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Let's Eat

What do you wanna tell us?

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I'll go ahead and fill you in on everything I know about the sky island.

Nothing's been proven, so you'll have to decide what to believe!

Okay, we believe you.

Hold on!

There's a strange phenomenon that occurs in these waters...

Every so often, night will fall in the middle of the day.

Oh yeah, we saw that! Right?

Yeah! It got dark, and then we saw some monsters!

You mean the giants?

There's a theory about where they come from, but one thing at a time.

This sudden nightfall...

is caused by the shadows of densely compacted clouds.

You mean cumulonimbus clouds?

But it was way too dark for that!

Wow! You're so dumb, chestnut head!

When there are clouds, it's not night, it's cloudy!

Yeah, cloudy!

Cloudy!

Pipe down!

There are also clouds known as cumuloimperator clouds.

They tower high in the sky, yet remain static and produce no rain.

When they appear overhead, even sunlight is blocked out,

causing "night" to fall during the day.

According to one theory, cumuloimperators are fossilized clouds

that have floated in the sky for thousands and thousands of years.

That's absurd!

Static clouds that don't produce rain?

It's up to you to decide if they exist.

I'm not asking you to believe me!

So, they're mystery clouds?

Pretty much. There's still no real explanation for them.

That was amazing, Luffy!

Pay attention. If a sky island really exists...

then that's where you'll find it!

Okay, gotcha! Let's sail above those clouds!

Rise and shine, Zoro!

Morning already?

Get ready, everyone!

Full rudder to the clouds!

Full rudder to the clouds!

Huh?

Thanks for filling us in, chestnut head!

Full rudder to the clouds!

Once again, we don't know how to get there!

Full rudder to–

Now, here's the real issue.

Get ready... to put your lives on the line!

– We're already half dead... – We're already half dead...

The Knock-Up Stream is a sea current that shoots into the air...

so you can theoretically ride it into the sky. Got it?

That's the current that sends ships flying, right?

Nice! So it just needs to shoot us above the clouds!

On a sea current?

Won't we just end up smashing back down into the ocean?

Most of the time, yeah. Timing is key.

In theory, this all sounds simple enough...

but in practice, it's not gonna be smooth sailing.

The Knock-Up Stream is a natural disaster.

Normally, it's supposed to be avoided at all cost.

How exactly does a sea current rise into the sky?

We've never even heard of anything like that before...

– Yeah! – Yeah!

Of course, we can only speculate on how that monstrous current works.

No one's dumb enough to jump in and find out, after all.

The accepted theory goes like this:

Deep beneath the seafloor, there are large cavities,

where frigid sea water seeps into them.

Geothermal energy from below transforms all that water into steam,

and the resulting pressure explodes up from the seafloor.

The explosion is big enough to send a large current of water into the sky!

For about one minute, the sea continuously rises into the sky.

One whole minute?!

What kind of explosion are we talking about here?

The explosions happen five times a month, each at a different location.

Are you trying to blow us to smithereens...?!

But, y'know...

trying to describe the grandeur of nature with words and logic is a fool's errand.

S-So, you're saying

we gotta ride this current that only shows up five times a month

and just hope the sky island is there?

Yeah. If you miss you'll fall back down, slam into the ocean...

and sink to the bottom of the sea.

R-Roger! Let's forget this sky island business.

It's impossible!

You gotta have the luckiest luck that's ever lucked to make it there!

We'll be fine! Let's go!

I knew it...

"We'll be fine"? How can you say that kinda thing with a straight face?!

I mean, just look at the Going Merry!

She's barely holding together!

As is, she won't stand a chance against such a terrible disaster!

That's true. Even fresh out of the shipyard, that ship wouldn't stand a chance.

What'd you say?!

Speed, weight, durability...

That boat would be blasted apart in the explosion.

But... Right...? It has to be... No way... After all...

But don't you worry about that.

I'll have Masira and Shojo help take you there.

After we reinforce your ship, of course.

– Yeah, just leave it to us! – Yeah, just leave it to us!

Thanks, guys!

– They didn't even ask us... – They didn't even ask us...

Don't you get it?

Get what?

Well, for starters...

That's right! We can only stay on this island for one more day at most!

After that, the log pose will lock onto the next island!

That's right! That's right! We won't make it in time!

Seriously, now! You're not a prophet!

Do you even know how many days

it'll be till the Knock-Up Stream lines up with the cumuloimperator cloud?

