Peace Envoy! God and Enel
Start?
What is he going to start?
Whether it was Gan Fall and his Divine Soldiers, or Saka and his fellow Skypieans, they all looked at Roa with utter bewilderment.
Was what this guy just said even human language?
Boom!
At that moment, the island suddenly began to shake.
The earth was rumbling, and the ground was trembling.
Caught off guard by the sudden tremor, some people even fell to the ground.
This is abnormal!
This is definitely not normal!
Gan Fall suddenly looked up, staring at Roa in disbelief.
The Sky Island, which is supported by giant vines, has certainly not been without tremors.
On the contrary, the winds are very strong at high altitudes, and all the islands floating in the sea of clouds often vibrate.
But it wasn't this kind of vibration!
Fine cracks had begun to appear on the ground, and a thunderous shattering sound came from beneath our feet!
"You, you, you..."
Gan Fall felt his whole body go limp. He had so much to say, but it was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say a word.
Fear, panic, despair—an indescribable emotion gripped Gan Fall's throat like a giant hand, silencing him.
"What did you do?!"
Like Gan Fall, Saka, vaguely aware of what was happening on the island Saka, roared at Roa in a mixture of fear and rage.
"It's so difficult to communicate with people like you."
Roa shook his head helplessly. "At least say thank you. I've been trying really hard to mediate your dispute."
Answer me! What exactly did you do to this island?!
Saka's forehead veins bulged, and his face turned bright red.
The ground tremors were becoming increasingly violent, and large cracks were beginning to tear the island apart!
Anxiety, panic, and fear surged up, threatening to engulf my entire heart like a dark abyss.
"It only caused the island to begin to crumble."
Roa said, "But don't worry, I've given you plenty of time to escape. After all, my men are still gathering supplies."
"It's starting to crumble from the bottom; it'll probably take at least another half hour."
At this moment, at the base of the Sky Island, buried deep in the sea of clouds, large chunks of rock began to crumble, and cracks spread from the bottom towards the entire island.
"..."
Gan Fall's legs buckled, and he collapsed to the ground.
He stared blankly up at Roa.
This kind of thing -- this kind of thing --
"Shatter? Impossible! Impossible!"
Saka screamed incredulously, shaking his head and staggering backward, as if getting away from Roa would prove it was all just a hallucination.
"How could anyone possibly do something like that?!"
He roared, "You can't fool us!"
"Think what you want."
Roa smiled. "I've made my decision; all you need to do now is accept it."
"Well, you two should get along well from now on."
After saying that, he nodded with satisfaction and prepared to leave.
"Why!!"
But at that moment, a desperate shout suddenly came from below.
Roa looked down at Gan Fall, who was finally able to speak.
The Sky Island God, now in his prime, raised his head in fury and shouted at him, "..."
Why did you do that?!
"Why?"
Roa thought for a moment, "If this answer will make you feel any better,"
The boy's lips curled into a smile. "Consider it as a way to maintain peace between you two."
"... Peace?"
Gan Fall slumped down, muttering to himself.
They actually said peace?
"Go to hell!!"
Roaring, almost out of his mind, Saka opened the shell embedded in his hand and aimed it at Roa.
"If you disagree with the referee's decision, you'll also face the death penalty."
As Roa soared into the sky, a bolt of lightning struck down from above, sending Saka flying.
Gan Fall turned his head blankly, looking at Saka had already turned into charred remains before he even hit the ground.
Then he looked up again, but he could no longer see Roa anywhere.
"God!!"
Beside him, his priests cried out anxiously, "What should we do now! Is what that guy said true? Will the Sky Island really collapse?!"
Is it true?
Gan Fall pressed his hands to the ground.
The intense vibration made his arm feel numb.
The God of the Sky Island closed his eyes in anguish.
He really hoped this was fake, he really hoped it was just a dream.
But.
"Leave!"
Gan Fall staggered to his feet, gritted his teeth, and shouted, "Everyone, leave Sky Island first!!"
His priests and soldiers all turned pale.
So, has the island, which has been worshipped as a sacred site by the people of Angel Island for four hundred years, truly come to an end?
