One month ago, on the West Coast of Drum Kingdom, in the first half of the Grand Line.
On the shore, a pirate ship made of white iron was preparing to set sail.
On its sail, a skull and crossbones with a white iron shield in the center proclaimed the identity of the ship's owner.
The owner was Wapol, the King of Drum Kingdom, who had been sent flying by the Straw Hat Pirates.
The flag indicated that Wapol was both a king and a pirate.
Wapol greatly enjoyed his current dual identity.
In the Captain's cabin on the ship, Wapol was feasting on various delicacies, as if no amount of food could fill his corpulent body.
Wapol was fat and ugly, with dark purple hair, a huge mouth, and a cylindrical tin plate attached to his chin.
He wore a white hooded cape made of plate armor and tin, and a fur cloak made by the brothers of Robson (Wapol's mount's brothers).
Wapol's ability was the Paramecia type "gluttony-gluttony fruit," which allowed him to "eat" things through his fruit ability and thus change his body shape.
Wapol could eat anything, including any substance and living creature.
When the Ability User ate, his mouth would enlarge, allowing him to consume huge items, though it was unknown how wide Wapol's mouth could expand.
Anything he ate could become part of his body; for example, by eating a cannon and cannonballs, he could transform his arm into a cannon to target enemies.
If the Ability User ate a person or a creature, he could use the abilities of the devoured (in the theatrical version, if he ate an Ability User, he could perform Body Integration with them and use their fruit ability).
According to the Ability User's will, after eating something, he could decide whether to immediately manifest the change in his body, or wait until the item was digested, or simply digest the swallowed substance without any physical change.
He could also combine several eaten items or people, and then spit them out to transform into something different, with the devoured and combined people undergoing Body Integration.
He could even eat his own body to change his bone structure, appearance, and other features, so after eating himself and spitting it out, he would become thinner, taller, and have a different appearance.
Next to Wapol was a beautiful woman with a graceful figure and pretty face named Cinderella, Wapol's wife.
Their union perfectly exemplified what is meant by 'Beauty and the Beast'.
After being defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates, Wapol wandered around, eating all sorts of things and changing into various shapes.
After robbing a store for food, Wapol was pursued by two Marines, then endured hardship, being bullied by children and dogs, and eventually selling matches in a small town, only to sink further into destitution.
Initially, the penniless Wapol merely made toys from the trash under the bridge and sold them to local children to make a living.
Unexpectedly, his business improved, and eventually, scientists discovered that his toys contained alloy components, bringing him worldwide attention.
Later, he opened a toy company, married Miss Universe Cinderella, became a super-rich man, and created the world-renowned "Wapol Alloy."
Two years later, he gained the recognition of the World Nobles and returned to Drum Kingdom as the King of the evil and dark Drum Kingdom.
Now, with the Levely approaching in four years, Wapol, preparing to attend, heard that Dalton, the King of the Sakura Kingdom, would also be present.
He decided to set sail early to see if he could encounter and deal with him.
Wapol's wife, Cinderella, watched her husband feast from the bed with a mournful expression, thinking to herself, "The allure of money is truly great; I can even tolerate such an ugly fellow. I truly admire myself!"
Cinderella slowly got up, walked over to Wapol, and complained, "Wapol, can you not just eat all day? Is the beauty standing in front of you just for show?"
Cinderella couldn't help but feel resentful; since their marriage, Wapol had completely ignored her beauty, only caring about eating, and had never touched her, making Cinderella doubt both Wapol's capabilities in that regard and her own charm.
Wapol stopped what he was doing, looked up at his wife Cinderella, and burst into laughter, "Hahahahaha, do you want me to eat you?"
Upon hearing this, Cinderella recoiled in fright, her delicate body trembling, daring not to speak further.
Wapol watched his frightened wife, then happily burst into laughter again, resuming his hard work, thinking to himself, "I am a cruel tyrant! Let's see if you dare to talk nonsense again."
While the husband and wife were bickering, the ship had already set sail towards the location of the Levely... Time returns to the present.
Sky Island. Shandora, the Golden City.
Pain and the others had arrived here on the Floating Island.
Oden looked at the city built of gold and spoke with much emotion, "This is an ancient city that perished 800 years ago; the clock tower and other structures are all cast in gold."
"The residents here have guarded the poneglyph stone tablet that records the ancient weapon 'Pluton' for generations.
Roger and I have been here before, and I have obtained all the content of the poneglyph stone tablet here."
"You mentioned the residents here, but why don't I see a single person?" Konan asked, puzzled.
"Perhaps it's due to Eneru, who knows.
When Roger and I came to the Golden City, it was always during the war between the Shandians and the Sky Islanders," Oden explained, also puzzled.
"Can we take this gold?" Pain asked.
Pain's thinking was very clear: the Late Stage construction of the ancient weapon "Pluton" would be a time-consuming and expensive endeavor.
The current organization was starting from scratch; apart from the Materials for the "Pluton" hull and some accumulated wealth from Golden Lion over the years, they had nothing.
In his previous life, Pain had Kakuzu and Hidan specifically collecting wealth for the organization, but now the personnel were insufficient, and each member was crucial and could not be lost.
Pain was unwilling to lose important members of the organization for money.
Oden and Golden Lion understood each other without words; Oden smiled without speaking, and Golden Lion interjected, "This is an easy and pleasant task for me, Gwahahahahaha!"
After Golden Lion finished speaking, he floated directly from the bow of the Floating Island towards the Golden City below, preparing to float all the golden objects onto the island.
The entire Golden City slowly floated upwards under Golden Lion's ability, and just as it was about to float onto the Floating Island under Golden Lion's control, an anomaly occurred.
A strange burst of laughter, accompanied by a thunderous roar, crashed down upon Gran Tesoro, interrupting Golden Lion's actions.
"Yehahahahaha, where did these little rats come from?
How dare you steal the god's treasure without his permission?"
"Don't you know that will incur divine punishment?" Eneru asked with a laugh, his arms crossed over his chest, as he piloted Ark Maxim, flying not far from the Floating Island.
As soon as Pain and the others' Floating Island floated up to Sky Island and approached God's Island, Eneru had already sensed the existence of this massive Floating Island through his own abilities.
Eneru could merge the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit with his own "Mantra" (Intermediate Observation Haki) to monitor the entire God's Island over a large area.
Eneru was unsure why this massive object came to God's Island, so he had been piloting Ark Maxim from a distance, watching to see who was on the Floating Island and what their purpose was.
The emptiness of Gran Tesoro was caused by Eneru.
The original Sky Island had achieved peace with the help of Straw Hat Luffy, ending the wars, and everyone lived in harmony.
However, Eneru's reappearance drove all the harmonious Sky Islanders to Hidden Cloud Village, sealing off its external routes as punishment for daring to unite with the people of the Blue Sea to resist him.
Eneru watched as a person floated down from the Floating Island and could actually make Gran Tesoro float.
He then understood why this Floating Island could also float, and at the same time, he thought excitedly, "I'm finally not lonely anymore! Yehahahahaha..."