Pirate's Steel Chain Finger

Any human whim can become a reality.

——Physicist [William Gallon] (*Note 1)

The time, 11:42 am, is the waveless sea area of ​​the Grand Line's Paradise.

The weather was supposed to be sunny, but now the waveless sea was shrouded in darkness. The boundless black clouds occupied the sky and completely occupied the entire sea area.

[Ji Emperor Cloud] This is the name of this black cloud.

The cumulus clouds tower into the sky, but the clouds do not produce air currents and do not turn into rain. Once there are cumulus clouds in the sky, the sunlight will be blocked and the day on the ground will turn into "dark night". The legend is that it is a cloud fossil that has been floating in the sky for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

In the cumulus clouds, there is another sea area at an altitude of 7000 meters above the sea.

Kukai!

As the name suggests, it is the sea of ​​sky. The entire sea area is formed by the seawater accumulated in the Sekitei Cloud. The entire Kukai Sea is completely white, making it look like a paradise.

There is a ship floating suddenly on the sea of ​​white clouds. The whole body of the ship is dark blue and the word V is printed on the side, which means 'Beagle'!

On the deck, Victor, wearing a floral shirt and beach shorts and wearing sunglasses, was sitting on the edge of the deck fishing. Behind him were a sun umbrella and a deck chair. On the small round table next to the deck chair were a cold drink with half-melted ice cubes and a half plate of croquettes.

As early as 4 years ago, Victor's height had reached 2 meters, but in the following years, his height has not changed. It seems that he has reached the limit. Her blond hair is longer than a few years ago and hangs down to her neck. Now it is casually tucked behind her ears, leaving only a strand hanging in front of her forehead. His handsome and extraordinary face was extremely calm and firm, and his beard was cleanly shaved without leaving any stubble. He had almost no ornaments on his body except for a beautifully crafted gold ring on his right index finger.

"Brother, haven't you caught any fish yet? What a delicious dish..."

A pretty female voice came from behind. It was Perona, wearing a suspender skirt, holding up a small parasol and teasing Victor.

Perona has also reached the age of 21 and has a very graceful figure, but she is still far behind Robin and Violet. Her pink wavy hair is tied sideways into a ponytail on the left side, and her eyes are still wide and round. Wearing a black pleated suspender skirt, her skin became fairer and more attractive. She also wore a gold ring on her right index finger, which was similar to Victor's.

"Patience is what fishing requires. Ah, it's coming, it's coming!"

The fishing line in front of him suddenly started to struggle. Victor immediately stood up and pulled on the fishing rod. After a struggle, he jerked the fishing rod upward. The 6-meter-long, slender blue monster fish broke through the sea and flew into the air, followed by water splashes all over the sky, scattering little rays of light in the sun.

There was a bang sound. It was a strange fish hitting the deck of the Beagle. The hull tilted and then automatically turned back. The bow looked like the flying winged goddess of victory. I don’t know if she was wearing a resin bikini today. No, the illusion was that it was on the face of the goddess statue. Seems to be smiling.

"Did you catch it? Wow, it's a weird fish."

The galley door on the upper deck was halfway open, and Wu Hongji's head poked out of it. She was startled after seeing the strange fish.

The 24-year-old Wu Hongji is becoming more and more stunning. Her long, shiny black hair hangs down to her waist, and her beautiful purple peach blossom eyes seem to be able to speak: "I have never seen such a weird fish."

Also coming out with her is Robin. Her figure is even more 'explosive' than it was 5 years ago. She belongs to the level of [Perona can make her shut up and cry all day with low self-esteem at just one look]. She has long black hair hanging down her shoulders and a prominent nose. Wearing a pair of glasses, a loose off-shoulder T-shirt and jeans, she has a beautiful face full of intellectual beauty and a light smile.

Robin walked up to the strange fish, took a look at it, and said, "This appearance should be the result of continuous evolution in order to survive in the sea. Judging from its body structure, it should have air sac-like organs in the body for inflating."

", for 'buoyancy'?" Wu Hongji understood immediately.

"Yes, it has a flat body shape and inflatable organs. In order to become lighter, the buoyancy of Kukai is much smaller than that of the sea below." Robin pinched the scales of the strange fish: "Look at the shape of these huge fish scales. The fish scale structure of feathers is also used to better survive in the air and sea."

Perona held up a small parasol and walked up to the strange fish and bravely took a look at it: "Wow, it has such a big mouth and there are very sharp teeth in it."

"This shows that carnivores are a complete biological chain in this empty sea." With a smile on his face, Robin took out the familiar booklet from his chest collar and started writing and drawing by comparing it with the strange fish. Being able to learn new knowledge is the greatest joyful adventure for her.

Victor tilted his head: "Are your bodies okay?"

"Fortunately, I felt uncomfortable for a while when I first arrived at Kukai." Perona occupied Victor's lounge chair, pinched a piece of croquette and took a small bite: "But it's true that Kukai really exists, it's so amazing! Ouch! Hohohoho~~"

Wu Hongji hugged Perona's small waist and smiled: "Who was yelling there before? 'Oh, brother, the record pointer is broken, it keeps pointing upward!'" Help, help, it's about to fall. "You will die if you go down there.' Is this what the young lady said?"

"Ah, ah, Xiao Wu! Mr. Peipei is going to fight with you!" Perona was filled with shame and anger, so she stuffed the croquette back into the plate and jumped on Wu Hongji, and the two started to fight.

Victor and Robin were already accustomed to it. It was the former who walked up to Robin with a cold drink cup and watched her draw a sketch of the strange fish.

Suddenly there was a strange noise coming from a distance, like a monster roaring.

Perona, with messy hair, stopped fighting with Mai Hongji, panted and got up from the deck and said strangely: "Huh... are there also sea kings here? Brother, do you really not need me to release the ghost watch group?" "

"No need." Victor casually helped Perona tidy up the messy hair in front of her forehead and said with a smile: "Since you are here for vacation in Kongkai, just let nature take its course. Don't worry, I will take care of everything."

Not long after, a large pirate ship came slowly along the sea of ​​white clouds and mist. There was a statue on the bow of the ship, a huge Prajna mask with wings and Buddhist beads. Behind the mask were two long knives crossed. They were the observation deck and cabin at the top of the mast. The shrines are all designed with wooden structures, making the overall atmosphere full of majesty.

The reason why we say it is a pirate ship is because there is a strange pirate flag hanging on the top of the mast as a pattern, and a bearded and ugly skull with wings and Buddhist beads looks like the bow of the ship. Behind the pirate ship was dragging the corpse of an unusually huge flat sea beast, dragging a 'road' of billowing fog through the sea of ​​clouds and mist.

It seems that there are still pirates in the sea above 7000 meters.

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Note 1: From Chapter 218 of the manga