The pirate ship passed through the clouds, damp air brushing moistly against their faces as tiny, glistening droplets condensed on Boa Hancock's eyelashes.
The scenery before them was hazy, too.
Before long, the view suddenly opened up, and the clouds lay beneath their feet.
The setting sun appeared at their level as well. An orange sea of clouds surged around them.
"Wow! Lord Lott, is this the sky?"
Beside him, Boa Hancock hugged Lott's arm, her beautiful eyes shining.
The many female warriors behind them looked equally amazed.
"Is Lord Lott's Sky Island up here?"
"Are there really islands up here?"
"Could the clouds be holding them up?"
"No way. How could clouds hold up islands?"
Hearing the discussion behind him, Lott offered no explanation, because the very existence of Sky Island defied belief.
They would only believe it once they truly saw it.
Lott controlled the Kuja ship as it sped forward, moving no differently than it would on the sea.
Waves rippled out in its wake all the same.
Gradually, a magnificent archipelago appeared before them.
Islands lay scattered among the clouds.
"This!!!"
"This is Sky Island?"
"This is Lord Lott's kingdom?"
"It's magnificent."
Super Mantra activated!
Lott "saw" all kinds of construction proceeding at full tilt on the islands.
"Come on. Let me show you around Sky Island."
Only when Lott spoke did everyone snap out of their daze.
They rubbed their eyes furiously, looking at Sky Island before them, then at the clouds beneath the ship.
Only then were they convinced they really were in the sky.
Even Boa Hancock's beautiful eyes flickered repeatedly as the stunning scenery left her spellbound.
"L-Lord Lott, is this your country?"
Lott affectionately ruffled her lovely hair. "Of course. This is our country."
At the word "our," Boa Hancock's lovely