No, no! How many months?! No, how many years?!

Tomorrow afternoon. If you're going, you'd better get ready!

There's still some time?!

What? If you're so against it, then just quit!

You're lying!

This doesn't add up! We just met you today!

Aren't you being a bit too helpful?!

Plus...!

Hold on, Usopp!

Pipe down, Luffy!

So you're telling us...

that this one perfect chance to go to the mythical sky island...

just so happens to be tomorrow?!

You'll even help reinforce our ship and navigate us to the launch point?!

That's way too convenient!

What exactly are you up to?!

Plus, you're Noland the Liar's descendant! We can't trust you!

– Boss! Dinner's ready! – Boss! Dinner's ready!

Move!

Nami my sweet! Dinner is–

Wh-What? You want a piece of me?!

Whenever daytime night is confirmed in Masira's waters,

cumuloimperator clouds appear in the southern skies the following day.

Judging from its rate of five per month,

the Knock-Up Stream will probably be active tomorrow.

It'll happen somewhere south of here.

It's not 100 percent guaranteed, but there's a good chance it'll be tomorrow!

I'm glad to have met fools like you.

Now, let's go and have some food! Take it easy at my place today...

comrades!

Food! Hurry, Usopp!

Yeah! C'mon!

Chopper! Go get Robin!

Sure!

Looks like all we can do is try our best to reach the sky…

Though in the end, it's up to luck...

Nami, am I just a miserable coward?

No, you're also stupid.

I know how you feel. Now go apologize.

I'm sorry, mister!

What the...?! Yuck! Don't wipe your snot on me!

Today's booze really hits the spot!

Eat up, eat up! There's plenty more saury where that came from!

Here!

Gotcha, salvage bum! That's a tabasco bomber!

You long nose...!

Hey baby, get over here!

No chance Nami would serve you drinks in this lifetime, buddy!

He's gonna eat me!

Stop, stay back! Don't do it!

It's my turn!

Hey, hey, hey!

"I saw gold...

in the skull's right eye!"

Gold?!

That tear-soaked sentence was the last thing Noland wrote.

"I saw gold in the skull's right eye!"

Noland was executed that same day.

Even after coming to Jaya, it doesn't make any sense to me.

"The skull's right eye..."

Is it referring to an ancient city lost to the sands of time,

or was it an allusion to his own death?

The remaining pages are blank, saying nothing more.

And so, we dive!

Because our dream lies on the seafloor!

That's right!

We're gonna fly!

Not if you keep eating like that, we won't!

It's gotten pretty dark, but I see it, Bellamy.

Prepare to go ashore.

Dim-witted dreamers deserve everything they get!

"The day I arrived on Jaya. Entry for May 21, 1122."

– ♪ Noland! Noland! ♪ – ♪ Noland! Noland! ♪

Upon landfall, we heard strange bird calls

and the toll of a massive bell coming from the forest.

The sound from that huge gold bell echoed far and wide,

almost as if showing off the prosperity of a city long past!

We thought we'd seen it all after living mere decades..."

– ♪ Noland! Noland! ♪ – ♪ Noland! Noland! ♪

"but confronting this blossoming civilization's transience

next to the vast, eternal ocean left us speechless!

The sound of that bell stopped us in our tracks!"

Noland's so cool!

Wow! A giant gold bell!

Wait a minute! You like Noland after all!

Look at this!

Wow! Gold bells!

Hey, those don't really look "giant."

These aren't the real deal. They're just bell-shaped ingots.

We found these three on the seafloor.

Ingots?

Oh! So the City of Gold is real!

These don't prove anything.

You could find that much gold in any old ruin.

But it does prove that there was a civilization in this area.

Ingots are made to have standardized weights.

Which means they were used for trade.

Yes. And the strange bird calls mentioned before that...

Hey, Masira!

Right!

Whoa! There's more?!

This one's huge!

That's all of 'em!

Wow! It's so pretty!

Gold bells and a bird...

Do you suppose they were symbols of old Jaya?

Can’t say for sure, but I think they were part of some larger statue.

This here's called a south bird, and they still exist on this island!

Oh! Do they have weird calls?

Yep. Just like the logbook says!

Sailors have long used south birds to–

Oh, crap!

What is it?! What's wrong?!

This is bad! You guys, go into the forest! The southern forest!

Huh?! Are you off your rocker?!

Go catch this bird, right now!

Why?! What for?!

