Things are about to get interesting.

"Merry!!... But how?" Zoro asked, confused. "We should ask Mr. Ok instructor about it," said Robin. Gohan then started to explain, but while they were talking, people from the sky island were giving them weird looks.

"What's wrong with these guys? Did someone mix something in their meal or drink?" Everyone started to discuss among themselves. Aisa ran towards the Straw Hats and asked in worry, "Big brother Gohan! What happened to your friends? They are acting weird." Gohan looked around and realized that only the Straw Hats can hear Merry.

"Don't worry! They have always been like that. You know they are a little weird. Do you understand what I am talking about?" Whispered Gohan and winked at Aisa. A look of realization appeared on Aisa's face, and she nodded her head.

"It must be hard for you to have crewmates like that," said Aisa with pity. "Yes, but it doesn't bother me that much because I am strong," said Gohan with a smile. Aisa nodded her head with a smile but sighed afterward.

She looked at Gohan and said with a sad expression, "It would be great if I could become strong like you. Then I could protect our land. I was so scared for everyone, but I couldn't do anything," said Aisa with teary eyes.

Gohan put his hand on her head and started sending ki inside her body. Aisa felt warmth in her body. Suddenly, a powerful aura burst out from her. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked towards Aisa.

Before her Haki could harm anyone, Luffy suppressed it with his own Haki. Aisa opened her eyes and looked at Gohan in surprise. "What was that?" she asked. "Your power! Didn't you want to become strong? So I gave you a chance," said Gohan with a smile.

Aisa's eyes widened, and she jumped at Gohan and hugged him. "Thank you, big brother Gohan." "Don't thank me so early; you will have to work hard if you want to be able to protect this place. In fact, I want you to be able to protect the whole sky island," said Gohan.

He said while looking towards Sanji and Luffy, "Sanji! Help her with Armament Haki, and Luffy! You will help her with Conqueror Haki. In fact, explain those things to Wyper and Gan Fall as well. This would be helpful for the people of Sky Island," said Gohan.

Luffy and Sanji nodded their heads and started explaining them about Armament and Conqueror Haki. Well... Sanji was explaining, but the same could not be said about Luffy. "Where are you going?" asked Nami when she saw that Gohan was about to walk away.

"To eat! What else? You guys have been enjoying the party for a while. It's my turn now," said Gohan without looking back as he walked away. While Gohan was enjoying the food, Straw Hats were having fun with Merry as they took her to different places on the Sky Island.

Two days later, Straw Hats saw everything the Sky Island has to offer. Gohan, Sanji, and Luffy also helped the people from Shandia and Skypiea in training. On the next day after the battle, Nami asked Gohan about the remaining gold and what they would do with that gold. Gohan told her that he already had a plan for that.

The next day, Gohan found Nola and took the snake toward the Ark Maxim. He took all the gold from the ship and said to Nola, "Nola! I want you to hide all that gold inside your stomach. You have to protect our treasure, do you understand?" asked Gohan.

Nola nodded her head and swallowed all the gold. After that, Nola went away to hunt, and Gohan returned to Shandia. When Luffy and others saw him return, Nami asked, "Did you hide it properly?" "Yes, Nola is going to protect our treasure for us," replied Gohan.

"But what if someone strong came here and took my gold?" asked Nami. "Don't worry! Nola is going to be a lot stronger in a few months," said Gohan with a smile. Sanji's face twitched, "Don't tell me... you..." "Yes, I did it," said Gohan while still smiling.

"You bastard! You are going to destroy this world if you go on like that," said Sanji, annoyed by Gohan's actions. But Gohan just ignored his nagging. "Usopp, did you buy the Dials?" asked Gohan. "Yes!! Merry and I bought everything we need," said Usopp, while Merry nodded her head. "Now I will be the best pirate ship in the world," she said with a grin.

Everyone looked at Luffy, then Merry, and thought, 'Now she's acting like Luffy.' Gohan looked towards Cricket and said, "Let's go, Cricket-san! I will drop you off at your house." "Actually... I have decided to stay here. I don't have anything to do down there anyway, so it's better for me to stay here," said Cricket with a smile.

"Then what about Masira and Shoujo? Won't they be worried about you?" asked Luffy. "I have already told them before coming here. Whether or not I find the City of Gold, I will be staying here on the Sky Island," replied Cricket.

"Since everyone's ready, let's get going," said Gohan. "But shouldn't we first bring Merry's main body near the Upper Yard?" said Sanji. "Don't worry about it; my main body is already outside the Upper Yard," said Merry.

"Who brought you here? Can you control your main body?" asked Usopp in shock. "Of course, I can control it; that's my body after all. You are so stupid, Usopp," said Merry while giggling. Everyone started laughing after hearing her.

"Big brother Gohan! Please come back soon," said Aisa. "Keep training and become strong. I will check on your progress when I come back," said Gohan with a smile. They left with Conis and Pagaya.

When they reached Cloud's End, Conis called for the Octopus balloon, which grabbed their ship and started their slow descent. Gohan looked at the octopus and said, "You better not get deflated before reaching the surface of the sea, or..." The octopus started sweating after hearing his warning.

'Our journey is about to get very interesting...' thought Gohan as he enjoyed the scenery.