One Piece: The sky is azure, I just time-traveled today.

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Liu Jiu silently found several empty wine barrels, filled them at the spring, and planned to carry them back to the boat later.

Although it is a diluted "drop of the gods," the spring's nature has changed, and it continues to exude this wine-like aroma.

That's absolutely amazing!

Chapter 129 Dog-Headed Warship, Vice Admiral Garp

A few days is enough time for a miracle to take hold.

The air in the Amber City has been refreshed; it is no longer filled with the cloying smell of ale, but with a faint, invigorating aroma of spring water and spirits.

On the streets, people hurry along with clear eyes and faces filled with anticipation for the future.

The tavern remained open, but instead of selling intoxicatingly cheap liquor, it sold clear, sweet, processed spring water, and business was even better.

After all, drinking tap water all the time can easily cause stomach aches.

Boiling water over a fire is too much trouble.

Bars naturally became the place where people bought spring water liquor.

Processed spring water wine is delicious and won't make you drunk!

The temple's situation is delicate.

The high priest and his remaining forces received their due judgment amid the islanders' lucid anger.

They were all driven off the island.

Because of the temple's inaction, every household is drunk, living a life of debauchery and unable to lead a normal life, especially with the birth rate dropping by more than half.

Every night, I see men frantically trying to make babies, but in the end, it's the women who enjoy it, wanting to keep going...

The temple must stand, but the men must fall.

As dawn broke and the sea was bathed in sunlight once more, the "Whirlwind" was ready to set sail.

Sabo was giving the sails a final check, Kuina stood at the bow with a knife in her hand, Robin was taking stock of the supplies, and Liu Jiu was already sitting in his usual spot with a dozen barrels of wine filled with spring water next to him.

Lilith arrived at the dock alone, clutching the empty, antique wine jug in her arms.

"Are you... leaving?" She looked up at the four people on the boat, her voice tinged with reluctance.

Sabo jumped down from the mast, dusted off his hands, and grinned, "Yeah, the Log Pose is full. Time to move on to the next island."

Guina turned around and nodded slightly to her: "Take care."

Robin walked to the ship's side and looked at Lilith gently: "You've done a great job, Lilith. This island will have a whole new future because of you and your father's efforts."

Lilith's eyes were a little red. She nodded vigorously and handed the empty wine jug in her arms to Robin: "Sister Robin, this... is for you. Although it's empty, it's the most important thing my father left me. I think it should go with you to witness a wider world."

Robin was slightly taken aback. Looking at the sincere light in the girl's eyes, she smiled and took the wine jug: "Thank you, I will take good care of it."

Lilith looked at Sabo again and suddenly bowed deeply: "Brother Sabo, thank you! Thank you for helping me defeat the bad guys, thank you for believing in me!"

Sabo chuckled and scratched his head: "Don't mention it! It's just a matter of helping those in need! If anyone bullies you again, just say Sabo's name!"

Lilith stopped crying and smiled, nodding vigorously.

Finally, her gaze fell on Liu Jiu, who had remained silent. She took a few steps forward and bowed deeply to Liu Jiu as well: "Thank you... thank you, Uncle, for saving me, and... and for getting such a skilled doctor for me."

Liu Jiu turned his gaze from the sea to the girl and nodded calmly.

There were no words, but Lilith felt that approval.

"We should get going," Sabo called out, glancing at the sky.

The mooring ropes were untied, the sails slowly rose, and the sea breeze billowed.

Lilith stood on the pier, waving her arms vigorously and shouting, "Goodbye! Thank you! I will definitely make this island better and better!"

The "Whirlwind" slowly sailed away from the dock and headed towards the depths of the azure sea.

Take care, Lilith!

Sabo stood at the stern, smiling and waving goodbye to Lilith.

Kuina stood with her sword in her arms and nodded towards the dock in the distance.

Robin, holding the empty wine jug, stood beside Sabo, smiling and waving.

Liu Jiu had his back to the dock, his gaze already fixed on the distance.

Lilith stood on the dock until the sailboat carrying her benefactor and friends became a tiny black dot on the horizon and finally disappeared completely.

"Take care, everyone on the 'Whirlwind'!"

She touched the corner of her eye, where there was moisture from parting, but even more so, there was a steadfast hope.

She turned around and looked at the island behind her that was awakening.

Dad, can you see this from heaven? Our new life on the island has only just begun.

On the "Whirlwind," Sabo stretched, facing the sea breeze, his tone full of anticipation:

"Our next island adventure is here!"

In a certain sea area along the Grand Line, the sky was clear and the air was crisp.

