The Road to the Sky: Blackbeard's Crew Attacks

"Oops!"

The diamond-faced uncle 'Wenbrand Cricket,' who was drinking, suddenly became startled, drawing the attention of the entire Straw Hat crew.

"Damn it, all he did was drink—"

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"The towering Sky-Piercing Current will appear directly south of Jaya Island tomorrow. Do you know what that means?"

"Just head south."

This question is so simple that even Luffy could answer it. However:

"Idiots, this is the Grand Line! A compass is completely useless here, so you must go and catch one right now—"

State!

A piece of white paper was stuck on the table, and Roman nodded towards the paper that was pointing at him.

"No need. I just need to place two pieces of white paper on Jaya Island as markers, and I can easily calculate the ship's direction by the angle between them."

This·········

"So this is the power of Devil Fruit? It's really convenient."

Now that the travel problem has been solved, the next step is—

"We want to fly to the heavens~~~"

"We want to ascend to the heavens!"

"We're looking for the Golden City ~~~"

"We're looking for gold!"

—La la la la...

Accompanying the banquet and fine wine were the pirates' songs—no melody, no particular mood. Just pure dreams and—joy!

Meanwhile, on the other side of the island, in the Mock Town.

Clang!

"Roll!"

Bellamy, who had swept all the medical tools on the table to the ground with one hand in a sling, kicked the doctor who was treating him to the ground, sat down, grabbed a wine glass with his undamaged left hand, and took a big gulp.

The only sound in the oppressive tavern was Bellamy's heavy breathing!

The Bellamy Pirates' executives, who usually indulged in pleasure, were all silent—and upon closer inspection, their numbers were even half of what they usually were, far exceeding the number of casualties suffered in the daytime battle. That was because:

Bellamy,

"Big Saber" Sarkis asked hesitantly.

"Should I take some men and take those traitors...?"

"Need not!"

Bellamy, her eyes bloodshot, gritted her teeth.

"Once my arm is healed, I'll go myself—"

Bang!

"Bellamy!!"

A panicked pirate rushed in, interrupting 'Hyena' Bellamy's impotent rage.

Why are you still here?

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"You'd better run!" Before the Bellamy Pirates could react, the pirates who rushed in hurriedly waved the Bounty Poster in their hands.

"You've messed with a big shot you can't afford to offend! You'll be killed."

"You bastard!"

Bellamy abruptly stood up, glaring at the pirate who had stormed in. If this guy hadn't been somewhat 'friendly' to them, he would have already given him a taste of the Spring-Spring Fruit...

"Look at this!" The pirate who rushed in slammed two Bounty Poster on the table. They showed Zoro with a bloodied and murderous face, and Straw Hat Luffy with a grin.

"Isn't this the accomplice of that 'monster' from earlier in the day...? What is this???"

"One two three·····"

"Am I seeing things? How many zeros are there...?"

"One hundred million?!"

"That can't be real, right? A hundred million? What kind of person is that?!"

Amidst the clatter of buttons, the Bellamy Pirates' officers abruptly stood up and retreated! The two Bounty Poster on the table read: the Straw Hat Captain, 100 million Beli! The Three-Sword Style Swordsman, 60 million...

"Where's that guy? Where's that monster I can't hit?!"

Faced with the questioning of "Big Saber" Sarkis, the messenger pirate who had been grabbed by the collar hurriedly waved his hand.

"No, no!"

"Only these two guys have bounties! I checked, that's the only two bounties their pirate crew has..."

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In an instant, the entire tavern fell into a deathly silence.

"I····"

Released the messenger pirate's 'Big Saber' Sarkis, his Adam's apple bobbed a few times, and he finally uttered a sentence.

"I'll go and bring those traitors back!"

Thud!

Then he suddenly pushed open the door and rushed out as if fleeing! — Looking at him all alone, there was no indication that he was going to chase after some traitor.

"I... I'll go help Sarkis..."

"I also·····"

Tap tap tap—

One by one, the so-called 'new era' pirates stood up simultaneously, some making up flimsy excuses, others retreating silently, all fleeing the tavern as if escaping. Then:

They scattered in all directions!

Call--

In an instant, the entire Bellamy Pirates vanished without a trace.

Think about it: even a crew member without a bounty could easily outmaneuver them all, and 'take down' their leader Bellamy without even fighting back. So what kind of monster is the captain of that ship with such a terrifying bounty?

