Carl and Robin sat quietly on the beanstalk, silently watching the moon.
This quietness was very comfortable.
"Robin, do you regret joining the Straw Hats?" Carl still couldn't help asking.
"How should I answer? After joining the Straw Hats, I felt surrounded by a sense of security and found the motivation to keep living. I also found valuable clues. I want to stay with the Straw Hats. Is this answer okay?" Robin said softly.
"Well, you already have your answer."
Carl patted the top of Robin's head, a gentle smile on her face.
Robin lowered her head, seemingly enjoying the touch.
On the island cloud beneath the beanstalk, Marie silently sat on a cushion eating biscuits, looked up at the beanstalk, and then silently sipped her tea, head bowed.
"Those two sneaking around in the middle of the night, and I even got up to let them out. Honestly, I'm only sixteen, but it's truly heartbreaking. Wouldn't it have been better if they were more open about it!"
Marie thought this and continued to drink her tea in silence.
Aisa approached at that moment, "Mari, why aren't you sleeping so late?"
Marie said casually, "The banquet was too noisy, and I'm just enjoying the quiet now, having some tea by myself. Aisa, would you like some biscuits?"
Aisa politely sat beside Mari, took some biscuits, and ate them.
The two young girls had developed a friendship.
"Mari, you're leaving soon, aren't you?"
"Yes, after all, I've been on Skypiea for a long time."
"Then when will you come back to visit?"
"I don't know about that, maybe sometime in my lifetime. By the way, these biscuits and tea leaves are for you, and remember to share some with Raki."
"Okay, thank you, Mari. I'll give you this Tone Dial too..."
The two chatted, a reluctant farewell in their words, and before long, the sky began to lighten.
At this time, Carl descended with Robin, his sword held in hand.
Seeing this, Marie immediately covered Aisa's eyes and said, "Don't look, don't look. Children don't need to understand adult things."
Carl was speechless. Marie clearly thought she and Robin were doing something intimate up there. But it wasn't easy for Carl to proactively explain. After all, an explanation would become a cover-up, and a cover-up was practically an admission.
Who would believe that a lonely woman and a widow would run off to admire the moon in the middle of the night?
The Skypiea matter was concluded. The Straw Hats collected some necessary items and took many photos as a Sky Island series photo album.
Then, it was time for farewells!
Carl looked at the hill-like pile of gold wrapped in wax and suddenly felt a headache.
So much gold, probably worth billions of Berries, could buy the lives of Kaido and Big Mom. Was it safe to swagger on the sea with so much gold?
Fortunately, Nami also knew the money wasn't insignificant, so she asked Mr. 3 to wrap it in wax.
But how would they transport it?
Everyone looked at Carl, and Carl had no choice but to act. She used her electricity to control the magnetic force, lifting the pile of gold, the Merry Go, the Mini Merry II, and Moo Moo, ready to descend like this.
"By the way, Enel's ship has two hundred extinct Burst Dials. Have they all been collected?" Carl didn't forget to ask.
"Of course! How could we leave behind such good stuff!" Usopp gave a thumbs-up.
"And not a single piece of equipment was left for those 'divine soldiers.' We're pirates; how could we pass up spoils!" Shachi and Penguin said proudly.
Carl looked at Nami again, and Nami nodded.
Earlier, Carl had asked Nami to learn how to use Cloud Dials so she could create cloud paths in the air, which would be a great help in naval battles.
Nami nodded, indicating she had learned it.
And Tashigi now had Ohm's Iron Cloud Saber hanging at her waist, said to have been given to her by Zoro.
Here, one had to commend Law's high IQ. After capturing the Iron Cloud Saber, he didn't give it to Tashigi directly but gave it to Zoro. Law might seem aloof, but he actually noticed many things.
"Yo-shi! Little ones! Let's set sail!"
Luffy stood on the Going Merry's figurehead, raised his hands, and shouted.
Carl immediately manipulated the magnetic force, lifting the ship, gold, and Moo Moo, and began to float downwards.
Wyper, Raki, Aisa, Gan Fall, Conis, and others all came to see them off. A tearful Aisa was still clutching Marie's large backpack, filled with Marie's biscuits.
The Straw Hats departed.
As the ship slowly descended, everyone looked around excitedly.
Carl carefully controlled their descent, not daring to let the Going Merry fall freely, or it would break apart.
So far, the Merry had been well-protected and should last longer. But Carl knew that the violent winds and waves of the New World were beyond the Merry's capacity.
There had to be a way!
At that moment, Carl caught a glimpse of Sanji preparing to eat a fruit.
The fruit looked normal at first, but suddenly, patterns appeared all over it.
"...Sanji! Don't eat that..."
Before Carl could finish, Sanji bit down. Then, Sanji's expression changed, and he looked like he wanted to spit it out, but just then, Nami patted Sanji's shoulder.
"Sanji-kun, what's wrong?"
"Gulp!"
Sanji swallowed subconsciously.
Carl was also shocked by this sudden situation and lost control momentarily, almost dropping the Going Merry. Fortunately, she regained control in time, and the Merry only swayed.
But what Sanji had just eaten was a Devil Fruit!
"What's wrong, Sanji? You just... Sanji?! You're holding..." Usopp's voice changed.
Seeing this, everyone gathered around, and upon seeing the Devil Fruit in Sanji's hands, their expressions shifted. Then, everyone began to wonder what kind of fruit it was.
Looking at the fruit's appearance, everyone had some vague guesses.
Carl directly tossed down the pirated Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, and Luffy immediately opened it and looked at the comparisons, finally stopping on one page.
"Logia, Rumble-Rumble Fruit.....Eh?! Enel's fruit was eaten by Sanji?!"
"Eh? Eh?!!!"
Everyone screamed and looked at Sanji with astonishment.
Sanji was also at a loss. He just wanted to eat a fruit but didn't expect it to be so strange. When he was about to spit it out, Nami slapped him, startling him into swallowing the pulp.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit!
Carl froze for a moment, then smiled and clapped her hands.
Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then they applauded, smiles spreading across their faces.
Although it was said that Devil Fruits would randomly reappear in certain places after the death of the user, Sanji was incredibly lucky to eat it without knowing.
This was the so-called strongest Logia!
The Straw Hats now had a Logia Devil Fruit user!
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