A pirate ship flying the skull and crossbones flag was sailing leisurely, with pirates on deck drinking cheap rum and boasting about their "great achievements" in plundering a merchant ship.

Suddenly, the lookout sounded a piercing alarm!

"Navy! It's a naval warship!"

The pirates panicked instantly, and chaos erupted on the deck. In the distance, a massive dog-headed warship with a bone dangling from its prow was slowly approaching them!

At the bow of the warship, Garp, a burly man draped in a naval "justice" coat, was stretching as if no one else was around. As he twisted his waist, he sighed at the mountain of shells piled up beside him.

"Sigh, these young people nowadays, none of them are easy to deal with."

He casually picked up a shell that was bigger than a normal person's head and weighed it in his hand.

"I've been back to the East Blue several times in the past few years, but only Luffy and Ace were left in the mountains. Kuina, Robin, and Sabo weren't there. It's like missing at least three times the joy of 'love'..."

His gaze swept towards the pirate ship in the distance, which was trying to turn around like a startled rabbit, and his arm muscles suddenly bulged!

"I strongly suspect that the three of them went to sea together. They're really a worry! Especially... they've been at sea for years and haven't made a name for themselves at all. It's making it impossible for me to find them!"

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly swung his arm!

The heavy cannonball, like an electromagnetic cannon fired from its barrel, tore through the air with a piercing shriek, slicing through the sky and striking the pirate ship's mainmast with unparalleled precision!

Wood chips flew everywhere, and the mast snapped in two! The pirate ship's speed decreased drastically, and the pirates on board were thrown about in terror.

"Damn it, it's Vice Admiral Garp...!"

"Shut up, you've got a death wish? You're the Navy hero... Garp!"

"Whether I'm tired of living or not, I don't know... I only know I'm about to die! Captain, quickly order a counterattack!"

"Damn it, is that something a human being should say? Death isn't scary, what's scary is going after death..."

The crew on the pirate ship were in complete chaos.

Without even glancing at the results, Garp picked up another shell and continued his "warm-up exercises" and complaints.

"Being a navy officer is so much better! Why do you have to be a pirate like everyone else?! Being a pirate is one thing, but why are you so insistent on keeping a low profile?!"

The second cannonball roared out and hit the pirate ship's rudder precisely, blasting it to pieces!

"If I hadn't personally obtained this surrender document from the Warring States period, I wouldn't have had any reason to look for you, you little brat."

The third cannonball struck the figurehead of the pirate ship directly, blasting it into pieces.

"Seven Warlords of the Sea! What a great position! You don't have to be chased all over the world by the Navy, and you can legally... uh, legally do that thing..."

He seemed to be carefully choosing his words, but his hands didn't stop moving. The fourth cannonball had already been fired, hitting the enemy's last remaining foremast sail.

"In short! This time, we absolutely must make sure these troublemakers get these positions!"

The dog-headed warship had already approached the almost paralyzed pirate ship, and the naval soldiers on the deck were skillfully preparing for boarding action.

Garp dusted off his hands, looked at the helpless pirate ship, as if he had accomplished a trivial task.

He pulled out the Shichibukai appointment document stamped with the World Government's seal from his pocket, and then took out a rubbing of a wanted poster he had just received, which featured a blurry silhouette of a girl. A smug smile spread across his face.

"Hahaha! Kuina, you little devil...are you ready to receive Grandpa's 'love'?"

The adjutant behind him shivered as he looked at his superior’s kind smile and silently prayed for the “Shura Girl” he had never met.

Being targeted by Vice Admiral Garp is probably more terrifying than being surrounded by ten warships.

Chapter 130 Adventure

After leaving the island of drunkards.

The next few islands are quite bizarre.

On the Grand Line, the only thing you can trust is the Log Pose.

It is more reliable than its companions and can better point out the right path for everyone.

This time, it's called Ghost Stage Theater Island.

In the abandoned theater, the tattered curtains moved on their own without any wind.

A faint singing voice drifted through the air, sometimes present, sometimes absent.

A mournful female voice drifted out, carrying an empty echo:

"Xu Xian... my husband Xu Xian... where are you...?"

After a moment of silence, an anxious male voice followed, as if it came from a great distance:

"My wife! My wife, wait for me! I will seek Buddhist teachings from Master Fahai and come to rescue you!"

Immediately afterwards, a slightly shrill female voice interrupted, tinged with a sob:

"Sister! Don't wait any longer! Xu Xian... he has changed his mind!"

The previously mournful female voice suddenly rose in pitch, filled with disbelief:

"Xiaoqing! Stop talking nonsense! I've been waiting here day and night, how could my husband..."