DONG--!
DONG!
As the first bell sound spread in all directions and its persistent tone filled the air, the second bell rang again.
Nami and Vivi stood at the edge of the Maxim, watching Luffy ring the bell, both with puzzled expressions.
"Luffy? What are you doing?"
"Letting Cricket know that Shandora is real. The sound of this bell can easily reach Jaya."
Luffy answered loudly as he delivered another punch.
DONG--!
The third bell rang.
Vivi covered her ears. Up close, the sound of the Golden Bell was very loud.
"How many times do we need to ring it?"
"Sixteen times. Eight times symbolize the end of the past; eight times signify the arrival of the New Year, welcoming the future."
"Ah, I understand." Vivi nodded thoughtfully and smiled. "Do you need help?"
Nami, however, had a different focus. She blinked and stared at the Golden Bell, saying slyly:
"Luffy, look more closely. This bell is made of gold. Can we keep it?"
"Are you a demon? It's been guarded by the Shandorans for 800 years. It would be too cruel to take it from them, especially when you already have a ship full of gold."
Luffy's face showed helplessness.
Saying it's "a little" isn't entirely accurate. The Golden Bell, including the large outer bell tower, is made of at least hundreds of tons of gold.
But compared to the gold used in the Maxim, it is indeed "a little."
"But aren't they already dead?"
"Who told you they're dead? They're alive and well."
"Huh?! They're still alive?"
Nami was startled.
In the clouds of this divine island, there's a little-known village called the Village of the Cloud Shinobi.
Descendants of Shandora all live there.
"They're here."
Luffy smiled, using his Kenbunshoku Haki to sense the numerous auras appearing on the island, approaching quickly.
Crash!
One after another, the sound of bells rang continuously.
In the forest, a group of warriors dressed like Native Americans, wearing special and powerful shoes, advanced quickly through the woods.
They heard the sound of the bells, and their faces were filled with indescribable excitement.
"Do you hear that, Wyper? It's the sound of the Great Bell Tower!"
"I hear it! A sound that hasn't been heard for 400 years! Kamakiri, hurry, it's in the direction of the Beanstalk!"
They ran forward, occasionally hearing the ringing of a bell.
A total of sixteen times!
When they arrived below the Beanstalk, they saw a man standing next to the Great Bell Tower.
Above the man's head was an incredibly large flying ship.
The side of the ship was painted with a pirate flag.
"You..."
Before they could speak, Luffy spoke first.
"This is your Great Bell Tower. Four hundred years ago, it rose to the sky along with this island, and the Golden Bell ended up at the top of the Beanstalk. I helped you bring it down; no need to thank me. As compensation, I took all the remaining gold from the Golden City of Shandora."
A fair and equitable trade.
"Who are you?" The man named Wyper couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"The God Nika, Monkey D. Luffy. I've returned your belongings, so I'll say goodbye now, descendants of Shandora."
Smiling, Luffy lightly jumped into the Ark Maxim.
Wyper shouted, "Wait... what exactly happened? I felt something strange on the way here. Where are the priests? Where is the God Enel?"
At that moment, a Pegasus descended from the sky, with Gan Fall mounted on it, shouting, "Luffy-sama, have you made your decision?"
"Luffy-sama!?" Wyper widened his eyes, as if he had seen an enemy.
Luffy waved his hand and said, "Goodbye, Gan Fall. This group still doesn't know anything, so tell them. You and your group have been fighting for 400 years; it's time to take a break. Nami, let's go."
The Ark Maxim slowly ascended and headed toward Angel Beach.
"Goodbye, God Nika. I wish you a peaceful voyage!"
Gan Fall made a farewell gesture from Sky Island before jumping from his heavenly horse.
"Let me tell you what happened three days ago..."
Angel Beach
When the Ark Maxim flew over Angel Island and arrived at the beach, all the inhabitants of Sky Island were shaken.
The news of Enel's death had already spread across the island three days earlier.
Everyone clapped and danced for joy.
"God Nika, Luffy!"
Someone shouted Luffy's name and continuously waved toward the ark in the sky.
Nami stood by the ship, resting her chin on her hand and smiling.
"A few days ago, when we were strolling through Lovely Street, whenever God was mentioned, the people here showed expressions of fear... But today, they willingly called him God."
Vivi exclaimed and looked down, saying, "Look, it's Usopp and the others."
On Lovely Street, the three saw Usopp and Chopper.
While waiting in the temple for the ark to be completed, the others had fun on Angel Island for a few days.
"Luffy!!" Usopp waved and greeted continuously.
"We're about to set sail, Usopp. Can't you leave your wife behind?" Nami said with a smile.
"You bastard, don't even think about leaving me behind like in Logue Town! Hurry up and pull me up, Luffy!"
"And me too, Luffy, let me get on the ship!" Chopper also waved and shouted.
"Hahaha, I won't forget about you." Luffy waved his hand and pulled both of them from the street onto the ship.
As soon as they boarded the ship, the two were dazzled by a pile of gold.
"Wow! Gold!"
"New ship!"
The two immediately held hands and started dancing on the deck.
"Gold! Gold! Gold!"
"New ship! New ship! New ship!"
"You two idiots are so noisy!"
Nami approached and punched both of them. "Where are the others?"
"They... they're on the beach," said Usopp, holding his swollen head.
"Zoro and the others are training... Sanji is recovering..." Chopper replied, trembling.
The two looked at each other, scared. Nami might have awakened her Haki, and being punched by her would be very painful.
Soon, the Ark Maxim arrived at Angel Beach.
"Luffy."
"Luffy-sama."
"Big brother, Luffy!"
Everyone gathered immediately to greet him.
Seeing that the Ark Maxim could really fly, everyone was impressed.
It was the first time they had seen a flying ship.
And it was huge, more than ten times larger than the Sunny.
"Get ready, we're about to depart," said Nami confidently. "The Log Pose is already pointing to the next island; it's time to say goodbye here."
"Wait a minute, this ship flies, and what about the Sunny and the Merry?" Usopp opened his mouth. "Luffy, you're not going to abandon these two ships, are you?"
"How could I? Zoro, Sanji and all of you, bring Sunny and Merry on board. First, we'll return to waters near Water 7 and will bring Laboon along, then we will go to the next island."
(End of Chapter)
Finally we reached 100 chapters🍷🗿
[End of the Skypiea Arch]
"Hmph. If you really want to be useful, then entertain me, try to throw those pathetic power stones at me. Let's see if even your insolence can amuse a king."