CHAPTER 181: CHAPTER 181 : RETURN

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Two years ago, in the private Marine Pirate World, after the Rainbow Mist incident, the Straw Hat Pirates waited two days for Ikki and Ace before setting sail again.

Having received the letter Ikki left fifty years prior, Luffy firmly believed that Ikki and Ace would definitely return. Even if they became sixty or seventy years old, they would still be their vice-captain and their brother.

Not long after the Going Merry departed from Loguetown, it encountered a bizarre sight: a dilapidated ship falling from the sky.

While such occurrences were common in this particular sea, what made it strange was Nami’s Log Pose suddenly malfunctioning, with its needle pointing directly upwards.

Nami initially thought it was broken, but Robin shared the legend of Sky Island. To find clues about this mythical island, everyone disembarked to salvage the fallen ship. During their salvage operation, they met the Saruyama Alliance and had a brief conflict.

Just as everyone was at a loss about how to reach Sky Island, Robin produced a Permanent Pose she had "acquired" from the Saruyama Alliance. This Permanent Pose pointed to a nearby island: Jaya.

Meanwhile, Ikki flew out of a spatial rift. Seeing the vast blue sea, he sighed, "Nothing should go wrong this time, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ikki snatched a newspaper from a Newspaper Bird to check the date. "Haha! It’s true, he should be back!" The news didn’t mention the exact date, but a report about a Marine capturing the former great pirate Whetton on Loguetown was enough to confirm that Ikki and his companions had indeed returned.

Ikki waved his hand, and a luxurious cruise ship materialized on the sea. He then returned Ace, Rouge and Kakashi to their original sizes from their shrunken forms. With their return to this world, Ikki’s journey through time and parallel worlds was officially over.

In fact, Ikki’s latest time-traveling escapade hadn’t been without its rewards. At the very least, he had accumulated a substantial amount of "justice points." Saving countless pregnant women on Baterilla Island, defeating Caesar Clown in Punk Hazard, rescuing a group of experimental children, and saving the entirety of Dressrosa—these were all considered Ikki’s achievements, naturally converting into justice points.

"Ikki, are we back?" Ace entered the yacht’s bar, grabbed two bottles of wine, and handed one to Ikki as he asked.

"Back!" Ikki nodded, then handed the newspaper to Ace, gesturing for him to read it.

Upon seeing the news, Ace also smiled. "I’m finally back!" After finishing the newspaper, Ace looked at Rouge and asked, "Mom, do you want to join me on this adventure, or...?"

Before Ace could finish, Rouge interrupted with a smile, "I’d better go to the Windmill Village you mentioned!" She continued, "After all... it wouldn’t be nice to be a burden on your adventures all the time!"

Rouge knew her son, much like his father, yearned for freedom. She wouldn’t let her love become Ace’s prison. Besides, she also wanted to meet Dadan, Ace’s adoptive mother, and his kind sister, Makino.

Hearing his mother’s words, Ace didn’t refuse. Instead, he looked at Ikki and said, "After we find Luffy, let’s head back to Windmill Village first! I’ll take Mom back."

"Yeah!" Ikki nodded, then extended his hand. "Give me your Vivre Card!"

Vivre Cards are made from a person’s fingernails. As early as when he met Luffy and Sabo, Ace had split his Vivre Card into three parts, giving one to each of his two brothers. To find Luffy and Sabo now, the Vivre Card was the most effective method.

After receiving the Vivre Card, Ikki pressed the rabbit charm on the cruise ship, and it began to accelerate. Following the guidance of the Vivre Card, the cruise ship swiftly arrived at Jaya Island.

Seeing the island, Ikki knew he was about to enter the Sky Island Arc. Not only that, if his guess was correct, he would encounter Blackbeard here. With Ace’s current strength, taking on Blackbeard alone was no problem, especially with Ikki by his side.

As soon as they landed on Jaya Island, they noticed many people rushing towards the bar in Mock Town. Seeing this, Ikki immediately pulled someone aside and asked, "Hey! What’s happening over there?"

The passerby, visibly annoyed, impatiently pulled out a dagger and lunged at Ikki’s neck without a word.

"Damn it!" Ikki cursed under his breath, narrowly dodging the sneak attack. "It truly lives up to its name as the ’Demon Island’ Mock Town! Such a ruthless attack on a random passerby!"

Seeing that Ikki had easily evaded his attack, the passerby—either attempting to be friendly or offering an explanation—said, "There’s a fight going on over there, and we’re just here to watch the fun."

"Well, my subconscious reaction just now was very..." Before he could utter the word "sorry," Ikki sliced his throat with a wind blade. A subconscious assassination attempt meant this guy was definitely not a good person. Just as Ikki expected, after killing the passerby, his justice value increased by ten points.

After tossing the body aside, Ikki and Ace followed the crowd towards the bar out of curiosity. As they approached, both Ikki and Luffy were stunned.

Luffy and Zoro were currently sitting by the roadside, covered in blood. Nami was wielding her Clima-Tact, while Vivi was skillfully using the Star River, given to her by Ikki, to fight two men. Ikki recognized the two opponents: Bellamy, the leader of the Bellamy Pirates and a brainless fan of Doflamingo, and his first mate, the swordsman Sarquiss.

Seeing Luffy and Zoro covered in blood, Ikki instantly understood what had transpired. There was a scene in the original story where Nami told Luffy and Zoro not to cause trouble. Luffy had agreed.

Then, inside the tavern, he was ridiculed by everyone for asking about Sky Island and even struck with a bottle by Bellamy. Originally, Luffy wanted to fight back, but remembering his promise to Nami, and considering Bellamy and others pathetic for not believing in dreams, and the shadow of Shanks... he told Zoro, "We can’t fight this battle!" And so, Luffy and Zoro ended up in their current state.

Luffy and Zoro could hold back, but Nami couldn’t. The current Nami was no longer the original Nami; she was a full-fledged elemental magician. Vivi, by her side, also demonstrated impressive combat power with the Star River.

Listening to everyone’s mockery, Nami finally couldn’t help but take action, and Vivi, not to be outdone, drew the Star River and joined the fight against everyone.