Chapter 51 Clockwork Island

Time flew by, and another day passed.

“Kaguya, we’ve already entered the Clockwork Island sea area. Why can’t I see the island?”

Standing at the bow, Nami put down her telescope and shouted to Kaguya, who was exercising.

“Look around and see if there’s a stone pillar reaching the sky!

That’s Clockwork Island!”

“A stone pillar reaching the sky?”

Half-doubting, Nami picked up the telescope again and began to look.

“An island on a stone pillar?

Why would there be an island on a stone pillar?

Aren’t they afraid the pillar will break and the island will collapse?”

Nojiko, who was also exercising nearby, asked in confusion.

“I don’t know either. I was baffled when I learned that Clockwork Island was built on a sky-high stone pillar.

But I heard the residents of Clockwork Island all carry parachute packs, probably preparing for the island’s collapse at any moment.”

“What a strange island…”

Nojiko shook her head and continued her sword practice.

The sea breeze brushed across the deck, bringing a hint of coolness. In the distance, several seagulls circled, letting out crisp cries.

Just then, Nami suddenly cried out in surprise.

“Found it! It’s right ahead!”

She pointed excitedly into the distance. Where the sea met the sky, a massive stone pillar pierced the clouds, with the faint outline of an island visible at the top.

As Moomoo slowly pulled the dragon soaring ten thousand miles toward the sky-high stone pillar, the three of them finally got a clear look at it.

Looking at the pillar ahead, which was stacked from shell-shaped boulders, both Nami and Nojiko gaped in shock.

“Kaguya, are you sure people live up there?”

“Of course. Let’s park the dragon soaring ten thousand miles here for now.

We’ll go up and take a look first.”

Kaguya remembered that this place seemed to be ruled by a Pirate Crew.

To get the craftsmen here to help remodel the dragon soaring ten thousand miles, he would need to deal with that Pirate Crew first.

“Moomoo, stop here.”

“Moo~”

The dragon soaring ten thousand miles had just come to a stop, and before the three could leave, they heard a very charming voice coming from nearby.

“Ara~”

“More cute guests have arrived~”

A pirate ship with spades printed on its sails and a teddy bear figurehead sailed from the direction of Clockwork Island.

“Pirates?”

Nami and Nojiko frowned, watching the pirate ship slowly approach.

“Tsk, not bad, really not bad.”

“What’s not bad?”

Nami snatched the telescope from Kaguya’s hand and looked toward the pirate ship.

“Eh? I was still admiring it…”

Kaguya complained.

Nojiko also looked curiously at the pirate ship.

Because she had eaten the Pteranodon Fruit, Nojiko’s vision had improved tremendously. She could see the situation on the pirate ship clearly even without a telescope.

“Pah! What a shameless woman!”

After seeing the naked woman in the pool on top of the ship, Nami also spat in disgust.

“Pah! Shameless!”

Kaguya looked at Nami, who was only wearing a bikini herself, and raised an eyebrow.

“What are you looking at! Not for your eyes!”

Nami glared at Kaguya with a flushed face, her arms instinctively crossing over her chest.

“Hahaha, all jokes aside, this is the Poker Pirates.

We want the people of Clockwork Island to help remodel the dragon soaring ten thousand miles, and we just happen to need to deal with the Poker Pirates.

I didn’t expect them to come to us before we even went to them.”

“Poker Pirates?”

Nami looked at the approaching pirate ship and said coldly.

“Leave that woman to me.”

Before Kaguya could say anything, Nami had already flown over using Moonwalk.

“I’ll go help Nami!”

Nojiko also transformed into a Pteranodon and flew out.

Honey Queen was still waiting for a response after her greeting when she saw two figures rapidly approaching.

She lazily propped up her upper body, her golden curls falling over the edge of the pool, her red lips curling into a playful arc.

“Oh my, these new little wildcats have quite a temper~”

“Big Sis! They don’t look easy to deal with!”

The fat man, Boo Jack, looked at the two women—one transformed into a Pteranodon and the other stepping through the air—and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

“What are you afraid of!”

As a Paste-Paste Fruit user, Honey Queen had never been harmed by anyone since gaining this ability.

“Boys, shoot them down!”

After Honey Queen’s order was given, the pirates on the ship raised their flintlock pistols.

“Bang bang bang bang bang…”

Gunshots rang out like raindrops as bullets whistled toward Nami and Nojiko.

“Clang clang clang clang clang…”

The dense hail of bullets was completely blocked by Nami’s Barrier.

Nami and Nojiko easily broke through the barrage and landed on the pirate ship in an instant.

“Boo Jack, you’re up!”

“Huh?”

Seeing how eerie Nami and Nojiko were, the fat Jack swallowed hard.

“Go!”

Honey Queen dressed in the blink of an eye and then kicked Boo Jack in the butt.

“Big Sis~”

Boo Jack turned into a ball and flew toward Nami and Nojiko.

“What is that?”

The pirates on the ship still hadn’t stopped firing after the two women landed, so Nami kept her Barrier active.

Boo Jack transformed into a “sea urchin” mid-air, thinking he could pierce Nami’s Barrier with his spikes, but he was sent flying the moment he made contact.

With a loud “bang,” Boo Jack’s fat body slammed heavily into the ship’s gunwale, shattering the railing.

“What a useless waste~”

Honey Queen jumped down gracefully. Seeing her prepare to act, her subordinates stopped firing.

“Sister, leave those grunts to you. I’m going to deal with this woman myself!”

Nami gritted her teeth as she looked at Honey Queen, whose figure was several times better than her own.

Honey Queen was swaying her hips, twirling a strand of golden hair around her finger with a provocative smile.

“Little sister, it’s not good to be so fierce~”

As soon as Honey Queen finished speaking, her clothes instantly fell off, and her body suddenly turned into a pink, viscous liquid, flowing across the deck like melted candy.

Nami’s pupils constricted, and she quickly retreated a few steps.

“A Devil Fruit User?”

“Correct~”

Honey Queen’s voice came from all directions as the pink liquid suddenly surged, forming countless tentacles that coiled toward Nami.

Nami snorted and crossed her hands in front of her chest.

“Barrier: Sphere!”

A transparent Barrier instantly enveloped Nami, and the pink tentacles hit the Barrier with a “splat” and a sticky sound.

Meanwhile, Nojiko had already transformed into her Pteranodon form, her wings kicking up a gale that blew the pirates on deck off balance.

Her sharp dragon claws slashed through, each strike reaping the lives of several pirates.

This was the first time Nojiko had killed on such a large scale.

Although she still felt a bit uncomfortable, after her previous training sessions, her stomach no longer churned.

“Damn Pteranodon Woman!”

A pirate raised his flintlock to aim, but Nojiko swerved and whipped her tail across his face like a lash, causing blood to splatter instantly.

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