One Piece: Power-Power Fruit

Chapter 77 The Freedom Team Departs

Chapter 77: The Freedom Crew Departs

As the morning glow gradually spread across the entire sky island, the distant sea of ​​clouds, the lush giant trees and bushes all around, and the various animals appearing and disappearing in the sunlight, all came alive under the warm glow. At this moment, the entire sky island began to revive.

"what……"

Standing atop the massive vines of Shandora, Mu Chong finished his early morning training. A long howl erupted from his mouth, its resounding sound echoing throughout the entire Sky Island.

"Roar!"

Nora, the giant python who had been accompanying Mu Chong, imitated him, raising her head and letting out a long roar towards the sky.

"Hahaha! Well done, Nora! I'm finding you more and more adorable, you big guy. If the Liberty wasn't so small, I would have taken you to Qinghai!"

Mu Chong tightened his white robe, fastened the white snake at his waist, and swiftly landed on Nora's head, reaching out to stroke its head as he spoke.

"Roar!!"

"Hahaha! Don't be stubborn, Nora! Although I can't take you away this time, I promise you, one day I will come back here to pick you up, and then we'll have a great time in Qinghai!"

Mu Chong patted Nora's big head, looking at the giant python with a face full of affection. Ever since he helped the creature remove the white snake from its belly that day, the python had developed a very affectionate and clingy attitude towards Mu Chong.

"Roar!"

The giant python Nora let out a low growl. According to Mu Chong's Observation Haki, Nora seemed somewhat dejected.

"Hehe! I'm going back to Qinghai, Nora. Remember to guard this place for me. You're the guardian beast of the Sky Island that I personally appointed, hahaha!"

Mu Chong calmed Nora down, then looked at the spot where the Liberty was docked and slowly said...

"Roar!"

"Let's go, our friends should be waiting, let's go back!"

As Mu Chong finished speaking, Nora let out a low growl and her body swiftly flew downwards along the giant vines.

After three days of modifications, thanks to the combined efforts of Skedek, Enel, and the God Team, the Freedom finally completed its magnificent transformation.

The overall size has more than doubled, with a length of nearly 100 meters, a deck width of nearly 60 meters, and a height of over 10 meters. It now looks much more imposing than before.

It remained a twin-track sailing ship, but now equipped with electric power. The entire ship's interior contained a vast amount of gold, a requirement strongly advocated by Enel. In his words, with this gold, the ship was invincible.

The exterior of the ship remained largely unchanged, but the overall strength of the Freedom was reinforced by scouring almost every usable material on the entire Sky Island. Furthermore, the hull incorporated various types of shells, local specialties of the Sky Island.

It's worth mentioning that the statue at the bow was originally intended to be a dragon head by Mu Chong, but due to the strong opposition of the white cat Mu Mu, it ended up being a head statue, which made the fat cat happy for a whole day.

"captain!"

"captain!"

……

"Ha, everything's ready?"

Mu Chong looked at the Freedom crew, who were already fully prepared for departure, and the petite Aisha standing in the middle, and smiled slightly before asking...

"The captain has been ready for a long time, just waiting for you!"

Enel, in a completely different manner, was no longer shirtless but instead wore a robe, just like Mu Chong.

Enel's robe was predominantly white, with scattered light blue lightning patterns. Underneath, he wore a blue and white striped shirt and his usual white harem pants, making him look quite dashing.

Enel's attire caught Mu Chong's eye, and then he subconsciously looked at the other people's clothing. What he saw next stunned him.

All the crew members on the Freedom, whether leaving the Sky Island or staying, wore identical white robes, the same style as those in Muchong, only the patterns on the robes were different.

Slard's robe was decorated with cloud patterns, Baku's robe with a pattern resembling a round shield, Aisha's robe with wings, Hill Bot's robe with a golden, dagger-like pattern, and Locas's robe with a crescent moon pattern.

