Chapter 119: A Shadow Falling from the Sky? The Vertical Log Pose!
On the deck of the Going Merry, a sea breeze blew gently.
Tatsuya stood there, arms crossed, his brow slightly furrowed.
He was still agonizing over what "dignified" way he should use to snatch back his custom lounge chair from that black-bellied elder sister.
"Should I just use the Sharingan to hypnotize her?" The thought had just popped into Tatsuya's head.
Suddenly.
The sky, which had been cloudless and clear, turned pitch black without any warning.
"Hmm? Is it an eclipse?"
Everyone looked up in surprise.
But it wasn't an eclipse, nor was it dark clouds.
When everyone saw the sight above their heads, their pupils instantly constricted to the limit.
It was a suffocatingly massive and dilapidated Galleon, carrying a terrifying air current as it fell straight down from the clouds!
The massive shadow was like Mount Tai pressing down, instantly enveloping the tiny Merry.
"Waaaaah! A ship is falling!!" Usopp and Chopper were so scared their eyes nearly popped out, and they clung to each other, screaming miserably.
"We can't dodge it!" Nami's face was pale; given the falling speed and volume, the Merry would be smashed directly into pieces!
"This size... is a bit of a hassle."
Tatsuya, however, did not panic.
He took a step forward, shielding everyone behind him.
"Since we can't dodge it, then we'll just blast it to smithereens."
Tatsuya took a deep breath, his chest swelling high as the fire-attribute Chakra within his body was compressed to the limit in an instant.
Tiger-Horse-Ram-Tiger!
Tatsuya suddenly tilted his head back and, facing the giant ship falling from the sky, opened his mouth and spat:
"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!!!!"
BOOM——————!!!!
An extremely condensed fire arrow soared into the sky, and the moment it touched the bottom of the giant ship, it suddenly exploded into a towering orange-red sea of fire!
The terrifying high temperatures instantly swallowed the decaying wooden ship.
"Crackle! Pop!"
The massive Galleon was blown apart in mid-air, turning into countless burning fragments that scattered.
"Now's our chance! Leave the rest to us!"
Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji leapt up simultaneously.
"Gomu Gomu no Gatling!"
"Three Sword Style: Rhino Cycle!"
"Lamb Shot!"
The three of them were like fruit carvers, shattering all the larger pieces of debris that might have hit the Merry in mid-air.
"Splash!!"
Finally, the main wreckage of the ship crashed heavily into the sea surrounding the Merry.
Although they avoided a direct impact, the massive object entering the water kicked up a terrifying wave over ten meters high.
"Everyone, hold on tight!!"
Nami rushed to the helm immediately, her eyes becoming incredibly focused.
Relying on her outstanding navigation skills, she held the Merry's balance steady amidst the crests and troughs of the waves.
"Hard to port!! Ride the wave out!!"
...
After the crisis passed, the sea returned to calm.
However, a greater mystery followed.
"This... what's going on?"
Nami looked at the Log Pose on her wrist, her face becoming extremely grim.
The magnetic pointer, which should have been pointing to the next island, was now pointing straight up as if it were broken, remaining motionless.
"It's broken... the Log Pose is broken!" Nami tapped the glass cover in panic. "It's pointing straight up!"
"It's not broken, Miss Navigator."
Robin closed the book in her hand and walked over elegantly, glancing at the vertical pointer with light flashing in her eyes:
"A Log Pose never lies."
"Since it's pointing upward, it means... in the sky above, there is an island with a strong magnetic field attracting it."
"That is the legendary—'Sky Island'."
"Sky Island?!!"
Everyone was shocked.
"You mean an island in the sky?!!"
Luffy's eyes instantly bugged out like brass bells, his mouth forming an 'O' shape, followed by an excited scream loud enough to burst eardrums:
"Awesome!!! An island in the sky!! I want to go!! I want to go to Sky Island!!"
"Hey, hey, that's just a legend, right? How could there really be an island floating in the sky?" Usopp looked skeptical.
"Whether it's a legend or not, since the pointer is indicating it, we have to go take a look."
Tatsuya began to do some warm-up exercises with a smile:
"Besides, that ship that just fell is the best evidence. To find clues... we need to head down there once."
"Diving team! Get ready!"
...
Plop! Plop!
Zoro, Sanji, and Tatsuya dove into the deep sea and began searching for clues among the wreckage of the sunken ship.
The ship was very old, with decaying wood and seaweed everywhere.
Zoro, the directionally challenged man, was actually like a fish in water, swimming around like a headless fly.
As a result, he miraculously found a map with strange terrain drawn on it inside a sealed chest.
Meanwhile, Tatsuya swam into the depths of the cabin.
Relying on the insight of his Sharingan, he discovered some rusted weapons and several oddly shaped shells in a corner.
"These are... Sky Island Dials."
Tatsuya picked up a shell, understanding clearly in his heart.
As a transmigrator, he naturally knew that Sky Island truly existed, and even knew it was ruled by a megalomaniac named Eneru.
"With these things, I can make everyone believe in the existence of Sky Island."
Tatsuya packed the items away and swam toward the surface.
...
Back on the deck.
Everyone sat in a circle, studying the spoils of war they had salvaged.
"Look! This map says 'Skypiea'!" Nami pointed to the map Zoro had brought up.
"And this shell can spray wind!" Luffy laughed as he showed off the breath dial he had snatched from Tatsuya's hand.
Just as everyone was feeling excited.
"Woooooo——!!"
A piercing alarm suddenly sounded.
A salvage ship with an extremely exaggerated design—its bow being a giant monkey head—suddenly rushed out from the nearby sea mist, its massive grab bucket heading straight for the sunken wreckage next to the Merry.
"Hey! That prey belongs to this great me!!"
A burly human who looked like a monkey—the captain of the Shoujou Pirates, "Salvage King" Shoujou—stood at the bow and shouted loudly:
"If you don't want to die, then get lost! This is the Shoujou Pirates' territory!"
"Huh? Stealing our prey?"
The Straw Hat crew, who were already fired up from discovering clues about Sky Island, instantly had dangerous looks in their eyes upon hearing this.
"Just as I was looking for someone to ask for directions."
Luffy cracked his knuckles, making a popping sound.
"Go for it! Guys! Give that monkey a beating!"
"Oh!!!"
The battle erupted in an instant and ended just as quickly.
How could these guys who specialized in salvage be a match for the Straw Hat Pirates, who had just taken down a Shichibukai?
A few minutes later.
"I'm sorry! I was wrong! Don't hit the face!"
The previously arrogant Shoujou leader was now kneeling on the deck with a bruised and swollen face, holding his ears with both hands.
Tatsuya sat on a nearby wooden barrel, playing with a Kunai in his hand, looking at him with a smile:
"So, if we want to go to Sky Island... how do we get there?"
"Great master... I... I really don't know how to get to Sky Island..."
Shoujou trembled with fear; looking at the Kunai in the red-eyed youth's hand, he hurriedly spilled everything like beans from a bag:
"But... there might be clues on the nearby island of Jaya Island! Many pirates and information brokers gather there!"
"Jaya Island?"
Nami glanced at the Log Pose; although it was still pointing at the sky, going to a nearby island to gather information was indeed the only way for now.
"Alright! Target: Jaya Island!!" Luffy shouted.
The Merry immediately adjusted its course and sailed toward that "Pirate Paradise" filled with violence, money, and lawlessness—Jaya Island.
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