Hearing Nami say that, without even looking, he waved his arm.
"Alright, my boys, we're off!"
With that, Sanji pulled the sails, Zoro took the helm, and then turned the rudder towards the direction of those clouds.
Immediately, they unfurled the sails, and the Merry Go slowly moved forward between the clouds.
Seeing this, Nami and the others were so scared they didn't dare move.
The Merry Go, following the clouds, gradually sailed towards the gate of the sky island.
The closer they got to the sky island's gate, the more awestruck everyone became.
The scenery ahead was something they had never heard of or seen before.
Rays of light shot out from behind the gate.
The magnificent sight was utterly terrifying.
Usopp, holding his telescope, kept observing and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
"So this is the sky island, it's simply spectacular."
Hearing this, Sanji immediately snatched the telescope and started looking.
"Let me see, let me see, maybe there will be beautiful angel ladies."
As Sanji thought this and looked around, a person who looked like an elderly woman, over a hundred years old, walked directly out from behind the gate.
Seeing the white wings behind the old woman, Sanji froze on the spot.
His impression of angels was completely ruined.
Sanji knelt on the deck, pounding it repeatedly.
"How can this be? This is not the angel I wanted!"
Seeing this, Nami sighed and then steered the ship towards the gate, then asked:
"Hey, old lady, is this the entrance to the sky island?"
Hearing this, a sly smile appeared in the old woman's eyes, and she took out her camera and took a few pictures of them.
"If you want to pass here, each person needs to pay one billion Ecu. That'll be eight billion for all of you!"
Hearing this figure, a look of panic flashed in Nami's eyes. How could they possibly have so much money?
According to what the sky knight had said before, it cost five hundred Ecu for each sortie.
This seven billion Ecu was definitely not a small number, no matter how you looked at it.
Thinking of this, cold sweat beaded on Nami's forehead, and she asked:
"Uh, excuse me, can this price be a little lower? For example, how about five hundred Ecu?"
Hearing this, the Straw Hat crew all exclaimed in shock.
"Hey, your bargaining is too much!"
Facing Usopp's complaint, Nami punched him squarely on the head and grinned, waiting for the old woman's reply.
At this moment, the old woman quickly took a few more pictures and then shook her head.
"No, this is the rule of the gods. No one can change it!"
Hearing this, Nami frowned, her two fingers intertwined.
Finally, she summoned her courage and said:
"What happens if we don't have the money?"
Hearing this, the old woman flashed her camera a few times and then said in a deep voice:
"Well, that's also possible..."
Hearing this, the Straw Hat crew stumbled and said in unison:
"Huh? That's also possible?!"
Just as the Straw Hat crew was lost in their joy, Raynor said coldly.
"If that's the case, wouldn't that be illegal entry?"
Hearing this, Nami covered her mouth, her eyes full of fear.
Then her fingers intertwined again.
"That's right, what would happen if we entered illegally?"
Hearing Nami's question, Usopp began to imagine in his mind.
"Getting caught, detained, and then possibly beheaded, or, deported?"
Hearing the words "deported," Nami's mind flashed with the scene of being thrown from tens of thousands of meters in the sky, and she waved her hand, saying:
"Then maybe we should just go back. If we do this, won't we die miserably!"
Hearing this, Raynor looked at the constantly churning clouds in the distance, his brow furrowed.
"I'm afraid, it's too late."
As soon as Raynor finished speaking, a giant crab, with its claws, clamped onto both sides of their ship and rapidly pulled them towards the interior of the sky island.
At this time, the old woman took a few more pictures from behind and then revealed a sinister smile.
Then she picked up a Den Den Mushi and said to the other side.
"There are illegal entrants. Initiate capture immediately..."
The Straw Hat crew were pushed along, heading towards the sky island.
Nami and the others were crying with fear, and Usopp covered his head, wanting to force himself back into a dream state, but he couldn't do it no matter how hard he tried.
After a while, the Straw Hat crew suddenly felt a sense of weightlessness.
Then the Merry Go was thrown down.
They looked in horror at the space hundreds of meters below. If they fell like this, the Merry Go would surely be smashed to pieces.
Just as they closed their eyes, preparing to face their nightmare, the Merry Go landed softly on the clouds without so much as a wobble.
Nami lowered her hands and looked around, letting out a sigh of relief.
Luffy jumped down first, then looked around excitedly and said:
"Wow, this is truly heaven."
With that, Luffy spotted a pumpkin in the distance and plucked it from the tree with a reach.
Then he took a bite and almost broke his teeth.
"The food here is really strange."
As soon as Luffy finished speaking, Sanji lit a cigarette and slowly walked off the ship.
"Hey, Luffy, don't underestimate any food."
The next second, Zoro also jumped off the ship.
"Is this the sky island? It's quite spectacular. I wonder if any monsters will appear."
Hearing this, Usopp, who was already already terrified, his legs went weak and he fell off the ship.
"Hey, Zoro, don't say such scary things, okay?!"
Chopper followed Usopp's example and rolled off the ship.
"That's right, Zoro, don't say scary things."
After a while, Raynor and Nami also got off the ship.
And then, suddenly, a beautiful melody entered their ears.
Sanji and the others looked in the direction of the music.
They saw a graceful woman with wings, dressed in red, playing a zither.
Seeing this, Sanji's eyes almost flew out, and he opened his mouth wide, saying:
"This, this is a real angel!"
Hearing this, everyone looked over. Although they weren't as lustful as Sanji, in their hearts, they all tacitly agreed that the person before them was an angel.
Even Mei said with genuine admiration:
"Are all angels like this? She's really beautiful."
At these words, they remembered the old woman from before, and a dark line appeared on their faces.
"The previous one probably doesn't count..."
Sanji's body rippled like waves as he ran to the angel, then transformed into a gentleman, extending one hand forward.
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