One Piece: The Strongest Trait System-Chapter 93: [] : [BONUS] - The Colossus is Me!

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High above, the wreckage of numerous ships suddenly materialized from the sky, pulled by gravity, hurtling down towards the Going Merry.

"A ship—falling from the sky?!" Chopper and Usopp shrieked, clinging to each other in terror.

Nami and Vivi instinctively latched onto Rowen, seeking comfort and safety.

"You two—If you keep holding onto me like this, how am I supposed to do anything?" Rowen chuckled, looking at Nami and Vivi clinging to him like octopuses.

While enjoying their soft, trembling forms pressed against him was pleasant, Rowen certainly didn't want this wreckage crashing onto the Merry.

"Leave it to me," Zoro declared, a crimson-black light flickering in his eyes.

Having fully awakened the 'Steel-Cutting Realm' and Armament Haki, he was confident he could slice through this already dilapidated wreckage.

"There's some interesting information on that wreckage. If you cut it up, it'll all be destroyed," Rowen replied with a smile.

Zoro's swordsmanship, unlike Mihawk's fusion of hardness and softness, was all about absolute power and destructive force. If Zoro intervened, any documents on board would be obliterated. And there was a map of Skypiea up there.

"Vivi, it's up to you. Your strength has increased so much now, yet you're still clinging to me like Nami does," Rowen teased, looking at Vivi with a fond smile.

Blushing slightly at being called out, Vivi pouted.

Her personality wasn't as naturally timid as Nami's.

But having finally shed the immense burden of Alabasta—her eighteen-year-old, newly-in-love girlish side had emerged—meaning she loved being close to Rowen and wouldn't miss an opportunity like this.

Nami, hearing Rowen's comment, didn't let go either; instead, she hugged him even tighter, wrinkling her nose cutely.

When it came to helping Rowen, she would overcome her natural timidity. But in situations like this, she too would embrace her girlish side.

Vivi looked up at the wreckage, rapidly approaching the Merry, then slowly extended a delicate hand.

"Sandstorm——!" A miniature sandstorm formed in Vivi's right hand.

With a flick of her wrist, she unleashed her Sand-Sand Fruit power.

A massive sandstorm instantly materialized over the sea, engulfing all the falling ship debris. Under Vivi's control, the sandstorm moved away from the Merry, swirling the wreckage around in the ocean nearby.

"Rowen, what now? The sea breeze will make the sandstorm stronger, and eventually, it'll go out of my control," Vivi called out, maintaining control of her Devil Fruit power, looking towards Rowen.

The Sand-Sand Fruit turned its user into a Sandstorm Human. Conjuring sandstorms was the Logia fruit's 'natural disaster' aspect.

Theoretically, the sandstorm could continuously draw power from the ocean air currents, growing stronger. The drawback was—once it exceeded the user's control, it became uncontrollable.

"No problem." Rowen's Observation Haki spread out.

"White Blow——!" A tendril of smoke, infused with Haki, shot into the sandstorm Vivi created, precisely snatching a map from the debris.

"This is the only thing of value," Rowen stated, examining the map in his hand.

"As for the sandstorm—Zoro, cut it down," Rowen instructed.

A rogue sandstorm at sea, gaining strength from the air currents, could cause trouble if Vivi lost control.

This was also a good training opportunity for Zoro.

"GOT IT."

Zoro grinned fiercely, watching the now uncontrolled sandstorm rapidly expanding as it drew in more air.

"Three-Sword Style — Oni Giri!"

Armament Haki instantly coated his three swords, an unknown, demonic power further empowering them.

With a powerful leaping slash, Zoro tore through the sandstorm over the sea, causing it to explode outwards.

A 'Swordsman' who could cut steel, once they heard the 'breath' of the sandstorm, could follow that breath and utterly annihilate it.

The ship wreckage, caught in the dissipating sandstorm, completely disintegrated, its remnants falling into the sea and slowly sinking.

Rowen smiled, seeing Zoro's increased combat power.

After awakening Haki, Zoro's Asura Aura had also grown stronger.

This Special Trait could even synergize somewhat with Conqueror's Haki, allowing Zoro to tap into a fraction of its power.

No wonder Zoro managed to use Infused Conqueror's during the Onigashima war shortly after awakening it—it was due to this Asura Aura!

Rowen's eyes glinted.

This Special Trait held more surprises than he initially thought. Checking its equipping progress, it was already over half complete; soon, it would be fully loaded.

However, Zoro's own current strength was still too low—he couldn't yet fully command the domineering power of Conqueror's Haki.

He was only channeling a tiny fraction of it using his Asura Aura.

But even so, as the most dominant power on the seas, even a small portion significantly elevated Zoro's attack power.

Zoro's all-out, desperate strike, fueled by consuming his stamina to channel that sliver of Conqueror's Haki via his Asura Aura—was currently the highest potential single attack among the original Straw Hat Monster Trio.

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"This map is..." Nami asked curiously, looking at the chart in Rowen's hand.

