"Whoosh"
A figure shuttled through the sea of clouds at an extremely fast speed. Because the speed was too fast, it stirred up a strong airflow in the ocean formed by the white clouds, causing intense fluctuations in the sea of clouds.
Raiden Ei used "Geppo" and sped south. The thin air of the Sky Island had no effect on her at all, so she departed immediately after leaving the seashell shop.
After shuttling through the sea of clouds for half an hour, she finally arrived at the first floating island in the south. Her figure landed on the island without hesitation.
"Thud"
Raiden Ei looked at the surrounding environment. Like Angel Island before, this island was also composed of clouds. She just didn't know if this was Birka.
"I guess I'll have to go to that village to ask if I can find out."
Raiden Ei finished speaking and walked toward the village she had seen from the sky earlier. You might ask why she didn't land directly in the village; it was because that would be too high-profile and they would treat her like a monster.
She walked along the cloud-paved path toward the village, but she suspected this was not Birka because this Sky Island was too small.
She could see the whole place almost at a glance. There weren't many people here either, only one village with a scale of less than 50 households.
If this were Birka, the Goro Goro no Mi would be picked up by someone by the second day after it appeared, and it wouldn't be her turn. Her trip would have been in vain.
Although she suspected this wasn't Birka, she decided that since she had already seen it, she might as well come down and ask for directions. At least she could confirm if she was heading the right way.
The surroundings were very quiet. There were no sounds of insects chirping or birds singing, only the "rustling" sound of the breeze blowing through the leaves, as if Sky Islands were naturally like this.
As she got closer and closer to the village, Raiden Ei finally spotted a Sky Islander by the roadside.
It was a young girl dressed like other Sky Islanders, with a small pair of wings on her back and an antenna-like ornament on her head.
At that moment, she was holding a long stick, hitting the coconuts growing on the top of a tall coconut tree. The way she struck the coconuts looked quite strenuous.
Raiden Ei thought this was a good opportunity to start a conversation, so she walked up and asked, "Hello! Do you need my help?" She also politely showed a slight smile.
The young girl, who was concentrating on hitting the coconuts, was startled. She took a step back while holding the long wooden stick and quickly looked at Raiden Ei standing behind her.
"Hello, hello! Is there anything I can do for you?" She quickly put down the wooden stick she was holding and responded with a smile to Raiden Ei.
There was cold sweat left on her forehead from being startled, but she clearly hadn't heard what Raiden Ei had said.
"Uh... I do need your help, but before that, I think you definitely need my help too." Raiden Ei's gaze fell upon the coconuts on the tree, signaling, 'Do you need help?'
The young girl followed Raiden Ei's gaze to the coconuts on the tree. She understood what she meant, but upon seeing that her build was similar to her own,
She quickly waved her hands and said, "No need, no need, I can do it myself."
Seeing that the young girl clearly didn't believe in her strength, Raiden Ei didn't waste any more words. If she didn't believe her, she would prove it to her.
Under the girl's astonished gaze, Raiden Ei leaped lightly, jumping to a height parallel to the coconuts, and directly plucked down a coconut that was even larger than her own body.
Under the girl's astonished gaze, Raiden Ei placed the coconut on the ground. This coconut was quite heavy, and she was afraid the girl couldn't hold it steady, so she put it on the ground first.
"You are amazing! You jumped so high. Thank you very much for your help. My name is Janice, you can just call me by my name." The young girl, Janice, showed Raiden Ei a big smile.
"Uh... No need, I still need your help with something later! My name is Raiden Ei, you can just call me Ei. Do you need me to keep picking coconuts for you?"
Under Janice's sincere smile, Raiden Ei still told her her current name.
Indeed, for some people, sincerity is the ultimate move.
Janice thought for a moment, then said, "Then please pick one more!"
Raiden Ei didn't waste time and directly picked another one down, placing it on the ground as well.
Under Raiden Ei's surprised gaze, the young girl pushed one coconut towards her and said cheerfully, "Ei, thank you for your help. Otherwise, I would have been busy here for a long time. This is for you, consider it my thanks."
Raiden Ei withdrew her surprised gaze. This was the first time someone had treated her this way!
Since Janice genuinely wanted to give it to her, she wouldn't refuse and accepted it. She also sincerely said to Janice, "Thank you!"
Janice stood up and said to Raiden Ei, "Hehe, you're welcome. There are only two here, so one for each of us is perfect. If I didn't give you one, I wouldn't be able to move both coconuts."
"Alright, my task is done. Ei, tell me! You were looking for me, is there anything I can help with?"
Raiden Ei said directly, "Okay, I happen to need your help with something. Janice, is this Birka?"
Janice said in surprise, "This isn't Birka! Ei, are you going to Birka?"
Raiden Ei had already anticipated this answer, so she said, "Yes, I need to go to Birka, but this is my first time on a Sky Island, and I don't know the way. Do you know where it is?"
Janice nodded to show she knew, pointing in one direction with her finger, "Birka is in that direction. It's not very far; it takes about two hours to walk there using the cloud path."
"However, Birka is very chaotic. The people there are very arrogant for some reason and are very unfriendly to outsiders. You must be very careful."
Raiden Ei nodded. She really didn't know this. She said to Janice, "I will be careful. My strength is quite good, so don't worry."
Janice thought about how high Raiden Ei could jump and felt relieved. However, she asked curiously, "Can you find the way? Do you need me to guide you?"
Raiden Ei directly refused, "No need, I can get there directly. I might be staying in Birka for a long time, so I don't need you to guide me."
Janice asked with some confusion, "Go directly? What kind of transportation did you use to get here?"
Raiden Ei didn't hide it from Janice and told the truth, "I flew directly from the sky; I didn't use any transportation."
Janice clearly didn't believe it. How could someone fly? She hesitated and said, "Why don't I just take you there?"
Seeing that she didn't believe her, Raiden Ei demonstrated "Geppo" for her again. Only then did she believe it, looking at her with admiration, her eyes sparkling—she had already become a little fan of hers.
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