But no matter what, since their own pirate ship had been taken, Luffy immediately became as angry as a jumping monkey.
"We must go and take back our pirate ship," Luffy said, his expression both determined and furious.
However, it was also clear that because of Luna and the others' arrival, some things had already deviated from the original plan.
This was because, in the original plot, besides the Going Merry being taken away, Zoro, Chopper, Robin, and Nami, who were also on the ship at the time, were taken as well.
Sanji, Luffy, and Usopp wanted to get some things from Conis and her father.
The first two wanted to get some food to replenish supplies, while Usopp wanted to find some materials to repair the Going Merry.
Therefore, they were not taken away, but this time, the Straw Hat Pirates were clearly all left on the beach.
After Luffy finished shouting, all the members of the Straw Hat Pirates immediately nodded with determined looks in their eyes.
"Of course!"
"Merry is our companion."
"I want to witness what this so-called 'God' actually is."
"I'm not scared."
"I heard there's gold there, so of course I can't miss it."
"There are ruins there; I can't miss those either."
They spoke one after another, but they had only one goal: to get their pirate ship back.
"How are you guys going to get there?" Luna suddenly asked, speaking with an amused, joking expression.
If she remembered correctly, in the original plot, only Usopp, Luffy, and Sanji went.
Conis helped them out by lending them a ship, a type of vessel that could travel on the clouds, similar to a waver.
How should one put it? If a waver was a sea jet ski, then this unique cloud ship was a normal vessel.
But the problem was that the boat Conis lent to Luffy and the other two was a small duck ship. It could only hold about four people, and with seven members of the Straw Hat Pirates plus the two girls, even if Chopper was small, it probably wouldn't fit them all.
Of course, there were definitely other large ships, but now that the Going Merry had been taken, the Straw Hat Pirates' wealth was all on board. They currently didn't have the savings to borrow a large ship.
As for herself, this was the Straw Hat Pirates' business, and she didn't intend to help. Today, she just planned to take The Girls out for a fun day.
"Huh?" The Straw Hat Pirates were stunned upon hearing this, and they looked at the endless White Sea. Without transportation, people would certainly fall into the Cloud Sea.
Not to mention that they had three Devil Fruit Users among them, who were naturally unable to swim.
All in all, if they wanted to go and retrieve their pirate ship, they would need new transportation.
"Wait, aren't you coming with us?" Chopper asked, full of doubt.
"Was our pirate ship taken? This is your problem, and you should solve it yourselves. Don't blame me for not reminding you or helping you. That so-called God is just a Rumble-Rumble Fruit User who knows a bit of Observation Haki, and those so-called priests are just slightly stronger Skypieans."
"Miss Conis, there's a lot of money in here. I know you can arrange for a ship. Please help them get a decent one."
After saying this, Luna smiled slightly and directly threw a large bag of Beli over, dropping it in front of Conis.
"Alright." Seeing so much money, Conis was immediately delighted. Although she was kind-hearted and wanted to help the Straw Hat Pirates, she wouldn't have lent a large ship. But now that there was so much money, lending them a big one wouldn't be a problem.
"Thanks a lot," Luffy said, scratching his head and smiling gratefully at Luna.
The other members of the Straw Hat Pirates also stayed silent. After all, it was true that the Going Merry belonged to their Pirate Crew, and they hadn't managed to protect it, whereas the Pink Hat Pirates had protected their own pirate ship.
Therefore, practically speaking, going to the island over there—the so-called 'God's Forbidden Land'—to retrieve their own pirate ship was now the Straw Hat Pirates' own responsibility.
It truly had nothing to do with the Pink Hat Pirates anymore. Furthermore, they had already given them vital information: the opponent wasn't a god, but merely a slightly powerful Devil Fruit User, along with some slightly stronger Skypieans.
Moreover, they had even helped them acquire a good ship to cross over. If Luna hadn't paid, they wouldn't have even had a decent ship to make the journey.
Thinking this, the Straw Hat Pirates thanked Luna once more, bid farewell to the Pink Hat Pirates, and left with Conis and her father to pick up the ship at the nearby cloud port.
Zoro, Usopp, and Nami were somewhat reluctant, but they still left, including Sanji, who had been beaten until his head was covered in bumps and was forcibly dragged away after making one last perverted comment.
To be honest, The Girls within the Pink Hat Pirates didn't much care for Sanji, whether it was his normal state or his perverted state.
