I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

"Decompression sickness?"

In the cabin, the Straw Hat Pirates gathered around the bed and were surprised after hearing Dr. Chopper's diagnosis.

"Is this uncle a patient?" Sanji was helpless when he encountered a scam.

"Well, he had an illness that divers get sometimes, but it rarely becomes chronic like it has in his case."

Doctor Chopper continued to show off his knowledge: "When you rise from the bottom of the sea to the sea level, due to the decompression, certain elements in the body cannot remain dissolved, and bubbles will be generated. These bubbles will expand in and outside the blood vessels, causing damage to the blood flow, muscles and joints..."

Luffy was lost in thought.

Is this thinking about 2nd gear?

"-In short, this phenomenon is very strange." Luffy came to the conclusion after thinking for a moment.

Hmm! It seems I was worrying too much...

"This uncle must have dived to the bottom of the sea again without waiting for the bubbles to disappear. He must have gotten sick because of this behavior every day." Dr. Chopper came to the conclusion after deduction.

"Why on earth is he trying so hard?"

"I don't know, but it's very dangerous to continue like this. If the divers aren't careful, it could be fatal."

……

Under the care of Dr. Chopper, the man named Montblanc Kulikate woke up.

During this time, his two younger brothers - one was a human in ape form who was kicked away by the three men, and the other was a human in gorilla form who was knocked unconscious by Zoro - came back to visit their boss. It was a scene of enemies meeting and looking at each other with envy, but after Luffy's simple explanation, they became friends.

Luffy's words about wanting to go to Sky Island made Mont Blanc Kulikate laugh, but that laugh was just a disguise for him to appear to be in cahoots with the others.

For many years, he dived despite his physical injuries in order to find the truth about Sky Island, because his ancestor was the well-known liar who was ridiculed by the world.

As a descendant, he grew up surrounded by abuse and ridicule. To escape the mundane world, he set sail and became a pirate. But perhaps by fate, he ended up on the island of Gaya. Leaving his companions behind, he set out on his own to find the land of gold.

Not for gold, not for the glory of the family, but just for the truth, just to find a reason for the humiliation he suffered since childhood.

But Mr. Lu was not interested in these. He only cared about whether the Sky Island existed?

Kulikite took out Nolando's previous navigation records. According to the records, the Sky Island not only existed, but also contained many black technologies.

Mr. Lu was very excited about this, so he kept asking how to get to the Sky Island.

Seeing how this group pursued their dreams, he felt they were indeed like-minded, so the uncle decided to tell them everything:

"Listen carefully... I've told you all the clues I know about Sky Island!"

According to the uncle, the day that the Straw Hat Pirates witnessed before suddenly turned into night because they were covered by the shadow of a thick black cloud. The black cloud was as high as the sky. It neither generated airflow nor formed rainfall. It was called the Emperor Cloud.

He guessed that if there really was a sky island, it should be above the Jidi Cloud.

The key is the problem of the sky island. According to him, building the sky island requires timing and awareness. There is a current in this place called the Sky Current. It is because there is a cavity in the seabed. The high temperature of the magma vaporizes the seawater in the cavity. The water vapor in the cavity is under the pressure of the seawater, and the accumulated energy forms a huge impact force, which rushes the seawater into the sky and lasts for up to one minute.

So if you want to go to the sky island, you will die if the boat fails. If there is no sky island above, you will die. If there is a sky island but you don’t jump on it, you will also die.

In short, it was a life-or-death struggle. However, Mr. Lu said that even if there are difficulties, we must move forward, and even if there are none, we must create difficulties and move forward.

This worried Mr. Usopp, the union leader. Well, let's not talk about whether he was a coward or not, but he raised an objection out of his love for Merry.

But it was useless. Director Lu vetoed it, and Vice Director Suo always followed Director Lu, so the protests of others were invalid.

The uncle said that he observed the celestial phenomena at night and believed that there would be strange phenomena tomorrow, so he decided to prepare good wine and food tonight to see the fools off.

That night, the host, using the anecdotes of his ancestors to fuel his drinking, stayed up all night. He also invited people to appreciate the golden bell, proving his ancestor's words. The ape-man also took a golden sparrow and invited them to appreciate it. He said that this bird still exists today, with its head pointing south, and its voice is like the legend. When he heard this, the host, Da Hai, exclaimed, "Oh no!"

"This is terrible! Go to the forest and catch a bird like this."

"Huh? Uncle, are you drunk?" Luffy was puzzled.

"Why do you want to catch this kind of bird?" Usopp wondered.

"Listen carefully, everyone! Tomorrow's surge current is due south. Do you know how to get there?" The uncle said seriously, "This is the Grand Line. Once you're out at sea, you won't know east, west, or south. That's why we need this bird to guide us."

After the uncle explained the reason, they agreed that the Straw Hat Pirates would go up the mountain to catch birds, while he and the two monkeys would reinforce the Merry. Zoro, who had been silent for a day, smiled wickedly, "You guys go ahead. I'm afraid I'll get lost in the mountains and you'll come looking for me, so I won't go. I'll stay with these uncles to reinforce the ship."

"Oh, Green Algae Head, you are very self-aware today!"

"Get out of here, you horny cook."

In fact, Zoro had another plan. Ever since leaving Alabasta, the amount of sutras he chanted had not increased in the Ashura Path. He had to find a way to accumulate some ghost energy. If it weren't for the Blackbeard Pirates in the town during the day, he would have started a killing spree long ago.

Sure enough, not long after the four began to overhaul and modify the Merry, the group of uninvited guests showed up.

"Look! Right there! Hey, Kulikate, hand over all the gold!" With a commotion on the sea, a sailboat with the Don Quixote Pirates' name on it stopped next to the paper castle.

"Uncle, you guys continue to repair the boat, leave this to me." Zoro watched a group of minions get off the boat, and without waiting for Kulikate and his two younger brothers to reply, he put down the wooden board in his hand and went to meet them.

"Hey! Boy, call Kulikate over." The leader had a scar on his face.

"I heard you're here to steal gold?"

"Now that you know, run for your life. If you block the road here, someone will die! I'm Hyena Bellamy." Bellamy stuck out his tongue and smiled evilly.

"Well, that's right. According to the script, I should be able to get rid of you in one move." Zoro grinned.

"Moonstep!"

A group of people saw Zoro step on his left foot and rise into the air. Although they were puzzled as to how he did it, they laughed at him: "What?! You ran away after making big promises? Are you scared by Bellamy's reputation?"

"Boy, you're really brave! Do you think you can run away like this?" Bellamy squatted down and laughed wildly: "Spring Sniper!"

His entire calf turned into a spring, soaring into the sky and flying towards Zoro in the air.

Zoro drew out the Sandai Kitetsu, held the sword with both hands, and a dark flame ignited on the sword.

"One-sword style, flying dragon, flame!"

Following a scream from the air, Zoro landed smoothly on the ground, and his figure disappeared like a ghost. Only the chanting of a demon from hell walking in the darkness could be heard: "It's your turn..."

That night, the plywood with the castle painted on it by the sea was stained with blood.