Just like that, Gato successfully recruited Enel onto his ship, though he did not forget to show off to those small fry on Jaya Island that he had found Skypiea.
"Enel, is there a huge bell here? One that can be heard even down in the Blue Sea when it rings?"
"That is what the legends say, but even I have never seen it. It has been missing for a long time."
Gato pondered for a while, then turned to Crocodile with a headache.
"What should we do, Old Sand? Even if we really did reach Skypiea, they probably still wouldn't believe us."
"Hmm... We could capture a few Skypieans and have them testify for us. They do look somewhat different from people of the Blue Sea."
Gato imagined that scene and found it too painful to look at.
The method was not impossible, but it was far too low-class: going around like salesmen telling a bunch of muggles about their experiences, then presenting evidence? Gato refused.
Besides, who knew whether the Marines were still waiting for him on Jaya Island? Running into Garp on land would truly be courting death.
"Ahem... Don't forget about Garp."
Crocodile froze as well, only then recalling the terror of being dominated by Garp. He said no more.
"Um... If we really have to search, we can only look somewhere higher up. I don't think the Golden Bell would have fallen down for no reason."
Enel's words reminded Gato. The Golden Bell seemed to have been launched into the air by something, then landed on a cloud where it remained undiscovered for ages.
"The vine!" He clapped his hands, remembering that part of the story.
The other three were immediately drawn by his reaction.
"When the time comes, we'll search above that enormous vine.