"But they look like they're having a serious conversation. Don't tell me Sky Island really exists?"
"No idea. But from what they're saying, it sounds like there might be something to it..."
"I don't know whether Sky Island exists," Cricket said, looking at the Pirates whispering among themselves. "But I'm sure of one thing. Once you ride the Knock Up Stream, either every one of you reaches Sky Island safely, or every one of you falls into the sea and dies. It's a gamble with less than a 0.01 percent chance of success."
Buggy's crew was stunned.
"Less than 0.01 percent? That's next to impossible!"
"Risk our lives looking for an island that might not even exist? That's crazy! Captain Buggy, let's get out of here."
"Exactly! Captain Buggy, don't fall for Lin Mo's tricks. We can't gamble our lives on something this ridiculous."
Buggy was furious too. Of course he didn't want to take that gamble.
Even if he had been there once when he was little...
He never wanted to go through that brush with death again.
"Hahaha! Of course not! Only an idiot would want to go to Sky Island!" Buggy laughed and turned toward his ship. "Sky Island, my ass. If you want to go, brat, go by yourself."
Buggy had barely finished speaking.
Lin Mo put a hand on Sandai Kitetsu. After a moment's thought, he drew Toyako instead, gripping its hilt with one hand while running the other over the grain of its wooden blade.
A powerful wave of Sword Aura erupted from him.
Everyone there, including Cricket, found themselves struggling to breathe under its pressure.
Some who couldn't withstand it physically or mentally collapsed on the spot, their eyes rolling back.
Buggy stayed on his feet, but cold sweat poured down his forehead.