If you don't run now, when will you?

Snap,

Bellamy picked up two Bounty Poster from the ground, belatedly realizing what was happening, and walked out of the tavern, where he roared furiously at the 'crew' who had already vanished without a trace.

"You bunch of idiots!"

"This is just a trick involving forged Bounty Poster. How could those guys... how could they possibly..."

However, the more he talked, the less confident he became. If a crew member with no bounty could be attacked by him without being harmed, then if they really started fighting... there would be no doubt about it.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!!"

Bellamy, barking like a defeated dog, stood alone at the tavern entrance, unwilling to accept reality.

"A bounty of 100 million... How could a pirate with a bounty of 100 million possibly appear here—"

Snap,

With a loosening of his grip, Bellamy's Bounty Poster fell into someone else's hands.

"One hundred million?"

"Thief, hahaha!!!"

"I knew that kid had way more than 30 million, but I never expected..."

"Hey! Who are you?"

Enraged, Bellamy turned to the burly black man beside him, "You don't even consider me Bellamy— "

Snap,

A large hand covered Bellamy's face, pressing down lightly before he could react.

"It's so noisy."

Snap!

Bellamy, whose head was instantly buried in the soil, will probably need to see a doctor again—if he's lucky.

"I don't have time to waste with someone as insignificant as you."

Blackbeard grinned, revealing a mouthful of broken teeth, his eyes gleaming with excited ferocity.

"What I want are 100 million heads!"

"I'm about to become famous throughout the world!"

"Oh, oh, oh, is it finally time to start hunting interesting prey?"

Wearing a wrestler's mask, Gizzas Burgess, nicknamed "Champion," laughed heartily! Meanwhile, the tall and slender "Sound-Sound" Van Augur, carrying an unusually long Fire Pistol, simply asked a question calmly.

"But Captain, didn't we agree to wait for Lafitte here?"

"Don't worry, it's all good, hahaha!"

Even if we miss each other for a while, we will meet again eventually.

The ship's doctor Vajirus, who was lying on top of a sickly horse, chuckled.

"That's right, fate is often used to measure a person's worth... cough cough..."

"Wow, it's Golden Merry - Flight Mode!"

The next day, the Going Merry, repaired and reinforced by Captain Man and Captain Masira's crew after professional salvage and exploration, appeared before everyone.

"We're leaving, uncle!"

The diamond-faced uncle stood on the shore, watching Luffy and his crew, who were eagerly anticipating their departure.

"Kid, whether it's the 'Golden City' or the 'Sky Island,' these are things that no one has ever proven—"

These words made Roman was at the helm, curl his lip.

Roger not only went up there, but also left evidence of his visit.

In short, nobody knows whether these things even exist!

"But it's precisely because it's a dream that it's 'romantic'~~~"

Is it romantic?

"Yes, so please don't fall from the sky!"

"Absolutely not, "Roman thought to himself.

My presence seems to have diluted this desperate 'romance' quite a bit, but—

"As expected, I've never been a romantic person."

"Nonsense!"

Roman's muttering earned him a Byakugan from Nami standing next to him.

"If you knew what romance was, I'd jump off the Golden Merry right now!"

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In short, escorted by two orangutan salvage ships and a Masira exploration vessel, the Golden Merry set sail south. Meanwhile, in this sea, aboard a giant 'raft' made of four massive logs, sniper Van Augur shook his head.

"No, my Observation Haki didn't see them."

"Hehehe, you'd better concentrate."

Blackbeard grinned, revealing his large, toothless mouth, and laughed heartily.

"A bounty of one hundred million," said a member of the team who also knew the Six Powers, "Remember to capture him alive!"

"By the way, Captain."

Standing on the left side of the giant raft, Vajirus, rowing with a huge paddle, asked Blackbeard.

Why are there so many 'human' scents on our ship?

"Oh, a bunch of ignorant pirates sneaked onto our ship earlier, but I took care of them." Blackbeard waved his hand dismissively, then his face darkened.

"What I'm more concerned about is the 'mastermind' behind these people, Dellinger, a young executive of the Donquixote Family."

Why would he want to sabotage our ship with trash?

Is it a warning, or a provocation...?

P. S.: Just asking for votes as usual~~~~!!!!!