The Paper Fruit Among the Pirates

"Go to the city of meat!"

In the "station" of the sea train that just passed, after receiving a letter of recommendation from the shipyard from Granny Kokoro, Luffy pointed forward with one hand on his hip.

"What the hell did you hear..."

Nami complained that she couldn't. Fortunately, the "White Knight-Chang" who sailed the boat was as taciturn and reliable as ever, otherwise, I don't know where the boat will be sailed.

"Luffy, leave it to me to recruit the boatmen."

After hearing that the city of seven waters is a huge shipyard, Sanji was the first to stand up and take care of everything.

"I will definitely recruit a stunning beauty—"

"Fool!"

Luffy vetoed it.

"Boat repairman, of course you have to be five meters tall and have a waist circumference of five meters..."

"Luffy, our ship can't hold such a creature~~"

"It doesn't matter what kind of person you are," Sauron was the most realistic, "as long as you have the skills. And the other party dares to board our boat."

Daily life on the Golden Merry,

In a word, thief Jill is exciting!

Ordinary people can't bear it.

"Come, come, give everyone the pocket money for parking here for a week!"

With the batch of gold that Luffy got from the snake's belly, Nami was also much more generous. ——Although in Roman's view, as long as there are those two golden pillars, Nami should not care too much about these "little money".

"Get rich~~~"

"Hey, look ahead—"

Roman pointed forward, and a city above the sea appeared in front of everyone.

It was a city like a water garden. In the center of the city, there was a huge fountain building spewing sea water downwards! Forming waterways running through the entire city, it looks like a work of art from a distance.

As the Golden Merry approached slowly, this 'garden'-like city revealed its other side!

Huge docks, towering chimneys, dense hanging towers, numerous factories and workers coming and going, all of which prove the viability and vitality of this city.

"Wow, it's so spectacular! It's an industrial city, no wonder things like the 'Sea Train' are also produced here."

"This is the power of ordinary people," Roman nodded in response to Usopp's emotion.

"Unfortunately, this world..." No matter how hard ordinary people try, it is still impossible to compare with the 'monsters'. As long as Aokiji is willing, this magnificent sea city will become an ice sculpture in a second. ——It's the same with other masters.

"Hey, you guys."

The uncle fishing on the coast pointed to the other side.

"It's inappropriate for pirates to appear at the main entrance. You can go around to the street at the back entrance."

"Thanks, uncle!"

As the Golden Merry detoured along the city, along the way there were enthusiastic citizens pointing out where the Straw Hats stopped, which surprised Luffy and others.

"Aren't people in this city afraid of pirates?"

"Because for the shipyard, 'Pirate' is also a customer, right?"

Sanji replied thoughtfully.

Different from the four seas, the pirate elements of the great route are much more complicated. There are scumbags who live only on plunder, armed business groups that are half merchants and half bandits, thugs supported by major forces, ambitious rising stars, and simple adventurers like Luffy.

"Maybe there are very powerful bodyguards here, even if the pirates mess around."

Facing Robin's speculation, Roman glanced at her.

The prophet, the knife, the knife...

There are not only a group of boatmen with a strength of about 40 million, but also the well-known CP9 full-staff undercover. Ordinary pirates who dare to make trouble here would just go to the toilet with a lantern—could die.

"Then, you can move freely first."

Nami, who changed into a formal lady's short-sleeved suit and tie, waved to the others.

"Roman and I will first exchange the gold for Bailey, and then contact the shipyard—"

"Let's go first!" X2

There is no doubt that Luffy and Usopp have disappeared without a trace. And Robin looked at the petite Chopper.

"If Mr. Ship Doctor wants to buy medical books, I can take you there."

"Hey, has Robin been here before?"

Facing Chopper's question, the intellectual beauty smiled slightly.

"No, but when it comes to finding a target in an unfamiliar city, I believe no one is better at it than me."

"Then I'll stay and watch the ship."

Zoro leaned on the deck and closed his eyes to rest, because Sanji was definitely going to buy ingredients, so of course he could only leave him to watch the ship. —Anyway, the others didn't dare to let Sauron go out by himself.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you."

