Little Goku's Great Adventure Starting from One Piece

Chapter 173 It's better not to go to this sky island.

On the azure ocean, two ships, one large and one small, gaze at each other across the distance.

Seeing that the ape seemed very familiar with this area, Nami's eyes darted around, and she asked loudly, "Brother monkey, may we ask you something?"

She discovered that apes seemed to really enjoy being told they looked like monkeys, so they deliberately added the prefix "monkey" to try and connect with the other person.

as predicted.

The ape burst into laughter, "Hahaha! You also think I look like a monkey? That's too kind of you!"

"Ask away! If I know the answer, I'll tell you!"

A playful glint flashed across Nami's face as she smiled sweetly and asked, "Excuse me, are there any islands nearby?"

If there is an island nearby, it is very likely the place they are about to arrive at, which can confirm whether the island is near the Sky Island.

Without hesitation, the ape replied, "Yes, there is a Jaya Island, that's where we came from."

He acted very casually, as if he had completely let down his guard against Wukong and the others, and did not hide his origins at all.

"Oh, have you heard of Sky Islands?"

Nami's eyes flashed, and she tentatively asked the question.

"Hmm? Sky Island?"

The ape, who had been nonchalant, suddenly had a glint in his eye when he heard the word "sky island."

"You know about Sky Island? What are you trying to do by finding out about it?"

"We want to go there!" Goku answered the question for Nami.

"You're going to the Sky Island?!"

This completely stunned the ape.

"Is there a problem?" Nami asked cautiously.

The ape was silent for a moment, then his expression turned serious: "To be honest, I have never seen a Sky Island, nor have I ever heard of anyone successfully going up there. The Sky Island is a mysterious and ethereal existence to us. Almost no one believes in it, and I myself don't really believe it either."

"You said almost? That means some people believe it?" Nami keenly caught this point.

"Yes, my boss believes it, but he has never seen it and cannot confirm the existence of the Sky Island," the ape said in a deep voice.

"I've seen it! Sky Island really is... sob sob sob."

Nami quickly covered Goku's mouth and gave the astonished ape a fake smile, saying, "Haha! He said he saw it in his dream before, so we were wondering if it really exists in reality, and if so, how to get there."

At this moment, Nami had already cursed Goku a thousand times over in her mind.

You can't just casually say you've ever seen a floating island!

If you say it out loud, how can you ask the other person for information about Sky Island? You can say, "Oh, I've seen Sky Island, and I want to know how to get to Sky Island."

The other party must not treat you like a lunatic!

She looked at the ape with some nervousness, fearing that it might doubt her explanation.

Fortunately, the ape was a rather oblivious person and readily believed her.

"Oh, I see. I never expected you to want to find Sky Islands for this reason."

The ape scratched his head and said very kindly, "I'll take you to see my boss. Although he's never been to Sky Island, I think he can help you."

Jaya Island.

On a remote coastline far from any town, a building that appears to be only half its original size from the side stands alone.

Suddenly, several bubbles appeared on the surface of the sea.

Then, more and more bubbles appeared, making a gurgling sound.

A moment later, a burly man with a chestnut-shaped haircut emerged from the water and took a deep breath.

"We've come up empty-handed again this time."

The man sighed softly, pushed himself up on the shore with both hands, and sat down on the bank.

As a descendant of the liar Montblanc Rolando, he has been searching for the Land of Gold for many years in order to find and prove its existence, thus helping his ancestor and the Montblanc family to clear their bad reputation.

Over the years, apart from finding a few golden artifacts that seemed to be from the Golden Land, he has found nothing else and cannot prove the existence of the Golden Land at all.

"Boss!! We're back!!"

Just then, a shout came from afar, and a man named Montblanc Coulicate looked up and smiled.

"Oh, it's an ape. Why are you back so early today?"

He muttered to himself.

His gaze suddenly sharpened as he looked behind the giant ship where the apes were located.

There, an unfamiliar ship was following behind.

"Who is that person?"

