Sky Island, Angel Beach
The young girl Conis knelt on the beach, playing the harp. The melodious music echoed across the beach, but there always seemed to be a trace of worry in the music.
After playing for a while, Conis stopped, gently placed the harp on her lap, and sighed.
"You played well, why did you stop?"
A gentle male voice rang out, startling Conis. Usually, not many people came here; she usually played the piano here alone to soothe her emotions.
Conis hurriedly got up from the ground and turned to look at the person who had come in.
The newcomer was dressed in a white suit, with a pristine white overcoat draped over his shoulders, fluttering gently behind him. It was none other than Senga, who had just arrived.
Seeing Conis standing there somewhat awkwardly, Senga stepped forward and said softly,
"Did I scare you? I'm so sorry. I just arrived and heard your music. You played really well."
"Oh... thank you!"
Hearing someone praise her performance, Conis felt a little excited, and her nervousness at meeting a stranger subsided somewhat. She looked up at Senga and suddenly gasped when she saw Senga's back under her cloak.
"Why don't you have wings!? Aren't you from Skypieans?"
"Yes, I came up from below."
"You're from Blue Sea People? You came up here by yourself?"
"Yes."
"But how did you get up here?"
Faced with Conis's barrage of questions, Senga somewhat helpless and remained silent, her body floating into the air under Conis's incredulous gaze.
Cornish looked up and repeatedly confirmed that Senga indeed didn't have wings on her back, and couldn't help but say,
"Can all Blue Sea People fly like that?"
"No, only a very small number of people can."
There aren't many people in One Piece who can fly, Geppo has significant limitations when it comes to flying.
Others who want to fly freely in the air need to use special Devil Fruit, mostly the Bird-Bird Fruit branch of the Zoan.
After floating in the air for a while, Senga returned to the ground. Conis was still there, looking at Senga with amazement. In her opinion, Senga's ability to fly was truly amazing.
Senga changed the subject.
"Why did you suddenly stop playing? I heard you sigh. Is something bothering you?"
Upon hearing this, Conis's eyes dimmed as she thought of Enel, the current ruler of Sky Island.
Since the previous god Gan Fall was defeated by Enel became the new god of Sky Island. With his ability to control lightning, no one can oppose him.
He could hear the voices of everyone within the Sky Island even while he was in the palace. If anyone spoke disrespectfully to him, they would be instantly destroyed by lightning that fell from the sky, and everyone lived in constant fear.
He also listed eleven crimes, the lowest of which was illegal entry into the country.
Thinking of this crime, Conis hurriedly grabbed Senga's sleeve.
"Oh no! It seems you've committed one of the eleven sins ordained by God. If you can fly, hurry and go back to your Blue Sea!"
"God? You mean Enel?"
Upon hearing the name Enel, Conis's body involuntarily trembled; such a title could be considered extremely disrespectful.
Sure enough, as soon as Senga finished speaking, a large patch of thunderclouds suddenly appeared above the two of them, with blue arcs of electricity swirling around it.
Conis noticed the strange phenomenon in the sky, and her pretty face turned deathly pale.
She knew Enel already knew what was happening here; this was his Divine Punishment. She never imagined that she would die here today alongside a Blue Sea People whom she had just met.
Somewhat resigned, Conis lowered her arms, rested her head on Senga's lower abdomen, and closed her eyes. Since she was going to die anyway, and this Blue Sea People had left a rather good impression on her, she might as well keep him company on the way to heaven.
Senga looked down silently at Conis's little head, considerately covering her ears with her hands, ignoring the increasingly imposing thunderclouds in the sky.
Finally, a thick bolt of lightning struck from the sky, causing a violent explosion and kicking up a cloud of smoke, which engulfed the figures of Senga and Conis.
Am I... dead?
After an unknown amount of time, Conis cautiously opened her eyes and curiously looked around at her surroundings.
She found herself in a deep purple space, where the Blue Sea People from before were also present.
After taking another look around, Conis saw a patch of scorched earth outside the deep purple space, and for a moment she didn't recognize that this was the same place she had just been.
Conis looked up at Senga and saw the helpless expression on Senga face, only then remembering that she was still leaning against Senga's chest.
Conis blushed and quickly moved her head away from Senga's embrace. Just as she was about to look up and explain, she noticed a huge purple skull staring at her from above Senga.
Just now, in order to protect Conis, Senga directly activated Susanoo. However, this level of lightning might not even be as powerful as Sasuke's Kirin Sasuke. The first form of Susanoo would have been more than enough.
"Ah!"
Startled, Conis let out a scream. Having just escaped Senga's embrace, she lunged back, this time tightly hugging Senga, her voice trembling with tears.
"Waaaaah, am I in hell? I didn't do anything wrong!"
Senga felt that her clothes were almost soaked through, so she gently patted Conis's back a few times to calm her down, then placed her hands on Connie's shoulders and pushed her away from her embrace.
He gently wiped away Conis's tears with a finger, Senga briefly explained to Conis that the purple skeletal giant was due to his own power, and that neither of them had died and were still alive and well.
"Eh... is that so?"
Conis stared blankly at Senga. This Blue Sea People in front of her was truly special; it was the first time she had ever seen someone who could block Enel's attack.
Inside a palace, Enel, still a young man, sat yawning on a magnificent chair, picking at his ear with one hand and muttering to himself.
"This Blue Sea People is quite interesting; he actually blocked the 'Divine Punishment'."
Upon hearing Enel's words, the Four Priests beneath the chair immediately stepped forward, their faces full of obsequiousness, and said...
"It was just good luck. We are willing to serve God and let this Blue Sea People know the consequences of offending Him!"
Enel didn't even glance at the Four Priests below, and waved his hand impatiently.
"Alright, you guys go ahead. Oh, and there's a local girl with that Blue Sea People, let's take care of her too."
"Yes!"