But at that moment, a figure on a Waver shot towards them like an arrow. "It's Nami!" This sudden change immediately caught everyone's attention. Usopp was overjoyed and waved quickly. "Nami! Great, you're back!"
"The eighth Blue Sea person?" McKinley couldn't help but look at Nami.
"Everyone, don't start a conflict with these people!" As for Nami, she saw the White Berets at a glance, and remembering what she had seen before, her expression changed drastically, and she said quickly.
"But these people say that we have committed illegal entry, theft, and intimidation, and that we have to pay a fine of 8 million Berries," Zoro grumbled.
"Can you pay the fine? That's fine," hearing this, Nami breathed a sigh of relief, but when she heard 8 million Berries, her face became gloomy.
"Nami, hurry up and take out the money you saved, or we will become criminals and be punished by God," upon seeing this, Usopp thought Nami had agreed and said quickly.
"Go to hell! Who would dare to take money from me!" However, Nami's face suddenly became savage, and when she mentioned money, she completely changed her appearance. Her Waver rode the wind and waves, like a broken bamboo, and knocked McKinley out. "Team leader!" the White Berets couldn't help but exclaim.
"Bad!" Conis's father, Pagaya, his face changed drastically, and he quickly stepped forward to check the injury.
"Ah! We beat the man of God!" Usopp was horrified, as if the sky was falling.
"Hmph," Zoro and the others curled their lips with disdain. From the very beginning to the present, they had been charged with various crimes. They were pirates. In the sea, pirates themselves were criminals. Now, it was ridiculous to convict a group of criminals and let them accept God's judgment.
"You're done for, you're done for," McKinley jumped up, his face covered, and barked at Nami. "You have committed the crime of attacking the White Berets again, and now I define you as a second-degree criminal and impose a trial of God." Then he shouted to everyone behind him, "Take them down!"
"Yes, sir," suddenly, the White Berets rushed over aggressively. However, ten seconds later, Luffy made a burst of punches, and all the beret troops were knocked to the ground. Before McKinley fainted, everyone was convicted again. "You dare to hinder the actions of the White Berets. You have committed the crime of obstructing official duties, plus the crime of attacking the White Berets, the crime of illegal entry, the crime of theft, and the crime of intimidation. The five crimes combined... I want to put you in the cloud..." Before he finished speaking, he fainted.
"So what?" Luffy said lightly. What was there to fear? Everyone sneered. If they were afraid, they wouldn't have come out as pirates.
Conis and Pagaya looked miserable, as if a catastrophe was imminent, and they hurried forward to rescue McKinley and the others. They were residents of the Sky Island, and they knew the terrible consequences of offending the White Berets.
"Everyone, even so, we must not be careless," Nami said, pointing to the other side of the sea cloud. "But I saw with my own eyes that someone broke in on the other side of the island, and then a beam of light fell from the sky and was killed by God." Recalling the previous experience, she still had lingering fears, although she was also very upset and was accused of a lot of charges for no reason.
"God? I really want to meet him. He must be a very interesting guy," but Luffy was very interested, gearing up, and when he was excited, he would take a boat to see what God was like.
"This guy has no idea about God at all," Usopp burst into tears.
"If there is really a god in this world, I would also like to see what he is like," Sanji lit a cigarette and said lightly.
"God? If he can't punish me, I will strike him with one sword," Zoro grinned. After untold hardships, he had come to this Sky Island after nine deaths. During this period, he had been beaten up to prove that he was not wrong. Now he had been charged with so many inexplicable crimes out of thin air, and this crime was said to be stipulated by some kind of God. He had to see if God sanctioned him, or he struck God with a sword.
Chopper also nodded solemnly, with a serious face. "God? I wonder what it is like? But is there really a God in this world?"
"You guys, not only don't have any idea of God, you don't even have a trace of respect," Usopp collapsed. Who were these people?
"Okay, let's go," at this moment, Luffy was already excited and was about to set off.
"Wait, I have something left at Conis's house," Sanji suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but say.
"By the way, I still have meat to eat," seeing Sanji, Luffy suddenly thought of something and clapped his hands.
