Chapter 145: Stardust’s Trail
High above at ten thousand meters altitude, a small boat with wings and a bizarre shape was flying rapidly.
Yes, the boat was flying.
But this wasn’t anything unusual. After all, these days islands could fly in the sky, let alone just a mere boat.
Ah~ This refers to Sky Island, not some unnamed small island in the Pacific that’s already loaded with a villa plugin.
In any case, on the pair of sturdy wooden wings of the “airship,” a red and a blue “engine” were providing powerful power to this ship sailing through the clouds.
“By the way, Obei, when did you grow wings?”
Aoxi, hugging the left wing of the small boat, asked curiously.
“Last night.”
Obei, hugging the right wing, answered displeased.
If it weren’t for not wanting to stay on a boat full of centipedes and mantises, she wouldn’t be doing this hard labor.
At this moment, a pair of blue wings had also grown on her back… no, calling them wings wasn’t quite right.
Compared to the wings of Ember and Aoxi, which had clear biological structures, Obei’s wings were more like “wings” made of inorganic material.
These were a pair of deep blue wings with considerable physical beauty.
Although they didn’t look as flexible as biological feathered or membranous wings, they were more sturdy and heavier.
“Eh? You mean after you cried that night, wings popped out? That’s way too easy, isn’t it?”
Aoxi was a bit envious. On her side, it was soul resonance and dream entrustment, and it was only with great difficulty that she finally got wings and soared into the sky, but this guy got them all just from crying once!
“I said, I didn’t cry!”
Hearing this, Obei wanted to drop the boat and go give her a couple of punches.
She knew how hard it was to get these wings of hers, but in the other’s mouth, it turned into something she got just from crying once…
If it were really that simple, then she would… cough, she wouldn’t cry!
“By the way, we’re about to fly out of the range of the Accumulating Emperor Cloud. Do we go back to the sea surface or keep going straight back?”
“Just fly straight back. It’s not tiring anyway.”
If they unleashed divine power and let it circulate continuously in their bodies, then Aoxi and Obei’s two bodies could basically go without sleep or rest, never feeling tired.
But under La’s request, the two little ones still honestly kept the habits they had as humans.
Besides, how could they give up something as comfortable as staying in bed.
“Alright then, let’s speed up a bit and try to get back soon.”
“Mm.”
But just as the two were about to accelerate, Aoxi suddenly remembered something.
“Ah~ I almost forgot about this thing.”
Saying that, Aoxi took a coin out of her pocket, then clamped it between her thumb tip and index finger knuckle.
“What are you doing?”
“Hehe, fulfilling a vow, that’s all.”
A layer of faint reddish Haki wrapped the coin, followed by golden electric arcs flickering from Aoxi’s fingertip.
“Osiris Rail…”
“Gun!”
Whoosh—!
A red flash streaked across the sky, blasting straight down toward a certain spot below.
…
“Ready to go?”
“Mm.”
Inside the tavern in Magellan Town, Fulaihai’er was leaning on the bar, chatting idly with the tavern boss.
“Everyone scraped together from east to west during this time, and finally gathered the supplies needed for departure.”
“I came today to say goodbye to you, senior.”
“If you’re leaving, just go. Don’t be all wishy-washy like a woman.”
The tavern boss waved his hand with a face full of disdain.
“No need for goodbyes between men. After all, on this sea, no one knows when everyone will meet again.”
“Just say ‘long time no see’ to each other then.”
“Long time no see, huh…”
Hearing this, Fulaihai’er pulled down his captain’s hat, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
“Senior, warm me up a glass of orange juice~”
“None here. This shop only provides cherry juice!”
“…”
The two looked at each other, then both burst out laughing.
“Hahahahaha!”*2
…
“I’m off.”
“Mm.”
“Ah, right.”
Fulaihai’er, who had already reached the door, suddenly turned back and pointed at the coin on the beam.
“Can I take that coin with me?”
“No, I can’t give that to you.”
The tavern boss shook his head.
“Eh? Why? That coin was originally mine, right?”
“Heh~ You clearly lost that coin to that brat back then, didn’t you?”
“It’s now an item deposited in this shop, and as the boss, I have the duty to look after it.”
The boss smiled slightly, but didn’t budge an inch.
“Hey~ I don’t care. I’m a pirate now!”
“Pirates have their pirate ways.”
Saying that, Fulaihai’er grinned slyly, then while the boss wasn’t paying attention, stomped on a stool and jumped up to the beam.
“You…”
The tavern boss with poor legs and feet was naturally a step slower and could only watch wide-eyed as Fulaihai’er reached for the coin.
『Got it!』
Boom!!!
After a sudden loud bang, the entire tavern was immediately filled with smoke and dust.
“Cough! Cough!”
“What happened?!”
“Was it an earthquake?”
“No, the commotion came from above. It’s a meteor!”
“A meteor? No way!”
The huge commotion left the customers in the tavern somewhat at a loss, with the quick-reacting ones directly hiding under tables.
Of course, some clever ones took the chance to slip away in the chaos, essentially getting a free kingly booze.
“Fulaihai’er!”
The tavern boss didn’t care about those people and just looked at Fulaihai’er engulfed in the ruins in shock.
Unable to wait for the smoke and dust to clear, he hurriedly limped forward, dug through the messy bricks and wood, and pulled the other out.
“Youngster, you okay?!”
“No… no problem, ga~”
After forcing out these last words, Fulaihai’er tilted his neck—passed out~
Beside him, two identical coins with strange dragon heads engraved on the surface were spinning.
In short, due to some irresistible factor, the departure date of the new Fulaihai’er Pirate Crew was pushed back another three days.
…
“Ah~ Seems like I used too much force.”
“Well~ Whatever, no one would be on the beam for no reason anyway~”
Comforting herself in her mind, Aoxi stretched her wings.
“Obei, we’re about to accelerate! Don’t be slow like Ember.”
“Hmph↑ You just fly.”
“Haha! Then I’ll show my true skills in speed!”
“Everyone, fasten your seatbelts and prepare to experience speed beyond light!”
“Clear mind!”
“Accelerate!!!”
Aoxi and Obei respectively covered half of the boat with Armament Haki, then suddenly accelerated fiercely!
Bang—!
The entire boat instantly broke the sound barrier, like a red-and-blue interwoven meteor, streaking across the sky at an unbelievable speed, leaving a long trail behind.
