Starting in One Piece, I'll Build the Strongest Fairy Tail!

The headquarters of the 'World Economic Journal'.

"Rookie, go handle this."

"Rookie, print out this manuscript."

"Rookie, this picture is terrible. Go touch it up."

"Rookie, where's my coffee? Why isn't it ready yet?"

"Rookie, stop dawdling, or you'll be fired!"

A young woman with long, golden hair was endlessly running errands. Her gaze was resolute as she thought to herself, "Lucy, you have to hold on! Right now, our comrades in this world are either wanted criminals... or wanted criminals!"

"Except for Eden, Natsu, Gildarts, and the others…"

"The most worrying are Wendy and Carla. They're so young, they'll definitely be bullied out there. So you have to persevere."

"They must be having such a hard time, surely living a miserable life, not knowing where their next meal is coming from!"

"You must establish a foothold in this news agency. Only by becoming a high-ranking member can you use your abilities to gather the scattered members of our guild."

Yes, the young woman before them was none other than the news agency's rookie, Lucy.

In Lucy's eyes, the Fairy Tail guild was at a moment of life and death, and only she could turn the tide.

As for Lucy's first goal, it was to secure an important position within the news agency and use the powerful network of the World Economic Journal to find the scattered members of Fairy Tail.

Of course, the reason Lucy held these misconceptions was likely due to the so-called 'cognitive gap.'

Unfortunately, what Lucy didn't know was that Gildarts was wining and dining with Shanks, living a life of utter comfort…

Eden and Natsu's group were in a similar situation.

Erza and the others were enjoying delicious meals in the Marine mess halls.

Even Wendy had a monster like Issho looking after her.

Currently, among all the members of the Fairy Tail guild, the one living the most frugal life was the former heiress, Miss Heartfilia—Lucy—who, even in the world of One Piece, was still struggling to pay for her three meals a day and her rent.

Lucy: "My life is so hard."

On the other side.

While Lucy was working hard to earn money…

While Kuzan was leisurely cycling across the sea from Marine Headquarters…

Eden and his group had already returned to Mock Town.

There was no helping it; Little Black's speed was just too insane…

A journey that would normally take a sailboat a full day at sea!

For Little Black, it was a matter of a few hours.

And that was only because Eden and the others had to accommodate the delicate Nami.

"I can't take it anymore!"

"I absolutely need a normal ship."

"After this adventure is over, no matter what, you have to find a proper ship for me."

Once they reached Mock Town…

The first thing Nami and Robin did upon going ashore was to take a comfortable hot bath and change into clean clothes.

At the same time, Nami lodged a very serious protest with Eden, demanding that he get her a normal ship, one where she could take a proper bath, no matter what.

"Actually, I think with Little Black, we don't need to go through all that trouble, do we?"

"I mean, relying on Little Black's speed…"

"There's almost no island in this world that we can't reach within a day!"

"In other words, we don't even need to rest or wash up on a ship."

Eden argued.

"Eden's right!"

Natsu raised both hands in agreement with Eden.

"Then let's vote!"

Nami declared, raising her hand and shouting, "All in favor of finding a normal ship where we can take a hot bath, raise your hand right now!"

"Well, now I have no choice but to support this."

The first to support Nami was, naturally, Robin.

Don't be fooled by Robin's intellect, beauty, empathy, and dark side; she was still a woman who cherished her cleanliness.

"Aye!"

Next, under the threat of Nami's glare, Happy also raised his hand.

What was the biggest difference between Lucy and Nami?!

When Nami got angry, she really hit people, and it hurt a lot. Lucy didn't.

"Hah!"

"You traitor!"

Natsu couldn't believe that at this critical moment concerning his future well-being, his partner Happy had betrayed him. He was furious.

"Sorry, Natsu."

"Lucy and Robin really do feed me fish."

There wasn't a hint of loyalty in Happy's eyes, only self-interest.

"Anyway, it's three to two."

"So, as promised, after the Skypiea adventure, you'll get us a normal ship."

Nami said, then looked over at Little Black and continued, "Of course, I'm not saying you're not good, Little Black! I just… don't want to trouble you is all."

"ROAR!!"

Hearing this, Little Black let out a howl towards the sky.

"Also, do we need to wait here for Mirajane and the others?"

Nami seemed to remember something and looked at Eden, asking.

Yes, even though Eden's group had partied in Alabasta for an entire day, they still returned faster than Mirajane's group.

To be precise, Mirajane and the others had just left the Taya Kingdom in the South Blue and were rushing towards Mock Town with all their might.

Oh, and by the way…

Ace, who had departed a day earlier, had lost his Mera Mera no Mi abilities and could only row with his own two arms. He hadn't even reached Mock Town yet.

In other words, Eden's group was now ahead of Ace.

"We're not waiting."

"By the time Mirajane and the others get back from the South Blue, we'll probably already be down from Skypiea," Eden replied after a moment's thought.

"Speaking of which, how exactly are we getting to Skypiea?"

"I remember, Skypiea is supposed to be ten thousand meters up in the sky, right?"

"Even Natsu and Happy can't fly that high, can they?" Nami asked, looking at Eden.

"Of course, we'll fly up," Eden said seriously, crossing his arms.

"Fly up?"

Nami was stunned, a look of confusion on her face.

Then, half an hour later.

