Chapter 104: The Path to the Sky, The Blackbeard Group Attacks.

"Damn!"

The diamond-faced uncle 'Montblanc Cricket', who was drinking, suddenly startled, catching the attention of the Straw Hat crew.

"Damn it, I was just drinking—"

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"Tomorrow's Knock Up Stream will appear directly south of Jaya Island, do you know what that means?"

"Just sail south."

This question was so simple that even Luffy could answer. But:

"Idiot, this is the Grand Line! Compasses are useless, so you must immediately catch a Log—"

Bang!

A piece of white paper was stuck on the table, and Roman nodded towards the paper pointing at him.

"No need, as long as I place two pieces of white paper on Jaya Island as markers, I can easily calculate the direction of the ship through the angle between them."

This...

"Is this the power of the Devil Fruit? It's really convenient."

Since the travel problem was solved, it was naturally—

"We're going to fly to the sky~~~"

"We're going to the sky~~"

"We're going to find the City of Gold~~~"

"We're going to find gold~~"

—La la la la...

Accompanied by the banquet and wine, were the pirates' songs~~~ No melody, no artistic conception. Just simply embracing dreams and—happiness!

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Meanwhile, in Mock Town on the other side of the island.

Clang!

"Get out!"

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Bellamy, with one hand in a sling, swept all the medical tools off the table onto the floor, kicked over the doctor treating him, and sat down, grabbing a glass with his good left hand and taking a big gulp.

In the oppressive atmosphere of the tavern, only Bellamy's heavy breathing could be heard!

The usually merry Bellamy Pirates officers were all silent, —upon closer inspection, their numbers were even less than half of what they usually were, far exceeding the casualties from the daytime battle. This was because:

"Bellamy,"

"Big Knife" Sarquiss hesitantly asked.

"Should I take some men to deal with those traitors..."

"No need!"

Bellamy, his eyes bloodshot, gritted his teeth.

"When my arm heals, I'll personally go—"

Bang!

"Bellamy!!"

A panicked pirate rushed in, interrupting Bellamy's impotent rage.

"Why are you still here?"

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"You need to run!" Before the Bellamy Pirates could react, the pirate who rushed in hurriedly waved the wanted posters in his hand.

"You've angered someone you shouldn't have! You'll be killed."

"Bastard!"

Bellamy stood up abruptly, glaring at the pirate who rushed in. If this guy wasn't considered 'friendly', he would have already tasted the power of the Spring-Spring Fruit...

"Look at this!" The pirate who rushed in slapped two wanted posters on the table, showing Zoro with a face full of blood and killing intent, and the smiling Straw Hat Luffy.

"Aren't these the 'monster's' companions from earlier... What is this???"

"One, two, three..."

"Am I seeing things? How many zeros are there..."

"One, one hundred million?!"

"That can't be real, what kind of person is worth one hundred million—"

In the midst of the commotion, a circle of Bellamy Pirates officers stood up and backed away! The two wanted posters on the table showed the Straw Hat captain with a bounty of one 100 million Berries! The three-sword style swordsman with 60 million...

"What about that guy? The monster we couldn't hit!!"

Facing "Big Knife" Sarquiss's question, the pirate delivering the message, who was grabbed by the collar, hurriedly waved his hand.

"No, no!"

"Only these two have bounties! I checked, their pirate crew only has these two bounties..."

...

In an instant, the entire tavern fell silent.

"I..."

"Big Knife" Sarquiss, releasing the messenger pirate, swallowed a few times before finally speaking.

"I'll go bring back those traitors!"

Bang,

Then he suddenly pushed open the door and rushed out as if fleeing! —Seeing him alone, it was clear he had no intention of bringing back any traitors.

"I... I'll go help Sarquiss..."

"Me too..."

Thud, thud, thud—

One by one, the so-called 'new era' pirates stood up, either making vague excuses or silently retreating, all fleeing the tavern, and then:

Scattering in all directions!

Phew—

In an instant, the entire 'Bellamy Pirates' had run away completely.

