The massive silver-gray airship glided steadily above the pristine sea of clouds, pale blue flames streaming from its engines as its dull roar tore through the long-standing silence of the high sky.
On the streets of Angel Island below, Sky Island residents who had been strolling leisurely stopped in their tracks and looked up in terror at the steel behemoth passing overhead.
The entire airship gleamed with a cold metallic sheen. It had neither the shell-powered jet devices common to White Sea vessels nor any sails.
"What kind of monster is that?"
A resident with small white wings dropped the pumpkin in his hands and cried out.
"That's not a pirate ship! Pirate ships can't fly!"
"Gods, is this divine punishment?"
The residents on the streets erupted into chaos, scrambling for cover. The airship did not stop at Angel Island, instead flying directly toward Upper Yard, God's Island, which was regarded as a sacred domain.
Meanwhile, within a temple deep in Upper Yard, Enel reclined halfway on a golden chair draped in silk, holding a half-eaten red apple.
He casually tossed the core onto the polished floor. His lazily half-closed eyes suddenly opened, and tiny sparks crackled beside his earlobes.
The faint currents released by the Rumble-Rumble Fruit rapidly spread out and merged with his Observation Haki. Most activity on Upper Yard and Angel Island, whether residents whispering or leaves rustling in the wind, entered his mind with perfect clarity.
Enel's Mantra covered the entirety of God's Island.
The sound of the airship's engines, the sound of its metal hull slicing through the clouds, and the two heavy, blazing life forces aboard all fell within his perception.
Those two presences were so powerful they seemed inhuman, causing Enel to briefly lose his lazy demeanor.
He dug at his ear, looking