Just as he was about to leave with his men, Gan Fall looked at the Skypieans who were still in a daze.
After a slight hesitation, he shouted at the group, "If you don't want to die, you'd better get out of here!"
The Skypieans then seemed to awaken from their daze.
At this moment, these people were already returning with tears streaming down their faces.
"No way! That's impossible!"
They murmured, "Our hometown, our home, how could it be like this—"
"Let's go first!"
However, there were some who understood the situation. "Let's leave here and see what's going on!"
Meanwhile, Roa had already returned to that cloud platform.
He looked into the ruins and then nodded slightly in satisfaction.
Doflamingo and Bege are quite efficient; they've already collected most of the Gold Saints.
At this moment, Teach said in a somewhat panicked manner, "Boss, what have you done! The whole island is shaking!"
"To end a four-hundred-year-long war."
Roa looked on with a sigh.
The officials all wore ambiguous expressions.
Prevent?
Isn't it stirring up?
At this moment.
That's it!
Kozuki Toki, who was very aloof and was quietly gazing at the island scenery, suddenly cried out in surprise.
Because she saw that the edge of the distant island was beginning to collapse!
"Boss! Did you make this?"
Abel reacted almost instantly.
"The two groups that were fighting on the island just now were fighting over ownership of it."
Roa sighed, "So if we destroy this island, they won't fight anymore."
"..."
Everyone was speechless.
The boss's logic is indeed extraordinary.
Kozuki Toki was slightly biting her lip.
Although the specific situation and the reason for the two sides' war are unknown, it's obvious that Roa has gone mad again.
Ignoring his subordinates' reactions, Roa simply enjoyed the desolate, post-apocalyptic scene of the island.
This is quite a rare sight, and rather spectacular.
But believe it or not, he might actually have become a peace envoy this time.
The Sky Island is of no significance to Angel Island.
The local residents have always regarded this place as a sacred site; they only make pilgrimages here, and very few people are qualified to actually set foot on it.
The Skypieans were driven off the island, haven't returned for four hundred years, and have been living quite well in the sky for the past few centuries.
For both sides, the island is more symbolic; its absence wouldn't affect their lives.
I really did a good deed today.
This will not be repeated.
"Boss! All the gold has been collected!"
Behind them, Doflamingo and Bege, whose stomachs were full of food and Bege movements were somewhat difficult, returned together.
"Very well, then, let's set off."
Target: Birka.
The pterosaur took flight once more, soaring straight eastward toward the island.
As Bege flew over Sky Island, having stuffed everyone back into her belly, she subconsciously glanced down.
The island below is collapsing.
Rocks and soil began to crumble from the outer edge of the island, and large chunks of the island sank into the white ocean, disappearing completely after only a few ripples.
The island's area is shrinking at a visible rate.
"Isn't it spectacular?"
Roa said with a smile.
Hopefully, there isn't an island in the White Sea below that happens to be directly below us, otherwise--
"Really."
Bege nodded in deep agreement.
Dylan flapped his wings and quickly disappeared into the sky above the island.
But a little later, on the white sea of clouds below, ships were anchored, the surging clouds causing them to rock constantly.
However, these slight ripples were nothing compared to the turmoil in the hearts of the people on the ship.
The enormous island was rapidly collapsing, and soon only the part supported by the giant vines remained, barely holding on, but even that part was still teetering on the brink of collapse.
"It really, it's collapsed!"
The Skypieans collapsed onto the boat, screaming, wailing, and howling, "Jaya Island, our homeland has truly crumbled!"
"Our hometown is gone! Where should we go now?"
"What about the Great Warrior Calgara's last wish? What about the promise with Noland?!"
Their homeland had been completely destroyed, and they could never return. Four hundred years later, the Gaya people became true stray dogs.
Not far away, on several other ships.
Gan Fall and his priests and soldiers also had blank stares.
The only island in the sky made of mud and rock, the sacred site of the Angel Island people for four hundred years—had it all collapsed so completely?
However, they were indeed much better off than the Skypieans.
Their homeland, Angel Island, is still doing well.
Taking a deep breath, Gan Fall turned to look at the heartbroken Skypieans.
