Twin Goddesses

Five years later...

On the cloud-sea shore of Angel Island, a huge, dazzling sailboat stood there.

This ship was more than eight times the size of Luffy's Merry.

The entire hull blended a blazing red that represented fire with a pale blue that represented thunder, and under the sunlight, it was brilliantly eye-catching.

Painted on the sail was a massive white skull, and behind the skull, flames and thunder crossed together.

At the bow were two angels forged from gold, standing back to back, each with a pair of wings. Like twin goddesses, they pressed their hands together, as if praying for something.

And on the deck stood three people.

Ye Mu, Enel, and Pagaya.

In another six days, it would be a full ten years since Ye Mu had come to this world.

Ten years had passed, and Ye Mu had grown rapidly from the little thing who had just arrived on Sky Island into a handsome young man nearly two and a half meters tall, his whole body giving off a gentle air, his eyes bright, the lines of his muscles beautifully defined, and his hair a vivid fiery red.

Enel was slightly shorter, but still over two meters tall. His hair was golden, his eyes held endless disdain, and his whole body radiated an untamed arrogance.

The two of them dressed very similarly. They wore loose lantern pants on their lower halves, their feet bare, and windbreakers draped over their upper bodies, faintly covering those sensual torsos.

The style of the windbreakers had been specially custom-made. After thinking it over and over, Ye Mu had ultimately chosen the robes of the Akatsuki from Naruto, though he shortened them somewhat, and they were not the kind that wrapped tightly around the body.

After all, they were pirates who yearned for freedom.

Although Akatsuki robes had already been worn to death by transmigrator seniors, cool really was cool.

Ye Mu had specially ordered many sets for this, covering spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

This counted as the future uniform of their pirate crew.

Aside from that, Ye Mu could not bother controlling too much about other clothing and accessories.

After all, everyone had their own tastes. For example, Ye Mu liked a red-and-black pairing, while Enel liked blue and yellow.

In addition, hanging at Ye Mu's waist was a long blade with patterns like a lion's mane, gleaming with golden light, and around his neck hung a huge ruby. In Enel's hand was a long staff that shone gold, and from his ears hung blue three-tomoe earrings.

On the deck, Enel was like a child, looking here and there, unable to hold back his admiring praise.

"It really is beautiful!"

"This is something I spent more than eight years of effort building. Of course it's beautiful!"

The one speaking was the shipwright Pagaya. He was now thirty years old. Unlike the young man from when they first met, he already had the look of a middle-aged man, and his daughter Conis was also five years old.

At this moment, his face carried a simple, honest smile, but from the light flickering in his eyes, one could feel his pride.

"For this ship, I gathered all the dial technology of Sky Island, as well as the science and technology you gave me, Ye Mu."

"The main body of the hull and the keel were made from a special alloy formed from gold, iron, carbon, and the keratin particles of 'pyrobroin.' In terms of hardness and density, it far surpasses ordinary metals. There's no need to say more about the ship's sturdiness, but because of that, the hull is also very heavy. Fortunately, I placed an entire layer of sea cloud at the very bottom of the ship, increasing the buoyancy of the whole vessel. Because of that, the bottom of the ship contains a large amount of pyrobroin particles. The effect it gives off, similar to Sea-Prism Stone, can keep this ship from having to worry about attracting the attention of Sea Kings. Combined with the power system in front, it can absolutely sail through the Calm Belt."

"As for power, I used a hybrid propulsion technology combining wind dials, flame dials, and impact dials. By converting stored wind power, flames, and lightning into kinetic energy, it can achieve high-speed travel and flight over the sea. At full burst, it can reach a speed of 300 km/h on the sea and maintain it for one hour. If flying, a full burst can reach 100 km/h, but it can only last ten minutes. After the energy is depleted, it needs half an hour to recharge and two hours to cool down."

"As for the interior, I followed your requirements. Apart from the warehouse, two Sea Cloud Gravity Rooms, the equipment room, the kitchen, and so on, there are a total of eleven rooms inside. Every room has built-in sound dials, lamp dials, water dials, and image dials, providing both safety and entertainment."

"Finally, I also placed five wavers and three small boats inside the ship. I made some modifications to all of their power systems, so they possess the same capabilities as this ship."

"The rest are just minor details. I prepared a user manual, so you can read it when you have time..."

Pagaya listed the technology this ship possessed as if counting his own treasures, leaving Ye Mu full of admiration.

The technology his ship now possessed might not be among the absolute top in the world of One Piece, but it was definitely highly ranked.

It could be said that with this ship, he now had the confidence to act even more recklessly on the Grand Line from here on out.

Pagaya really was a genius. Though he could not compare with a terrifying guy like Vegapunk, he was absolutely an extremely capable hands-on talent.

If Ye Mu had not lacked the heart to disturb his harmonious and happy family, he really would have had the impulse to take Pagaya away with him.

However, leaving him on Sky Island was not bad either.

After all, he had long since regarded Sky Island as his future logistics base.

"By the way, have you thought of a name for the ship?"

Pagaya suddenly asked.

"Mm."

Ye Mu nodded. As for the ship's name, he had already had an idea in mind.

"We'll call it the Twin Goddesses."

Ye Mu had thought of this name while the ship was being built. One had to know that every pirate ship in One Piece had its own very distinctive features, the most obvious being the figurehead at the bow.

Naturally, Ye Mu would be no exception.

At first, what he had originally thought was to simply use gold to make the skull from the pirate flag and call it done, but Enel and Pagaya had very firmly rejected that.

Because both of them felt that such a tacky figurehead was not worthy of this ship.

Just when Ye Mu did not know what to use, he saw Pagaya's daughter: Conis.

Though she was still young, she was like a little angel.

Ye Mu also liked this little girl very much, and so inspiration came to him.

On top of that, Ye Mu also remembered a manga called Claymore that he had loved back when he was on Earth.

And so, the figurehead ended up looking like this.

As for this new design, Ye Mu, Enel, and Pagaya all liked it.

Ye Mu took it as the last tiny memento of another world. Enel felt the design was luxurious and sacred, befitting his status as a god. As for Pagaya, that went without saying—after all, it had been inspired by his daughter.

"A very nice name. So, which of you will write it on?"

"I will. Something like this is best done by the captain."

Ye Mu took the paint Pagaya handed him without standing on ceremony, flew up onto the ship, and boldly wrote down the name.

Then he raised his head, looking at the pirate ship that would belong to him from now on. A strange, indescribable feeling rose in his heart, and he couldnsciously bent toward the ship and said, "From now on, we'll be together, fighting across the Grand Line and the New World. Please take care of us!"

Seeing Ye Mu's strange gesture, Enel burst out laughing and said, "Come on, Ye Mu, this ship can't understand what you're saying."

Pagaya, on the other hand, looked happily at Ye Mu, seeing how much he loved his ship.

After all, this ship had been built by him.

At that moment, Ye Mu had already flown back onto the deck. He took a deep breath, and his entire aura changed as he said, "Next comes the era of our God-Emperor Pirates..."

"Grand Line, here we come..."