A Giant Ship Falls from the Sky, the Legend of Sky Island

"What's the next island? Is it still Winter Island?"

After finishing his morning workout, Luffy, who had been so exhausted from the Seastone bracer that he couldn't even get up, Luffy instantly full of energy and began to look forward to the next island's 'adventure'.

"No, it's Autumn Island."

"I like Autumn Island too~~"

"I think you like everything," Roman rolled his eyes. "Once we get to the island, we can escape the 'boring' training. I've seen through your scheme! Luffy! Take this, radius..."

Um?

Tick-tock

"Is it raining?"

Raindrops began to fall from the sky, and—

"Wait, what are all these random things?"

Along with the 'raindrops' came various wood chips and metal scraps, causing everyone to instinctively look up at the sky. Then:

"In the sky..."

"A large sailing ship fell off?"

Forget the exaggerated facial expressions of the trio, who are known for their usual comedic antics; even Sanji was so startled he dropped his cigarette butt on the deck, and Zoro instinctively reached for his sword! Even the usually composed and intelligent Robin abruptly stood up. Because:

In the sky, a giant sailing ship, several times wider and longer than the Going Golden Merry, crashed down! The various debris from the ship fell first, revealing the true nature of the 'rain' just now!

While everyone else stared in disbelief, Roman could only scoff: How on earth could a sailboat be made to be as massive as an aircraft carrier? Was it because the wood in this world was more readily available than steel in his previous life...?

"Hold on tight, everyone! Watch out for the impact!"

Nami, clinging to Roman's left leg, had two tear streaks on her face. It felt like she had shed more tears in a single day since arriving at the Grand Line than she had in the previous ten years.

"This is a dream, it must be a dream!!"

Usopp, clinging to Roman's right leg, roared to the sky, as if his sheer force could break through the illusion called 'reality'.

"It's a dream? That's wonderful!"

Chopper has started to hypnotize himself.

Bang!

A falling barrel put Chopper into a 'physical' hypnosis.

"Turn the rudder quickly—"

In a panic, Nico Robin used her Flower Flower Devil Fruit ability to fix herself to the deck and shouted, only to find that the Straw Hat crew had abandoned trying to escape by steer the ship away, and instead:

"Roman, think of something quick!" X6

???

What kind of time is this to be acting silly?!... However, Nico Robin immediately realized that she was wrong.

"Okay, leave it to me."

With two people hanging from his legs, Roman clapped his hands, and a flurry of white paper flew out from his body! It quickly covered the entire Golden Merry, then spread outwards from the bottom of the ship in a spherical shape, finally closing in at the top! It swiftly enveloped the entire ship.

"Paper Dance - Dumplings".

Knock knock knock!

As the steel-like paper enveloped the Golden Merry, the giant sailing ship descended from the sky, pelting the 'paper ball' with various debris. Fortunately, this was the sea, so even if heavy objects fell, they merely pushed the 'paper ball' aside, avoiding a direct impact.

It's like a roly-poly balloon.

"Yes, yes, yes! Under the wise leadership of Captain Usopp, the Straw Hat crew has overcome another difficulty. Very good, worthy of praise!"

"Why are the skill names so corny this time?"

"Yeah, yeah, it should be called something like 'Invincible Iron Wall Reversal Absolute Defense'~~"

As the giant sailboat crashed into the sea, Roman, relieved that the crisis was over, unfolded a sheet of white paper. The few guys on the deck who had just been wailing and crying immediately perked up, even starting to complain about Roman's naming, leaving Robin standing nearby dumbfounded.

Is this what the Straw Hat crew's daily life is like?

"Compared to the ocean, weren't we just like meatballs in a hot pot?"

Roman's righteous words left everyone speechless— Golden Merry was meatballs, then what were they? Minced meat...?

"Ah!?"

Nami's exclamation drew everyone's Guotou; the Log Pose on her wrist was trembling, pointing in the direction of:

"Why is it pointing upwards? Is it broken...?"

"No," Robin rubbed his forehead and began to use his expertise. "It must be that the Log Pose was attracted by a stronger magnetic force, thus changing its direction."

In other words...

She looked up at the vast sky and told the truth in disbelief.

"The Log Pose has been stolen by the 'Sky Island'!"

!!

"Oh, oh, oh, there are islands in the sky?"

"Could it be that the ship we just saw fell from the Sky Island?"

Luffy and Usopp immediately perked up; this sounded like an incredible adventure! Then let's—

"Turn the rudder upwards! Head towards the Sky Island!!"

Faced with Luffy's order, Roman asked in bewilderment.

"Your ship doesn't have a 'turn up' function! And does the Golden Merry look like it can fly? It's a ship, not an airplane!"

"Then use your plane to move upwards!!"

Luffy pointed to the sky without hesitation, just as Roman actually did have the ability to 'fly'.

The Golden Merry: Life on board was not worth it...

