One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

On such a treacherous sea, a light sailboat sailed as if it were in an empty field, resolutely moving forward amidst the terrifying waves.

"Wuhu~ Take off!!!"

"We're off to the Sky Island!!!"

Luffy's hands were wrapped around the bow of the Going Merry like ropes, and he laughed excitedly, ignoring his mouth which was blown into a pouch by the hurricane.

As if in response to Luffy's call, a dazzling golden light suddenly shone from the bow of the Going Merry.

To commemorate the Going Merry's first flight and Luffy's first defeat of a divine beast...

By this time, the Going Merry had already been dressed up by the Straw Hat crew as the Zapdos.

It wore a golden bird crest with lightning bolts on its head, and also had a pair of artificial Zapdos wings on its body.

Unlike the almost filler-like large wings in the original timeline~

This time, the Zapdos's wings were specially made by Usopp using a specially made Wapol Alloy No. 23 lightweight metal material.

Once the Merry gains lightning properties by utilizing the AR system's characteristics, it can even control the wings on both sides of the hull with electric current, allowing them to adjust freely and achieve simple aerial gliding capabilities.

However, it now seems that Usopp's design is somewhat of a waste of time and energy.

After all, besides Ace and that unlucky Celestial Dragon, the Straw Hat crew also included Issho, the Devil Fruit user with multiple powers, and his apprentice Coby, who were traveling to Skypiea with the Straw Hat crew.

Because of the many things that had happened these past few days, and the sheer amount of time that Akane had forgotten to give the Straw Hat crew a detailed account of Issho's information.

Up until now, they have only unilaterally believed that Red has found an executioner who dares to kill Celestial Dragons.

After all, in Red's plan, the Straw Hat Pirates did not intend to attract too much attention or interest in this matter.

Red's original intention was to allow the Straw Hat Pirates to escape unscathed after resolving the crisis of the Whitebeard Pirates in the New World.

However, this idea is somewhat too idealistic.

"Sky Island~"

Watching Luffy cheering from the VIP seats, Ace felt a complex mix of emotions.

On one hand, he was worried about his father and friends in the new world.

According to information provided by Doflamingo, although the disappearance of the Celestial Dragons did not cause a major uproar in the world, the Navy's operations in the New World were indeed significantly affected.

Under pressure from the World Government, many vice admirals deployed in the New World have withdrawn from the New World and returned to Paradise to investigate the disappearance of the Celestial Dragons.

Meanwhile, the Whitebeard Pirates, who had been kept in the dark all along, learned about everything the Navy had done to them while on an island.

Whitebeard, who had initially thought it was just a minor incident, finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

According to intelligence reports, on that day, Whitebeard's rage pierced through the dome, and the seas surrounding the entire island were shaken by Whitebeard's aura, causing the waves to surge as if the end of the world had arrived.

On the other hand, Ace felt inexplicably gratified to see his younger brother with such a powerful group of companions and enjoying such a joyful and exciting adventure.

Moreover, he had a premonition that it might not be long before he would see these guys turn the world upside down!

"Don't think too much about it, Luffy and the others have already done more than enough for me!"

Ace silently clenched his fists, and at the same time, he made a decision in his heart...

He is prepared to sacrifice himself at any time if anything unexpected happens.

Whether it's for Luffy or for Whitebeard, this is the kind of awareness he should have.

at the same time.

Everyone else on the Going Merry was smiling.

Chopper and Usopp put their arms around each other and cheered excitedly.

Because Usopp has been asking Chopper for help a lot lately, and Usopp enjoys showing off while Chopper is easily fooled, their relationship is better than that of the others.

Sanji silently lit a cigarette, while Zoro leaned against the ship's railing, smiling without saying a word.

In recent times, in order to improve their strength, although they haven't reached Luffy's level of working day and night without rest, they have done their best and given it their all.

The two stood on either side of the Merry, silent yet their eyes were unusually firm and composed, like two volcanoes poised to erupt, concealing all their energy within, waiting for the crucial moment to arrive.

In contrast, the atmosphere on the girls' side was much simpler.

Nami, wearing black-rimmed glasses, kept writing and drawing with a pen and notebook, recording the scene before the arrival of the legendary monster current.

So far, the entire Straw Hat Pirates' voyage log has been completed by Nami alone.

Robin, on the other hand, used her Devil Fruit powers to help Nami, making it easier for her to write down her notes.