BOOM!!

With a pillar of water soaring into the sky…

With Eden's help, Little Black carried Eden, Nami, Natsu, Happy, and Robin, flying straight towards the sky island 10,000 meters above.

On the ground.

"Ah…"

The Blackbeard Pirates, who had just assembled and were about to make their move, hadn't even acted before they saw a super-massive Sea King, over a thousand meters long, shoot straight into the clouds amidst the towering waves.

"No good, they're too fast."

"They're already out of my range…"

"Captain, maybe we should find another target?"

Van Augur, holding his sniper rifle, aimed at Eden in the sky for a moment before shaking his head with a helpless sigh.

"Zehahaha…"

"Just one trip to Alabasta, and their bounties doubled, and Crocodile fell because of it."

"It seems they're even stronger than we imagined."

"Forget it. We'll make a plan after they come down from Skypiea."

Teach held the latest bounty posters for Eden's crew, his eyes narrowed slightly in thought…

To be honest, he really couldn't make up his mind about whether to target Eden's group or not.

Coupled with the fact that Eden's group was just too fast, they had once again slipped right through his fingers.

"However…"

Teach's voice paused here. His expression turned serious, laced with a hint of killing intent, as he said gravely, "Don't you dare get careless. From now on, when dealing with Eden's group, treat them as an opponent on the level of a Shichibukai! Otherwise, you'll suffer a great loss."

"Relax, Captain."

In response, Teach's crew members all nodded nonchalantly.

Meanwhile, in the sky.

"Ahahaha… We're really flying! This is so cool!"

Natsu stood on Little Black's head, enjoying the feeling of soaring into the heavens.

"Haha, it is indeed incredible," Robin chuckled, using her Hana Hana no Mi powers to secure herself to Little Black's back.

"I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you…"

Only Nami was clinging desperately to Eden's arm, muttering endlessly, terrified she would be thrown off.

BOOM!!

Not long after… Nami, having recovered, delivered a 'Queen's Fist' to Natsu, Eden, and Happy each.

"This is still so weird," Natsu muttered to himself, grumbling, "I can turn into an element, so why can Nami still hit me? If I can be hit like this, then what's the point of my powers?!"

A massive gate inscribed with "HEAVEN'S GATE" came into view.

"Heaven's Gate?"

"Are we in heaven?" Natsu asked in shock, staring at the gate.

Then, he looked at Eden, Nami, and the others and said, "Could it be… we're already dead?"

"Of course not, you idiot!"

Nami gave Natsu an exasperated look. "Just because someone wrote 'Heaven' on a gate, it's heaven? If I wrote 'Hell' on our ship, would people think they'd arrived in hell the moment they boarded? Don't be ridiculous…"

Nami continued her explanation, still annoyed with Natsu.

Well… that was actually hard to say. If someone wrote 'Hell' on the entrance to the Fairy Tail guild, people might actually believe it was the entrance to hell. Who knows?

"I see, I get it now," Natsu said, a look of realization finally dawning on his face.

Just as Little Black carried them through the gate, an old woman with a strange headdress and a small pair of white wings on her back appeared before them. With her hands behind her back, she glanced at the group and said softly, "No matter who you are, if you wish to go up, you must pay a toll of one billion Extol."

"One billion?! Are you kidding me…"

Hearing the number, Nami shook her head frantically, crossing her arms protectively in front of her.

"Of course, you can go up without money as well. I was just asking for your opinion," the old woman said, taking a picture of Eden and the others with a camera-like object in her hand before continuing on her own.

"Heh heh~"

Eden naturally saw the trap in the old woman's words, but he didn't expose it. After all, his main purpose for coming here was to defeat Enel.

"So, how do we get up there?" Nami asked.

"By using our Skypiea specialty, the Speedy Prawns, of course."

As the old woman spoke, a giant lobster, about forty meters long, appeared before them. It brandished its massive claws, about to snap at Little Black.

"You can eat it," Eden said with a smile, patting Little Black's head.

"ROAR!"

As soon as Eden spoke, Little Black's head shot out from the clouds, swallowing the forty-meter-long lobster in a single bite.

Mmm, a crunchy little snack~

"Ah…"

The old woman holding the camera (an Image Dial) was completely terrified by the scene. She didn't even notice the Dial slipping from her hand.

"What… what is that thing, even bigger than the giant snake?!" the shriveled old woman muttered in disbelief, watching the massive black fish surge forward, propelling itself towards the higher White-White Sea with its own power.

Yes, it was time to show the people and creatures of Skypiea the true might of the Blue Sea's real overlords—the Sea Kings.

Meanwhile, in the God's Shrine.

When Laxus learned of Eden's group's arrival from his priests, a smirk played on his lips. "So they've finally come?"

"Go and bring all those who have illegally entered Skypiea to me. I will pass judgment on them myself."

"I will make them understand that the authority of a God is not to be trifled with!"

On a whim, Laxus issued the command to his subordinates.

Truth be told, Laxus had been lonely for too long. Now that he had encountered his comrades, he wanted to tease them a little.

"As you command!"

At once, all the priests, both original Skypieans and Shandians, knelt on one knee.

"We will bring the invaders here!"

Yes, not long after becoming the acting God, Laxus had resolved the conflict between the Shandians and the Skypieans—through 'peaceful' means.