## One Piece Chapter 255, pages 5-7: The Python and the Explore Team - Chapter: 255 - Pages: 5-7 - Characters: Gan Fall, Usopp, Sanji, Pierre, Skypieans, Nami ### Summary Page 5: Gan Fall sits up on the deck of the Going Merry, looking serious. He says, "Please allow me to tell you... a little bit of the history... of this country... The 'God' of this island... I was... until six years ago..." Usopp's jaw drops in shock, his eyes wide. Sanji, smoking a cigarette, looks at Gan Fall skeptically and asks, "Did you fall on your head, old man?" Gan Fall continues his story, "...The first appearance of this Upper Yard in Skypiea was... like you said before, roughly 400 years ago." Pierre, the large bird, reacts with extreme shock, his eyes bugging out and beak wide open in a comical expression of disbelief. Page 6: Gan Fall continues his tale. "It is said that before the appearance of this island, Skypiea was a very peaceful sky island. They treasured the items from the Blues Sea that occasionally arrived in the sky via the Knock-Up Stream....A miracle." A flashback panel shows joyful Skypieans with small wings finding various items, including a skull flag, a barrel, and a piece of wood, on the cloud surface. Gan Fall's face is shown in a close-up as he explains, "All the Vearth in sky islands appeared in that manner. However, for a piece of land as big as Upper Yard to appear in the sky was truly... a holy land from heaven. The people of the sky automatically assumed that this land was a divine gift. We were very happy." The crew listens attentively on the deck. Page 7: Gan Fall's narration continues over a wide shot of the Going Merry sailing through the clouds. "...But this island already had residents... Those residents were called the Shandians....So thus started the war for the land." Usopp asks, "They're the raiders...?" Gan Fall confirms, "That is correct." Sanji, leaning against the railing, asks, "So then those guys are part of the ancient civilization of Jaya?" Gan Fall replies, "Yes. They came to the sky along with the island." Nami looks concerned and asks, "And they were forced out of this place!?" Gan Fall nods, "That is so. The people of the sky robbed them of their home out of selfish intentions... For 400 years, the Shandians have been at war with the citizens of the sky. The Shandians are only trying to retrieve their homeland."