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Just then all of them heard a voice from up. They looked up, and it was Sanji, who landed from the sky. "Guess what I found?"
All of those present there, grinned already knowing what Sanji found. Cricket, of course, was the most eager.
Even Bepo, Chopper and Law who were exploring near, saw Sanji and came up. After that, all of them went upwards to where the Golden Bell was.
Sanji went up with Robin. Leaving Usopp behind to carry them all. Of course, it wasn't tough, as he shrank all of them down, but still the sniper complained along the way.
Sanji and Robin reached the white cloud first, and they were awed at the sight. Even with ancient vines crawling up the structure, it held its ancient beauty. The bell was large, and grand, and so were the pillars that supported it. The floor, the pillars, everything there was made out of pure gold. Not coated with gold, but made with gold.
"A-Amazing…" She said.
But that wasn't all. No, it was even more amazing when she discovered a gray Poneglyph that was planted at the bell's base. Most of them wouldn't have recognized it, but Sanji did. He looked at Robin, and even though she was wearing her mask, he could guess what she was feeling.
Robin went on and read the poneglyphs. She even made a note to write the whole thing down, even jolting down what was written by Gol D. Roger.
As she was doing it, the others reached the solid cloud where the Golden Bell was. And they were in awe, having similar reactions. The Golden Bell was awe-inspiring sight. And of course, some of them wanted to ring it.
"It won't budge…" Cricket said, even with Anchor pushing it, with so many vines covering it. They would need to put more effort if they wanted to ring it.
"I can give it a try-ya." Law said as he started unsheathing his sword.
But before he could do anything, Usopp called out as he discovered something very interesting. "Guys, I think we might have found our key."
Robin, who was also finished up on her part looked up, a bit of surprise on her face, "You did as well, huh." She said, with a small smile, "I think we should hold up on ringing the bell… there might just be something more interesting… looks like all the gold did have a function."
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On the side with Luffy's group,
"Woo-ho! Gold!" Nami cheered, as her and most of the crew were dumbstruck by the pile of gold.
It seems not all of the gold was used to make Arc Maximum. So there was still ton of it left. Even Luffy hadn't seen this much gold on the Internet, that's how much gold there was.
"I haven't seen that much gold even in our treasury," Sabo admitted.
"Believe me, me neither." Luffy dumbly nodded.
Sabo then frowned and was about to ask what Luffy meant before shutting up. It wouldn't be too wild for his brother to have broken into his former noble home. They did it a few times, but never went to the treasury.
Though, it made Sabo a bit sad that his biological family was dead. He had asked Luffy before, and it seemed that a pirate had attacked Goa Kingdom wanting to take it over. So most of the nobles were killed then.
It made him feel homesick in a way. But then again, his true family was here. Some bonds just weren't made with blood.
While Sabo was having his internal struggle, Luffy was calculating how much gold there was. With having so much gold, they had to use it sparingly. Or else, it might bring a lot of unwanted attention to him.
With Saint Camael on his ass, he would need to be careful on how he did things. As the influx of gold might link the Straw Hats to the City of Gold.
And Luffy didn't want that. This island, it was his. Or Sanji's. But it was the same thing. It was the property of the Straw Hat Pirates. He planned to make the whole island the official base for the Straw Hat Pirates.
There was a lot of gold here. Enough that even with Usopp helping it would be tough to carry. Unless and until they built a new ship. There was a lot of gold here, and there was a lot of free land.
Land that could be used for training or other things. Such as growing some big ass trees.
Luffy didn't know about much about the Adam Tree, as there were some theories that there is only one Adam Tree. But the Adam tree wasn't the only tree that's considered strong. Sure it was the strongest and most resilient, but there were other trees that were also tough.
There's also varieties of strong wood in the One Piece world that were sold at a high price. When upgrading the Going Merry, Luffy had came to realize that with how rare Adam Wood was, most people had no way to get such wood for their own ship. So they used other types of wood to make their ships.
And with Upper Yard being a whole place, filled with giant trees, Luffy saw it as an opportunity to make something out of it. There were already a lot of destroyed trees, but with Anchor and Usopp's help, those could be sold on Water Seven.
But with so much empty land, if they were able to get some good tree seeds. This place would be a good income for Water Seven. Water Seven was mainly run by Shipwrights.
So, if he could get in a big economic leverage there, then that island could also fall under the rule of the Straw Hats. Not all islands could be won with conquering. Water Seven was one of the islands that many pirate crews wanted to take, as it was relatively in the middle of Paradise. But none had managed it.
Not yet at least…
If he sold the wood here on Water Seven, even if the quality was bad… The quantity should make up for something. If his plan failed, he should still fill up his pockets with beris.
And this way, he could also save the use of gold for later. Of course, he would need to send a generous portion to dear old dad for his own Revolutionary Army. The war was drawing near. So he had to gather the rest of the canon Straw Hats along with a few others.
And after the war, this place could be a good place to stay and train up other members of the crew. That's the main reason why when the Skypeians approached Sanji with being the king, he encouraged his cook to take the position.
Well, encouraged would be a strong word. More like 'tricked' into being a king. But it didn't matter in the long run.
Luffy was, in a way, planning for the future. He couldn't rely on dumb luck taking down the World Government. If it was that easy, someone would have already done it.
When he came here in this world. The One Piece manga was still going, so who knows what kind of monsters the World Government had on them. Luffy also made a note to ask Dragon later when they called.
He should have more information on them, as Dragon should be more knowledgeable as a former marine.
Even the Revolutionary Army was unaware of this island, so hopefully it was the same for the World Government.
The Alabasta and Sakura kingdoms were under the watch of the World Government, but up here? There were no bubble-headed rulers. So this was the perfect place.
With most of the residents on the island accepting them, this was the best course of action.
Of course, Luffy was clueless of Shiki already taking over Birka. As no such thing happened in canon, Luffy didn't pay much attention to Enel's increased strength. A mistake that he might regret later. But it was a given, not everything could be planned for.
Just then all of them heard the bell ringing. It was a sweet sound, that almost made the surroundings silent. A ring that fulfilled the vow between Noland and Shandora.
Of course, Luffy was unaware of the situation of his following crewmates that rang the bell. And he wouldn't know about them any time soon.
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A/N: I always thought the City of Gold, had something deep down. So why not!
Anyway, sorry for the late updates. But I'm still sick, so it's getting a bit hard for me to write. Anyway, I have some original plans for Skypiea and beyond. Hope you guys like it.
I could of course go with Canon, and end Skypiea here. But I planned it to be different from the start. That's why I ended the most important fight right at the start of the arc.
Like seriously, if I was in Luffy's place, the first thing I would do is kill Enel. And that's what he did. Or at least Sanji did.
About Sanji becoming a King. Well, I did that cause it will bring in some funny situations in the future. And seriously, Sanji is my favorite character, so why not.
But hey, don't flame me for it. I did give the other crew members their own epic moments. And be sure that I will. Even if the crew gets big, I will make each main officers have their moments.
Also, just a thing to chew on. Kaku from CP9 is kind of amazing if you think about it. In two years he awakened his zoan devil fruit. (I don't know about Rob Lucci, but he should have it for longer.)
And I kind of like his design from the start. Its just sad that Luffy might have to kill him, cause he might be a threat. But yeah, he's a cool character.
Anyway, enjoy the story. And good night on my part!
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