## One Piece Chapter 253, pages 6-7: VEARTH - Chapter: 253 - Pages: 6-7 - Characters: Luffy, Usopp, Nami, Robin, Chopper, Sanji, Zoro, South Bird ### Summary Page 6: The crew sits around eating the stew. Luffy stuffs his face, exclaiming, "THIS IS DELICIOUS~~~~!! THIS STEW." Usopp points out, "DIDN'T YOU JUST EAT AN ENTIRE ROASTED SKY SHARK!?" Luffy replies, "YEAH, BUT THAT WAS JUST A SNACK!" Nami begins the briefing. "EVERYONE HERE? OKAY, FIRSTLY, LET'S REVIEW THE CONTENTS OF NORLAND'S PICTURE BOOK. HE FIRST DISCOVERED THE GOLDEN CITY 400 YEARS AGO." Robin, enjoying her meal, adds, "SKY ISLAND'S LUNCHES ARE TASTY, TOO!" Nami continues, "THEN A FEW YEARS LATER, HE REVISITED JAYA, BUT THE GOLDEN CITY HAD ALREADY VANISHED WITHOUT A TRACE. ~~~IN OTHER WORDS, THIS ISLAND WAS PART OF JAYA, AND IN THOSE FEW YEARS BETWEEN NORLAND'S VISITS, IT HAD COME UP INTO THE SKY." Chopper asks, "ON THE KNOCK-UP STREAM RIGHT?" Nami confirms, "YES, THAT'S THE BEST GUESS." Sanji adds, "SINCE MR. CRICKET SAID THAT THE LOCATION OF THE EXPLOSION VARIES EVERY TIME. WHAT WITH THE SIZE OF IT... IT'S NOT WEIRD." 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..."