Dear guest, do you need anything?
In the bustling streets of Mock town, Sonic walked into a clothing store called "Pirate's Wardrobe". The bald owner of the store, seeing the dirty Sonic, did not become rude, but spoke in a soft tone.
- I need to choose some clothes.
Sonic put the large box he was holding on the floor, opened it, took out a thick wad of money and slapped it on the counter.
- Please, look! Choose what you like! All the clothes in my store are of the highest quality!
The bald owner's smile widened. He quickly straightened his wrinkled green checkered suit and came out from behind the counter.
- Please wrap this set.
- And this suit too.
– I want all three hats!
– And these pairs of shoes!
- ...
Soon, Sonic made a big purchase, choosing one set of clothes after another as if money was no object to him. The bald owner only laughed with joy.
In a short time, Sonic bought five sets of clothes, three hats, three pairs of leather shoes and two pairs of boots, spending a total of more than 600,000 beli.
Two days have passed since Sonic and Who's who escaped from prison.
They robbed the sailors on the prison ship, took warm clothing, some food and water, and some recording and permanent markers, and then dispersed in a lifeboat.
In the harsh and mysterious waters of the Grandline, recording and permanent markers are indispensable tools to navigate to the next island.
The recording pointer records the magnetic attraction between islands and indicates the direction to the next one. So each time you arrive at an island, you have to wait from several hours to several months for the compass to fill in the data before you can move on.
If you don't want to wait, you can use a permanent signpost that always points to a specific island.
Sonic had a permanent marker for Jaya Island, a trophy that Jabra and Fukuru had taken from a defeated pirate group.
He also took with him Hina's naval officer's uniform, which left a deep impression on her.
After failing to transport the Devil Fruit, all of his belongings were stolen by the Red Haired Pirates, and he was then expelled from the World Government, losing everything he had.
So now he only had money, clothes, and signs stolen from Jabra, Fukuru, and the marines.
Soon the shopping was finished. Sonic paid with the stolen money, and the shop owner asked with a smile:
- Dear guest, would you like me to deliver these clothes to your hotel?
Sonic thought for a moment and asked:
– I just arrived here and am looking for a place to stay. Could you recommend anything?
– As for housing... the best place for us is the Tropic Hotel.
The shop owner thought for a moment and added:
– But living there is very expensive, you will need a lot of money.
- It's okay, send the things there.
Sonic made a decision immediately.
- Darcy, come out!
- Papa what happened?
The bald owner called a thin young man in a loose shirt and wide trousers and said loudly:
- Take all these clothes and accompany the guest to the Tropic Hotel.
After that, he turned to Sonic with a smile:
- This is my son. The hotel owner knows him. You can rest assured.
- Thank you.
Sonic nodded.
- Don't worry,.
With a confident smile, Yona took all the things that were wrapped in bags.
- Well, then I'm off!
Sonic waved to the shop owner and walked out onto the street.
Soon they walked away from the store, and Darcy asked animatedly:
- Tell me, are you a pirate too?
Sonic looked at this "son" who was a couple of years younger than him, thought for a couple of seconds and answered hesitantly:
- Probably not quite... I just went out to sea, I don't know what they'll call me. What do you think?
- Don't know.
Darcy shrugged.
Jonah shook his head, confusion written all over his face, and then he asked excitedly:
- But you also went to sea for the great secret treasure that the Pirate King Gold Roger spoke of - One Piece?
– One Piece... maybe.
Sonic smiled and answered evasively.
- Oh, what kind of answer is this?
- By the way, do you want to go to sea too?
- Certainly!
To Sonic's question, Darcy answered loudly and without hesitation:
– My dream is to travel around the world and find out if the Sky Island really exists.
- Sky Island?!
Sonic shuddered slightly and involuntarily raised his gaze to the sky.
He suddenly remembered that in this amazing world there was an island that was almost impossible for ordinary people to reach. It was located at an altitude of over 10,000 meters, and it was called the Sky Island!
And right above the island of Jaya here is such an island.
In fact, Jaya is not an ordinary island. Its original shape resembled a skull, because about 400 years ago, due to powerful updrafts in the sea, half of the island was lifted into the sky along with local residents, animals and ancient monuments. The upper part of the skull went into the sky, and only its "teeth" remained on the ground.
This is why, when navigators followed the compass directions to Jaya Island, they found that the arrow pointed up, towards the sky.
In addition, in this area of the sea, ships often fall from the sky, and ancient artifacts and gold are found among the wreckage. Because of this, the legends of the [Golden Land of Shandorians] and the Sky Island are very popular in Jaya island, and many try to rise up using the updrafts.
But in reality, most ships simply rise into the air and then fall back down, crashing into the water.
Although the updrafts are one way to reach the Sky Island, they are also a natural disaster. Those who take this route can either reach their destination safely or die - the risk is extremely high.
Especially after a few years, when no one returned from Sky Island and the pirates' interest in [One Piece] died down during the Great Pirates era, people stopped believing in dreams and legends. The story of Sky Island became a joke.
Thinking about this, Sonic, who knew that the Sky Island existed, felt a little excited. He suddenly wanted to go there and see it with his own eyes.
This is a real island in the sky - the greatest creation of nature!
Of course, he didn't do it for the gold, not at all!
If you want to read advanced chapters follow me on patreon
30+chapters
patreon.com/YellowMonkey27