Fate, This Time I Won!

"Above?"

With a mixture of belief and skepticism, Violet subconsciously activated her Senrigan, piercing through the clouds and looking up. The sight that came into view made her body tremble, as if she were seeing something unbelievable.

"What is that? An island floating in the sky? It must be at least tens of thousands of meters away!"

"Sky islands, islands formed from Island Cloud floating in the sky, may have originated from Seastone molecules..."

A casual explanation only fueled Violet's interest, as she admired the islands and landmasses floating in mid-air.

"We came here for the island up there?"

"Huh? Violet, you don't know this place? This place was very famous four hundred years ago. It's said to be the Golden City Shandora, known as the Golden City!"

After finally managing to get Tsunade away, Hiyori approached her and explained with a smile.

"Golden City... I almost forgot who you are. As expected of pirates, you are full of longing for treasure and gold!"

Before Violet could finish her muttering, she was met with a burst of silvery laughter.

"That's right. Pirates would certainly be interested in gold, but our target is not these useless metals, but the Poneglyph stored on Shandora."

"Poneglyph? There are Poneglyph in the Golden City? Wait, unauthorized research on Poneglyph is a serious crime, perhaps..."

Halfway through her sentence, under Hiyori's subtle gaze, Violet finally realized that this was the strongest ship on the high seas, and the World Government's rules couldn't possibly apply to her.

"But how could you possibly know that there are Poneglyph in Golden City, after all..."

"Shanks ' information is, after all, that of the Pirate King's apprentice crew member who personally experienced all of Roger's adventures. Knowing the location of Poneglyph is a piece of cake for him."

As Huayue, who had fallen asleep with the newspaper covering her eyes and savoring the smell of ink, suddenly spoke, Violet's doubts were slightly relieved, but more doubts arose.

"Shanks, there have been guests on this ship..."

"If you keep asking, you'll become a walking encyclopedia of questions. Everyone needs a few secrets, right?"

"Alright, we're almost at our destination. Next, we'll dock. Perhaps the people on that island will know something."

Even after Hiyori and left, Violet was still somewhat confused. What other unknown secrets did this ship hold? She couldn't rest easy until she found out.

"Hey, Hiyori, big brother! Come look, come look! What an impressive castle!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked into the distance, and there stood a magnificent castle on a solitary island in the distance.

"Hey, big brother! Why are you being so cold? Maybe there's a lot of treasure in that castle!"

With a slight frown, Huayue expressionlessly removed the newspaper from her face and subconsciously sighed deeply.

"Your Observation Haki is just for show, Yamato. Don't be so dull in certain areas. Sense things carefully. Listen to how many voices are actually coming from that castle?"

The excitement on his face quickly turned into distress, and finally into exasperation.

"Why is there not a sound? It's such a big castle! Damn it, I'm going to see for myself!"

Yamato soared into the sky with his Moonwalk technique, Yamato straight for the distant isolated island. Hiyori, who had anticipated this, probably guessed what the so-called luxurious castle was all about.

Sure enough, a short while later, an angry shout rang out.

"What's going on? Why is the castle just made of wooden planks? This is such a waste of everyone's enthusiasm, you bastard!"

Bang!

With a forceful push, the enlarged fairytale castle in front of him fell straight to the ground. Still not satisfied Yamato stomped on it several more times.

"Hey, what are you doing causing trouble in someone else's house!"

An unfamiliar sound came from beneath the water. With a splash, waves rose and a burly man with a chestnut on his head emerged from the water. In the dredging net beside him, a small bell covered with seaweed faintly emitted a golden luster.

"Your house? Hey, Uncle Cricket, your house is way too small! Why would I hang a drawing board in your house? I thought it was a castle and rushed over here excitedly!"

"Shut up! What I do in my own house is none of your business! But you, you've made such a mess of my house, how are you going to compensate me?!"

Just then, a sound like that of Gorilla or a monkey came from the forest, and two huge figures suddenly leaped out of the forest, one of them even pounding his chest with his fists like Gorilla.

The other one resembled a monkey, making a "squeaking" sound, as numerous pirates wielding swords, weapons, and various salvage tools surged towards them.

"Boss, whoever dares to mess with our boss, I, Gorilla, will smash them to pieces!"

"We are the Saruyama Alliance. Even if you are a woman, if you dare to mess with our boss, we will beat you up without hesitation!"

"What? A Gorilla and a monkey? What's this 'Saruyama Alliance'? Are they famous?"

These words immediately Gorilla the leader of the Gorilla Pirates.

"What do you mean by that? I'm the one who can succeed Doflamingo and become the next Seven Warlords of the Sea. You better watch your mouth!"

"Huh? Doflamingo, no, no, no, that guy isn't as weak as you. Even a thousand of you combined couldn't beat him."

Pfft!

As if a sharp blade had pierced his heart, the Gorilla knelt on the ground, his face contorted in pain.

"That's so... so... so disrespectful! I can't take it anymore, I have to teach her a lesson!"

"Stop! You two, woman, what's it to you what that ship with its cannons pointed at this island is?"

The leader of the two shouted angrily, and the giant ship that had crossed the fog in the distance slowly sailed toward the shore.

"Tch, I'm going to embarrass myself in front of my older brother again. Oh well, I've embarrassed myself enough already, so a couple more times won't make a difference..."

"Hey, bro! There are some people here. Maybe they know where Golden City is!"

The winding ladder slid down from the deck. Huayue, with a languid expression, glanced around before finally fixing her gaze on the small golden bell covered in seaweed within the fishing net at the chestnut man's waist.

"Golden City... you came here for Golden City? You believe Golden City exists in this world!"

"Why use the word 'believe'? The Golden City really exists; a friend who's been there told me about it."

At this moment, Montblanc Coulicate, the burly man with a chestnut-shaped head and a face resembling a rhombus, sat weakly on the ground, a tear sliding down his cheek.

"Fate, this time I've won!"