"Hahaha!!"
Kouta jumped down from the railing and walked up to Gan Fall, saying in a gentle tone, "No need to be so nervous. We're not bad people, nor are we bloodthirsty."
"Not bad people?"
Gan Fall could sense that much.
But...
"Not bloodthirsty?"
Gan Fall straightened up, tilting his head to glance at the burning sea behind and to the left of the Freey Bird.
"Hahaha!!"
Kouta followed Gan Fall's gaze and chuckled at the distant flames, "He attacked us first. We didn't provoke him! Since he made his move, we simply retaliated. It's his own fault for not being able to handle it and dying."
He then turned to face Gan Fall, smiling, "Am I right?"
"Mmm... yes!"
Gan Fall nodded, withdrew his gaze, and said to Kouta, "May I ask your name..."
"Hahaha!!"
Kouta laughed open-mouthed, "I am the captain of this ship. You can call me Kouta. I'm an adventurer."
"Hello!"
He extended his right hand towards Gan Fall.
He didn't dislike, and even admired, this former "God" who was dedicated to the peaceful coexistence of the Shandians and the residents of Angel Island, and who loved his people.
"An adventurer?"
Gan Fall was slightly taken aback by the gentle smile on Kouta's face.
He had seen many pirates.
But someone who called himself an adventurer.
In his decades of life,
He had never met one.
"Hello!"
Kouta said again.
"Ah! Oh!"
Gan Fall snapped back to attention and quickly extended his hand, but upon seeing that he was still wearing armor, he quickly stopped and tried to withdraw his hand to remove the gauntlet.
However, just as he was about to pull back, his hand was grasped by Kouta.
Gan Fall was stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered and clasped Kouta's hand, shaking it up and down as he said, "Hello, hello, Kouta-san."
After finishing, he quickly released his hand and looked at Kouta with an embarrassed smile, showing a smile for the first time.
"Hahaha!! You saw my clumsy side, Kouta-san."
Saying this, he bent down, gently placed the great spear in his left hand on the deck, then took off his armored gauntlets and helmet, revealing his aged hands and snow-white hair.
He placed the armor on the deck, then straightened up and gave Kouta an embarrassed smile.
He truly felt goodwill from Kouta.
He didn't know why, but even though they had just met for the first time, Kouta treated him as a guest without any reservations and even asked the young man in the chef's uniform to cook.
It seemed he intended to keep him for a meal.
He hadn't felt such hospitality from visitors from the Blue Sea in a long time.
"Hahaha!!"
"It's alright."
Kouta smiled and waved his hand, "Gan Fall, Fall, Grandpa Fall, is it alright if I call you that!"
He found it a bit difficult to directly call such an elder, who could be their grandfather, by his name, so he decided to call him Grandpa.
"Hehehe!! Kouta-san, you can call me anything."
"Right."
Gan Fall had completely let go of his tension.
He looked at Kouta and asked again, "What exactly did you want to ask me by calling me down, Kouta-san?"
"It's nothing major, really. I just saw you flying in the sky and figured you must be a local!"
"Mmm!"
Gan Fall nodded. "And then?"
"I just wanted to ask about the situation here. After all, we're all from the Blue Sea, and we're very interested in Skypiea! Especially our destination."
"Destination?"
"Yes!"
As Kouta spoke, he walked to the coffee table by the lounge chair, bent down, retrieved a treasure map from beneath the table, placed it on the coffee table, and then turned to signal Gan Fall to come over.
Although he knew all the information about Gan Fall and Skypiea, his companions didn't.
It would be a bit strange for them to learn about Angel Island and Admitting from him.
So, as soon as he sensed Gan Fall's presence, he couldn't help but call him down.
After all, this guy was the former god of Angel Island, and perhaps he could learn some information not present in the original story from him!
"Here, this is our destination."
Kouta straightened up, pointed to the location of the Golden City on the map, and looked at Gan Fall.
At this moment, Guina and Robin had also stood up, looking at Gan Fall, waiting for him to enlighten them.
Especially Robin, whose thirst for knowledge was almost overflowing.
Gan Fall's gaze followed Kouta's finger to the map. Upon seeing the location of the Golden City marked on the map, his expression first became confused, then changed dramatically.
This was because even he, the former god, did not know the location.
The ruins of Shandora were vast, and everyone knew about them – whether it was the residents of Angel Island, the Shandians, or the people brought by Enel.
Because the ruins were there, but no one knew where the legendary Golden City was.
He never expected to see it on a treasure map now.
"Are you looking for gold?"
Gan Fall straightened up, turned to stare at Kouta, and asked with a serious tone.
"Yes and no."
Kouta withdrew his hand, turned around, and plopped down onto the lounge chair. With a thought, a chair flew out from the cabin below and landed behind Gan Fall.
"Sit!"
Kouta gestured for Gan Fall to sit down.
Gan Fall looked at the chair with a hint of curiosity in his eyes, but he didn't ask any further questions, as they weren't yet familiar.
After Gan Fall was seated, Kouta smiled and said to him again, "Hahaha!! Uncle Fall, look at you, why the serious expression again! Do you think, with our strength, if we were to truly go to the Golden City, would anyone be able to stop us?"
"Mmm!"
Gan Fall was taken aback, then the corners of his lips curved upwards, and a smile reappeared on his face, "I was being too nervous. After all, I've heard of this place, but I've never seen it. And that place isn't private property; it's a place that a race has been guarding for generations. I really don't wish for outsiders to disturb it, because these ruins are already very fragile."
"So, the Golden City truly exists?"
Just then, the usually calm Robin looked at Gan Fall, her eyes flashing with excitement and anticipation.
Gan Fall turned to look at Robin, hesitating for a moment.
Then he nodded, "Mmm! If the map is real, I suppose the Golden City recorded on the map should also be real! After all, the Shandians have always wanted to reclaim their land and their city. Now that I think about it, the Golden City recorded on this map is probably what they most want to reclaim!"
He didn't see any greed in Kouta's group.
It seemed they weren't really here for the legendary gold.
But truly treated this voyage as an adventure.
Mmm! That made sense.
Given the strength displayed by Kouta's group, he didn't know their level in the Blue Sea, but here in Skypiea, as far as he could feel, no one was qualified to fight against them.
With such strength, they must be world-renowned powerhouses in the Blue Sea.
People like them wouldn't be greedy for gold.
Because they wouldn't lack money.