## One Piece Chapter 253, pages 7-8: VEARTH - Chapter: 253 - Pages: 7-8 - Characters: Zoro, Robin, Chopper, Sanji, Luffy, Usopp, South Bird, Nami ### Summary Page 7: Zoro speaks up, "JUST ONE THING: WE WENT TO THE FOREST IN JAYA BEFORE, AND THOSE TWO FORESTS ARE TOO DIFFERENT TO HAVE BEEN THE SAME FOREST." Robin explains, "HMM... THAT IS LIKELY DUE TO THE STRANGE SUBSTANCES INSIDE THE SEA CLOUD AND ISLAND CLOUD. THE STRANGE SUBSTANCES SEEM TO ABNORMALLY ENHANCE THE PLANTS' AND ANIMALS' GROWTH RATES. IF THAT'S SO, THIS THEORY CAN JUSTIFY THE RUINS OF CIVILIZATION THAT WERE SWALLOWED BY THE FOREST." Chopper gestures wildly, "THE SOUTH BIRD THAT SAVED US WAS THIS BIG!!!" Sanji asks Zoro, "YEAH, ABOUT THAT... WHY DID THOSE SOUTH BIRDS SAVE YOU?" Zoro replies, "I DON'T KNOW, BUT THOSE BIRDS WERE CALLING THE KNIGHT OF THE SKY 'GOD'..." Luffy's eyes bug out in shock. "GOD!?" He immediately assumes, "SO THEN, I JUST HAVE TO BEAT UP THAT OLD GUY!?" Usopp smacks Luffy on the head, yelling, "OF COURSE NOT!! YOU IDIOTIC BASTARD!!" Nearby, the giant South Bird is shown peacefully eating stew from a bowl, letting out a satisfied "PHEW..." Page 8: Sanji steers the conversation back. "ANYWAYS, LET'S THINK BACK ON THE INFORMATION ON GOLDEN CITY..." Nami says, "THAT WE READ IN NORLAND'S DIARY!" Luffy cheers, "(OOH, ME!!) HE SAW GOLD!!!" Usopp yells at him, "DUH, MORON!!!" Sanji recalls, "THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT SOME HUGE 'BELL-SHAPED GOLD'." Robin adds, "... THEN SOMETHING ABOUT THE SOUTH BIRD... THE THINGS HE WROTE BEFORE HE DIED. ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE DIARY, THERE IS SOMETHING VERY UNCLEAR-" She quotes the diary: "IT WAS, 'I SAW GOLD IN THE RIGHT EYE OF THE SKULL'." Nami excitedly pulls out some papers. "THAT'S IT!! TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!! I COMBINED THE MAP THAT ROBIN FOUND IN JAYA... WITH THE ANCIENT MAP OF SKYPIEA. WHEN I COMBINE THEM AT THE POINT OF CRICKET'S HOME..."