An Unexpected Encounter

Chapter 45 An Unexpected Encounter

"Have you heard? A group of pirates have recently arrived on the island!"

"Yeah, yeah, I've heard about it too, and they seem to be really strong!"

"That's right. It's said that even the gods and priests of our sacred land, the island of gods, Apayado, are no match for them!"

"Have those pirates left yet?"

"No, I think we're still on the island!"

"Oh? That's terrifying. What if they go crazy?"

"..."

Upon hearing these words, Suzuki narrowed his eyes and paused in his tracks, a hint of surprise in his heart.

At this point, there seems to be no one else among the pirate crews that have arrived at Skypiea, right?

Moreover, they are very strong. Furthermore, Gan Fall, the current god of the island of God Apayado, has also interacted with that group of pirates.

"Is it the Roger Pirates?"

Are they on this island too?

"What are you doing here? Going to the Western Sea?"

"Is it because Shanks is from the West Blue? Or is he just staying here temporarily? Or something else?"

Suzuki was lost in thought.

He never expected that he would encounter such a famous person as soon as he arrived at the Sky Island.

The Roger Pirates were also on this sky island.

Suzuki silently recalled the plot of the original work…

Because their captain Roger was suffering from an incurable disease, the Roger Pirates should have already begun their voyage around the world by this time.

They searched everywhere for Poneglyphs that recorded the coordinates of the final island, Laugh Tale, as well as other Poneglyphs that contained various information from eight hundred years ago.

And there just happened to be one on Skypiea, which is where Roger's crew actually found the Poneglyph.

There was even a line of ancient text left on it—"I have come to this place to guide this text to the final destination!"

In the future, this passage was also seen by the Straw Hat Pirates when they came to Skypiea and defeated Enel in search of the Golden Bell. It was then translated by Robin, who was proficient in ancient scripts.

Suzuki lowered his brows, silently calculating the time in his mind…

未来的罗杰是海圆历1498年在罗格镇死亡的，而且大概率是在5月份之后，可能6月份，也可能7、8月份。因为艾斯4月份才被他的母亲怀上。

Ace's birthday is January 1, 1500 in the Sea Calendar, and he stayed in his mother Portgas D. Rouge's womb for 20 months.

In other words, Roger had already completed his voyage and met Portgas D. Rouge on Baterilla Island in the South China Sea before April of 1498.

According to the original story, Roger stayed with his wife for a year before turning himself in.

It's currently April of the 1497th year of the Sea Calendar, which means there's about a year left until Ace is conceived by his mother.

Then, after spending some time with Portgas D. Rouge, who was pregnant, Roger turned himself in.

Given such a tight timeframe.

So, could the Poneglyph Roger found on Skypiea be the last one he ever encountered?

That's why I left behind those words—I came here to guide these words to the final destination!

After leaving Skypiea, were the Roger Pirates heading straight for Laugh Tale?

Thinking of this, even Suzuki could not suppress the turmoil in his heart.

Because Suzuki had thought of another possibility.

This is a sky island above the Western Sea!

Moreover, it's the sky island closest to the Western Peak!

The Western Peak is the westernmost point of the Western Sea, and it's quite close to the Red Earth Continent.

According to the original work, those who see the Red Line for the first time need to cross the Reverse Mountain to enter the Grand Line!

Those who see the Red Line for the second time can travel to the second half of the Grand Line – the New World – via Mary Geoise or Fishman Island!

The third person to see the Red Line was none other than the Pirate King, who stood at the pinnacle of the pirate world!

Suzuki walked along, his thoughts churning as he pondered.

He had never even considered this possibility before.

If he hadn't unexpectedly encountered the Roger Pirates on this sky island, he probably wouldn't have known that he would one day be so close to that legendary island.

Of course, without coordinates, you can't find the legendary final island, Laugh Tale.

However, even with just that, Suzuki could feel the fluctuating sense of curiosity within him.

He wasn't very interested in Raphdru, but he was somewhat interested in the information contained within.

Also, what exactly did Roger see inside?

"Selling those images! Two hundred million IQ per image!"

"Selling Lantern Shells! Selling Lantern Shells! Only ten million Ikkhus!"

"Come and see our freshly arrived water clams! They're fresh, easy to use, and cheap—only 30 million IK!"

"..."

Unbeknownst to him, Suzuki had already reached the center of Nyanojima Island.

He took a deep breath, collected his thoughts, calmed the turmoil in his heart, and his face returned to calm.

Suzuki looked at the streets of Nyanojima Island; it was very different from Qinghai.

He also visited many islands in the open sea, where most of the goods sold were everyday necessities.

On this floating island, everyday necessities are also sold.

But apart from the food being largely the same, the other daily necessities are quite different from those in Qinghai.

Many of the shops on Nianyu Island sell shellfish, a specialty of the island.

Shells are a unique product of Sky Island.

Various unique shellfish possess a variety of different abilities.

For example, a sound recorder can record and play audio, transmit information, or be used as an entertainment tool.

There are also lamp shells, which can emit light for a period of time and are used as indoor lighting tools.

Water clams can store large amounts of water, image clams can record and play images, and flavor clams can even store flavors.

There are also wind-blown shells, which can store and release wind and are commonly used in skateboards and civilian power banks.

The giant Wiba that Suzuki rode in earlier was also made using a large number of wind clams and other shellfish, which is why it could travel so fast.

There are also many amazing shellfish, basically covering all aspects of the lives of the sky island residents.

There are even quite a few shellfish that can be used for combat.

Such as Impact Shell, Slash Shell, Repulsion Shell...

The shops on both sides of the street were filled with these amazing shellfish.

As Suzuki walked, he looked at the information on the labels for various shellfish.

Just as he was thinking about buying some shellfish before he left, he was now preparing to buy a Wiba for long-distance voyages.

"Pfft~ Hahahaha, Buggy, you look so funny!"

"Aaaaaah, you damn Shanks, come here! I'm going to beat you to a pulp!"

"Hahaha, then you'd better catch up first! If you can't catch me, I won't let you get beaten up~"

"Ah! Don't run, Shanks, you're done for if I catch up..."

(End of this chapter)