"A map of an island in the sky—Skypiea," Rowen replied with a smile.

"SKYPIEA?!" Hearing the incredible name, Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper—the crew's "adventure trio"—instantly lit up, their eyes sparkling.

"You mean—that ship fell from Skypiea?" Luffy asked, his eyes shining brightly.

"The legendary Sky Island—does it really exist?" Sanji, having heard tales of Skypiea, still found it hard to believe.

"Skypiea definitely exists," Rowen confirmed with a confident smile.

Hearing Rowen say so, everyone immediately believed him. Rowen's words were never wrong. If he said it existed, it absolutely existed.

"YOSH! It's decided! We're going to Skypiea! I smell a big adventure!" Luffy yelled, eyes gleaming.

"Don't be silly! Our course is already set! The next island is an Autumn Island," Nami interjected, holding up the Log Pose on her wrist.

"Wh-Why is it pointing upwards?!" Nami gasped, staring at the Log Pose needle, which was now pointing straight towards the sky.

"It's locked onto an island with a stronger magnetic field, overwriting the previous record. Just as Rowen said—Skypiea really exists," Robin commented, looking up at the sky, her own eyes shining with curiosity.

"ALRIGHT! WE CAN GO TO SKYPIEA!"

Luffy, Chopper, and Usopp cheered, throwing their arms around each other's shoulders and jumping up and down on the deck.

"Even if Skypiea exists, how do we get up there? It's in the sky! Rowen's ability allows him to fly, but he can't carry all of us that high!" Nami pointed out, hands on her hips.

"EHH?!" Luffy, Chopper, and Usopp's faces instantly fell with disappointment.

"You three idiots! Are you trying to work Rowen to death?!"

Nami, realizing the trio had subconsciously planned for Rowen to fly them up, instantly transformed into her sharp-toothed angry state and scolded them.

Devil Fruit powers consumed immense stamina! Even if Rowen was incredibly strong, his stamina wasn't infinite; he couldn't carry them all to a supposed Sky Island!

'These fools! Trying to exhaust her Rowen!'

"Rowen~~ Take us to Skypiea!" Luffy immediately rushed over, hugging Rowen's leg.

"It's our lifelong request!" Usopp pleaded.

"Rowen, can we?" Chopper looked up at Rowen with wide, hopeful eyes.

"Of course. Leave it to me," Rowen replied, picking up the adorable Chopper and ruffling his fur.

"ALRIGHT!" Luffy and Usopp instantly cheered, hugging each other.

Chopper's eyes curved into happy crescents. The Trait equipping progress for all three advanced another step.

"But how exactly do we get there?" Nami asked curiously, now that Rowen had agreed. She naturally wouldn't object.

"To reach Skypiea, we need to ride a Knock-Up Stream," Rowen explained simply.

"KNOCK-UP STREAM?"

The crew looked even more curious. Nami, especially, her eyes sparkled; such unknown oceanic phenomena fascinated her.

"That's right. It's an incredibly powerful upward current that can shoot straight into the sky. By riding that stream, we can reach Skypiea," Rowen chuckled.

"SUGEEEEEEEE! The sea is really amazing!" Usopp exclaimed.

"But where do we find a Knock-Up Stream?" Sanji asked the crucial question.

"To find a Knock-Up Stream, we first need to go to a certain island. Someone there knows how to find one—" Rowen replied with a smile.

"SUGEEEE! Then let's hurry up and go!" Luffy urged impatiently.

"But Rowen, if we go to that island, won't the Log Pose reset?" Nami pointed to her wrist. Since Rowen decided to go to Skypiea, as the navigator, Nami naturally had to ensure all preparations were thorough.

"Rowen..." Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper looked pleadingly at Rowen again.

"Relax. We just need to leave that island before the Log Pose fully records its magnetism," Rowen reassured them with a smile.

"That island's name—is Jaya." Rowen looked towards the course ahead.

This Jaya Island was actually the remaining part of the landmass that had been shot up into the sky by a Knock-Up Stream four hundred years ago, becoming part of Skypiea.

The portion of Jaya in the sky, due to the scarcity of land on Skypiea, was revered by the Skypieans as 'God's Land'.

This eventually led to a 400-year war between the original Jaya natives and the Skypieans over land.

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Trait Acquired: Route (Path to Jaya Island).

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(Just like when finding Chopper, after bonding with the Straw Hat crew, the System could now display routes related to major plot-altering destinations.)

Rowen wouldn't even need to steal the Log Pose from the Saruyama Alliance this time.

'Speaking of which, that salvage monkey, Masira, didn't even show up to salvage this falling wreckage?' Rowen didn't bother using his Haki to search for him. They'd meet that interesting fellow soon enough anyway.

"SET SAIL!" Under Rowen's command, following his directions, the Going Merry headed towards Jaya Island.

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Not far from the Going Merry's position, in another part of the sea.

A ship with a monkey figurehead sailed onward.

