152 : Take To The Sky! Ride The Knockup Stream! -

Blackbeard revealed the Straw Hats' massive new bounties following the events in Alabasta: 100,000,000 Berries for Luffy and 60,000,000 Berries for Zoro.

The crew was first forced to navigate directly into a massive whirlpool, a prospect that terrified Usopp, Nami, and Chopper. 152 : Take to the Sky! Ride the Knockup Stream!

Just as Blackbeard closed in, the sea erupted. The Going Merry was propelled thousands of meters into the air by the massive pressurized water column. Blackbeard revealed the Straw Hats' massive new bounties

Seeking to claim these bounties, Blackbeard attempted to attack, only for his oversized raft to be destroyed by the very phenomenon the Straw Hats were about to ride. Riding the Geyser The Going Merry was propelled thousands of meters

While Luffy reveled in the adrenaline, it was Nami’s exceptional navigation skills that kept the ship from being torn apart. She realized the stream was essentially a "vertical ocean" and commanded the crew to adjust the sails to catch the updrafts, allowing the Merry to "fly" toward the Cumulonimbus clouds. The Legacy of "Romance"

Mont Blanc Cricket’s parting words to Luffy defined the spirit of the arc: the Sky Island had never been proven not to exist, and pursuing it despite being laughed at is what "romance" (the spirit of adventure) is all about. By successfully riding the stream, the Straw Hats didn't just reach a new island; they proved that in the world of One Piece , .

The is a rare, violent natural phenomenon caused by geothermal pressure in underwater caves.