"I also need something to repair ships," Usopp thought for a while and said.
"Zoro, Moonlight, Chopper, Robin, Nami, you get on the boat first. We will be back soon," then the three of them waved to the five and ran towards Conis's house.
"Then let's get on the boat first," Zoro shrugged, and the five people got on the boat. However, as soon as they got on, a huge express shrimp appeared under the sea clouds. Before everyone could react, they dragged the Merry away. "What?!" the five of them were surprised, but it was too late.
"No, everyone!" In Conis's house, the three of them who had just packed their things saw this scene, and they were shocked and rushed out. However, when they arrived, they found that there was only a white spot in front of them.
"That's an express shrimp," upon seeing this, Conis's face flashed with a complicated expression. "Those who offend God will be sanctioned by God. There are two kinds of sanctions by God, one is a living sacrifice, and the other is a trial. The place where they were taken is the sacrificial altar in the north of Apayado. They will be sacrificed."
"A living sacrifice?"
"A trial?"
"Everyone!" hearing this, the expressions of the three of them changed drastically.
Luffy quickly looked at Pagaya. "Uncle, please lend us a Waver. We are going to save them."
"Hey, Luffy, that thing... no one can ride that thing except Nami. Do you want to fall into the sea of clouds again?" Usopp directly rejected Luffy's idea and then looked at Conis. "Apart from this road, is there any other way to reach the Upper Yard?"
"There is," Conis nodded, glanced at the three of them with a complicated expression, and pointed to somewhere on the island. "You can reach it by boat from the island."
"Then let's go," Luffy nodded immediately.
"But... well," Conis struggled, her expression hesitant, as if she was making some determination. She sighed and finally agreed. She glanced at each other with a complicated expression and led the way. "At the port of Angel Island, there is an entrance to the Upper Yard..."
Not long after Conis left with the three of them, McKinley turned out with a sneer on his face and looked at the three of them as if they were dead. Then he glanced at Pagaya and said coldly, "This is the obligation of every resident of the Kingdom of God. Don't forget it. Otherwise, just wait for God's judgment." After finishing, he ignored Pagaya's ugly face and crawled on the ground with a group of people. He wanted to see Luffy and the others on board.
"So that's the case. Doesn't that mean that there is a god three feet above your head?" At this time, in the north of Apayado, at the sacrificial altar, the Merry was docked, and the five of them looked around, only to see a lake all around. They had come to a strange place. After hearing what Nami had seen and heard, Zoro couldn't help but slap his tongue. If God could know what everyone on Sky Island was doing, whether he had betrayed him, and imposed sanctions out of thin air, wouldn't this be a true portrayal of the saying, "The gods know all, and all conspiracies will be known by ghosts and gods?"
Moonlight gave Zoro a surprised look. Although he was a swordsman, he was sometimes more like a poet.
"It can be said that," Nami said, and though it was a memory, she still had lingering fears. "I have seen with my own eyes a white pillar that reaches the sky, like a waterfall, rushing down. That person... just like this... died."
Zoro and Robin were silent one after another. If it was so, then this god was really powerful.
"Isn't this just Observation Haki?" Moonlight thought to himself. "If you cover the island with Haki, you can know what the people on the island are doing. I can do it, but if you want to attack out of thin air, it is the power of a Devil Fruit. God Eneru?"
"Rather than stay here and be treated as a living sacrifice, it's better to go ashore and have a look," after the four of them had stayed at the altar for a while, but had never seen any danger coming, Zoro felt bored and said, pointing to the forest opposite.
"That's on my mind," Robin nodded, looked at Moonlight, and the three of them were about to go ashore.
Nami and Chopper couldn't help but hesitate. "How do I feel safer here?"
"Then you stay here and watch the boat," Zoro curled his lips and found a vine from the surroundings. He used it as a rope and swung out of thin air, just like Tarzan, heading towards the other side.
Nami was speechless.
"Zoro, why are you wailing? Is your throat uncomfortable?" Chopper asked.
Robin was speechless.