"Boss! Why didn't we go salvage that wreck back there?" one of the crewmen asked the man who looked remarkably like an ape.

This was the Masira Pirates captain—a man who made his living salvaging shipwrecks, famous for boasting he could salvage a ship, sink it again, then salvage it once more—Salvage King Masira.

"IDIOT! Didn't you see the Jolly Roger on that ship?!" Masira exclaimed, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

"That was—the Straw Hat Pirates!" Masira's eyes were wide with terror.

"On that ship—is the man who single-handedly orchestrated the 'Extreme Malice Alabasta Incident'! Defeated one of the Seven Warlords—Even made the Navy suffer a defeat! The man with a bounty of 1,135,000,000 Beri—The super great pirate—'SKY SOVEREIGN' ROWEN!!!" Masira's terrified roar sent shivers down the spines of his crew.

"1.1 BILLION BERI?!"

"That mass-murdering monster who nearly overthrew an entire kingdom!"

Masira's crewmen burst into tears of fear.

"And that sandstorm that appeared out of nowhere earlier—that must have been the work of that super pirate! Think about it! A monster who can casually unleash natural disasters and kills without batting an eye! If we went salvaging near his ship, and he got slightly annoyed—we'd all be goners!" Masira still felt a lingering terror.

Luckily, reports about Sky Sovereign Rowen were flying all over the seas nowadays; he had recognized the man!

Otherwise, they would have died without even knowing why!

"Good thing you recognized him, Boss! We didn't go over!"

"We almost died!"

"Rumor has it, he's a mass-murdering monster who killed 100,000 people!"

"NONSENSE! I heard it was a million!"

"Whatever the case—WE CHEATED DEATH!"

The crewmen collapsed onto the deck, their legs weak with relief.

That was the super great pirate who nearly overthrew a kingdom, a mass-murderer!

"But Boss... their sailing direction..." Just then, one crewman, belatedly realizing something, gasped in terror.

"It's Jaya Island!" the crewman shrieked, drenched in horrified cold sweat.

"WHAT?!" Masira's forehead also broke out in countless beads of cold sweat, his eyes wide with terror.

That super great pirate... Is heading to Jaya Island?!

"Quick! Back to base! Tell the Boss this news!" Masira immediately ordered his men, frantically sailing back towards Jaya Island in terror.

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"Look! Is that Jaya Island?" Nami asked, smiling as the island and the town upon it came into view.

"That's right. Mock Town, on Jaya Island," Rowen confirmed with a smile, looking at the town.

"What a nice-looking town!" Luffy commented from his special seat, grinning.

"Doesn't it look like a resort town to you guys?" Usopp added enthusiastically.

"Resort town!" Hearing this, Chopper instantly got excited.

"Yeah, it really does! Makes you want to just relax and take it easy," Nami agreed, smiling.

"But... if it has such a resort vibe, why is it called 'Mock Town'?" Vivi asked Rowen, sensing something was off.

"Speaking of which... is it just me, or are all those ships anchored in the harbor... pirate ships?!" Usopp pointed towards the numerous pirate vessels.

"Because this place—is a resort town for pirates to relax, spend lavishly, and let loose," Rowen explained, adopting his classic 'villain' expression.

"Eeeeeek!!!" Usopp and Chopper, the cowardly duo, instantly clung to each other, terrified.

Nami and Vivi also grabbed onto Rowen.

Seeing Vivi deliberately clinging to him, Rowen smiled fondly, then turned his gaze towards Mock Town.

His Observation Haki spread out. Rowen's lips curled upwards.

As expected. No overwhelmingly strong presences. Blackbeard isn't here.

But Rowen's target for coming here wasn't Blackbeard anyway.

"Alright. Let's go find a bar, sit down, and stock up on some supplies. Sanji, I'm leaving that to you," Rowen instructed.

"Leave it to me!" Sanji grinned.

Soon, the Going Merry docked at Mock Town's harbor.

BANG! CRASH!

The moment they docked, they saw it—Mock Town was teeming with pirates! And they were prone to violence at the slightest disagreement, making the town incredibly chaotic.

"A-Are we really going into this town?! It's full of vicious pirates!" Usopp and Chopper clung to each other again, terrified.

"Hm?" Just then, all eyes in Mock Town turned towards the newly arrived Going Merry.

"Eek!" Seeing so many pirates staring at them, Chopper and Usopp became even more frightened.

But the next moment—

"IT'S THE STRAW HAT PIRATES!"

"Straw Hat Monkey D. Luffy! The 300 million Beri man!"

"Idiot! Is Straw Hat the real scary one?!"

"Th-That ship also has—!"

"The man with a bounty of 1,135,000,000 Beri! The mass-murdering super great pirate!"

"'SKY SOVEREIGN' ROWEN!!!"

Mock Town instantly erupted in an uproar.

All the pirates stared fearfully at the Going Merry.

"Eh?!" Chopper and Usopp blinked.

Then they remembered—the most terrifying pirate of all... was right there on their own ship!

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