Isn't it good to be alive?

Burgess flew out like a bullet and disappeared from their view. "Let's hope you don't die from the fall," thought Gohan.

"Stop crying, Chopper; I have another one for you," said Gohan as he gave another pair of sunglasses to Chopper. "Really? Thank you, Gohan," said Chopper.

Meanwhile, Van Augur was shooting the birds when he saw Burgess flying towards him. "Hm? Burgess!!!" said Augur in shock. He jumped up and caught him. "Who could have done this to him?" muttered Augur when he saw Burgess's sorry state.

With the Straw Hats, after a few minutes, everyone got back on the ship. Robin told everybody about their findings, and they started their journey towards Cricket's home.

But a little far away from the port, they encountered Masira's brother, Shoujo. "What's with all these apes?" asked Usopp, while looking at Shoujo's crewmates. "We are humans!" shouted one of the crewmates.

"Are you related to that Masira guy?" asked Gohan. "Yes, he is my brother. Do you know him?" asked Shoujo, looking surprised. "Not really, we met him on our way to Mock Town. Then we encountered a big turtle, and your brother ran away," replied Gohan.

Shoujo frowned after hearing Gohan. But Nami interjected between their talk. "I think we should get going. We have to find that Cricket guy," she said in a hurry. "You guys are going to meet Cricket-san. Why do you want to meet him? You are not after his gold, are you?" asked Shoujo suspiciously.

"No! We just want to ask him about Sky Island," explained Luffy. Masira started smiling after hearing him. "The Sky Island! Then you are going to the right person. Let's go; I'll take you guys to him," said Shoujo.

"Do you know that Cricket guy?" asked Usopp. "Yes, Me and Masira are his followers; he is a great man," said Shoujo. They followed after Shoujo's ship. When they reached the place where Cricket lives, they saw a big palace which turned out to be just a board. They started to doubt their decision to come to meet Cricket.

"Looks like Cricket-san is underwater; let's wait for his return," said Shoujo. As they were waiting, Nami found a storybook on 'Liar Noland.' Sanji then told them that it was quite a famous story in the North Blue. Nami started reading the book for everyone. "A city of gold? No wonder nobody believed him," commented Vivi.

"No! The city of gold exists. Noland was not a liar!" shouted Shoujo. "Stop shouting, Shoujo," said a man as he came out of the water. Shoujo looked towards the man and said, "Cricket-san!" We Saruyama alliance believe that Noland was not a liar," argued Shoujo.

But Cricket didn't say anything and dropped to the ground. "Cricket-san!!!" shouted Shoujo as he ran towards Cricket. Everyone got close to him, and Chopper started to do a check-up. "He has Decompression sickness; it happened to deep-sea divers," said Chopper.

Meanwhile, at the bar where Bellamy and his crew were sitting, everyone had a somber look on their faces. "Bellamy, we don't have to get depressed because of that. We lost because she used some underhanded tricks," said one of the crew members.

"He is right! I think that girl is a devil fruit user, and her ability should be related to speed. If we can restrain her, then she will no longer be a threat to us," said Sarquiss. "Next time I see them, they will be dead," declared Bellamy.

After a few seconds, some people came in. "What? He found gold!" said one of them. Then they started talking about Cricket. Bellamy and his crewmates heard them and decided to pay a visit to Cricket's house.

On the Straw Hats' side, Masira also came to Cricket's house. Luffy and the monkeys were getting along quite well. After a few minutes, Cricket woke up. Chopper asked him the reason for his diving in the water.

Cricket then told them about the theory of the city of gold being under the water and how he found some gold by diving. Luffy asked him about the Sky island. Cricket started laughing after hearing that.

"So, there's still some people who believe that the Sky island exists," said Cricket. "We already know it exists. We just want to find a way to get there," said Nami.

"How are you so sure that it exists?" asked Cricket, surprised by her confidence.

"Because I can sense people living up there," said Gohan. Cricket's eyes widened. "You can sense people up there, how?" he asked. "Let's say, it's my special power," replied Gohan with a smile.

Cricket didn't ask any more questions and told them about the Knock Up Stream. "Is this Knock Up Stream very powerful?" asked Gohan. "Yes, it is," replied Cricket. "Can this stream push a part of an island to the Sky?" Gohan asked again.

Cricket's eyes widened after hearing his question. "You mean..." "Yes, you are looking at the wrong place. The city of gold should be on Sky Island," said Gohan with a smile. Luffy looked at Cricket with a smile and said, "Why don't you come with us, old man? You can see for yourself if that city of gold exists or not."

Everyone turned towards him in shock. Chopper started doing all kinds of check-ups on him. "This is the second time he sounded intelligent. Is my influence working for him?" said Gohan with a smile. 'Narcissist' thought everyone while looking at him.

"You should go with them, Cricket-san. Leave the rest to us; we will take care of your home," said Masira, and Shoujo nodded his head as well. Cricket started thinking about it. "Stop thinking too much; after confirming about the city of gold, I'll drop you off at your house," said Gohan.

Cricket got confused and asked, "How are you going to do that? Can you fly?". "Yes!" replied Gohan. Cricket stood up in shock. "You can fly?? Then why don't you take them by flying?" he asked. "What's the fun in that?" said Gohan. "Yes! That's boring," exclaimed Luffy.

Cricket looked at them and thought 'Are these people crazy?'. But he decided to help them and agreed to go with them to see if the city of gold exists or not. He told them about the time of the Knock Up Stream; he and the Saruyama alliance decided to help in upgrading their ship.

When Gohan asked about the location of the Knock Up Stream, Cricket told them about the South bird. "I'll stay here to help them, while the rest of you go and find that South bird," said Gohan.

Luffy and others left to find the South

bird while Gohan started helping the Saruyama alliance. Gohan told them not to worry about strengthening the ship, as it was unnecessary. After a few minutes, he sensed some people coming towards them.

'Those idiots decided to come after all,' he thought. After Bellamy and his crew got close to their location, Cricket and others also noticed them. "Stop! This is Saruyama alliance territory; what are you guys doing here?" asked Shoujo.

"Shut up, Monkey! We are Bellamy pirates; there's no place in Jaya where we dare not go," said Sarquiss. "We heard Montblanc Cricket has found some gold from the sea. Give that gold to us if you guys want to live," said Bellamy with a crazed look.

Gohan sighed while looking at them and said, "Looks like Nami didn't beat you guys enough." He started walking towards Bellamy and his crew. Sarquiss looked towards Gohan and said, "Aren't you Death Demon Gohan from the Straw Hats? What are you doing here? You better stay out of our business."

Gohan smiled and got in front of Sarquiss and slapped him. His head turned backward, and he fell down. Nobody could comprehend what just happened before them. "Why did you force me to kill you? Isn't it good to be alive? Then why did you guys come here to die?" asked Gohan with a smile while looking at Bellamy and his crew.