Upward ocean current.
This is a powerful ocean current that spirals upwards from the ocean floor like a hurricane, sweeping everything, including seawater, into the sky, and it's the best way for ordinary people to reach a Sky Island.
The Golden Merry had its cabin modified with wings, and under Nami's command, it navigated towards the edge of the ocean bottom vortex, gradually catching the upward current.
This is an extremely dangerous maneuver.
If anything goes wrong, the Golden Merry will be buried at the ocean floor.
As the Golden Merry rode the upward ocean current, the ship's body stood erect along the rising water, rushing straight into the sky!
Of course…
The large raft behind them wasn't so lucky!
The Blackbeard Pirates and Donflamingo on their large raft were about to tumble into the sea; their raft hadn't been specially modified!
Donflamingo hastily lifted his fingers, gathering strands of string into a thick rope, which suddenly wrapped around the Golden Merry's mast!
This maneuver instantly increased the weight of the Golden Merry, causing the small ship to almost turn upside down and overturn into the sea, leading to a tragic end!
Luckily, Nami, the Straw Hat Pirates' Navigator, is a genius. The beautiful young navigator quickly adjusted the bow, steering the Merry to continue ascending vertically with the waves!
"Too... too dangerous..."
Chopper was so scared that tears welled up in his eyes.
"..."
The others were also terribly frightened, their faces ashen.
Nico Robin's hands were tightly gripping the mast to prevent herself from falling, but her gaze was fixed on a Navy Lieutenant seated on a chair on the deck.
Even though the Merry had tilted 90 degrees vertically upwards, with everything on its deck falling, the chair beneath that man seemed nailed to the deck, and he lay back calmly in the chair, quietly looking up at the sky.
"How is this possible..."
Nico Robin felt that this was overturning her understanding.
Even the red-haired female Navy's body remained stable on the deck, her feet like magnets, still walking around as if the situation was nothing unexpected for her.
"These two Navy officers..."
Nico Robin took a deep breath, suppressing the curiosity in her heart.
"..."
Akihara Kagura lay in the chair, serenely watching the sky, as if he could see another world above the clouds.
Above the skies.
This realm belongs to the Sky People.
Every place where Sky People live is known as a Sky Island.
Many Sky People live in different places of this ocean, collectively called Sky Island, each with its unique environment.
The Sky Island above Gaya Island is very peculiar.
This Sky Island is composed of many parts, one called [Apayado], land thrust upwards by seawater four hundred years ago, and the mainlanders originally living in Apayado were also cast into the sky during the sea eruption four centuries ago.
All land signifies fertility.
The Sky People and the mainlanders have fought over the fertile Apayado for hundreds of years, their wars never ceasing.
Until six years ago…
A man named Enel appeared.
Enel is incredibly powerful, able to hear the sounds made by everyone on this Sky Island, and can summon thunder punishment anytime, easily defeating both the Sky People and the mainlanders.
From then on, Enel became the ruler of the Sky Island under the name of God.
God.
Is naturally entitled to the best.
The fertile [Apayado] naturally became Enel's holy sanctuary, inhabited only by Enel and his Divine Envoys; another part called [Angel Island] is where the Sky People reside on Sky Island.
Over the years, the inhabitants of the Sky Island have lived under Enel's oppressive rule, whether Sky People or mainlanders, unable to challenge Enel's supremacy. Those daring enough to attempt to overthrow Enel, all died beneath his thunder punishment.
Enel enforced a stringent regime on the Sky Island, even collecting precious gold to construct his Golden Ark [Proverbs], wanting to traverse the limitless expanse beyond the sky using the Golden Ark, dissatisfied with his modest dominion.
However…
Enel's reign was overturned.
Because a group claiming to be the Konoha Pirates invaded the Sky Island.
Anyone invading Sky Island, refusing to abide by Enel's rules, is subjected to his punishment, and this group of pirates was no exception.
The result…
Enel hit a brick wall.
The self-proclaimed God of the Sky Island found himself easily subdued!
Enel, being repeatedly attacked and humiliated, unleashed a giant thunder godlike figure, only to be instantly and directly smashed by a colossal wooden figure!
Enel was captured.
This Sky Island's deity and the Golden Ark [Proverbs], built over years, fell into the hands of the Konoha Pirates, becoming one of Konoha Pirates' spoils.
Now…
Enel has become an experiment.
The Golden Ark [Proverbs] turned into the Konoha Pirates' new vehicle, this flying Golden Ark can even undergo further mechanical modifications.
The Konoha Pirates' scientific kinjutsu mechanical experiment trio are extraordinarily joyful, aware more than anyone of electricity's power, especially its practicality!