Such sorrow, if it were only for a coveted island, would surely extend far beyond this.
So, is it true that the people of Angel Island stole the island from them four hundred years ago?
Gan Fall shook his head again. At this point, it didn't matter whether it was true or false.
However, it seems there is truly no reason left to continue fighting.
Let's go back to Angel Island.
Gan Fall said wearily.
While the two groups were grieving here, on the other side, Dylan had already driven Roa and Bege eastward and soon arrived above an island.
Like most of the Sky Island —or rather, like all other islands—it is an island made of white Island Cloud, white everywhere, with only a few scattered coconut trees characteristic of Sky Island.
On the white island stands a white town. It's not very large; on the Blue Sea, it would be about the size of a small town, with an estimated population of tens of thousands.
Without stopping, Dylan carried Roa and the other two directly to the airspace above the island, and then suddenly swooped down.
He landed roughly in the center of the town, outside what could be described as the most luxurious building of all.
This sudden turn of events immediately drew the attention of everyone around.
What kind of monster is that?
They were completely dumbfounded, having never seen a pterosaur before.
Then they saw two people jump off the monster's back, and the monster itself turned into a person.
Even more astonishingly, when the short, chubby boy touched his stomach, a small door actually opened up inside, and figures walked out from within.
"Eh!!"
The simple-minded residents of the Sky Island, who knew very little about Devil Fruit, were instantly stunned.
"Is it really an island made entirely of clouds?"
After releasing everyone from her stomach, Bege patted the wall of the building next to her with great curiosity, "The house is made of clouds too! How amazing!"
"Really."
Teach, Moria, Doflamingo, and the others also looked surprised.
Even Kozuki Toki couldn't help but look around.
"So, Boss, is there gold on this island too?"
Dylan asked, somewhat curiously.
No, but,
Roa looked around at the bewildered Skypieans, "Perhaps there is something more precious than gold."
"These people?"
Abel frowned.
Everyone around him was wearing wing-like decorations, which made him feel a little complicated.
But something even more surprising happened immediately.
"Hey! Black wings! Brown skin! Flames behind his head, he, he--he is!!"
People around them were already gasping in surprise.
"Um?"
Abel was taken aback.
In such a secluded sky, is there anyone who knows about the Lunarian?
"They're gods!!"
"God! He's finally back!"
The surrounding residents gasped in surprise.
Many people even bowed down to Abel.
"What?"
Abel looked bewildered.
The Lunarian were indeed called gods some time ago, but these people actually worship him as a god?
"Oh?"
Roa raised his eyebrows with interest.
Leaving aside the other islands on the Sky Island, the Birka people are definitely of the same origin as the Lunarian.
Since they're Lunarian, they must have come from the moon.
The Birka people also came from the moon, and Enel's lifelong dream was to return home.
So, Lunarian once gods of the moon?
Kozuki Toki suddenly remembered that more than 800 years ago, the Lunarian did indeed have a subordinate tribe!
But they should be on the sea, so how did they end up in the sky?
"God? What are you talking about! Is that brat Enel causing trouble again?"
At that moment, a tall, muscular man, led by several guards, ran out of the luxurious building, shouting as he ran, "I am the god of Birka— "
He paused, because he had already seen Abel.
Then.
"Wow! God!!"
The man who called himself a god exclaimed, "They really are gods! They haven't gone extinct yet?"
It was clear that his expression was extremely unsettled, alternating between pale and flushed.
He stared intently at Abel, then, seemingly finally gathering his courage, clenched his fist and shouted, "But your rule over Birka dates back countless years!"
"I am the god who now rules this country!!"
"Anything about that is fine,"
Roa, of course, didn't care about the island's dominion; he simply asked, "You just mentioned Enel, right?"
"Hahaha! I think I heard someone saying my name!"
A childish yet arrogant voice suddenly rang out, accompanied by a bolt of lightning striking the top of the luxurious building.
Amidst the thunder, a boy with very long ears appeared.
Roa sighed helplessly.
You've already eaten it, kid.
Well, that's really something. I guess I'll have to use you to pay off the debt.