Chapter 157: History And The Future Part 1
“Gua! Sister La, don’t leave us behind!”
“We just reunited less than a day ago, and you’re leaving me again?”
“Please, stay, okay? Without Sister La, Wadasi…”
Outside the Meeting Hall, under the unsurprised gazes of the Beasts Pirates executives, Aoxi lay shamelessly on the ground, clutching La’s sleeve tightly and refusing to let go.
Yesterday, she had accidentally been lured away by Burufaruto’s sweet talk, causing Obei to spend an entire afternoon alone with Sister La!
God knows how much badmouthing that naturally evil blue-haired brat Obei did about her behind her back while she was eating in the Canteen!
No, she had to start badmouthing her right away!
Unfortunately, this plan failed before it even started. The next morning, La went to Ember to get the Pointer and planned to go to Sky Island alone.
If she hadn’t felt guilty and wanted to perform well in front of La, going to bed early and waking up early for once in her life, she wouldn’t have even known about it.
That brat Obei was clearly in the send-off group but didn’t even remind her.
Damn it! I’ll remember this grudge.
“What the hell are you doing? Let go of Big Sister now.”
Obei saw so many people watching and hurried over to pull this embarrassing thing away.
But the crimson new star who was incomparably arrogant yesterday and single-handedly beat the entire Whitebeard Pirates crew into submission was now stuck to La like a piece of strawberry gum, and even with Obei’s immense strength, she couldn’t pry her off.
“Gua! Not letting go!”
“Let go now, you’re not embarrassed but I am!”
“Ah-wu!”
“Hiss! You actually bit me! Are you a dog or something?!”
“Doesn’t matter! We were born on the same day anyway, so whatever you are, I am too! Aba aba aba~”
“You!”
……
“Aoxi, if you want to go, just come along.”
La looked at the two little ones baring their teeth at each other, not understanding what there was to argue about.
“We can fly back before Dinner anyway.”
This was still a conservative estimate, including the time spent dealing with those Shandia people On the Island.
After all, on Earth, it only takes a dozen hours or so for a regular fighter jet to fly around the equator.
Their current maximum cruising speed was much faster than a fighter jet.
And the two who heard this—
Aoxi: “…”
Obei: “…”
Obei released her hands pinching Aoxi’s cheeks, and Aoxi let go of the sleeve she had been clutching.
Under everyone’s gazes, the two straightened their somewhat frizzy hair and smoothed the wrinkles on their Clothes.
“Ahem.”
“S-Sure, I guess.”
Aoxi’s Expression was a bit awkward.
How to put it, her Thinking hadn’t quite caught up.
It was like in those Korean dramas where you think it’s a tearful parting of life and death, worlds apart, but it turns out you can drive there in two hours or take a high-speed train in half an hour.
“Th-Then, let’s head out~ Sister La.”
“Mm.”
……
This time, the flight method La used was different from last time.
Since she didn’t need to carry anything else and didn’t have to worry about Ember and Kaido’s sluggish speed, she didn’t choose the time-consuming and laborious Method of floating with intent, but instead used a much more “wild” way.
Bang, bang, bang, bang!
Continuous rhythmic explosive sounds echoed repeatedly, leaving a string of disjointed trails in the azure Sky.
This was La imitating a pulse detonation engine, using her own Flames to instantly ignite the air and propel herself with pulse detonation flight.
This somewhat wild method, aside from being a bit noisy, was much faster than simple Flame jet propulsion, easily reaching several times or even dozens of times the speed of sound.
“Whoa, that’s insanely cool!”
“Sister La, your flight Method is way too stylish!”
Aoxi watching nearby had stars in her eyes. Though her own Speed wasn’t bad, compared to this flight Method with maxed-out “light and sound effects,” hers seemed a bit plain.
Eh~ She suddenly felt her own grueling wing-flapping flight wasn’t so great anymore.
『When we get back, ask Obei to design a flight Method like Sister La’s—no Wings needed, and with full special effects.』
She was indeed a bit weak when it came to using her built-in brain for this stuff, but she had an external one for that, and it didn’t take up memory.
Since both their speeds far exceeded the speed of sound, La didn’t hear what she was saying.
Looking at the Pointer protected by golden Divine Power in her hand, she estimated in her mind that it would probably take just over an hour more to arrive.
“This World really is small…”
Looking down from High Altitude, the vast Sea that once seemed endless now looked ordinary, and this Planet so similar to Earth appeared like a blue Gem.
……
One hour and thirty-five minutes later, one gold and one red figures appeared in the sky above Sky Island.
“Sister La, that’s Shandora down there.”
Aoxi pointed at the Island hanging from the massive vine and said.
Today’s Shandora seemed a bit special. The Shandia people weren’t scattered doing their own things but were all gathered On the Island to the South.
There, the massive hole Obei punched out back then hadn’t healed yet, as if some lingering Power was continuously preventing the Sea Clouds from naturally gathering and reforming.
And above the Sea Clouds on the south shore of the Island, a middle-aged man in a white robe riding a pink-spotted bird seemed to be negotiating something with those Shandia people.
“Gan Foll, what are you trying to do by approaching Shandora without permission?”
Warrior Captain Zannick spoke first.
However, his tone wasn’t too serious or tense, since the other side wasn’t armored or accompanied by God Squad members—clearly not here to cause trouble.
The big bird Pierre kept flapping its Wings in the air. Not daring to enter Shandora’s territory, it could only hover laboriously to keep Gan Foll and itself from falling.
“Zannick, and the Shandia Chieftain… I’m here today to talk about the future of our two clans.”
Gan Foll said sincerely.
“What’s there to talk about? Our two clans are fine minding our own business like this.”
“Or do you still have delusions about Shandora?”
At these words, the Shandia warriors behind the Warrior Captain all turned hostile gazes.
In the days since reclaiming their Hometown, they hadn’t relaxed their vigilance, still sending people to Patrol the Island edges every day as usual, fearing the Sky people might come back.
And because of that, they spotted Gan Foll right away today.
“No, Apa… Shandora belongs to you, I have no intention of disputing that. But…”
“No buts. Since you admit Shandora belongs to us Shandia people, leave now.”
“Shandora doesn’t welcome you!”
The Warrior Captain replied firmly.
Hearing this, Gan Foll looked hopefully at the Shandia Chieftain beside Zannick, but the other still had no intention of speaking.
“Sigh~”
“Pierre~”
With a long sigh, Gan Foll pulled on the bird and turned to leave disappointedly.
“Sky Island’s god—this will take time. For you all, and for us…”
Watching his desolate retreating figure, the usually silent Shandia Chieftain finally spoke.
『Time, huh… maybe I really am too impatient.』
Having gotten the answer he wanted, Gan Foll felt much lighter.
“Thanks for your answer. Also, I tried the Pumpkin Juice—it really is delicious.”
“Right~ After all, that’s our Shandia specialty.”
The Chieftain waved cheerfully with a grin.
