and the Golden Bell, which had not moved for four hundred years, finally began to shake.
The massive clock core inside the clock collided with the inner wall of the clock.
Then.
When.
When.
When.
Clear and melodious, grand and lingering.
The resounding chimes echoed far and wide in all directions.
"That's really good."
Sirius laughed and said, "Then let's set off to the sound of the bells!"
Next, it will soar into the sky.
Everyone entered the Sirius and the hatch was closed.
Then the large ship stood upright, and its tail flames suddenly erupted.
Sirius broke free from the pull of gravity and soared into the deepest reaches of the sky.
The melodious chimes still echoed, reaching every corner of the sky.
Not far from God Island lies Angel Island.
The residents who lived here heard the bell and all looked up.
What is that sound?
"It seems to have come from the God Island?"
Don't you think it sounds great?
Somewhere in the White White Sea.
"That voice... What's Enel up to now? I'm going to check it out!"
The Pegasus rider soared into the sky.
Further away, on a small Sky Island, lies a village called Cloud Village.
Soldiers live here.
The warriors of Skypiea.
An old man with feather decorations on his head staggered out of the house.
He stared blankly at the distant sky.
The grand sound still echoes.
"Chieftain! Chieftain!"
A young man stumbled over, his eyes filled with tears.
"This is--this is--"
"That's right! There's no mistake!"
The Chieftain wiped his eyes. "This is the Lamp of Shandora!"
"It's still there, it's still there! Can you hear me, Noland!"
"This time, we must reclaim our homeland, reclaim the place we promised to Noland!!"
The young man roared.
They have been driven from their homeland for four hundred years.
This magnificent sound not only resounded throughout the entire sky but also spread downwards, passing through the White White Sea White Sea, and then all the way to the Blue Sea.
There is an island here called Jaya Island.
This island is a gathering place for pirates, and the sudden sound attracted their attention.
"Did I hear that right? There was a sound in the sky!"
"I heard that too!"
"That sound is quite nice, what is it?"
Outside the crowd, a man with a diamond-shaped face was already in tears.
"So that's how it is! It's not underwater, but in the sky!"
"Are you the ones ringing this bell? Descendants of Calgara! Are you the ones guiding me? Are you the ones telling me that you are there? For four hundred years, have you been waiting for Noland in that sky?"
The man wiped his blurry face and shouted,
"Men! Ready to depart!!"
This time they're going to the sky.
To fulfill the promise made four hundred years ago.
"This is romance."
Bonus chapter complete!!