Dream

Luffy and Blackbeard glared at each other.

The bar owner chimed in, "I'm not a chef, so everything is fine!"

Luffy declared, "Uncle, I want to buy 50 pieces of meat as a gift!"

Blackbeard quickly followed up, "Uncle, I want to buy 51 pieces of Sakura peach pie as a gift!"

"Ah... then I'll change my order to 52 pieces of meat."

"Unlucky for you, my pie order is now 53 pieces!"

"No way! The meat will be changed to 54 pieces!"

"The pie will be changed to 55 pieces!"

"60 pieces of meat!"

"Send 79 pieces of pie!"

"80 pieces!"

"100 pieces!"

"You want to fight?!!"

Luffy and Blackbeard both rolled up their sleeves, ready to throw down.

Zoro complained, "Please!! What's all the fuss about!!"

Nami couldn't help but lose her temper, shouting, "Luffy, you promised me! Besides, we don't have the money to buy that much meat! We're not even here to purchase anything!"

Blackbeard looked at Luffy and smirked, "You're... a pirate..."

"Right!!"

"What's your bounty?"

"30 million berries!"

"30 million?! Just you? You don't even make a good liar!! You big fraud!"

"I'm not lying! Everything I said is true!!"

"Hey! Fighting is strictly prohibited in my store! Big guy, take your stuff and leave quickly!"

The boss handed Blackbeard fifty pieces of Sakura peach pie.

"Hmph..." Blackbeard didn't bother to continue arguing with Luffy. He picked up the Sakura peach pie and prepared to leave the bar, and Kai also got ready to follow.

Suddenly, a man burst through the door, startling everyone in the bar.

"Is the Straw Hat Pirate here?"

"It's Bellamy!!"

Everyone couldn't help but look at Luffy when they heard Bellamy's words. Luffy was the only one wearing a straw hat in the room.

"Oh... are you the Luffy with the straw hat whose head is worth 30 million?"

Luffy looked at Bellamy casually. "What are you doing?"

Zoro warned, "Someone's got bad intentions, Luffy!"

"Hey! Is that Bellamy, the guy who booked that hotel just now?" Nami whispered. They had been looking for a quiet place earlier but were told it was already booked, so they ended up here.

"Did you hear that? That kid in the straw hat is actually worth 30 million!"

"That kid?"

"Is it real or fake?"

Earlier, Luffy had claimed his bounty was 30 million, but no one had taken him seriously. After all, there were plenty of pirates around, and many liked to boast. He was just a kid; how could he be worth 30 million?

Bellamy walked over to where Kai had been sitting and said to the boss, "I want the most expensive wine! And see what this kid likes; give him a drink too!"

"Okay!"

At that moment, another group of people barged into the bar.

"What's going on? This place is filthy! How can you stay in a dump like this?"

"And they sell the cheapest rum! Darling, the seats are actually full..."

Many patrons in the bar looked unhappy. This new group was notorious even on this island full of pirates.

Swish!

The long-haired man leading the group pulled out a knife that looked like a dog's leg and slashed at several people before taking their seats.

"Why don't you get up when you see me? You're so shameless!"

"What? Are they trying to stir up trouble in here again?"

"Stop meddling in other people's business and just drink! Hehe!"

Pirates often had a mentality of ignoring others' problems. The person who had just been attacked wasn't one of their own, so they didn't care at all.

"Here, it's been a long wait."

The boss placed two glasses of wine in front of Bellamy and Luffy.

"Come on, drink!"

"Oh, thank you! What... he's a good person!" Luffy picked up the glass and started drinking, completely unaware of the large hand appearing behind his head.

"Luffy!!"

Boom—!

Bellamy slammed Luffy's head against the bar, shattering it into pieces.

"Wow!! It's really a fight!!"

Although they knew Bellamy, known as the "Hunting Dog," always liked to stir up trouble, this time it was definitely not good for Luffy.

"Pfft hahahahaha!! It's really you, Bellamy! Hahahahaha!" The great swordsman, Zoro, laughed at the scene.

There was a knife at Bellamy's neck, held firmly by Zoro, who couldn't help but draw his weapon in defense of Luffy.

Bellamy looked at Zoro, his expression shifting to a ferocious smile. "What do you want to do?! Little brat."

"I should be the one asking you!" Zoro shot back, his grip on the knife steady.

Nami quickly intervened, "Zoro, wait a minute! We haven't heard everything yet!"

"Stop blabbering!! I'm just accepting the provocation!!" Zoro retorted, his eyes locked on Bellamy.

At that moment, Luffy stood up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Very good... you have guts!"

"Eh? Did you hear that? Those little devils want to fight Bellamy!" one of the onlookers shouted, excitement bubbling in the air.

"Wahahahahaha!! Fight! Fight!" the crowd cheered, eager for a spectacle.

Bellamy laughed arrogantly. "Hahaha! This isn't a fight! This is a test! Come on! Let me see how much you weigh!"

"Luffy!! Wait!" Nami shouted, trying to pull him back.

Desperate for information, she turned to the boss. "Uncle! We want to go to Sky Island! Do you know any clues? Please tell us how to get there!!"

The bar fell silent.

Then, suddenly, everyone burst into laughter.

"Wahahahahaha!!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!"

"Sky Island…"

"Wahahaha!! Spare me!!"

"What's... what's so funny? Look! The record pointer is indeed pointing to the sky!" Nami exclaimed, pointing at the record pointer on her wrist, panic and embarrassment flooding her face.

"Remember... the record pointer is indeed pointing to the sky?!"

"Hehehehe! That means your record pointer is broken!" one of the patrons jeered.

Nami's face turned red with humiliation.

"Ha ha ha ha!" Bellamy chuckled, shaking his head. "Hey, hey, I really can't stand you. Where are you country bumpkins from? Do you believe in that old legend? Why would there be islands in the sky? Hahaha! What era are you living in?"

"The mysteries of the ever-changing ocean currents on the Grand Line have been solved one by one, and the soaring ocean current is one of them."

"It seems you don't know anything about this. Countless ships have been swallowed by the current, piled up in the air, and then fallen back into the sea."

"In the past, when those ignorant navigators saw ships falling, they made up stories about Sky Island, claiming there must be another world in the sky. There's a reason behind every strange phenomenon, haha!"

"The reason for the so-called 'dream' is now revealed!"

"What a disappointment. I originally wanted to test you and make you a crew member of the 'New Era'!"

"I didn't expect you to be a delusional idiot."

"Listen! The pirate's dream of treasure hunting is over!!" Bellamy declared, his laughter echoing through the bar, dismissing Luffy and his crew as nothing more than foolish dreamers.