Fate, This Time I Won!

"Up there?"

Still skeptical, Violet instinctively activated her Senrigan, piercing through the clouds as she looked toward the sky. The sight before her made her tremble, as though she had witnessed something unimaginable.

"What is that? An island floating in the sky? It must be at least ten thousand meters away!"

"A Sky Island—an island formed from island clouds floating in the sky. Its origins may be related to Seastone particles..."

After the casual explanation, Violet became even more intrigued, admiring the islands and landmasses suspended in midair.

"We came here for the island above?"

"Huh? Violet, you don't know about this place? It was quite famous four hundred years ago. They say it's Shandora, the City of Gold, known as the Golden Land!"

After going through considerable effort to send Tsunade away, Hiyori approached and explained with a smile.

"The City of Gold... I almost forgot who you are. As pirates, of course you're obsessed with treasure and gold!"

Before Violet could finish muttering, a burst of bell-like laughter rang out.

"That's true. Pirates naturally care about gold, but our target isn't those useless metals. It's the Poneglyph stored in Shandora."

"A Poneglyph? There's a Poneglyph in the Golden Land? Wait, privately studying Poneglyphs is a serious crime. Perhaps it will..."

Halfway through her sentence, Violet noticed Hiyori's peculiar gaze and finally realized where she was. This was the ship of the strongest existence on the sea—how could the World Government's rules possibly reach him?

"But how could you know for certain that the Golden Land has a Poneglyph? After all..."

"Shanks' intelligence. He was an apprentice crewman of the Pirate King and personally experienced all of Roger's adventures. Knowing the location of a Poneglyph would be effortless for him."

Hua Yue suddenly spoke as he covered himself with