One Piece: Power-Power Fruit

Chapter 44 Montblanc Coulicate

Chapter 44: Montblanc Coulicate

"Hahaha! Well then, uncle, it's settled then. We'll bring the ship here ahead of schedule tomorrow, and we'll need you to be our guide for the Liberty and take us to find the Sky-Piercing Current!!"

Among the group gathered around, Mu Chong suddenly burst into loud laughter, while the others looked helplessly at this audacious man.

"Your courage truly astonishes me, but I must ask again, are you truly going to use the surging ocean currents to find the Sky Island? That is..."

Sitting opposite Mu Chong was an older man who was only wearing trousers, shirtless, with a diamond-shaped face, a tattoo on his left arm, and a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

"Hahaha! Montblanc Coulicate, weren't you a man who risked your life to fight against fate in order to prove the existence of the Golden City and break the 'curse' of the Montblanc family? What? Now that I can help you find the truth, you're backing down?"

Mu Chong slowly lowered his body, his smile vanished, and he stared intently at the man in front of him, speaking earnestly.

"Impossible! I will not back down. I believe the words of my ancestor are true, and I believe in the existence of the Golden Land!"

Upon hearing Mu Chong's words, Montblanc Coolidge immediately became agitated and loudly retorted.

"Hahaha! Then what are you hesitating for? You just need to help me pinpoint the location of the Sky-Piercing Current and tell me when it will erupt. Trust me, I will definitely let you hear the sound of the Golden Bell!"

Mu Chong's cheerful voice finally touched Montblanc Coulicate's heart, and the man who had been hesitant finally softened.

"Moreover, I will make everyone on the entire island of Jaya witness that moment, and tell the world the truth that Montblanc Nolando did not lie!"

"So, come help me, Montblanc Coulicate, let's add some different colors to this world together!!"

Mu Chong became more and more excited as he spoke, and before he knew it, he had stood up, even opening his arms wide, looking sincerely at the man sitting motionless on the ground, whose eyes were already bloodshot.

"Tch, hahahahaha! Hahahahaha!"

Montblanc Coulicate laughed. The man sat on the ground, covering his eyes with his hands and laughing loudly, but the tears that spilled through his fingers betrayed him.

"Thank you, hero!"

Montblanc Coolidge slowly stood up, looking intently at Mu Chong, who was much shorter than him, a smile gradually spreading across his face.

"Leave it to me, hero! I will definitely deliver your ship to the location of the towering current without fail!"

"it is good!"

Snapped

"Hahaha!!!!"

With Mu Chong's crisp and decisive response, the two smiled at each other and clasped hands firmly together.

At this moment, dreams and reality overlapped, and two burning hearts entrusted themselves to each other, pursuing the truth of history separated by four hundred years. However, to find the truth, one truly had to risk their life.

……

"Captain, that's a towering current!"

On the way back to the Freedom, Hill Bot couldn't help but ask Mu Chong again to confirm.

It was only because the plan devised by their captain and that man was too dangerous that they sailed the Freedom directly above the towering ocean current.

"Hahaha!! Hill Bott, are you scared?!"

Papapa

After saying this, Mu Chong patted the other person on the shoulder, then walked forward on his own without giving a reply.

"Hey, Slade, aren't you going to try to persuade the captain?"

Hill Bott watched as Mu Chong and the white cat Mu Mu walked away, then quickly took two steps to catch up with Slard, and asked nervously.

"Hmm? Advise the captain? Advise him about what?"

Slad walked with his hands behind his head, his gait stern and unsteady. He dared not walk fast, for it would aggravate his wounds.

"Hey, Slade, did you even hear me? The captain wanted to stand in the middle of a towering current? How is that even possible? That's a towering current..."

Snapped!

Just as Hill Bott was getting louder and louder, Slard slapped him hard on the back of the head with his right hand, making him stagger.

"What are you saying, Hill Bot? He's the captain! What reason is there to doubt the captain's words? It's just a raging current. I believe him, simply because he's the captain!"

After saying this, Slard gave Hill Bott a meaningful smile, then turned and continued walking towards the Liberty.

At this moment, Hill Bot stood there in a daze, Slad's voice echoing in his mind, and he didn't even notice when Slad disappeared from his sight.

"Captain! He's the captain! What reason is there to doubt him? I believe him! Just because he's the captain!"

Slard's words echoed in Hill Bot's ears once more, and the latter, head bowed, began to tremble.

"Hehehehehe! Yes, he's the captain! If I didn't trust my own captain, what right did I have to stay on the ship? I was wrong!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hill Bot slowly raised his head, looking in the direction where Mu Chong had disappeared. Then, he quickly started running, rushing towards the Liberty.

Mu Chong, who had already returned to the Liberty, greeted Locas, who was practicing swordsmanship on the deck.

"Hey, Locas, go tell Skedek and the others that no matter what happens later, don't panic, just stay put!"

Although Locas didn't quite understand Mu Chong's meaning, he nodded and quickly went into the cabin.

Mu Chong stopped at the bow, raised his hand to stroke the side of the Freedom, and muttered to himself...

"Hehehe, are you ready, Liberty? Ready to get moving with me? Don't worry, I'll protect you!"

As Mu Chong finished speaking, concentric white ripples spread from his palm toward the Freedom.

"Hmm? It's ready, hahaha!! Now get up, Liberty!"

wow...

Amid Mu Chong's laughter, the Freedom ship, which had been steadily anchored in the harbor, began to rise at a visible speed, gradually leaving the seawater.

The ship's tremors drew the attention of everyone on board, who threw themselves off the deck. When they saw the Liberty hovering in mid-air, their eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Flying, it's flying!"

"Wow! The captain's abilities are incredible!"

"Brother Mu always manages to surprise people!!"

Not only were the people on the ship astonished, but everyone busy at the port witnessed this scene, constantly rubbing their eyes, their mouths agape in surprise.

"Is this the captain's power?"

Hill Bott, who had run back, witnessed this scene. Looking at the Liberty, which had already left the sea, he felt even more guilty about his actions.

Snapped

"Hahaha! Trust him, Hill Bot, there's nothing our captain can't do!"

Slard patted Hill Bot on the shoulder and said earnestly.

At this moment, Mu Chong on the deck felt the Liberty being pulled by a thick rope. He was stunned for a moment, but then he understood. The Devil Fruit power in his hand slowly began to weaken, and the Liberty slowly began to sink.

Bang

The ship sank back into the sea, forcibly pushing the water out and crashing onto the beach.

"Captain, I was wrong, Captain!!!"

Seeing the Liberty come to a stop again, Hill Bot shouted and rushed towards it.