Above the White-White Sea. Near the Sky Island Golden City, Shandra.
Konan and others, under Pain's arrangement, went to collect all the gold-related items from the Golden City, which added a considerable amount of wealth to the organization.
After collecting the Gran Tesoro, Konan and others arrived near Pain and Eneru to observe the battle.
Konan had not seen Pain get injured in their first encounter; otherwise, she would certainly not have stood by idly.
Now that the great battle was over, Golden Lion controlled the Floating Island to fly closer to Pain. Everyone had witnessed and remembered this great battle.
Oden had also put himself in their shoes during the fight between Pain and Eneru, considering how great his chances of winning would be if he personally intervened in this battle.
The final conclusion was a fifty-fifty split, because Eneru was too fast, and Oden, apart from his large-scale "Ghost Mimicry," might not be able to hit Eneru with his other techniques.
Golden Lion, on the other hand, was glad he had followed the right person, as there was hope of overthrowing the Marine.
Pain's rapid improvement in strength greatly surprised Oden. What Oden didn't know was that Pain was already a Peak expert in his previous life; he was merely recovering his strength after arriving in this foreign world.
The great battle between Pain and Eneru was not only observed by Konan and others; many people on Sky Island, who had been driven to Kumogakure by Eneru, were also startled by this battle and watched from a distance.
The angel Conis was a resident of Sky Island, characterized by light yellow twin braids with spherical ends. She always played the harp on Angel Beach and had an upright personality.
When Luffy and his group arrived at Sky Island, she introduced the local cultural characteristics and products.
To save her life, she initially obeyed the rules of "God" Eneru and tried to lure Luffy and his group to face judgment. However, unable to bear the guilt, she eventually told them the truth and was punished by Eneru. Fortunately, she was rescued by Gan Fall, who appeared in time.
Conis and the other Sky Island residents were so surprised when they saw Eneru defeated that their mouths could fit an egg. They felt both joy and worry.
Conis and the others were happy that these outsiders could defeat the evil ruler Eneru, but they were also worried that these outsiders might cause them trouble and dared not show themselves.
While Conis and the others were debating whether to show themselves to these outsiders to express their gratitude, Conis bravely pushed through the differing opinions and expressed her willingness to go and meet these outsiders to convey the Sky Island people's thanks.
Once Conis made her decision, she no longer hesitated. She boldly flew towards these outsiders, while also asking two companions to help carry a box of Sky Island specialties as a thank-you gift.
Pain and the others had already seen the appearance of Conis and her two companions, but they paid no mind.
Pain had finished his tasks. He had turned Eneru's corpse into the Naraka Path. The several drums on Eneru's back disappeared after Eneru died and his Ability was extracted.
After Pain fed Eneru the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the four drums on Eneru's back reappeared. Pain then understood that this was brought about by the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
The appearance of the Naraka Path solved Pain's concern about how to deal with damage to the other Paths. The Naraka Path possessed two very powerful abilities: "King of Hell's Judgment" and "Reincarnation: Repair Technique."
King of Hell's Judgment: After grabbing the opponent's throat, it summons the King of Hell from the Tongue-Pulling Hell. If the person lies, the King of Hell will take their life.
Reincarnation: Repair Technique: The King of Hell can store the lives of those killed by the Six Paths, using them to repair the Six Paths if they are destroyed in battle.
Pain actually had a very powerful ability that he had never used: "Summoning Technique: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path."
"Summoning Technique: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path" was Pain (Nagato)'s true Summoned Beast. Summoning it required an immense amount of Chakra and it was a truly invincible Ninjutsu.
In his previous life, Pain had used it for collecting Tailed Beasts. In this life, he had never used it so far for two reasons: one, his Chakra reserves were insufficient before, and two, there hadn't been an opponent strong enough to force Pain to use this technique.
The "Demonic Statue of the Outer Path" has two powerful abilities: one is to use "Phantom Dragon Nine Consuming Seals" to re-Seal Tailed Beasts. (This technique is not useful in the world of Pirate King.)
