## One Piece Chapter 240, pages 6-7: DIAL ENERGY - Chapter: 240 - Pages: 6-7 - Characters: Luffy, Sanji, Usopp, Pagaya, Zoro, Nico Robin ### Summary Page 6: The crew walks up the long, winding cloud staircase. Luffy, holding his mouth, complains to Sanji, "OUCH!! I BIT MY TONGUE, SANJI~~!!" Sanji bluntly replies, "BITE HARDER!!" Luffy then points ahead and says, "HEY, THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT OF CONSTRUCTION SITE ON THE OTHER SIDE!!" Usopp looks over and asks, "OH? WHAT, WHAT?" Pagaya explains, "THE FACTORY CUTS THE CLOUD INTO BLOCKS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES." Usopp is surprised, "CLOUDS CAN BE CUT INTO BLOCKS...?" Zoro comments, "EVERYTHING IS SO ILLOGICAL." Usopp asks, "THEY AREN'T CUTTING ROCKS?" Pagaya clarifies, "'CLOUD CUTTING FACTORY'?" Usopp confirms, "ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE 'CLOUD CUTTING FACTORY'?" Pagaya then asks them, "TO GET HERE TO THE WHITE-WHITE SEA, DIDN'T YOU PASS THROUGH THE 'MILKY ROAD'!?" Luffy is confused, "MILKY...!?" Sanji realizes, "DO YOU MEAN WHERE THE SHRIMP HAULED US THROUGH..." Zoro adds, "THE ROUTE THAT LOOKED LIKE A FLAT NOODLE?" Page 7: Pagaya continues his explanation, "THAT IS AN ARTIFICIAL CLOUD CANAL. THERE ARE TWO NATURAL CLOUD TYPES IN THIS PLACE. THE KIND YOU SAIL YOUR SHIPS ON IS CALLED 'SEA CLOUD.' THE FLUFFY TYPE THAT YOU CAN WALK ON IS CALLED 'ISLAND CLOUD.'" A small diagram illustrates the Island Cloud floating above the Sea Cloud. Usopp asks, "BUT THEY AREN'T JUST NORMAL CLOUDS, RIGHT!? YOU CAN SWIM AND SAIL..." Pagaya confirms, "THAT'S RIGHT. THIS IS BECAUSE THE MOLECULAR MAKEUP OF EACH CLOUD IS DIFFERENT." Nico Robin chimes in, "ON THE BLUE SEA, I HEARD THAT THERE IS A MINERAL CALLED 'KAIROUSEKI'*" A note explains that Kairouseki is the substance that suppresses Devil Fruit abilities. Usopp asks, "KAIROUSEKI!? IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT?" Robin clarifies, "YES. THAT MINERAL CONTAINS A SPECIAL SUBSTANCE... WE CALL IT 'PYROBLOIN'..." Pagaya elaborates, "IT'S A MOLECULAR SUBSTANCE THAT GETS EJECTED INTO THE AIR BY VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS. WHEN IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH WATER IN THE AIR... SEA CLOUDS AND ISLAND CLOUDS ARE CREATED."