Pirate’s Steel Chain Finger

Chapter 288: Above the Seven Thousand Meters

Any whimsical human imagination may become a reality.

——Physicist [William Garon] (*Note 1)

The time is 11:42 in the morning, and the location is in the waveless sea area of ​​the Grand Line ‘Paradise’.

It was supposed to be fine and fine weather, but the waveless sea area was shrouded in darkness. The boundless black clouds occupy the sky, occupying all the sky over this sea area.

[Cumulus Cloud], this is the name of this dark cloud.

The cumulus cloud soars into the sky, but there is no air current in the cloud and it does not turn into rain. Once a cumulus cloud shrouds the sky, the daylight will be blocked, and the day on the ground will turn into a ‘dark night’. According to legend, Cumulus Cloud is a [cloud fossil] that has been floating in the air for thousands or even Ten Thousand Years.

And in the Cumulus Cloud, above the sky above the sea 7000 meters, there is another sea area.

Kukai!

As the name implies, the sea of ​​the sky. The entire sea area is formed by the seawater accumulated in the Cumulus Clouds, and the entire air and sea are all white, like a paradise and wonderland.

On the surface of the sea of ​​white clouds, a ship floats abruptly. The hull is dark blue with a V printed on the side. It is the ‘Begal’!

On the deck, Victor, wearing a floral shirt and beach pants, wearing sunglasses, is sitting on the edge of the deck and fishing. Behind him was a sun umbrella and a recliner. On the small round table next to the recliner, there were cold drinks half-melted with ice cubes and half a plate of croquette.

As early as 4 years ago, Victor’s height has reached 2 meters, but his height has not changed in the next few years, and it seems that he has reached the limit. The blond hair is longer than it was a few years ago, hanging down to the neck. At this time, it was randomly gathered behind the ears and only one strand was hanging down in front of the forehead. The handsome face is extremely calm and firm, and his beard is cleanly shaved without leaving any stubble. He has almost no decorations, only a beautifully crafted gold ring on his right index finger.

“Brother, haven’t you caught a fish yet? Good food…”

Behind him came a charming female voice. Perona in a suspender dress held up a small parasol and teased Victor.

Perona has also reached the age of 21, and she has a slender figure, but is far behind Robin and Violet. Pink wavy curly hair is tied diagonally on the left side into a ponytail, and his eyes are still wide and round. A black pleated sling skirt lined the skin more and more white and moving. She also wore a gold ring on the index finger of her right hand, similar in style to Victor.

“Patience, fishing requires patience. Ah, here comes it!”

The fishing line in front of him suddenly struggled, and Victor immediately stood up and took the fishing rod. The 6-meter-long, flat-shaped blue strange fish broke through the sea and flew into the air. Then there was a lot of water splashing in the sky, shining dots of light in the sun.

With a bang, the strange fish hit the deck of the Beagle. The hull tilted and then automatically turned back. The bow looked like the goddess of flying wing Victory wearing a resin bikini today. I wonder if it is an illusion. The face of the goddess seems to be With a smile.

“Caught it? Wow, what a weird fish.”

The kitchen door on the upper deck was half opened, Wu Hongji’s head poked out from inside, and she was shocked when she saw the strange fish.

The 24-year-old Wu Hongji has become more and more beautiful after her birth. She has dark and shiny long hair hanging down to her waist, and her beautiful crimson peach eyes seem to be able to speak: “I have never seen such a weird fish before.”

Robin also came out with her. Her figure is more “explosive” than 5 years ago. She belongs to the level of [Perona can shut down and cry for a day with inferiority at a glance], with long black hair hanging down her shoulders, and a bridge of her nose. Pair of glasses, wearing a loose strapless T-shirt and jeans, a beautiful face full of intellectual beauty with a faint smile.

Robin walked to the strange fish and looked at it, and said: “This shape should be the result of continuous evolution in order to survive in the air and sea. Look at its body structure, there should be airbag-like organs in the body for inflation.”

“Is it for’buoyancy’?” Wu Hongji understood it all at once.

“Yes, the flat body and the inflatable organs are made to be lighter, because the buoyancy of Kukai is much smaller than that of the sea below.” Robin squeezed the scales of the strange fish: “Look at the huge scales, which look like feathers. The fish scale structure is also to better survive in the Kukai.”

Perona held a small parasol and walked up to the strange fish, and boldly looked at it: “Wow, it’s a big mouth with very sharp teeth inside.”

“This shows that it is a carnivore, and there is a complete biological chain in this empty sea.” Robin smiled like a flower, took out the familiar booklet from the collar of his chest, and started to write and paint in contrast to the strange fish. Being able to learn new knowledge is the greatest joyful adventure for her.

Victor tilted his head: “Are your bodies okay?”

“Fortunately, although it was uncomfortable for a while when I first arrived in Kukai.” Perona occupied Victor’s recliner, squeezed a piece of croquette and took a small bite: “But there is a Kukai, it’s amazing! Huh~~”

Wu Hongji hugged Perona’s small waist and smiled: “Who was there before yelling? “Oh, my brother’s record pointer is broken. Keep pointing up!” , Dying to death’, which eldest lady said this?”

“Ah, ah, Xiao Wu! Master Pepe is fighting with you!” Perona shyly put the croquette back on the plate and threw herself on Wu Hongji. The two began to fight.

Victor and Robin have long been okay. The former walked to Robin’s side with a cup of cold drink and watched her draw a sketch of a strange fish.

Suddenly a strange noise came from a distance, like a whisper of a monster.

Perona, with his messy hair, stopped the fight with Wu Hongji, and got up from the deck out of breath and said strangely: “Huh…Is there Sea Kings here too? Brother, I really don’t need me to release the ghost watch group?”

“No.” Victor helped Perona sort out the messy hair on his forehead, and said with a smile: “Since you’re here for a holiday in Kukai, let’s go with the flow. Don’t worry, it’s me.”

Before long, a large pirate ship approached slowly along the sea of ​​white clouds and fog. The bow of the ship looked like a huge Prajna mask with wings and beads. Two long swords were crossed behind the mask, and the observation deck and cabin at the top of the mast. They are all designed into wooden shrines, and the overall atmosphere is full of majesty.

The reason it is said to be a pirate ship is because a weird pirate flag hung on the top of the mast. The pattern is an ugly skull with wings and beads. It looks like a ship’s bow. And behind the pirate ship, dragging the corpse of an unusually huge flat sea beast, dragging a misty ‘road’ in this sea of ​​clouds and mist.

It seems that there are still pirates in the sea above 7000 meters.

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Note 1: From the manga Chapter 218