The second is to release a Chakra Dragon, instantly killing all creatures touched by the Chakra Dragon over a vast area. Once this technique is activated, it will drain all of Pain's existing Chakra, causing Pain to instantly lose his combat ability and become completely limp.
Pain controlled the Naraka Path to stand up and turned his head to look at the three people flying over.
Conis and her two companions saw "Eneru" stand up halfway through their flight, and they trembled with fear, almost falling from the sky into the clouds.
Details are often noticed by women. Konan, seeing this scene, understood internally why this situation occurred. A pair of paper wings materialized behind her, and she flew from the Floating Island towards Conis and her two companions, who were frozen in mid-air.
Konan knew these people had no ill intentions, so she kindly explained the situation with "Eneru" to Conis, which calmed the frightened hearts of the three.
"My name is Conis, and we are residents of Sky Island."
"We came to express our gratitude on behalf of everyone."
"We are truly grateful that you defeated Eneru, allowing our Sky Island to return to peace and live a tranquil life again," Conis said happily, seeing that Konan was very kind.
"We don't have much to offer in return, but here is a box of our Sky Island specialties. Inside are many things that might be useful to you in the future. We hope you will accept them," Conis said sincerely, explaining their uses to Konan.
What Conis gave was none other than the unique Sound Dial, Lamp Dial, Water Dial, Flavor Dial, and Vision Dial of Sky Island.
Sound Dial: Can record and play sound, serving as a tool for transmitting information or entertainment.
Lamp Dial: Can emit light for a period of time and also glow on its own, serving as an indoor lighting tool.
Water Dial: Can store seawater, serving as a tool for surprise attacks on Ability Users.
Flavor Dial: Can store scents, used as an aroma diffuser, or for pranks (storing farts ~ lol).
Vision Dial: Can record and play images, useful for prevention and monitoring.
These were all everyday Dials. Conis and the others had watched the battle between Pain and Eneru, knowing Pain's strength, so they did not give away any combat Dials.
Conis explained the functions of all these Dials to Konan. Konan listened and was very interested, accepting them and asking for more.
Although these were just everyday Dials, Konan thought of many practical uses.
For example, surveillance, eavesdropping, lighting, and water storage were all very practical. As the organization grew, these would all be useful. Konan specifically asked for more of these few items.
Conis didn't expect the other party to be interested in these everyday Dials and didn't refuse. She took the two companions she brought back to help Konan collect a large pile to give to her.
These everyday Dials were common items for Sky Island residents; there were plenty of them.
Therefore, Konan's request did not cause resentment among the Sky Island residents. On the contrary, it earned them their respect.
The Sky Island residents were not foolish. These outsiders were powerful, and it would be easy for them to seize things. But these people did not do so; instead, they asked for some things that were insignificant to the Sky Island residents. For the Sky Island residents, this was a sign of respect.
The two sides bid farewell in a pleasant exchange, but Pain turned his gaze to Eneru's Ark Maxim.
During the battle between Pain and Eneru, the Ark Maxim was sucked into a cloud ball by Pain. Later, when the cloud ball exploded, the Ark was also blown out, but it landed unharmed in the distance.
Pain controlled the Naraka Path "Eneru" to manipulate the Ark Maxim. After a tremor, the Ark flew onto the Floating Island.
Pain didn't know what material the Ark Maxim was made of, but he knew that this ship was very sturdy. It was not afraid of lightning and could also create thunderclouds to enhance Eneru's lightning. Pain knew that this flying ship was extraordinary and would be useful in the future.
What Pain didn't know was that the Ark Maxim was built from Thunderwood, which Eneru had collected on Sky Island six years ago. Thunderwood was as hard as iron and extremely rare, an existence certainly not found on land.
Thunderwood was nurtured by absorbing lightning year after year in the high altitudes of Sky Island. Eneru treasured it like a priceless gem when he obtained it, eventually crafting the Ark Maxim, a flying ship that could be controlled by lightning, from it.
After obtaining astonishing spoils of war on Sky Island, Pain and the others bid farewell to the Sky Island people and flew towards the surface of the Blue Sea. Staying at such a high altitude for a long time would affect their breathing, which none of them liked.
And Eneru's death also brought a long period of peace to Sky Island.
To be continued...