Chapter 67: The Curtain Rises (Part 1)

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The world of pirates, Sky Island.

Suzuki's clone was currently on Jaya Island.

Since he had boarded the White Sea, he had been in the seven-thousand-meter-high sky for more than a year.

Not long ago, after he was recreated, he was in no hurry to return to the four seas and the Grand Line below.

Instead, he first went to Jaya Island, which had a large amount of gold.

This island was located in the White-White Sea, ten thousand meters above the sky, and was several thousand meters higher than the White Sea.

There was a "Golden City - Shandora" on the island, which was filled with a large amount of gold.

After Suzuki arrived here, he used the Swallow-Swallow Fruit to bring a large amount of gold back to the world of Naruto and handed it over to his main body.

Then, he had been training on the island. For example, he had awakened his Armament Haki not long ago!

After awakening his Armament Haki, he was ready to leave Sky Island and return to the four seas.

At the edge of Jaya Island, the strong wind from ten thousand meters above the sky blew against his face, causing his black windbreaker to sway.

Below was the deep and boundless blue ocean.

At such a height, ordinary people would not even have the courage to stand here.

Even just looking down at the sea below would make their limbs go weak, their minds go blank, or they would run away or collapse on the ground.

However, Suzuki's face did not change at all when he looked at the deep blue ocean below.

He walked forward calmly. The air current in the sky became more and more violent. The two imitation double knives, Thunder Fang, hanging from his waist also rattled.

Suzuki took a step forward, and half of his body was already in the air. There was no foothold for him to step on.

He turned around and took a last look at the White Sea where he had lived for more than a year. A smile appeared on his face.

Then, he spread his arms and fell from the ten-thousand-meter-high sky!

The even more violent strong wind blew against his face, and even his eyes became difficult to open.

This was the air current during the descent. The wind force was incredibly strong. His hair was blown from his bangs to cover his eyes.

Suzuki squinted his eyes and adjusted his posture slightly in mid-air. He changed into a posture as if he was walking in the sky and wantonly admired the rare and beautiful scenery.

He could still vaguely see the cloud-like ocean above his head. There were scattered islands floating on the ocean.

It was like a white canvas with a few bright green colors, which instantly became vibrant.

Looking down, there was a boundless blue ocean. In the distance, there was a red wall-like Red Line Continent, which divided the ocean.

The islands of the four seas and the Grand Line were not as rare as those of Sky Island. One could vaguely see various small dots of green, yellow, or cyan on the blue canvas.

Looking at this beautiful picture of the sea and the sky separated, each with its own unique features.

Suzuki's expression was full of appreciation, and there was a hint of a smile in his eyes.

As the strong wind whistled past, the speed of his fall became faster and faster.

Gradually, his body seemed to have turned into a meteorite. There was a slight burnt smell on his windbreaker from the violent friction with the air.

However, Suzuki did not care.

He lowered his head calmly and observed the distance between him and the blue ocean. He silently estimated in his heart.

Seven thousand meters.

Three thousand meters.

One thousand meters.

At this moment, Suzuki, who was at a height of a thousand meters, activated the ability of the Swallow-Swallow Fruit. Many puffing shells from Sky Island appeared under his feet.

The puffing shells released a strong air current, which pushed Suzuki's falling body upward.

Gradually, his descending speed became slower and slower.

When his feet firmly stepped on the blue ocean, the seawater was also stirred into a small whirlpool by the air current of the puffing shells, which continuously rotated around Suzuki's body.

After about a year and three months, Suzuki returned to the sea again!

With a slight smile, Suzuki took back the puffing shells, and the surrounding rotating water current gradually calmed down.

Some seawater even splashed on him.

However, there was no change in his expression, and he did not appear weak.

After all, his Swallow-Swallow Fruit had been optimized by his main body long ago. Now, he no longer had the side effects of fearing the sea and seastone.

Even if he was completely soaked in water, it would have no effect on him now.

Suzuki did not stand on this empty sea for too long. He had already seen his location from the sky.

This was the first half of the Grand Line, near the Long Ring Long Land Sea Area!

In front of Long Ring Long Land was the famous shipbuilding city on the sea—Water 7.

Suzuki silently estimated the distance in his heart. Then, he opened his mouth wide and spat out a small Waver from Sky Island from the inner space of the Swallow-Swallow Fruit.

Waver was a common means of transportation on the White Sea. It used ordinary wind shells to sail.

However, the one Suzuki had now had been modified by him. This exquisite and compact silver-white ship was only about four to five meters long.

The entire ship was made of a special metal synthesized by Suzuki using the Swallow-Swallow Fruit. Not only was the hull light and hard, but it was also equipped with puffing shells that were more powerful than wind shells.

Even if it came to the sea below, it could still sail, and its speed was quite excellent!

Suzuki stepped onto the deck and sat in the middle of the ship.

After pressing the switch and starting the puffing shells at the stern, the silver-white small ship immediately sailed on the sea at an extremely fast speed.

Suzuki felt the familiar sea breeze and smelled the familiar fishy smell of the sea. A gentle smile appeared on his face.

Then, he adjusted his direction, and the ship quickly sailed straight towards Water 7.

Water 7, at the port.

People came and went, and it was very lively.

In order to avoid being surrounded by those shipwrights who only cared about shipbuilding and the curious crowd after they saw his silver-white small ship that was completely different from theirs, Suzuki swallowed it back when he was thousands of meters away from Water 7.

Then, he stepped on the water and came to this beautiful water city.

Although some people were surprised that Suzuki could stand on the sea, no one dared to come up and disturb him.

Suzuki walked on the pier of the port. He did not care about the crowd who became quiet when he walked past.

He was no longer the same rookie who needed to rely on sneak attacks to defeat a million-level pirate.

Now, he had grown to a certain extent. It was not a problem to say that he was a powerhouse.

Although he was still far from being a monster, he had few opponents in the first half of the Grand Line.

Suzuki bought a few newspapers from the newspaper stall by the road, which recorded the major events that had happened in this sea during the more than a year he had been on Sky Island.

He flipped through the newspapers as he walked:

"The World Government has released good news! Announcing an important notice to all sea residents!"

"The world's most notorious top pirate, the first pirate in eight hundred years to reach the final island, the Pirate King!"

"Gol D. Roger!"

"Was successfully captured by the Hero of the Marines—Garp a few days ago!"

(To be continued)