Even the white cat Mumu was wearing a white top with snowflake-shaped circular patterns printed on it.

These six people and one cat stood at the very front of the crowd, smiling broadly as they looked at Mu Chong—a truly handsome and charismatic group!

"Hahahaha! Let's go!"

Seeing this, Mu Chong's eyes welled up with tears. Without saying a word, he raised his right hand and firmly gave a thumbs-up.

Stab it!

"Yay! Qinghai, your Thor has arrived!"

As Mu Chong finished speaking, Enel laughed loudly, then flashed with lightning and disappeared from the spot.

"Roger that, Captain!"

boom!

Immediately afterwards, Slad smiled, responded, and his body transformed into a large white cloud, slowly lifting the hull of the Liberty.

"Yes, Captain!"

Baku placed his right hand on his chest, bowed to Mu Chong, and then leaped onto the deck of the Liberty.

"hey-hey!"

Eleven-year-old Aisha's face flushed, and she gave Mu Chong a sweet smile, remaining rooted to the spot.

"Meow!!!"

Mu Chong glanced indulgently at the person and cat below the boat, then turned to look at the crowd standing nearby.

Faced with a series of adorable faces, Mu Chong slowly opened his arms, and his body gradually floated up, along with Aisha and the white cat Mumu.

"Hahaha! Everyone, the Sky Island is now in your hands. This is our common home. I hope we can all work together to build it up, and in the future, we can stand together at the top of the world!"

As they were talking, Mu Chong had already led Aisha and Baku onto the deck of the Liberty.

Then, the group of five, along with a cat, stood at the stern of the Freedom and waved to everyone on the Sky Island.

As the Freedom took off, the crowd broke into a frenzy of words of concern and well-wishes that echoed across the sky island, lingering for a long time. Some even secretly wiped away tears.

Schidek slowly lit a cigarette, raised his head, his gaze fixed on the Liberty, tears welling in his eyes, his smile growing increasingly relieved.

"Let's go, Captain! I'm so envious!"

"Locas, we still have our own mission. I believe that in the near future, we will once again stand behind the captain!"

"Roar!!!"

As the sound echoed in the air, the Liberty disappeared from everyone's sight, but no one left their spot. Everyone remained in that farewell posture for a very long time.

On the deck of the Liberty

"Captain, how are we going to get down here?! You're not going to make me just drag the Freedom down into the open sea like this, are you? This is 10,000 meters in the air!"

Looking at the Freedom floating in the air, Slade's mind was filled with the look of "You better think of a solution now!"

"Hahaha! You stupid navigator, we don't need you. It's enough that I, the god, am here with you!"

Enel struck a smug pose, his hands crackling with electricity.

Upon seeing this, Elsa instinctively took a step back, but was stopped by a large hand blocking her back.

"Don't be afraid, Enel is no longer the 'god' he used to be. He's a very reliable partner now!"

Mu Chong smiled gently at Aisha, who glanced at Enel discreetly and nodded slightly back at him.

"Slad, take down your clouds!"

Then Mu Chong turned to Slad and said something softly, his tone extremely calm, almost devoid of any emotional fluctuation, as if he were talking about something insignificant.

"Yes, Captain!"

Upon hearing Mu Chong's instructions, Slad instinctively did as he was told, assuming that Mu Chong would use his Strength-Strength Fruit powers to support the Liberty as it descended.

But when Slade completely removed the clouds beneath the Liberty's hull, the whole world fell silent.

The surrounding environment began to rise slowly, while the Freedom's hull began to descend rapidly, faster and faster, showing no sign of slowing down.

puff!

Due to the ship's weight and descent speed, the Liberty effortlessly passed through the sea of ​​clouds.

next second!

Swish!

"what!!!"

"Ahahahaha!"

"Yay! Hahahaha!"

As the Freedom plummeted, screams of alarm, laughter, and triumphant shouts echoed across the sea.

The Freedom fell straight down into the sea from an altitude of 10,000 meters.