"Don't be ridiculous, that's 7,000 meters in the air! Do you think my paper airplane is a rocket?"

Um?

"Mr. Roman, you just said 7000 meters is..."

Robin discovered the blind spot—since the other party stated the exact height so precisely, it meant that:

"That's right, right above our heads... Let me think..."

"Yes, there is a 'White Sea' at an altitude of 7,000 meters."

What place is that?

Nami also became interested. A 'sea' high in the sky... what a bizarre thing! But since Roman said it existed, there must be some basis for it. After all, Roman isn't Usopp.

"Hey, hey, hey," Usopp said seriously, "I think someone was talking bad about me just now!"

"That's your imagination," Nami waved her hand without turning her head. "Roman, you continue."

"Hmm, it's a bit complicated to explain..."

"Simply put, there is a very dense 'cloud' above our heads. It is generally called a 'Thick Clouds', and when it appears, it can even cause the famous 'midnight' (daytime turns into night) in this sea area."

"And within the 'Thick Clouds,' a navigable 'sea' was formed from 'Sea Cloud.' This strange ocean is called the 'White Sea.'"

"Ten thousand meters above the White Sea is a cloud layer called the 'White White Sea,' where human-inhabited Sky Island reside."

By the way, those 'Angel Person' with degenerated wings—that is, Moon Person— are also human, right?

Never mind, don't worry about these details.

·········

"Mr. Roman is truly learned,"

Roman shook his head in response to Nicole Robin's exclamation.

"I'm not erudite at all; I just happen to know these things."

In fact,

Roman watched as Luffy on the ruins of the giant ship that had just landed, and with a single sentence, he drew Luffy's attention to him.

"Gol D. Roger, the King of the Pirates, visited Sky Island more than twenty years ago. If we go up there, we might even get his autograph!"

Brush--

A long head suddenly stretched out – it was Luffy's excited face!

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's set off right now!!"

"The problem is," Roman shrugged, "How are we going to get to an altitude of 10,000 meters?"

"Don't count on my paper airplane. My creation relies more on Newton's third law and Bernoulli's principle to fly, so it doesn't need much power."

"If I want to go vertically into the sky, I would have to eat the Golden Lion's 'Float-Float Fruit'."

"What? Roman, there are things you can't do too—"

Seeing Luffy's disgusted Luffy, Roman couldn't help but feel a few veins throbbing on his forehead.

"I'm so sorry I'm not Doraemon, I'm not all-powerful~~"

"Mr. Roman, you really do know everything."

Faced with Nicole Robin's compliment once again, Roman sighed and waved his hand.

"I'm not omniscient, I just happen to know what I know."

Roman pointed to the items on the ground as he watched Nico Robin tidy up the pile of junk, crates, and skeletons salvaged from the sailboat on the deck.

"For example, I don't know what era, country, or place these items came from."

"Yeah?"

Lacking basic knowledge, yet possessing an encyclopedic understanding of the various government-mandated 'secrets'. This Mr. Roman is truly mysterious!

Nico Robin, toying with the skull in her hand, was lost in thought, and then:

"Aaaaaah, Luffy, pull yourself together!"

"Help! Help! ~~ glug glug~~"

As the giant shipwreck beside them slowly sank to the bottom of the water, Luffy began their usual antics, making Roman rub his temples involuntarily.

So, you're a Devil Fruit user.

Without the means of flight, what gives you the courage to play in the sea?

But:

"Hahaha, I found something awesome!"

Luffy, who had been rescued, unfolded the map in his hand, causing Roman to raise his eyelids.

"Look, a map of the 'Sky Island'!"

This·····

Is this the power of maxed-out luck?

"Sky Island! Sky Island! We're about to go on an adventure!" X3

Faced with the boisterous and comical trio, Roman had no choice but to clap his hands and pour cold water on them.

"First of all, we have no way to get to an altitude of 10,000 meters."

!!

⊙▃⊙ X3

"Roman, think of something quick!"

········

"Okay, okay,"

Roman sighed as he looked at the three faces that seemed to have lost all meaning in life.

"There is a solution, but before that—"

"Clang clang clang~~ Clang clang clang~~"

Amidst a loud gong and drumbeat, a very 'unique'... well, in this world, apart from the navy, basically everyone else's ships are very unique.

In short, a large ship sailed by, its prow adorned with monkeys banging gongs and decorated everywhere with bananas and tropical trees. Standing at the bow...

Masira? An ape? Or some hairy, bipedal creature shouting at the Golden Merry!

"Prepare for salvage!"

"All the shipwrecks in this area belong to me!!"

"So," Roman pointed his thumb in that direction, "Luffy, please go and negotiate with them."

Monkeys and Masira must have a lot in common, Roman thought to himself as he stroked his chin thoughtfully.

P. S.: Two chapters, 7000 words each. Off to play King of Glory. Also, as usual, please vote!