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  Coby had heard enough of the talk. The Shandians and Skypieans could settle their differences however they liked. He had bigger things to deal with—namely, getting his crew back together and s out the mess left by Enel. He turned away from the group, not b with any further expnations. "Wait for our crew to discover the bell, then you have it," he said, not really g further. With that, he left them to figure things out on their own.

  He made his way through the dense foliage as he followed the path towards where he assumed the crew had gone. After a while, he spotted a cut in the clouds ahead—a telltale sign that the crew had desded through a hidderao the ruins below.

  Coby carefully made his way down the makeshift path. It wasn’t long before he reached a series of a ruins—massive stoructures covered in vines and moss. The pce had an eerie sileo it, the kind that spoke of long-fotten histories.

  He stepped cautiously into the first of the ruins, his eyes sing the area for any sign of the crew. The sound of distant footsteps and hushed voices caught his attention. As he rounded a er, he finally caught sight of them.

  Luffy, Nami, Zoro, Sanji, Robin, Usopp, and Chopper were gathered around a rge stoar, examining the markings and artifacts scattered around. Their expressions were awe and curiosity as they took in the remnants of what had once been a thriving city.

  "Coby!" Nami called out as she spotted him approag then saw his battered form, frowning. "You took down Enel, right? Is it over? Seems like he was a tough oppo."

  Coby nodded, wiping the sweat from his brow as Chopper arrived to bandage him up. "Yeah, he's done for. What about you guys? Find anything iing?"

  Robin stepped forward. "These ruins are fasating. They seem to be ected to the City of Gold, but the bell itself isn’t here."

  Coby khat of course, gng around at the massive stoructures. "So, where’s the bell?" he asked, but already knowing it above a cloud. He eaihe idea that there might be a shift frinal plot but fortuhere was not.

  Sanji lit a cigarette, exhaling a plume of smoke. "We’re still looking. This pce is huge, and we’ve barely scratched the surface."

  Usopp, who was holding a tattered old map they had found, chimed in. "Acc to this, the bell should be at the ter of the isnd but... It might be hidden in one of the lower levels, maybe even in the mines."

  Chopper immediately finished patg up Coby's wounds, his small hands w quickly to stop the bleeding. Luffy poked at the wound on Coby's stomach, causing Coby to wince. "DON'T DO THAT!" Chopper bellowed, his voice filled with frustration as he swatted Luffy's hand away. Coby chuckled despite the pain.

  Nami and Robin watched the se, about to beat Luffy up, but Coby's words stopped them. "The legend of Skypiea," he began, catg their attention, "says that when this isnd first appeared 400 years ago, it sang a song—something simir to the ringing of a bell. That’s what started the war and all the bloodshed."

  Robin's eyes lit up with uanding. "So, the isnd itself... if it sang, that means the bell came with the isnd."

  Nami nodded in agreement. "It makes sehe Shandians worshipped the bell as a symbol of pead prosperity. They would have kept it in a pce of signifiewhere tral, somewhere everyone could hear it."

  Nami and Robin exged a look, their minds w quickly. "When the isnd first appeared with the Knock Up Stream," Nami said, her voice thoughtful, "it must have flht on top of Giant Jack. The impact of the stream probably sent the isnd crashing into the massive beanstalk, and..."

  Robin fihe thought, "Giant Jack pierced the isnd from the ter, hurling the Giant Bell into the air. If it hasn’t been discovered yet, it must have nded on one of the clouds. It ’t be far from here."

  Coby listened, nodding in agreement. "So, we o search the upper levels, around Giant Jack. That’s where we’ll find the bell."

  Luffy’s eyes lit up at the mention of Giant Jack. "Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go find that bell!" He was already running toward the exit, his enthusiasm tagious as always.

  The crew quickly gathered their gear and followed Luffy out of the ruins, heading toward the t structure in the distance. As they approached Giant Jack, the immense size of the beanstalk became even more apparent. The massive stalk reached high into the sky, disappearing into the clouds above.

  "Looks like we’ve got some climbing to do," Zoro remarked, eyeing the vertical ast with i.

  Sanji grinned. "Oh, green monkey wants to climb?"

  Nami gnced up at the beanstalk, calg the best route to take. "If the bell was hurled into the air, it could have nded anywhere on the clouds. We o get high enough to see where it could have fallen."

  Sanji puffed his cigarate, "Let’s split up. We’ll cover mround that way."

  Coby shook his head at Sanji's suggestion to split up. "No need. Just give me a boost."

  Sanji raised an eyebrow but didn’t question it. He cracked his neck, getting ready. "Fine, get ready."

  Coby then turo Robin. "Eyes."

  Robin nodded, instantly uanding what he meant. She crossed her arms, and with a soft murmur of "Ojos Fleur," dozens of eyes sprouted all over Coby’s body. Now, she had a full 360-degree view, every angle covered.

  With his weight reduced to 1 kilogram using Ms. Valentine’s powers, Coby jumped onto Sanji’s foot. Sanji’s leg tensed, muscles coiled like a spring. "Get ready, here we go!" Sanji warhen kicked upward with all his strength. The force sent Coby shooting into the air like a rocket, his lightweight body hurtling skyward.

  The world around Coby became a blur as he asded rapidly. The air thihe wind whistling past his ears as he soared higher and higher, aiming for the clouds above. He had a general idea of where the bell was from the anime, so he focused on that spot.

  As Coby shot through the clouds, he spotted the giant golden bell glinting in the dista erched atop one of the higher clouds, led between the fluffy white formations like a hidden treasure. He adjusted his path slightly, angling himself toward the bell.

  The closer he got, the clearer it became. The giant bell was covered in moss, its massive size making it an impressive sight. Coby smirked as he nded lightly on the cloud he bell, the weight still lowered to 1 kilogram.

  "Found it," he muttered to himself.

  As Coby stood he massive golden bell, his gaze swept over its surface. Far below, Robin gasped, her sharp eyes catg sight of the Poneglyph hiddeh the bell. "He found it!" she excimed, her excitement palpable. The rest of the crew cheered, eted by the discovery, but Robin's focus remained on the aext. She ractically vibrating with anticipation, her heart pounding madly. "There’s a Poneglyph u," she breathed, her voice filled with excitement. She could barely tain herself, torween wanting to read it with her eyes still on Coby’s body and waiting for him t it down. It felt like cheating to read it from so far away.

  Coby walked over to the bell. He grasped the cpper with one hand, ensuring it wouldn't actally sound, and then slowly removed his already torn shirt. Fully aware of Robin's eyes sprouted on the fabric. He khat if he moved too quickly or carelessly, he might actally harm those eyes—and by extension, Robin herself.

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