Ten minutes later.

Through the ape's introduction, Goku and his friends got to know Montblanc Coolidge, who had a peculiar chestnut-shaped head.

Meanwhile, Clowicott also learned of Goku and the others' purpose in coming.

"Do you really want to go to the Sky Island?"

Clowicott crossed his arms, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and gave Goku and the others a nonchalant look.

He may seem nonchalant, but those who know him well know that their leader is actually very serious right now.

"That's right, we're going!"

Nami, who was acting as both a diplomat and a navigator, stepped forward and spoke.

Although Goku, Sanji, and Robin did not speak, their silence also revealed their thoughts.

Seeing this, Kulikate said calmly, "Actually, there have been other people who tried to find the Sky Island before, but they all failed. Do you know what the consequences of their failures were?"

Nami's expression changed, and after swallowing hard, she asked, "What?"

Kulikate gave a chilling reply in the calmest tone: "It is death. All these losers are dead without exception."

What?!

Nami's face turned deathly pale, but she still forced herself to ask, "Why? What method did they use to get to the Sky Island? Why do they die if they fail?"

Kulikate gazed at the sea and said slowly, "In the waters around here, there is a natural force called the Sky Current, which can surge all the way into the sky when it erupts."

"If you want to get to the Sky Island, you need to stop your ship on top of it just before it explodes, and then use its power to rush into the sky when it explodes. This is the only way for everyone who tries to find the Sky Island."

"But do you know that this method is extremely dangerous? As the boat is carried into the sky by the ocean current, it may encounter unexpected situations at any time. If it is not handled properly or if you are unlucky, you and your boat will fall from the sky, resulting in the destruction of the boat and the loss of life."

Nami's expression changed repeatedly as she listened.

"There's actually something called the Sky Current, and you can use its power to rush into the sky? That's insane!"

With just a little thought, she could imagine how terrifying the dangers were. No wonder Kulikate said that all those who tried to go to the Sky Island failed. With such an absurdly low success rate, it would be strange if it didn't fail!

But here's the problem: if they don't use this method, do they have any other ways to get up there?

Should we really abandon the boat and use Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang to get on?

At night, the half-house standing on the coast is bustling with activity.

Goku and his friends, along with Curry, the ape, and another of Curry's underlings, the gorilla, sat cross-legged on the ground, enjoying the feast to the fullest.

"Come on! Let's have one!"

Curry raised his beer glass, gestured to Goku, Nami, and the others, and then gulped down the beer in one go.

He casually wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth and said generously, "We rarely have outsiders here. You've come all this way, so you're our friends, especially since you've prepared such a sumptuous meal. If you need any help later, just let me know!"

"What the boss said is exactly what we want to say! If you need any help, just let us know!" the ape and gorilla shouted after them.

Nami also downed her beer in one gulp, then slammed it down on the ground with a thud.

"However, you should thank Sanji; he made all these dishes by himself."

Upon hearing this, Sanji swayed seductively and giggled, "It's all thanks to Nami-san's love for me! Without Nami-san..."

Bang! !

Nami withdrew her fist and smiled sweetly, "This guy sometimes likes to talk nonsense, just ignore him."

She then looked around the house and asked curiously, "By the way, I'm quite curious, why is your house so strange?"

Curriculumet wasn't surprised by her question and replied with a smile, "I don't know either. This half of the house existed before I came here. For so many years, I've wanted to know who its owner was and how it came to be, but I've never found the answer."

"I see." Nami said thoughtfully.

Beside her, Wukong was eating a meat leg with gusto, completely absorbed in his rice and paying no attention to their conversation.

"By the way, do you guys know about Sandora in Golden Country?"

Curry, whose face was flushed from drinking, suddenly brought up a new topic with a burning gaze.

"Golden Land?"

Upon hearing the word "gold," Nami's eyes lit up immediately.

Are there places with lots of gold?

Curry laughed heartily: "You're right, this is a city made of gold, you could say it's covered in gold."

