Chapter 162: Check-In Successful! The Imperial Arm "Ten Thousand Miles Flight"
Time flew by.
In just a few short days, everything passed in the blink of an eye.
Lotte parted ways with Kozuki Oden and the others from the Whitebeard Pirates.
After all, he didn't want to drag Whitebeard into his own affairs.
Moreover, he was only heading to Zou Island. For him, it wasn't a place that required excessive caution—unless the massive Zunesha itself took action.
Otherwise, he felt there really wasn't anything to fear.
Compared to ordinary pirate ships, a fast boat was clearly much faster.
This allowed him to successfully locate Zou Island in just a few days.
The moment they saw that enormous elephant.
Everyone except Inuarashi and Nekomamushi—who were originally from Zou—and Lotte, who already knew about it in advance.
The rest of the people on board showed expressions of utter shock. After all, they had never imagined a living creature could reach such a colossal size.
At this moment, Toki finally understood.
Why Lotte had said this island was almost impossible to find without a Vivre Card.
Because the island itself was a moving living being—the entire island was carried on the back of this terrifyingly massive elephant.
Inuarashi noticed the shocked looks from the others.
He puffed out his chest with pride and pointed toward the giant elephant, saying somewhat boastfully.
"Up there is our Mink Tribe's country."
The masked Olvia observed the surroundings.
For her.
There wasn't much to say about the nation of Zou.
Right now, she needed to find a way up first. After all, she knew Lotte was short on time.
In just half a month, the Wood-Wood Fruit auction would begin—this auction was extremely important and couldn't afford any delays!
"It seems there's no shortcut to get up. Do we really have to climb slowly?"
Olvia frowned slightly as she spoke.
This wasn't good news for her. After all, the giant elephant looked far too massive—climbing it would probably take a considerable amount of time.
At this moment.
Nekomamushi and Inuarashi nodded firmly.
"If you want to return to Zou Island, you have to climb up. There's no other way."
"The two of us sneaked out back then with the intention of returning after becoming stronger."
Hearing their explanation.
Toki's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
She pointed at the towering existence—one leg alone reaching into the clouds—and subconsciously complained.
"We have to climb up there?"
"Hey, hey, hey—this has to be a joke, right? This giant elephant looks even more terrifying than the waterfall back in Wano!"
The thought of personally climbing such a being.
Made Toki tremble slightly in her heart.
At this moment.
Olvia glanced in Toki's direction.
A slight smile appeared at the corners of her mouth as she said.
"With just this much ability? You don't even dare climb high?"
Hearing Olvia's words.
Toki immediately widened her eyes, stomped her foot, and let out a cold snort toward Olvia.
"Who are you calling scared?"
"I think you'll be the one too scared to move your legs later!"
While Olvia and Toki were arguing.
As for Kozuki Oden, he showed an excited expression.
"So there's actually something like this outside of Wano! It looks really interesting. If we climb up, we'll see Nekomamushi's companions, right?"
"What a fun challenge!"
For Kozuki Oden, who had never set sail before.
Everything he was seeing now was a completely novel experience.
This giant elephant was no exception!
Izou quickly grabbed the eager Kozuki Oden. After all, the captain Lotte hadn't given the order yet—this wasn't the time for free action.
Izou glanced toward Lotte.
He asked curiously.
"Captain, what should we do next? Do we really have to climb up?"
In his view, climbing directly would be exhausting and inefficient. If there was a better method, that would be ideal.
Lotte grinned.
"Climbing up? No need for that."
"I have a faster and much easier way. Don't worry too much."
Hearing Lotte say this.
Both Olvia and Toki showed curious expressions.
Although Olvia knew Lotte's identity and abilities, transporting an entire fast boat full of people to the island without revealing his original identity.
Wasn't something easy.
"What method?"
Toki couldn't help but ask.
Lotte's lips curved slightly upward. He lightly snapped his fingers.
With the Voice of All Things.
He easily sensed Zunesha's current state.
But at this moment, his mouth twitched.
Zunesha… was sleeping?
Why did it have to be sleeping right now?
Lotte had originally planned to communicate with Zunesha and have it carry them up to the island.
But now it seemed this plan obviously couldn't continue.
He needed a new method.
Just as Lotte was pondering.
A familiar mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his mind, making him pause.
[Ding! Detected that the user is currently in the sea area where Zou Island is located. Would you like to check in?]
Hearing the familiar mechanical voice, the corners of Lotte's mouth rose.
He silently said "check in" in his heart.
[Ding! Current check-in successful. Reward obtained: Imperial Arm - Ten Thousand Miles Flight (Mastema)]
[Ten Thousand Miles Flight (Mastema)]
[Description: Wing-type Imperial Arm. Allows the user to fly. Feathers can be shot to kill enemies. Secret Technique: "God's Feathers" — can reflect opponents' flying projectiles back at them. (Mastema is a fallen angel from the apocryphal Book of Jubilees)]
Lotte's eyes lit up upon seeing this.
This was truly a case of a pillow appearing when sleepy—the system was being so considerate this time!
Although Ten Thousand Miles Flight wasn't particularly outstanding in terms of raw power enhancement, the style points and special effects of the wings already satisfied Lotte greatly.
After all, this was an ability that could reflect flying projectiles.
Bullets and cannonballs counted among them.
For Lotte, this was a perfect tool for showing off!
As for strength—that would improve sooner or later. But looking cool was a lifelong pursuit!
So he was extremely satisfied with this check-in reward from the system.
No time to waste!
After claiming Ten Thousand Miles Flight, Lotte immediately equipped it.
With a thought from him.
Pure white, flawless wings suddenly unfurled with majestic power, stunning everyone around.
Where did these wings come from out of nowhere?!
They were just too cool!