"We are pirates, fierce pirates,"
He snatched the treasure with his left hand and kicked over the throne with his right.
We are pirates, skilled pirates.
Please come into my arms, my beautiful baby.
We are pirates, free-spirited pirates.
Guided by the skull and crossbones flag, they soared and flew.
We are pirates, pirates without a tomorrow.
"A pirate who never ends, adrift on the high seas."
In the tavern of Foosha Village, pirate songs echoed all night long, until...
"It's already nine o'clock! Luffy, you should go back to sleep!" Makino was taking on the task of watching over Luffy in place of the village chief.
"Eh? I'm not a child, I'm a pirate... Ugh..." Luffy was only halfway through his Luffy when Makino pinched his cheek and dragged him away from the tavern.
"Hahaha..."
The tavern was filled with a cheerful atmosphere after the "little pirate" was taken away.
While he was at it, Sig also tried to get on Lucky Roo's good side...
Shanks saw through Sig's plan for "mutual understanding between the nobles, commoners, and border people of the Kingdom of Goa" and was very disdainful, even genuinely contemptuous.
Sig disliked not only the king, whom he had never met, but also An'er.
Shanks has never been a Captain who makes things difficult for others—if you were to ask which pirate crew is the easiest to quit, the Red-Hair Pirates would definitely be one of them.
Therefore, Shanks suggested that Sig could first go and see a Sky Island that would be drifting in the East Blue recently... He even specifically mentioned that he would be with Lucky Roo.
Sig estimated that Lucky Roo was probably one of the companions who was also indifferent to An'er's decision.
"You mean that dog king? I don't know, but he doesn't seem like a good person... The Border Town Residents' Livelihood Improvement Plan? What's that? I don't know... I just feel that a guy who can't even be happy at a banquet can't be reliable," Lucky Roo said, making perfect sense.
He didn't think too much about it; he just felt a strong aversion.
To help An'er achieve his wish, Shanks hoped to facilitate the matter by acting as an intermediary in a "hidden identity." So, not long ago, he held a banquet and invited both the King and An'er to attend.
This is to achieve a plan that balances the demands of both sides without requiring sacrifices...
Lucky Roo was also present, and it turned out to be an uncomfortable banquet for him. He felt that he could still eat at the same table as An'er, but with the king there, the atmosphere of the banquet was completely ruined!
"Appearing on Sky Island near Dawn Island soon? Great... I don't have anything else to do after that." After hearing that Shanks had said it, Lucky Roo readily agreed to travel with Sig.
"When are we leaving? We're not going to take the High-Speed Sky Road to the West Blue, are we?" Lucky Roo asked.
If you want to Sky Island, you can't do it on a whim, since the movement of the Accumulating Emperor Cloud is regular, and if you miss it, you won't be able to "take off" near Dawn Island.
On a regular sea chart, the movement of the Accumulating Emperor Cloud is naturally not visible. However, the Red-Hair Pirates have a more detailed map, which marks the patterns of the appearance of some Sky Island.
Of course, these are only partial patterns. Apart from the one on Eternal Night Island, which has a relatively small activity range, very few Accumulating Emperor Cloud have had their activity patterns completely understood by humans.
Even in the first half of the Grand Line, "Sky Island" were legendary existences, and most people scoffed at them.
Firstly, there is indeed very little connection between the White Sea and the Blue Sea; secondly... the World Government is also intentionally restricting the channels for disseminating this type of information.
The Accumulating Emperor Cloud that Sig and Lucky Roo were targeting had a much larger range of activity than the one on Eternal Night Island —this is what a normal Accumulating Emperor Cloud should look like.
This Accumulating Emperor Cloud is usually Record in the middle of the first half of the Grand Line, but every three years it drifts to the East Blue and appears near Dawn Island.
However, it won't actually come to the top of Dawn Island, but rather to the waters south of Dawn Island.
Otherwise, Luffy should have seen the Cloud of Accumulating Emperor Cloud before Luffy, and might even have already started dreaming of Sky Island while in the East Blue.
"We have about seven days to prepare. I'll be monitoring the weather in the southern waters of Dawn Island. Once I track down that Accumulating Emperor Cloud, I'll carry you up there."
Once you can fly, getting to the Sky Island becomes much easier.
"Do I need to lose weight?" Lucky Roo said, taking another bite of the bone-in meat in his hand.
"Need not..."
Anyway, with the Accumulating Emperor Cloud blocking the way, I'll definitely be able to use the power of the "Vampire" when the time comes, so my carrying capacity is still quite strong.
Five days later, through weather observation, Sig discovered the anomaly in the southern waters of Dawn Island and located the Accumulating Emperor Cloud while it was still above the Calm Belt!
Sig has a conjecture about whether "clouds" have periodic movement trajectories, similar to those of stars.
It is very likely that the magnetic field of the Grand Line is related to Seastone. In this case, it would be reasonable for the "White Sea," which is also formed by Seastone and water vapor, to move regularly in the Accumulating Emperor Cloud field.
This is probably why most of the Accumulating Emperor Cloud appear within the Grand Line. The entrance to the "High-Speed Sky Road" in the West Blue is due to a special ocean current, while the Accumulating Emperor Cloud in the East Blue will only brush against it briefly before returning—it's as if it was thrown out by inertia, but it's still being pulled by a magnetic field, and it will soon be moving back and forth.
"Fatty, let's go!" Upon seeing Accumulating Emperor Cloud, Sig immediately returned to Dawn Island and called over Lucky Roo, who was eating meat.
"Wait, I'm getting my luggage ready... Boss lady, please pack 100... no, 500 jin (250 kg) for me..."
Before Lucky Roo could finish speaking, Sig pulled him away. "The people on the Sky Island aren't starving, they don't need to bring food... Besides, if you're going to bring 500 pounds of meat, what's the point of dieting yourself?"
"Huh? But I heard that the food on Sky Island is mostly shellfish, and I still prefer meat..." Lucky Roo was reluctantly pulled away.
The Red-Hair Pirates had never been to Sky Island before. Although they knew about Sky Island, it was all just hearsay.
Soon, Sig brought Lucky Roo to the "dark" sea area, where, covered in Bananaman, he was adorned with entirely original decorations...
It was said that they "carried" Lucky Roo up, but in reality, they summoned a swarm of shadowy bats that lifted Lucky Roo into the air.
The sky was completely dark, but Sig, dressed in Vampire Battle Suit and wielding the power of shadow, was utterly unafraid.
After plunging into it, Sig felt as if he were in a liquid environment—which was quite illogical. Although he was floating in the air and should have a very low weight, the buoyancy it provided was no less than that of seawater, and the pressure when entering from the bottom was not as strong as it was on the seabed.
Using the buoyancy, Sig removed his Battle Suit and swam upwards in a Fish-Man -like form. He discovered that in the White Sea, the "gills" could also breathe. As for Lucky Roo, Sig wasn't worried; his body stored an unknown amount of oxygen.
After swimming for a long time, Sig finally reached the surface of the White Sea. However, as soon as he surfaced, he was treated like a protagonist—a fair figure, partially obscured by long hair, came into Sig's view...