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Sky Island.
This is the Dreamy Cloud Island, located 10,000 meters above the sky, seemingly facing Fish-Man Island, 10,000 meters below the sea, with the sea surface as the center.
Like a dreamlike heaven, everything is built from clouds, and here there are also seas and beaches, houses and roads, all made up of Sea Cloud and Island Cloud.
Fish-Man Island is like a dreamlike fairyland, and Sky Island is in no way inferior to Fish-Man Island. In fact, Sky Island is much larger in area than Fish-Man Island.
Fish-Man Island is just a single island, while there are multiple Sky Island.
On this Sky Island, there live the Sky Island, who have wings that resemble those of angels. They have lived here for generations, and their supreme ruler is called 'God'.
Many years ago, the former god, Gan Fall, was defeated by Enel, who ate the Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Therefore, to this day, Enel has been the ruler of this Sky Island.
It wasn't until a group of pirates arrived on this Sky Island aboard a towering ocean current that a massive upheaval swept across the entire Sky Island.
This group of pirates was naturally the Straw Hat Luffy crew, who had already embarked on the Grand Line and passed through Alabasta.
Luffy and his crew, God Enel, and the former Blue Sea people, now Shandians, who were swept into the sky along with half of Jaya Island.
The three-way battle plunged the Sky Island into chaos.
However, none of the three forces, even Enel who possessed ' Mantra,' also known as Observation Haki, were aware that there was another area above this Sky Island.
Rather than describing it as a region, it's more accurate to describe it as a separate space independent of this one.
This is a small world created by Uya.
After leaving the East Blue with Kuina, Uya chose Sky Island as a place for quiet cultivation. The Blue Sea below was too chaotic, and Fish-Man Island was not suitable because Uya would experiment with space-time abilities at any time.
The Sky Island, suspended 10,000 meters above the ground, is essentially the entire sky, making it a very suitable place.
This area is a space created by Uya, so naturally only Uya can freely enter and exit it, or only those with Uya's permission can freely enter and exit it.
Otherwise, even Enel wouldn't be able to enter, or even sense the existence of this space.
Besides this... the flow of time within this space is completely different from the flow of time outside!
Because she had been researching time manipulation abilities, Uya deliberately distorted time in the space she created, causing the flow of time within this space to be ten times faster than outside.
In other words, ten years have passed inside, but only one year has passed outside.
Although it is called a space, it is actually a more complete small world than the one Uya created in the Hokage world. In addition to having all the basic elements, the power of rules is also extremely complete, and even life can be nurtured.
It's not much different from a real world.
At the center of this small world are several unremarkable thatched huts, but the surrounding environment is like a fairyland, even surpassing the scenery of Fish-Man Island and Sky Island.
It was as if some kind of brilliant light surrounded the place, making every flower and every blade of grass shine brightly.
On the grass.
A girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old with beautiful long hair was sitting cross-legged. Her beautiful long hair was naturally draped over the grass behind her, and a sword was placed on her knees.
The girl was none other than Kuina.
A year in the outside world is equivalent to ten years in this small world. From the time Uya took Kuina away from the East Blue to Luffy and arrival at Sky Island, almost a year has passed, but more than ten years have passed in this small world.
However, what is extremely strange is that, due to the distortion of time, although a year would pass outside and ten years would pass here, it seems to Ain and Kuina that less than a year has actually passed.
However, while that's how it feels, Kuina's fully grown and graceful body reveals the passage of time and a completely different feeling.
Fast and slow.
Two completely different times permeate this place, and the source of all this is naturally Uya. Uya has been studying the power of time, and even a slight movement of the timeline will have a certain impact on this world.
Kuina sat there quietly, comprehending the mysteries of swordsmanship. A hidden Sword Intent Sword Intent brewing within her, like a peerless sword yet to be drawn, whose sharpness would be earth-shattering once unsheathed.
During her time training with Uya in this world, Kuina truly experienced the vastness of the starry sky and the distance between heaven and earth.
When she first arrived here and began training with Uya, she was like Zoro who had never seen Hawk-Eye before; she had no idea what true power meant.
But now, her perspective is completely different from before.
Kuina's true strength cannot be fully displayed in this small world. Only Uya and Ain know how strong she is now.
For Uya, Kuina's strength was nothing, even if she were ten times stronger, but it was a different story for Ain.
The current Kuina... is stronger Ain!
Although Ain's strength has improved a lot, she is not ultimately focused on becoming stronger, or rather, she does not have the heart of a strong person. Initially, her strength overwhelmed Kuina, but later Kuina gradually surpassed her.
Kuina was already extremely talented and possessed the heart of a strong person. Especially after witnessing Uya.
Kuina's original sword was Wado Ichimonji, but that sword is now in Zoro's hands, so when Kuina came here, she was carrying the sword that Koshiro gave her.
As a great swordsman, Koshiro's sword is naturally one of the Twelve Supreme Grade Blades.
However, even the Twelve Supreme Grade Blades were somewhat insufficient in Uya's eyes. So when Kuina comprehended the true meaning of 'slash' and achieved the level of a Great Swordsman, Uya specially forged a sword for her, which is the sword Kuina is currently using.
When Kuina became a great swordsman, she asked Uya if she could become the world's greatest swordsman. Uya's answer was to continue training, so she continued her training.
Kuina sat there with her eyes closed, her aura seemingly merging with the sword, and Sword Intent that could almost cleave the sky seemed to gradually gather around her.
Just then, from one of the inconspicuous thatched huts in the distance, a Gate of Opening that hadn't been heard for a long time opened.
Squeak.
The door, which had been closed for who knows how long, was gently pushed open by a hand.