"You... don't tell me, the food these priests serve is actually pretty good!"
Luffy said between bites of meat somewhere in Upper yard.
It had been half a day since the battle between Kai and the other's.
During this time, the remaining conscious members of the crew had extracted all the gold from the belly of the Lord of the Sky.
Now, only one final task remained for their Sky Island adventure.
Kai looked at Luffy and asked, "Luffy, are you full?"
"Almost!"
"Alright, we need to fulfill our agreement with Uncle Kulikai now!" Kai said calmly.
"But... we still haven't found the Golden Bell yet!"
"Who says we haven't?" Kai glanced at Nami with a smile. With a thought, the massive Golden Bell Tower appeared before them.
!!!
"This... what is this?"
"Golden Bell Tower!"
Except for Kai and Robin, everyone's eyes widened in shock.
Suddenly, Nami appeared right in front of the bell tower as if she had teleported, pressing her entire body against it.
( $ _ $ )!
She exclaimed, "How much gold is there!!!"
Sanji, coming back to his senses, looked at Kai with doubt and asked, "Where did you find this thing?"
Kai didn't answer but pointed skyward.
Seeing this, no one asked further. Their ability to accept the impossible had grown stronger since arriving on Sky Island. Finding something in the sky seemed normal now.
Kai turned his attention to Luffy and said, "Come on, Luffy, ring the Golden Bell!"
"Got it!" Luffy stood up and nodded earnestly.
This was their deal with Uncle Kulikai. Ringing the Golden Bell would prove the existence of the Golden Land and clear the name of Kulikai's ancestor, Noland.
Luffy moved a few dozen meters away from the Golden Bell and took his stance. His eyes narrowed.
"Third Gear!"
Luffy's fist rapidly inflated, then was coated with Armament Haki.
"Giant Elephant Gun!"
With a powerful swing, Luffy's enormous fist collided with the Golden Bell, causing a resounding clang that pierced the sky. The sound echoed far and wide, reaching even the Blue sea, ten thousand meters below.
At a Shandian gathering place—
Wyper and others, who had been beaten by Kai and sent back by Gan Fall, were drawn to the sound.
An old man, listening in horror, had tears welling up in his eyes.
"This... this is the sound of Shandora's bell!"
"What!!" Everyone around was stunned by the old man's words. Wyper asked urgently, "Elder, are you saying this is the sound of Shandora's bell being rung?"
"Exactly!" The elder nodded.
"Even though it's my first time hearing it, I know from our ancestors' records that this is the sound of Shandora's bell!"
"Wow…"
For a moment, all the Shandians looked at each other in disbelief.
The bell of Shandora, which they had struggled so long to ignite, had mysteriously lit today.
Wyper suddenly seemed to remember something, his face filled with dread. "Could it be them…"
Somewhere in the clouds on Sky Island—
An old man watering flowers suddenly heard the sound and whipped his head around.
"This is... the Song of the Island!"
Even though Gan Fall had never heard this sound before, he recognized it as the Song of the Island.
He recalled a saying passed down .
"When the Song of the Island sounds again, it will be the day the war ends!"
Sweat broke out on Gan Fall's face.
"Could it be... could it be that the Straw Hat crew succeeded?"
Without hesitation, Gan Fall donned his armor and shouted:
"Pierre!"
He leaped onto a red bird and soared towards Upper yard.
At the same time, everyone on Angel Island also heard the bell.
Everyone stopped their activities, captivated by the enchanting sound.
On jaya Island in the Blue sea—
Cricket was outside, smoking while his orangutan companions ate beside him.
"Boss, how are the Straw Hat crew and the others doing? Have they found the Golden Land?"
"Huh~" Cricket exhaled a puff of smoke slowly.
"Who knows?"
Just then, a melodious bell rang out from the sky.
Immediately, everyone stood up in surprise.
"Boss... Boss, could this be..." The orangutan's face showed excitement.
Cricket also smiled and replied, "If I'm not mistaken... that's the sound of the Golden Bell!"
"The Straw Hats succeeded!"
"My ancestor Noland... was not a liar!"
Cricket's face was alight with joy. After years of searching for proof, he finally had solid evidence to clear his ancestor's name.
Tears welled up in Cricket's eyes.
"Hey, boss, you're crying! How embarrassing!"
"So the boss is a crybaby, huh? Hahaha…"
(•́へ•́╬)!
"You two are asking for trouble…"
Back to Kai—
After ringing the Golden Bell, Luffy grinned and said, "Uncle Chestnut Head should definitely hear it now! Hehehe…"
"He'll definitely hear it. The bell's sound is incredibly penetrating!" Kai said lightly, then walked to the Golden Bell.
With a thought, he sent it back to the system space.
The task of ringing the Golden Bell was complete, and now it was just ordinary gold to Kai.
As for its symbolic value to the Shandians, that was irrelevant to Kai. The Golden Bell was now his private property, and no one could demand it from him.
"Straw Hat, you're here!"
A voice called out, drawing Kai and the others' attention.
Gan Fall, riding a bird, flew toward them and landed after a while.
"Oh, old man, what brings you here?" Luffy greeted with a smile.
"I heard the Song of the Island, so I came to check it out!" Gan Fall scanned the disheveled forest around them.
He suddenly noticed something and pointed with horror. "Could that be Enel?"
"That's right!" Kai replied calmly.
"He's dead, and your Angel Island will no longer be threatened by him."
"What!!"
Gan Fall's face lit up with ecstasy. Enel's death was a huge relief, lifting the oppression that had weighed on them for the past six years.
Excited, Gan Fall jumped back onto his bird and said, "I'm going to tell the people on Angel Island the good news first. I'll catch up with you later!"
With that, he soared off towards the distance.
"What an impatient old man!" Sanji remarked calmly.
"Let's explore this island some more. There are actually a lot of interesting things here!" Luffy said excitedly to everyone.
"Sounds good!"
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