Why do we need a bird?

Listen closely! The Knock-Up Stream you're heading for tomorrow

is located directly south of this cape.

How are you going to get there?!

Just sail straight there, right?

Don't forget! This is the Grand Line!

Once you're on the open sea, there's no way to get your bearings!

That's right!

We're sailing toward ocean, not an island, so we have no compass needle to rely on!

Then how do we go straight south?

You use the bird's behavior!

Some types of animals have accurate, internal magnets

which allow them to get their bearings.

That means animals have got you beat, Zoro!

Like you're one to talk!

In that regard, no other animal comes close to south birds!

No matter how vast the land or sea they're thrown into,

their bodies will always indicate the direction accurately.

Anyway, you can't go anywhere without one of these birds!

You won't have a chance to reach the sky island!

– What?! – What?!

Why didn't you tell us sooner?!

Simmer down!

There's no time! Hurry! Don't mess around!

We gotta go into the forest in the middle of the night?!

Don't forget these!

We'll start working on your beat-up ship!

In hindsight, this was no time to be partying anyhow!

Again, why didn't you tell us sooner?!

Listen! Make sure you catch at least one south bird before dawn!

It's pitch black!

Quit pulling me!

It's not my fault! My hands are moving on their own!

My stomach's so full... I don't think I can chase birds...

Where are these weird birds?!

Let's just catch one so we can get back to drinking!

How did we wind up doing this so suddenly?!

You're in the way!

Oh man, why couldn't he have told us during the day?

Hey, where are the birds?

If we knew that, we wouldn't be looking for them!

Our only clue is that they have a weird call...

...and they look just like that gold statue.

Does such a strange-looking bird really exist?

"Weird call" is way too vague! What do we even do with that?!

He said we'd know once we're in the forest...

– A weird call! – A weird call!

That's it!

Alright!

Well, there's no turning back now.

We've got three nets. Let's split up and search!

– Right! – Right!

Okay! Let's go beat up those weird birds!

You mean catch!

Team 1 Sanji – Usopp – Nami

Don't worry!

I'll protect Nami from anything we run into.

And me, Sanji?

Hell if I care! Grow a pair!

Whatever. Let's just catch a bird so we can get out of here!

Let's start by listening closely for that bird we heard earlier.

Hey, that's it!

Here, birdie!

You...!

What are you catching me for?!

Oh, Nami! That's a cool thing you got on! Where'd you get it?

What?

Spider!

Why, it's just a spider. Come here, you poor thing.

Spiders are nasty, moron! Get rid of it!

Get away from it, Usopp! It's probably venomous!

They're falling from the trees!

This is too gross!

It's probably a species of tarantula!

It's fine! They won't bite if you don't startle them!

I used to have spider fights as a kid!

Well, you can count me out when it comes to creepy-crawlies!

Same here, I hate them! Hate them! Hurry up and get rid of it!

Oh? But those moths and centipedes don't bother you?

I hate moths and centipedes too!

Ahh! Don't leave me behind!

Team 2 Zoro – Robin

I hear screams...

Forget about 'em.

A centipede, huh? It's pretty damn big...

You didn't have to kill it. Poor thing...

That's what it gets for trying to attack me.

But...

What?!

We just came from that way.

That bird call... This way.

Watch out for that quagmire.

Hey! Wait for–

Gotcha!

Check it out, Chopper! An Atlas beetle!

Team 3 Luffy – Chopper

An Atlas...?

Yup! Atlases and Hercules are

the coolest bugs in the world!

Really? Beetles?

You never heard of 'em?! They're super hard to catch!

Which is better, them or the One Piece?!

That's hard!

Luffy! There's something here, too!

Whoa, it's a Miyama beetle!

Catch it!

It flew away!

Why, you...!

After it! Don't let it get away!

A beehive! Run!

What's up with this forest?!

Luffy, up there!

It's that bird!

He's the one dropping the beehives!

Huh?!

Wh-Wh-What? Did he say something?

He said, "I shall execute any who invade this forest!"

Now, now, boy! Don't go making us mad!

It's rude to show up in the middle of the night and demand gold, kiddos.

Beat it! We're busy right now!

Bodyguards, huh?

Back at the pub, I heard a real tearjerker...

about a pirate named Mont Blanc Cricket and his family.

It brought me to tears.

Nothing's better than treasure someone else struggled and suffered for!

Wanna know what people call me?

The Hyena!