Just think about it, even a crew member without a bounty could easily toy with all of them, defeating their leader Bellamy without even fighting back. What kind of monster must their captain be, with such a terrifying bounty?

If they didn't run now, when would they?

Thud,

Picking up two wanted posters from the ground, Bellamy walked out of the tavern door, belatedly realizing and furiously roaring at the 'crew members' who had already run away without a trace.

"You bunch of idiots!"

"This is just a trick with fake wanted posters, how could those guys... how could they possibly..."

However, the more he spoke, the less confident he became. A crew member without a bounty could receive his attack without a scratch. If they really fought... the result was already decided.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!!"

Bellamy, the defeated dog, stood alone at the tavern door, unwilling to accept reality.

"A hundred million bounty... How could a pirate with a hundred million bounty appear—"

Slap,

His fingers loosened, and the wanted poster in Bellamy's hand fell into someone else's.

"A hundred million?"

"Zehahahaha!!!"

"I knew that kid was worth more than 30 million, but I didn't expect..."

"Hey! Who are you?"

The furious Bellamy turned to look at the big black man beside him, "You don't put me, Bellamy, in—"

Thud,

A big hand covered Bellamy's face and casually pressed down before he could react.

"Shut up."

Slap!

Bellamy's entire head was instantly buried in the dirt, and he probably needed to see a doctor again—if he was lucky.

"I don't have time to waste on small fry like you."

Blackbeard grinned, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

"I'm after the '100 million' bounty!"

"I'm about to become famous!"

"Oh oh oh, are we finally going to hunt some interesting prey?"

Wearing a wrestler's mask, 'Champion' Jesus Burgess laughed heartily! Meanwhile, the tall, slender 'Sniper' Van Augur, carrying an unusually long rifle, calmly asked.

"But Captain, weren't we supposed to wait for Lafitte here?"

"Don't worry, zehahaha!"

"Even if we miss him now, we'll meet again eventually."

Nearby, the ship's doctor, Doc Q, lying on a sickly horse, chuckled.

"That's right, fate often measures a person's worth... cough cough..."

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"Wow, it's the Going Merry - Flying Mode!"

The next day, the Merry, repaired and reinforced by the professional salvage and detection crews of the ape captain and gorilla captain, appeared before everyone.

"We're off, old man!"

Facing the eager-to-set-sail Luffy and the others, the diamond-faced old man stood on the shore.

"Kid, whether it's the 'City of Gold' or 'Sky Island', these are all unproven things—"

This made Roman, at the helm, roll his eyes.

Roger not only went up there but also left evidence of his visit.

"In short, no one knows if these things really exist!"

"But it's because they're dreams that they're 'romantic'~~~"

"Romantic?"

"Yes, so don't fall from the sky!"

Absolutely not, Roman silently retorted.

Because of my presence, it seems I've diluted this desperate 'romance' quite a bit, but—

"After all, I've never been a romantic person."

"Nonsense!"

Roman's muttering earned him an eye roll from Nami beside him.

"If you understand romance, I'll jump off the Going Merry right now!"

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In short, under the escort of two salvage ships and an exploration ship, the Golden Merry set sail southward. In this sea area, on a giant 'raft' made of four huge logs, the sniper Van Augur shook his head.

"No, my 'Observation Haki' didn't see them."

"Zehahaha, then you need to focus more."

Blackbeard grinned, showing his missing teeth, and laughed heartily.

"A bounty of 100 Million, and there are members who know Rokushiki in the crew. Remember to capture them alive!"

"By the way, Captain."

Doc Q, who was rowing with a huge wooden oar on the left side of the giant raft, asked Blackbeard.

"Why do we have so many 'human' presences on our ship?"

"Oh, a group of clueless pirates boarded our ship earlier, and I took care of them." Blackbeard waved his hand nonchalantly, then his face darkened.

"What I'm more concerned about is the mastermind behind these people, the young officer of the Donquixote family, Dellinger."

"Why did he send some trash to sabotage our ship?"

"Is it a warning or a provocation..."

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