The Difference Strength Made to Their Mindset

Speaking of Firebird, that guy was pretty funny.

The moment he heard they were going to Sky Island, he refused to go with them no matter what.

According to him, there was no news on Sky Island anyway, so he would have nothing to do there.

It sounded reasonable enough, but anyone could see he was afraid of dying. That was why he did not want to go with them.

After all, they were only reporters, not crewmates aboard Kuta's ship. Kuta had no obligation to protect them, and with Firebird

and his men's strength, sailing the sea was one thing. Going up into the sky to follow Kuta and the others on an adventure in search of the legendary Sky Island? They would rather die.

They were not fearless sea warriors who knew nothing of the danger!

As reporters for the world's largest newspaper, how could they not know about the Sky Road to Sky Island?

Rumor had it that only one in ten survived. It truly was the Road to Heaven!

"Heaven" meant Sky Island on one hand, and the place people went after death on the other.

They had no desire to visit that second place!

So they parted ways with Kuta's crew on Carter Island and headed for Water 7 or the Sabaody Archipelago to wait for them.

For Firebird's group, going to Sky Island would mean risking their lives. For Kuta's crew, it would be a vacation. They had no fear of Kuta's crew perishing there.

Firebird and his underlings had seen the Freedom fly from the sea into the sky with their own eyes!

"Kuta, Kuta, this is A-Tao, this is A-Tao. Do you copy? Do you copy?"

"..."

Kuta stared at the Den Den Mushi, speechless. He had said that as a joke