"A city made of gold?!" Nami was completely blinded by greed, her excitement boundless.

"Is there such a place? Where is it? Please tell me!"

Unexpectedly, when she asked the question, Curry Kate's smile vanished and her expression darkened.

"I have no idea."

Nami was stunned.

Before she could react, Currick sighed again, "I can't even prove that such a place exists."

"You seem to care about it a lot?"

Sanji, who had regained his composure, keenly sensed Curry's emotional shift.

"How could we not care? Our boss's family has been stigmatized for four hundred years because of whether the Golden Village exists or not! The reason our boss came to this place and has stayed here for so many years is to find the legendary Golden Village and clear the name of his family and ancestors!"

The ape said indignantly.

Aside from Goku engrossed in his dry rice and his equally similar disciple Pupu, Nami, Sanji, and Robin, who was quietly eating in the corner, all turned their attention to Kryckett, becoming intensely curious about what the ape had said.

Curry didn't intend to hide anything, otherwise he wouldn't have brought up Golden Country.

Sensing Nami and the others' curious gazes, he gulped down another mouthful of wine before beginning to tell the story of his family—the Montblanc family—and the Golden City.

It turns out that he had an ancestor named Montblanc Rolando, who lived four hundred years ago.

Rolando once reached what is now the island of Jaya during his sea explorations, and discovered the Golden City, a city entirely made of gold.

Upon returning to his country, Rolando told the king about the Golden Land, and the king was overjoyed. He then sent many people to accompany Rolando to the so-called Golden Land again.

When Rolando and his men returned to Jaya Island, they found that the Golden City had completely vanished.

After that, no matter how Rolando explained, the king believed that Rolando had fabricated lies and deceived everyone, so he executed him for deceiving the king.

Even more unfortunately, after Rolando's death, his story was adapted into the fairy tale "Rolando the Great Liar," which caused the entire Montblanc family to bear the stigma of being a liar for the next four hundred years.

"I don't want the Montblanc family to continue to be stigmatized as fraudsters, so I want to find the Golden City and prove its existence to the world."

Although Curry's face was flushed, his eyes shone with determination.

Because of this vague and elusive goal, he has risked his entire life, spending most of his life searching for the Land of Gold.

But there has been no significant progress.

At the same time, through his explanation, Nami and the others came to understand what this middle-aged man was carrying, and they couldn't help but feel sympathy for him.

It's truly tragic that the descendants of a family have been cursed for four hundred years because of their ancestors' deeds.

However, something just feels off.

A land of gold? Lots of gold?

and many more!

Nami and Sanji exchanged a glance, and the two perceptive individuals immediately noticed something unusual.

Not long ago, Wukong told them that he saw a lot of shiny golden things on Sky Island, which made them think that there was a lot of gold there.

Now, the descriptions of the two seem so similar.

Both are islands with abundant gold, and the parallel distance between Jaya Island and that so-called Sky Island is not far; they are both in this vicinity.

Is there any connection between the two? Or are they from the same batch of gold?

Nami frowned.

Then I found it somewhat ridiculous.

Despite all these coincidences, the Golden City is on Jaya Island, so how could it possibly have inexplicably ended up on a sky island?

It's more accurate to say they are two different batches of gold than the same batch.

"I haven't told anyone about this in a long time, so just treat it as a story."

Seeing the different expressions on Nami's and the others' faces, Currykate assumed that they, like the rest of the world, doubted the existence of the Golden City.

This cannot be blamed on them. After all, even he himself could not fully believe in the existence of the Golden Village. His firm belief in its existence was merely a means to clear his family's name.

But whether such a place actually exists is something he's not entirely sure about.

"By the way, if you decide you want to go to the Sky Island, I'll help you. The apes and gorillas will also help reinforce your ship," Kurikart said.

During the day, after learning about the risks of traveling to Skypiea using the Sky Current, Nami said they needed to think it over carefully.

After all, it's not worth dying for gold.

If they really don't have a better way to get to the Sky Island, then they might as well not go there.