Chapter 110: Sea of Clouds

Chapter 110: Sea of Clouds

"ADD THE OIL! DON'T LET THE AIR COOLED DOWN!" shouts Buggy to his crew.

The Clowns do as he said and add more oil to make the fire bigger. They're not in a good situation right now as rain has poured down.

They can handle the wind with Jude's navigational skills. But the rain is truly a trouble because it makes the hot air inside the balloon get colder.

Luckily, they brought a lot of oil to burn, so they can make a bigger fire. They just need to make sure that the air's temperature doesn't drop because it will make them fall into the sea again.

The Clowns have reached 9 km above sea level when the rain poured down. Just 1 or 2 km again before they reach the Sky Island. It will be very bad if they fail and fall to the sea. They're not Kaido who can survive a fall from such height.

They keep working to make the air stays at the same temperature. However, the rain is very strong and the falling water droplets push the balloon down. If they can't get past the rain fast, then their fuel will run out before they can reach Sky Island.

"Captain, the ship is not moving up," says Jude worriedly.

"Damn, how about the fire?" asks Buggy.

"We can't make it bigger or it will burn the balloon. The strong wind also makes the fire weaker," says Ruff.

"Tsk, it can't go on like this. We need to be fast or we'll run out of fuel," says Buggy.

"We know, but we can't do anything now. No one can stop the rain," says Jude.

"Hmm? Stopping the rain?" asks Buggy like he gets an idea.

Buggy looks at the rain cloud that is rather close to them. They're just some hundred meters away from the clouds now. He calculates the distance before grinning and cracking his neck.

"Palu, prepare a rope! I will go up," says Buggy while checking his swords.

"Huh? What will you do?" asks Palu.

"Stopping the rain," says Buggy while grinning.

The Clowns tilt their heads and look at each other in confusion. They don't know what Buggy will do, but Buggy seems very sure of his plan. No one has any idea, so they do what Buggy asked and Palu prepares a long rope.

Buggy tied the rope on his waist before he jumps to the balloon. He climbs it as his crew holds the rope for safety. No one wants Buggy to fall from this height if he slipped while climbing.

They look around at the white clouds and suddenly see some giant fish jumping around. The Clowns are mesmerized by this sight, even Buggy. It is his first time to really see the lives on Sky Island as the one who saw it was the original Buggy.

"This should be the lowest level, the Sky People live on the top level. We need to get higher," says Buggy.

"I'm sorry Captain, but the fuel isn't enough to pass the next cloud. We've spent all of our fuel in that rain," says Ruff while showing their empty oil barrels.

"Sigh, then let's land on that sea of clouds," says Buggy.

The Clowns then move their ship to the sea of clouds. They get down slowly to make sure that the cloud can hold their ship. It will be very bad if the cloud can't hold their ship because they will fall to the sea.

Luckily, that doesn't happen as their ship can float on the cloud. They immediately turn off the fire to deflate the balloon. It takes them 15 minutes to deflate and fold the balloon.

They don't throw the balloon because they will need it to go down again. Buggy knows that they can use the Sky Octopus, but he still keeps the balloon as a backup. Who knows whether this Sky Island has Octopus like the one that Straw Hats visited.

After packing the balloon, the Clowns sail on the Sea of Clouds. They try to find a way to the upper level while trying to get some Sky Fishes. Buggy has told them that these fishes tasted very good, so they're very eager to try it.

They finally get a big flat fish that looks very strange. But they ignore it and still ask Mantis to cook it. They all are skeptical before eating it, but after they try a bite, they melted.

"SO GOOD~," says everyone with a blissed expression.

They devour the fish completely and try to get another one while still looking for a way up. The Clowns finally find the way up after an hour and they've devoured 5 giant Sky Fishes.

Just like the Angel Island, this Sky Island has an entrance gate and sky road that lead to the upper level. They look at the gate that has the Sky Island's name on it. Buggy widens his eyes and grins when he read the name.

He smirks and says, "Birka, now this will be interesting."

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