Chapter 241: Young Enel

Having gained nothing but a Big Talker debuff, Adrian floated in mid-air, contemplating for a moment. Since he couldn't obtain any more accurate information, he decided to give up.

With a thought, Adrian summoned Rumi and returned the "Devil Fruit Encyclopedia" to the Castle.

After reorienting himself, he continued flying towards Birka.

As for the "Big Talker" negative debuff, which increased the probability of his words being judged as lies by 80% during conversations...

Although it seemed like a significant handicap, Adrian, who was naturally an honest and lovable young man, didn't worry much about its impact.

In the rapid flight of his ghostly form, it wasn't long before he saw the outline of a new type of sky island on the distant white coastline.

This island wasn't very large, probably only slightly bigger than Jaya Island below.

The entire island was located in the White-White Sea, and most of its "land" was made up of white clouds, dotted with a few tall, green palm trees.

It was just after nightfall, and the island was brightly lit.

Various white buildings were arranged neatly and aesthetically, with road lamps made from sky island shells providing illumination along the empty streets, making the place look bustling and harmonious.

Adrian quietly entered Birka and stepped onto the street.

The island's residents, upon seeing this unfamiliar face, weren't too surprised. However, they did show a hint of surprise and resentment when they noticed that he didn't have wings on his back.

Adrian didn't care about the peculiar looks from these people and continued walking forward, leisurely admiring the scene that was completely different from the sea islands below.

Island clouds are an incredibly mysterious substance. The sensation of stepping on them is completely different from that of soil; it was more like walking on a giant soft waterbed.

First-time visitors to the sky island, accustomed to soil and wooden decks, might feel very insecure, fearing that they might accidentally fall through the clouds.

In the original timeline, Birka was an island that existed only in people's conversations or memories.

This is because it was an island completely destroyed by Enel.

Although Adrian didn't know why Enel destroyed the island he had lived on, he could think of a few possible reasons: hatred, hostility, indifference, contempt, and so on.

The experiences of one's childhood have a huge impact on a person!

Having obtained the "Rumble-Rumble Fruit" that symbolizes divine power, Enel, who proclaimed himself a god, sought revenge on those who gave him painful memories by destroying his hometown island. It wasn't an incomprehensible act.

"I just don't know if Enel has eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit by now..."

"I remember in the original story, before the Straw Hat Pirates arrived at the sky island, Enel had been ruling for nearly six years."

"Now, it's 20 years before the main timeline. Enel probably hasn't eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit yet, right?"

"Otherwise, with his Chuunibyou personality, Birka should no longer exist..."

Adrian continued walking forward while activating his Observation Haki, trying to find someone who looked like Enel.

Before he could locate the exact position of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his only option was to find Enel, who would eventually consume it. This was the only "stupid method" he could use.

Given that Birka was an island with a lot of "winged people," finding the wingless Enel shouldn't be too difficult, according to Adrian's estimate.

However, after scanning the entire Birka island several times with his Observation Haki and still not finding Enel, he couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled.

"Could the information in the original story be wrong?"

"Or perhaps Enel didn't live on Birka in his youth and instead obtained the Rumble-Rumble Fruit on another sky island?"

Adrian furrowed his brow slightly.

If the Rumble-Rumble Fruit really existed on Birka, then why hadn't the other residents discovered it, and instead, it was found by the ostracized Enel?

It couldn't all be attributed to 'fate,' right?

After using Observation Haki to search Birka thoroughly and still not finding any trace of Enel, not even a hint of his existence, Adrian had no choice but to give up and prepare to leave.

At that moment, a buzzing sound suddenly came from the edge of Birka's coast, and a strange presence entered Adrian's Observation Haki perception.

A red light flashed in Adrian's eyes, quickly revealing a future scene.

It was a tattered "Waver," resembling a sea motorbike, with a hull patched together with broken wooden boards, using the most economical materials.

Standing atop the Waver, steering it, was a thin, long-eared boy wearing a white headscarf. His cold expression bore a striking resemblance to the future Enel.

Adrian was almost certain that this was Enel in his youth. After all, there was only one person on the entire sky island with such long earlobes and no wings—Enel!

"No wonder I couldn't find you on Birka. You were out hunting, huh?"

Adrian squinted his eyes slightly, his Observation Haki continuously locking onto the boy hurrying towards Birka. The boy was holding a simple "fish basket" filled with fish and shellfish.

After landing on Birka's coast, Enel first found a large reef, dug a deep hole in the shade, carefully buried his precious catch, and then covered it up.

Then, as if having foreseen everything, Enel avoided all the residents on the road ahead and headed straight for a solitary wooden house on the edge of Birka.

"Observation Haki?"

Adrian's interest was piqued.

He had thought that Enel developed the "Mantra" skill by combining the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's ability with the sky island's Observation Haki training methods after consuming the fruit.

But it seemed that wasn't the case.

Considering Enel's lonely life on Birka, this guy probably awakened Observation Haki on his own!

"What a promising talent..."

Adrian concealed himself and appeared in front of Enel.

The previously downcast, silent Enel noticed a shadow suddenly appearing on the ground in front of him. A look of hatred and pain flashed in his eyes as he reluctantly raised his arm to hand over his "fish basket."

"This is all I've caught today."

Adrian looked at the young Enel before him, twitching his lips.

I value your talent and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, but who wants these fish and shells!

"Young man, please wait. You look really good, did you know that?"

Impatiently, Enel looked up, "Is this some new way of tricking people?"

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