Not far away was a stall, its owner seemingly a bounty hunter.
A crowd had gathered around, and in front of the stall were several seashells.
These seashells were unlike ordinary ones.
Under the stall owner's demonstration, they showed strange abilities—some could record one's voice, some shone with a soft light like a lamp, and others could store water.
The shells sparked interest, and someone asked, "Pretty interesting. How much for one?"
"One million Berries each."
The price scared some off—one million was far too steep.
"Your shells are way too expensive. I can buy a cart full of normal shells for ten Berries."
The owner replied, "These are one-of-a-kind in the world. Have you ever seen shells this amazing? They're from the legendary Sky Island."
"Yeah, right. Look up—do you see any island in the sky?"
"Exactly. You're too old to be believing in Sky Islands."
"That's just a fairy tale."
People shook their heads and walked away.
The stall owner muttered, dejected, "These really are Sky Island shells."
But no one listened. Just moments ago the place had been full; now it was empty.
Creed watched with interest—he hadn't expected such an unexpected find during their stroll.
Sky Island shells.
These were special products found only on Sky Island.
"I'll take them."
Creed stepped forward.
The stall owner brightened, finally making a sale. He rubbed his hands together.
Creed nodded, then asked, "How do you know these are Sky Island shells?"
"From this." The stall owner pulled out a logbook. "This log says this Eternal Pose points to Sky Island."
He took out an Eternal Pose—its needle pointed upward at an angle, as if toward the sky.
"I found these on a ship that fell from the sky."
"I didn't believe in Sky Island before, but with a ship falling from the sky… This ship was very old, probably a hundred years at least. The wood was rotten, everything inside decayed except these shells, the Eternal Pose, and a few legible words in this log."
Creed smirked. "So you must have followed that Eternal Pose to search for it, right? Did you find anything?"
The man flushed—he'd been caught.
Indeed, after finding these shells and the Eternal Pose, he had sailed in the indicated direction, hoping to find the legendary Sky Island and bring back more of the shells.
But he had been disappointed. The location was an empty stretch of ocean.
He began to suspect the Eternal Pose was broken, pointing nowhere. There was no Sky Island—perhaps the ship had been thrown into the air by a massive storm and then fallen.
"If you want it, take it. I don't know if Sky Island even exists. The pointer might be broken. When I went there, there was nothing."
A Sky Island Eternal Pose…
Creed smiled, paid for the goods, and took three shells and the Eternal Pose.
After that…
They stopped wandering and returned to the Marine base.
As soon as they arrived, Creed saw a large battleship docked at the base's port.
Standing there was a middle-aged man in a yellow checkered shirt and orange-tinted glasses—Kizaru.
"Yo, Creed, Bunean," he greeted Creed and Bunean, who had just arrived after getting the message.
Then he sighed. "The relaxing vacation is over."
"No, Creed, your mission ends at midnight tonight, so I don't have to be back on duty yet. You guys talk, I'm heading to my usual bar for a drink."
In a flash of yellow light, he was gone.
Creed: "…"
Bunean: "…"
Ain: "…"
Creed's mouth twitched—truly, to Kizaru, being an admiral was no different from being a nine-to-five office worker in his past life.
Clock in, clock out.
Do only what's required—basically… slacking!
In the original story, Creed had never seen him injured.
Even in the Marineford War, this guy slacked off.
While Akainu and Aokiji fought Whitebeard head-on, Kizaru just made a flashy appearance in the sky—then went to bully Whitebeard's "son" for fun.
In his past life, Creed had heard jokes about Kizaru's "justice":
Salary paid? Kaido gets beaten.
Bonus in hand? Big Mom gets kidnapped.
Allowance cleared? Shanks gets knocked out.
Extra rewards? Teach is next.
…
(End of Chapter)
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