The moment Nami saw so much gold, her thief's blood began to boil. Ye Chen, however, noticed that no one was looking at them. Everyone was staring at the Golden Bell in a daze.
"It was him. He rang the Golden Bell and lit the beacon of Shandora."
After a moment, Lanqi pointed at Ye Chen and cried out in surprise.
The Golden Bell was still ringing. Before long, Wyper's eyes grew wet. The bell heralded peace. Its deep, beautiful tones could guide ships through storms like a light in the darkness, giving them hope. That was why it was also known as the Light of Shandora.
The Golden Bell's chime was beautiful. It had once guided Mont Blanc Noland, and when Jaya Island rose into the sky, the Skypieans had taken its sound for the voice of a god.
The bell heralded more than hope and peace. For Wyper, a descendant of Great Warrior Kalgara, and Diamond-Faced Uncle, a descendant of Noland, it held a meaning all its own.
Because it was a promise that had endured for four hundred years!
Four hundred years ago, the Knock Up Stream had blasted part of Jaya Island into the sky, where it became Sky Island. The golden treasures of Shandora, the Golden City, scattered into the sea, and the Golden Bell vanished among the clouds.
Great Warrior Kalgara and the native people of Jaya Island were carried into the sky as well, only to be driven out by the "god" of Sky Island.
Noland had promised Calgara that he would return to Jaya Island and that they would meet again. But Jaya Island had been hurled into the clouds.
To let his dear friend Noland know that Jaya Island was in the sky, Calgara led his people in an attack on