We are coming!! Sky Island!!

After solving the Southbird problem, Cricket, Shoujou and Masira began working on Luffy's ship to adapt it to travel through the Knock Up Stream.

Tami lay down on the ground and looked at the night sky above him "So there really is an island in the sky ... Who knows how it will be. Does anyone live there? Real angels? I have done well to travel through this world. Seeing her on TV wouldn't give the same feeling at all. " He thought with a small smile on his lips.

The next morning all of them saw their ship and were amazed.

"Wow! What a show!" Luffy exclaimed. Usopp then decided to introduce the ship.

"Here's the Going Merry: flying model!" Luffy had sparks in his eyes. "Can we fly?"

Pure Tami was somewhat surprised. "Wow! Not bad really. But why did you make it look like a chicken? Shouldn't chickens fly, or am I wrong?" Tami was beginning to think that physics was too different in this world, but luckily it wasn't.

"Of course not! We did it because we liked it!" Masira answered his question. Tami shrugged and got on the Going Merry with everyone else, as they were about to leave.

Luffy went over and poured out Cricket, who sat down and lit a cigarette. "Hurry up and get on the ship. There's no time. Do you want to miss the only chance you have to go to Sky Island? Hurry up, you fool! " Cricket scolded him

"Thanks for the ship." Luffy said. "If you want to thank someone ... thank them!" Exclaimed the other, pointing to Masira and Shoujou.

"Yes! Thank you, guys! I'll leave you my beetle!" The divers and the monkey brothers heard him and shouted thanks.

"But get on board now or we won't be there on time!" He yelled from the Masira ship.

"We will make your way. You just have to follow us." Shoujou then continued.

"Hurry up, future king of pirates!" Tami yelled too

"I'm coming!"

Cricket looked at Luffy before shouting. "United Primates Army! I don't accept failures! Whatever happens, you will have to do your best to help Luffy and his crew!"

"Yes, sir!" All the divers shouted.

Luffy's crew prepared to sail.

Cricket approached the ship. "Boy, we'll split up here!"

"Mh!" Luffy nodded

"Others may have laughed at us for dreaming the impossible, but it doesn't matter! What matters is to keep dreaming!"

"Well said!" He exclaimed in agreement.

"Be careful not to fall from the clouds!" Cricket ended.

"SHISHISHI! See you later!"

Soon after, the Going Merry left between the two much larger ships of the monkey brothers.

These two explained how they will get there and what they will have to do, but Luffy did not care and played with the Southbird, making him turn his head in a different direction from the south.

"Watch! He went south again! SHISHISHI!" The bird chirped angrily and Chopper translated.

"He said it will point in a different direction from the south, so it will make us go wrong." The Southbird was mocked by Luffy and Usopp, with the first one encouraging him, thus turning his head in the opposite direction.

But soon he felt uncomfortable and turned his head south. "Poor thing, he didn't make it. It is stronger than him! Hahaha!" The three burst out laughing. Masira and Shoujou, also understanding the situation, let them have fun.

Tami was nearby to watch the scene and smiled. He sat in a corner and looked at the sky. Zoro, meanwhile, continued to keep an eye on him. He still didn't trust him.

Robin approached him and spoke to him.

"Why did you come? Aren't you afraid of dying?" Tami thought. "Who tells you I'm immortal?" Then he spoke. "No. Even if I die, I don't care." He replied casually.

"Don't you have a family? If you died how would they take it?" She asked again. Tami laughed, but not a happy laugh, it was more of a sad laugh.

"If I had a family, I don't know, maybe they would take it badly. But since I don't even have a loved one, I don't really think about it." At his reply, Robin was silent and after a while, he left.

Zoro, who was nearby, listened to the conversation. Tami continued to look up at the sky, a little blackened.

After an hour, the swordsman approached him. "Hey, can you fight?" Tami looked at him and nodded. "After more than 5 centuries of living, something to pass the time you learn." Tami thought to himself.

"Well then, how about some sparring?" He asked again. "Sure why not? I was getting a little bored." He nodded and followed him. Luffy, along with the other boys, who also wanted to see how strong he was, walked towards the two.

Tami and Zoro were facing each other. "You're sure you don't want a weapon." Asked the swordsman. Tami nodded. "Yes I'm sure." "Alright then."

Luffy was in the middle. "START!" He declared and left the area to let them fight.

Tami was the first to attack. He quickly ran over to him and threw a powerful kick to his head, which was blocked by Zoro's sword. "Strong, but not strong enough." Zoro said, who pushed Tami's leg back, who immediately blew up.

Zoro decided to attack. He used his brandished Wado Ichimonji in his left hand and grabbed his left wrist for support with his right hand.

"Ittoryu: Hiryu: Kaen!"

He jumped into the air, thus reaching Tami and used the sword to cut him.

The latter, even if in the air, dodged the attack and kicked Zoro's stomach, causing him to go back to the ground.

"Did you want to kill me here, by any chance?" Tami chuckled ironically. Zoro looked at him and said. "You're good. At this point I think I will go with Nitoryu." His opponent nodded, causing him to take his other sword.

After he took it, Tami lunged at him, not waiting another second. He punched him in the chest, which was blocked with two swords. Zoro was a little surprised by the strength of that punch. "So you're hiding a lot of your strength too, aren't you?" Tami didn't answer but only smiled.

Zoro kept his swords facing upward.

"Nitoryu: Sai Kuru!"

It launches around itself, generating a strong current that is thrown against Tami, who was surprised by this attack. "I've never seen this technique before. It must be new."

Tami, seeing that the gust of wind was coming towards him, decided to stop her. He stretched his arm forward with his open palm facing Zoro's attack.