Moonlight shrugged, but did not hold Robin's waist lightly like Zoro. His Raptor's Air Rend activated, and almost instantly, he crossed the distance between the ship and the shore. The surrounding storms gradually rose, and Moonlight, embracing Robin, landed safely. The posture was extremely chic. Zoro curled his lips; he couldn't do what Moonlight did. Then the three of them were about to enter.
But Nami suddenly spoke. "Wait, I still feel safer staying by Moonlight's side. Chopper, please watch the boat." Then she confessed to Chopper and came to the other side.
"Please... come... watch the boat?" Hearing this, Chopper was stunned, and his heart was suddenly wrapped in a huge trust, with great joy. "Nami, please. This is everyone's trust in me. I am finally trusted. It feels so good." Chopper cheered and waved. "Everyone, don't worry! The task of watching the ship is covered by me. I will definitely be able to look after the Merry." However, when he took a closer look, he saw that the three of them had already disappeared. Chopper was speechless.
At the same time, on Angel Island, under the leadership of Conis, the three of them walked towards the port. Angel Island was very prosperous, and there were many people like Conis on the street, but now these people, seeing a group of them, were backing away one after another, as if they were afraid of something, or as if a group of them were the plague god.
"Strange, are they afraid of us?" Usopp couldn't help but wonder.
Sanji was smoking a cigarette and did not speak, but his brows were frowned, and he looked at Conis. He had already noticed that something was wrong.
"Well, this is the entrance to the Upper Yard. Just go in by boat," at this time, Conis brought everyone to the port, and she saw many boats parked on the shore. Not far from the shore, there were several entrances with sea clouds flowing. As long as they entered by boat, they could reach the Upper Yard and rescue Nami and the others.
"No, why are they all afraid of us, but you are not," however, Luffy stopped abruptly and looked at Conis with a solemn expression. From the very beginning, Conis had been carrying them on her back. She didn't dare to turn her head. When she heard this, her face tightened, but she still didn't dare to turn her head back, and said with a strong smile, "Me..."
"Also, you were trembling from the beginning. What are you afraid of?" Before she finished speaking, Luffy interrupted her directly. Although he looked nervous, he was as careful as dust. Sanji and Usopp also looked at her, and they had already noticed that something was wrong.
"I... I can't help it. I'm sorry," hearing this, Conis couldn't hold on anymore and collapsed while sitting on the ground. "You have committed a crime. As residents of the island, we are obliged to guide the criminals to the Upper Yard and accept God's judgment. Otherwise... otherwise we will be caught by God's judgment. You go fast, you go fast! God has set his sights on you..." She was scared all the way. She was kind by nature, and she felt very happy to get along with Luffy and them. However, she wanted to send them to their deaths herself. Along the way, heaven and man fought in her heart, but facing the will of God, how could she resist?
"Ah! She said it!"
"It's over! God will punish her!" Hearing that Conis had actually told Luffy and the others, everyone around was in fear. The expression seemed to be imminent.
"Idiot," McKinley sneered, hiding aside. "You are looking for death by yourself."
"God's judgment..." the three of them were taken aback, and then their faces were difficult to look at. What kind of god was this, who would kill people at every turn, and what did he take human lives for? Was he kidding?
"If this is the case, then why do you still tell us? Don't you know that this will..." Luffy took a step forward, looked at Conis, and shouted suddenly. He suddenly reacted. Since this was the obligation of every resident, then Conis telling them now... wasn't she rejecting this obligation? Then she would be sanctioned by God. However, he hadn't finished speaking yet, a beam of light that reached the sky fell from the sky. God's judgment was here.
"No, this is soil. Soil that only exists in the Blue Sea, not on the Sky Island," at this time, in Apayado, Robin and Zoro went ashore and looked around in the forest. Suddenly, Robin bent down and held a handful of loess, his expression shocked.
"Isn't it something from a Sky Island? Isn't it..." Moonlight immediately thought of something, looked at Robin, and suddenly a guess came out in his heart. Although this was incredible, it was extremely possible.
"What is that..." at this moment, Nami looked out among the trees and pointed to the distance suddenly, as if she had discovered something terrible, she covered her mouth with shock.