The entire Straw Hat Pirates crew performed their duties, preparing to welcome the rising ocean currents that would soon arrive.

Just then, a huge vortex suddenly appeared in front of the Merry, as if it were about to sweep the entire ocean into the depths of the seabed.

"It's here!"

Upon seeing this, Nami immediately shouted while writing, "That's it!"

"Merry, Crimson, I'm leaving you to my care!"

OK!

"Leave it to us!"

Crimson, perched on the mast, and Little Mermaid, the ship's sprite who suddenly appeared, responded in unison.

The next moment, the unmanned sails suddenly unfurled, and the wings on both sides of the Merry's hull constantly adjusted their angles, allowing the Merry to successfully enter the orbit of the vortex and spin violently with the ocean current.

However, before the crew of the Going Merry could feel the terror of the sea, several magical waves suddenly appeared from the whirlpool, like a giant hand, gently lifting the Going Merry.

It neither pulled them off the vortex nor made the people on board feel too much danger.

Nevertheless, Koby, who had eaten the Slippery Fruit and lost his baby fat, was still terrified by the scene and clung tightly to the ship's railing as if he wanted to weld himself to the ship.

Finally, Usopp couldn't stand it any longer, so he launched another plant seed, wrapped it up like a seatbelt, and then secured it to the deck.

The eddy on the sea surface did not last long.

After circling for only two or three minutes, a bulge even larger than Laboon suddenly appeared on the sea surface.

The next moment...

The terrifying seawater seemed to have broken through some kind of limit, instantly rising straight up.

A pillar supporting the sky!

"Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow!"

Despite being mentally prepared, the sudden feeling of weightlessness still changed everyone's expression.

Luffy wrapped his arms around the neck of the bow of the ship, his whole body suspended in mid-air, his face beaming with excited laughter.

"Sky Island!!! Here we come!!!"

A hearty laugh echoed through the entire sky.

……

……

Sky Islands are real!

This is something that everyone in the Straw Hat crew, as well as Ace and Issho who traveled with them, firmly believed.

However, this island, which exists only in the dreams of ordinary people, is not a place that everyone is qualified to reach.

Under Nami's command, the Going Merry quickly entered the clouds, propelled by the rising ocean currents.

As a white mist completely enveloped everyone's vision, the Merry, riding the rising ocean current, suddenly broke through the clouds.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived at an altitude of seven thousand meters above the White Sea.

The force of the upwelling current gradually dissipates and disappears after reaching this point.

Once everything had settled down, the Straw Hat crew, who had been scattered everywhere by the inertia, all came to the bow of the ship.

Even though they had never doubted Sky Island, they were still stunned by the amazing scene before them.

Gazing at the boundless, pristine white sea all around, even the usually composed Zoro couldn't help but exclaim in amazement:

"We...we actually got above the clouds!?"

"Yay! Great! We actually made it to the Sky Island!!!"

Luffy, who had just withdrawn his arm, let out a cheer.

But his smile didn't last long before he started coughing violently due to lack of oxygen.

"Cough cough~ Ah~!"

Above the White Sea, due to the extremely high altitude, the oxygen is exceptionally thin.

The Straw Hat crew arrived here from an oxygen-dense zone in a very short time, so even though their strength far surpassed that of the original timeline, their bodies still unconsciously produced special reactions and became weak.

"Idiot, didn't Crimson already say that we need to remember to use oxygen when we're at high altitudes?!"

Seeing this, Nami drew her Weather Stick from her waist and pressed a switch.

Suddenly, a huge bubble appeared from the hole in the Weather Stick, just like the bubble mask that the Celestial Dragons often wore.

As Nami placed the bubble on Luffy's head, Luffy, who had been coughing violently, immediately felt better.

Nami then created several more oxygen bubbles and distributed them to everyone on the ship.

After learning about the characteristics of the Sky Island, they naturally needed to make preparations as soon as possible.

"Phew~ That feels so much better!"

The crimson figure let out a groan as it took a breath of oxygen.

Then he reminded Nami:

"Oh, right."

"Don't forget the guy in the cage."

"He's the protagonist of the upcoming big event. It wouldn't be good if he accidentally died."

"Don't worry~" Nami waved her hand and said nonchalantly, "Usopp has already done a lot of experiments on that Celestial Dragon. That guy's physical endurance is terrifyingly high."

"So much so that Usopp was even considering using his blood to cultivate insects."

"Maybe he'll adapt to this environment more easily than any of us."