One day later~
Fish-Man Island Port.
Goodbye, everyone!
Luffy stood on the edge of the ship, waving to the crowd below.
"Goodbye! Lord Luffy, Lord Xia Chen!..." Shirahoshi waved vigorously to everyone from the shore. Over the past two days, everyone and Shirahoshi had developed a pretty good friendship.
"Ladies, this is my ALL BLUE! I'll definitely come back if I have the chance!"
Sanji knelt on the edge of the ship, his eyes full of hearts, while constantly making heart-shaped hand gestures.
"If you want to stay here, we have no objection!" Zoro curled his lip in disdain, his tone full of contempt for Sanji.
"Huh? Moss Head, what nonsense are you spouting? If anyone's going down, it should be you, the useless swordsman, going down!"
"As the ship's chef, the soul of the ship, if I leave, who will guarantee the healthy meals prepared by Miss Nami and Miss Robin?"
"You, who only knows how to wield a knife, are you sure you can do this? Huh?"
(╬▔盘▔)╯!
"I don't know if that's possible, but I do know I can kill you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zoro instantly drew two swords from his waist and slashed at Sanji without saying a word.
Bang bang bang!
The others on the other side were also saying goodbye to people they knew on the island.
Finally, Luffy looked at Jinbe and said with a smile, " Jinbe, see you next time!"
Jinbe returned the smile in kind.
"Good!"
After spending time together, Luffy successfully recruited Jinbe to his crew. However, Jinbe said that Fish-Man Island has just gone through so much, and he needs to stay for a while longer.
He'll go find them after everything's been taken care of!
"Hehe!" Luffy chuckled, then turned to look at the group, jumped up, and shouted, "Setting sail!!"
The Thousand Sunny slowly sailed away as Jinbe watched it go.
Neptune smiled and said, "I really have to thank them this time! Whether it's the Fish-Man Island incident or Big Mom's matter, I don't know what would have happened to us without them!"
"That's true!" Jinbe nodded, a slight smile playing on his lips.
On the other side of the crowd, Camie looked at Shyarly and asked, " Madame Shyarly, didn't you predict that they would destroy this island? How come now...?"
Hearing this Shyarly smiled and said calmly, "It's normal for prophecies to be wrong, isn't it? Besides... I broke the crystal ball of prophecy!"
"I will never make prophecies again! After seeing the Straw Hat Boy, I realized something!"
"The future is in our own hands, not something we should fear because of an uncertain prophecy! We... are the masters of our own future!"
Camie nodded, seemingly understanding, then turned and continued watching the Thousand Sunny away...
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Before long, the Thousand Sunny sailed out of Fish-Man Island and returned to the ocean.
Everyone looked back simultaneously, and Fish-Man Island gradually became smaller and smaller in their view.
" Fish-Man Island, what an interesting place!" Luffy said with a faint smile, then looked up slightly.
"Is that the New World up there? The sea where Shanks is!"
"The second half of the Grand Line! The World's Strongest!!"
"You can express your feelings later when we get up there. As for now... I'll let you experience something thrilling!" Xia Chen walked over and said with a mysterious smile.
"Things that are exciting?"
Upon hearing this, Luffy's eyes lit up with excitement, while Usopp and Chopper, standing to the side, broke out in a cold sweat.
"That... what do you mean by 'stimulating'?" Usopp swallowed hard, then continued, "Actually, after I came to Fish-Man Island, I discovered I had a disease, a disease that prevents me from being exposed to too much stimulation, otherwise I'll..."
"Let us see Xia Chen!" Before Usopp could finish speaking, Luffy rushed over instantly.
Xia Chen said it was something exciting, so Luffy definitely believed it! After all, Xia Chen isn't the kind of person who would easily say something is exciting!
Upon hearing this, Xia Chen was about to make a move when he noticed something on his foot. He looked down and saw...
Chopper was looking at him with snot running down his face, shaking his head repeatedly, and muttering, " Xia Chen, you know I'm just a reindeer, and my heart has always been weak!"
Xia Chen:...
"Hey Chopper, we can talk this out, but... don't smear your snot on my pants!!"
After a while, Xia Chen, who had finally gotten rid of Chopper, stood on the lion's head of the Thousand Sunny. With a thought, a golden shield enveloped the entire Thousand Sunny.
Then Xia Chen raised his right hand and placed it next to his right ear.
A blinding golden light suddenly appeared!
(⊙o⊙)...
(#°Д°)!
" Xia Chen... are your ears glowing?" Luffy said, a little confused.
"No, no! It's something glowing coming from his ear!" Zoro said after squinting at it for a while.
To be fair, the golden light was a bit too dazzling, especially in the dark sea.
They are like light bulbs in the darkness, illuminating the surrounding seawater, which naturally attracts predators.
Suddenly, a huge fish appeared above their boat and lunged at them.
Despite this situation, the people on the ship showed no sign of panic, as they had great confidence in the defensive power of Xia Chen's shield!
Sure enough, when the fish bit down hard, there was a loud "clang".
The protective shield was completely unharmed, but the fish's teeth were mostly broken! It was in so much pain that it was spinning around in agony!
"Bang!"
A huge golden rod slammed down on the fish, and in an instant, the fish exploded into a bloody mist, leaving not even a complete corpse behind.
Xia Chen said calmly, "You're blocking my view!"
"Wow! That's so cool!!" Luffy and the others all starry-eyed as they looked at Xia Chen and shouted.
Hearing this, Xia Chen couldn't help but feel secretly pleased. Why did he make the Jingu Bang emit golden light? And why did he take the Jingu Bang out of his ear?
Isn't it all just for showing off? The spirit of showing off is a constant companion!
He discovered that after spending some time with Luffy and his crew, the calm and composed personality he had developed on Amazon Lily was gradually slipping away from him.
However, Xia Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with it; on the contrary, he felt very happy!
People should do whatever makes them happy!
Thinking of this, Xia Chen looked at the group and said, "Really? You all think what I said..."
"The golden stick is so cool!!" the group shouted in unison.
Xia Chen:...
Okay, I'm not saying what he said was cool, but praising the Jingu Bang and praising him are essentially the same thing!
Xia Chen waved his hand, and the Jingu Bang swiftly appeared beneath the ship. He then turned to look at the crowd.
"Alright, you guys better get ready, what's coming next... will be quick and intense!"
Before anyone could react, an incredibly strong feeling of weightlessness suddenly washed over them, causing everyone to stagger.
Turning their heads, they saw their ship rushing upwards at an incredibly fast speed, so fast that they could hardly see that they were in the sea.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Xia Chen smiled slightly.
The reason the Thousand Sunny could go so fast was, of course, because it could control the Jingu Bang to extend directly, using the Jingu Bang to achieve rapid ascent.
The protective shield that was applied earlier was to prevent the hull from being punctured.
At such high speed, it only took about half a minute for the Thousand Sunny to break through the sea and fly into the air...