The word "dislike" was practically written in their eyes.
It was Luna who stepped forward, cleared her throat a few times, and said:
"Everyone go have fun. Skypiea has beautiful scenery and some fun places. We are purely here as tourists today."
After Luna finished speaking, The Girls immediately beamed with joy. Yes, their journey had just begun.
So they quickly dealt with their ship. To be precise, Dia took action, using the power of the Space Stone to open up a sub-dimension and store their pirate ship inside.
Luna wanted to prevent certain people from trying to steal the ship again. She definitely didn't want to enter any 'God's Trial,' that foolish game of Eneru's.
So, to be safe, she had Nojiko take action, just like the Amazon Elder before, freezing the unconscious Enforcers on the beach inside ice sculptures.
Only after doing all this did The Girls feel safe enough to enter Skypiea behind Angel Beach.
Walking up the stairs, The Girls saw many Skypieans using special tools to cut the white clouds and use them as building materials.
They saw many things, while on the other side, Luffy and the others also received a good ship from Conis and her father and sailed toward Upper Yard.
Meanwhile.
"They actually didn't come? What does this mean? Are they refusing my God's Trial?"
Eneru, sitting inside the palace on Upper Yard, sensed this using his Observation Haki.
The Pink Hat Pirates had not come over with the Straw Hat Pirates at all.
This made Eneru feel offended, as if his dignity as a god had been trampled. At this moment, his face was filled with fury.
"In that case, disappear! Divine Judgment!" Eneru showed a cruel smile, stretched out his arm, and released a large amount of lightning energy.
Immediately, dark clouds gathered above Luna and the others, and a large amount of lightning condensed in the middle of the clouds, filling the air with oppression and danger.
The Girls all looked up at the sky, while the surrounding Skypiean residents instantly panicked, their eyes filled with terror. This was the result of Eneru's six years of brutal rule over them.
"Divine Punishment! Divine Punishment is coming! Run!"
"Everyone, get away quickly! The farther the better!"
Many residents shouted while frantically running toward the outskirts, like a flock of sheep being chased by a tiger.
"That bastard Eneru actually released lightning there!"
Gan Fall, riding his Pegasus not far away, looked extremely angry and immediately rode his Pegasus toward the target.
Conis and her father, who had returned home, were also panicked, looking at the black clouds constantly gathering lightning in the sky.
Even the Straw Hat Pirates, who were nearing Upper Yard, noticed everything happening on the island behind them. They were instantly shocked, their faces filled with anxiety and worry.
Meanwhile, on the Pink Hat Pirates' side.
"Luna, this is..." Kuina frowned. The other Girls also looked very unhappy. Of course, they were having a good time, and now some idiot was causing trouble, and the disturbance and power were quite significant.
"Hmph, leave it to me," Luna sneered contemptuously, a cold smile on her face.
She could sense that the massive pillar of lightning above was about to strike.
And she could finally... have a good feast once again!
To experience the feeling of being full with energy coursing through her body again.
Luna flew up, knowing that the range of this attack was quite large. She immediately held up one hand to the sky and used Gliza Absorption.
A golden barrier, the size of a normal person, appeared in front of her finger.
Just then, the lightning pillar with astonishing destructive power struck down. The entire sky, which had darkened due to the dense clouds, was instantly illuminated, leaving no place for darkness to hide.
This terrifying pillar of lightning could completely destroy everything in its path.
But upon seeing the lightning pillar striking toward her, Luna showed no fear, only the eagerness of seeing delicious food. She couldn't help but stick out her small tongue and lick her cherry lips.
"Come on, incomparably delicious lightning energy."
"Boom!!!" The lightning pillar finally struck the Gliza Absorption, causing a collision between two powerful energies.
However, this terrifying lightning energy bombardment was ultimately blocked by the golden barrier formed by Gliza Absorption.
At the same time, the effect of the move activated, generating powerful suction, instantly dissolving the lightning energy in front of it. A large amount of lightning energy shattered and was immediately sucked into the golden barrier.
Finally, under the unbelievable and astonished gaze of everyone—whether it was Gan Fall and his mount who had arrived but stopped mid-air, the Skypiean residents, the Straw Hat Pirates, or Eneru—everyone was basically stunned.
As they all witnessed, this immense lightning energy attack was instantly swallowed whole by Luna, completely absorbed as if she were slurping noodles.
After retracting the barrier, Luna let out a very satisfied burp and patted her stomach.
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