## One Piece Chapter 229: Let's Eat - Chapter: 229 - Pages: 0-18 - Characters: Luffy, giant bird, small birds, Mont Blanc Cricket, Usopp, Nami, Chopper, Zoro, Masira, Shoujou, Sanji, Robin, Bellamy, Sarquiss ### Summary Page 0: The title page displays "Chapter 229" and the title "Let's Eat". Luffy is sitting relaxed on a stone ledge beneath a large bell, holding a fishing rod. He is smiling and looking up at a giant, rooster-like bird flying overhead. Two small, round birds are perched near him on the ledge. The background features clouds and the top of a tower. Page 1: Mont Blanc Cricket stands shirtless, smoking a cigarette, and addresses the Straw Hats. He says, "Alright, I'll tell you everything I know about sky island, But it's all uncertain, So it's up to you whether you believe it or not." Luffy, Usopp, Nami, and Chopper are gathered around a large tree stump serving as a table. Zoro is sleeping in the background against a wall with a "Zzz..." sound effect. Nami replies, "Ok, I believe you." Luffy nods rapidly with a "kokun" sound effect. Usopp, looking exasperated at Luffy's quick acceptance, yells, "Too fast, Luffy!" Page 2: Cricket points out toward the ocean, explaining, "There's a phenomenon that occurs in the seas around this region, When day suddenly turns into night." Usopp, Luffy, and Nami react with sudden realization. Usopp shouts, "YEAH! NOT ONLY DID IT SUDDENLY BECOME NIGHT, BUT MONSTERS APPEARED TOO!" Luffy agrees, "RIGHT!?" Nami adds, "AHH! THERE IS! THAT'S TRUE FOR SURE!" Cricket continues his explanation, "Ah yes, the giants. There's a theory on where they come from, But let's leave that aside for now. In any case, the suddenly occurring 'night,' Is actually the shadow of an extremely dense, towering cloud." A panel shows a massive, dark cloud formation casting a shadow over a small ship on the sea. Page 3: Cricket yells angrily at Usopp and Luffy, who are making dismissive faces. "JUST SHUT UP AND LISTEN!" he shouts. Usopp retorts, "Yeah, don't be stupid, mister. If there's lots of clouds out, it's only 'cloudy.'" Luffy and Chopper echo, "Yeah, just cloudy." and "Just cloudy." Nami thinks about it and asks, "But that darkness wasn't something that could have been formed by thick clouds... You mean a cumulonimbus?" Cricket clarifies, "'Emperonimbus.' There's a type of cloud by that name. They stack up high into the sky but don't give rise to any currents nor rain. And when those appear in the sky, They block even the sunlight out, Changing day on land to night." Luffy looks confused as Cricket continues, "One theory states that the emperornimbus clouds have been drifting in the sky for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, All the while never changing, causing some to nickname it a 'cloud fossil.'" Page 4: Nami looks skeptical, saying, "A cloud that doesn't let out any currents no matter how high it piles up!? That's impossible..." Cricket replies, "You're free to believe it or not. I'm not telling you all this in order to convince you or anything." Luffy smiles, "So it's a 'mystery cloud,' huh." Chopper looks at Luffy in awe, "Luffy, you're amazing!" Cricket adds, "In a way, I suppose, since nobody knows for sure yet." Taking a drag from his cigarette, Cricket gets serious. "Now listen up. If sky island really does exist, Then it could only possibly exist on that cloud." Luffy immediately jumps up, cheering, "Got it! Let's go on top of that cloud! Zoro, wake up! Morning, already? Everyone get ready! Set the rudder up for the clouds! Thanks for telling us, mister!" Usopp yells at him in frustration, "HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT!?" Page 5: Cricket warns them, "Now this is the crucial part. Let me warn you beforehand, That you'll have to risk your lives." Usopp and Luffy, looking battered and exhausted, reply, "WE'RE ALREADY HALF-DEAD..." Cricket reveals the method: "'Knock-up Stream.' If you can ride that, it'll take you to the sky, understand?" Nami is shocked, "What...!? You mean the stream that knocks ships up into the air!?" Luffy imagines their ship riding a massive geyser into the clouds and laughs, "Oh, so all we have to do is get ourselves blasted up into the clouds! Hahaha! By a sea current? YAHOO!" Nami looks concerned, remembering something. "But I heard that's how ships come crashing down from the sky... At Mocktown..." Page 6: Cricket confirms Nami's fear, "Normally, yes. The key point here is timing. Of course, it sounds simple when I say you'll be 'riding the stream,' But it sure as hell ain't gonna be a picnic, that's for sure." A dramatic panel shows a massive, violent upward stream of water destroying a ship. Cricket describes it: "After all, the knock-up stream is... A NATURAL CALAMITY. An event one normally wishes to desperately avoid." Nami asks, "Just how does a stream even travel up into the air anyways? I've never even heard of such a thing until recently..." Cricket explains, "Even the workings behind that...