"Nice technique, but it won't work."

"Reject!"

The strong gust of wind dissipated into thin air. Zoro's eyes widened. "How did you do?" Tami smiled a little.

"I just pushed the air away. By moving my arm at this speed, a pressure was created in the air directed towards that strong gust, thus making it disperse. "

Zoro stood motionless for a few seconds before deciding to use his third sword.

"Have you decided to fight seriously, Zoro?" "Yes, and you should too." Tami only smiled.

This time, Tami decided not to be the first to attack. Zoro held two of his swords at an angle to each other and quickly rotated them as he ran towards his opponent to create momentum

"Santoryu Ogi: Sanzen Sekai!"

"It's the same attack he used against Mihawk. It's a very powerful attack." He thought. Then he spoke. "It looks like you really want to kill me." He smiled for a second before having a slightly more serious look. His right hand was surrounded by a visible purple aura.

At this point, Tami also rushed towards him.

"Divine Style: Death Cut!"

The two now had their backs to each other. Initially, it looked like a tie, but after a few seconds, Zoro fell to his knees holding his stomach.

"How did you do..? I have no wounds, yet I feel like you have cut my stomach ..." Tami turned to him. "This is my technique. It makes the opponent appear to have been seriously injured. The wound, rather than physical, is only mental.

But don't get me wrong. Even if the wound is not true, it will be as if it were. In this case, the more you move, the more the "wound" will hurt you.

If you were to use this technique on your legs, it would be as if you had lost them and you will not be able to walk. Just a little rest is enough and it will be as if nothing had happened."

"You are really very strong, Tami. I underestimated you." Tami smiled and offered his hand to help him get up, which Zoro gladly accepted.

"You are also very strong. I enjoyed myself!" he showed a genuine smile, which Zoro noticed was not fake. Keeping his stomach still sore, Zoro sat with his back against the nearest wall and immediately fell asleep.

"You were incredible, Tami!" Luffy exclaimed enthusiastically. "I agree with him, not that it takes longer to defeat Marimo." As soon as he said it, Zoro woke up and shouted. "What did you call me, curly eyebrows?!" Sanji got angry. "Don't you dare ever call me that stupid swordsman again!" The two continued to insult each other.

Tami left them alone and went to rest a little more before reaching Sky Island. "I haven't earned Zoro's complete trust yet, but now he respects me a little more than before. Better than nothing." Tami thought

Two more hours passed and the monkey brothers noticed the dense clouds in the sky. The two gave orders to the divers to dive and find the flow.

After they surfaced, they said they located reels and anomalous waves at 10 o'clock

"Perfect! Direct the ship now at 10, quickly! It's the Knock Up Stream! We have to reach the reels, Come on!" Masira exclaimed loudly.

The waves became gigantic, swinging all three ships back and forth. Everyone clung to something so as not to fall.

"Nami, look at the Log Pose!" Robin asked. "Go straight to that cloud!" She replied. Signs of a reel soon appeared.

"We will escort you to the reel!" Masira stated. "And then? what do we have to do?" Nami asked.

"You must let yourself be carried by the current to the centre of the reel, without resisting!" Nami's face turned pale. "This is the first time I've seen such a big vortex!"

"I feel sick! Get me off!" Usopp pleaded in tears. "Resign yourself, Usopp. It is too late now. We can only go on." Zoro said.

"Sky Island! We are coming!!!" Luffy said euphorically.

Tami was screaming with joy. "I've never had so much fun in life ever. And we still have to navigate through the Knock Up Stream!" Usopp was yelling at him. "You are crazy!!!" Tami only laughed.

The ship was now sailing towards the centre of the reel and Masira greeted them. Everyone felt different emotions ranging from pure happiness to total fear.

"I beseech you, Luffy, let's go back! We are still on time! You see it too that we are headed to the end! We will never getaway! " Usopp, as usual, cried with fear. "Please, Luffy, who cares about Sky Island?!"

"It is a lost battle. You should know him better than me, right? At best, we will have a quick and painless death! " Tami stated with absolute nonchalance. "Oh, thank you! You raised my spirits!!" Nami turned to him furiously.

As they were falling, the vortex disappeared. Everyone was confused. Tami could feel the sea stirring beneath them. "Don't worry, everything will end in a few seconds." He tried to scare the weak trio. "Your positivity gives me a lot of courage!" Tami smiled at her as if to say "you're welcome". Nami was about to hit him, but suddenly the sea below them rose.

"Gyaa! Warning! The sea will explode upward. "

* * BOOOOOM

A huge pillar of water, visible from far away, exploded skyward with enormous power. The ship was now sailing vertically.

"I knew it. We are coming to heaven! Go, Going Merry !! " Luffy shouted more positive than ever. The ship, however, was about to leave the flow. "What do we do? If we continue like this, we will end up thrown away by the power of the current!" In front of them, a Seaking fell from the stream.

"It was nice to meet you guys!" Tami said bringing his right hand to his forehead, like a military salute, but this was more like a salute to the soul of the deceased comrades. "Shut up, bastard!" Nami and Usopp shouted in unison.

Nami became serious and began to issue orders. "Quick, guys! Unfold the sails!" Everyone did as ordered, including Tami. "We must take the starboard wind and follow the current!"

""On orders !!"" The Going Merry rose from the stream and began to fly.

"WE ARE FLYING!!"

"YAAHOOOOO!!!" Chopper and Tami screamed in unison.

Luffy screamed with excitement with all his might. "WE ARE COMING! SKY ISLAND!!!!" Luffy shouted with all his might.