———————

City of Seven Waters, Center Street

Cash exchange.

"One hundred million Baileys?"

"Yes, these gold ornaments have a lot of history and high purity, and they are worth so much."

"If you agree, I'll be ready to—"

Facing the excited appraiser, Nami just snapped her fingers.

"Roman,"

·····Well, it's still up to me to play the black face.

puff,

A gleaming long knife was stuck on the table, piercing through the thick wooden table and the floor in an instant.

"First, the joy in your heart can hardly be hidden anymore,"

"Second, our captain is a big pirate with a bounty of 100 million,"

"Third, you can call the strongest guard here first," Roman said condescendingly, looking down at the sweaty appraiser. "Don't say I won't give you a chance. If you try to blackmail us again, I promise you won't see the sun tomorrow."

···········

"Three hundred and fifty million Baileys, I didn't expect to sell it for so much money."

Nami, who was carrying a suitcase, sighed.

"It's almost there." Roman carried two suitcases. "This is already close to the other party's psychological limit, and there is no need to continue to exert pressure."

Knowledgeable domineering is really easy to use, especially when the other party is just an ordinary person who can't hide his psychological fluctuations.

"Then next..."

"Let's go somewhere next."

In the eyes of the flying seagulls, the entire city of seven waters can be seen in a panoramic view. Although I dare not say that it covers everything, the general architectural layout has been figured out. So on the northeast coast of the back street of the capital of seven waters, the shipbreaking yard with a very different style is the target.

"here is?"

Waiting for Nami and Roman to take the unique transportation vehicle "Blu" in the city of seven waters, and come here along the waterways that criss-cross the entire city like spider webs, Nami looked at the strange building in front of her and couldn't help but ask in doubt.

"Here... there is a very good boatman."

It can't be said that the boatmen of the Straw Hats will be here in the future, right?

boom boom boom

"excuse me."

After knocking on the door, Roman directly pushed open the door of the building in front of him, and all he saw were tall, short, fat and thin, strangely shaped armed men with knives and guns, armor and cannons.

"Roman, isn't there a big difference between these people and the boatmen?"

·······Everyone in the house was stunned for a moment, and then laughed wildly.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"The boatman? You actually came here to find the boatman, we are bounty hunters!"

"Little girl, you are in the wrong place. This is the territory of the Franky family. We only know how to dismantle ships, but we don't know how to build them."

"But if you bring money, we don't mind spending it for you. ——I smell pirates from you!"

"Look at the box,"

Roman put down the two suitcases in his hands, and moved his shoulders as he walked into a building full of malicious men.

"I'm the best at 'communicating' with people."

boom!

As soon as he stepped out, the metal building trembled, the hard floor exploded, gravel flew across, a domineering shock wave spread to all directions, and the glass windows that were closer to him shattered! Then Roman raised his fist and slammed it down.

boom--!

A punch hit the ground hard! The air was distorted, and circles of vibrating ripples visible to the naked eye penetrated into the ground layer by layer, and the entire hall was vibrating and trembling like a drumhead being beaten violently. Large swaths of solid floor with soil and rocks were blown away by the tyrannical and powerful explosion, like dozens of heavy cannons falling at the same time.

? !

"what happened--"

"Have we been shelled!"

"damn it······"

The bounty hunters in the hall instantly rolled into a ball and fell to the ground, and some who were far away didn't even know what happened.

"who is it?"

Clear the field with one move, the miscellaneous fish fall to the ground, and the master shows up! A tall figure in a cloak and a mask strode forward to the deep pit that appeared in the hall, and looked at Roman who punched out a huge pit.

"Dare to come to the Frankie family to make trouble!"

"Hello, Mr. Franky."

Roman withdrew his fist, jumped back to Nami's side first, picked up a suitcase and jumped in front of the tall masked man, and opened the suitcase in his hand——

For a moment, the eyes of the bounty hunters who were either angry or frightened just now lit up.

That's a box full of Baileys!

The magic of money is enough to make them shut up, but it doesn't include the tall masked man in front of them.

"What does that mean? An apology?"

"You can say that, but I'm here to negotiate a deal with Mr. Franky."

"About the sale of 'Treasure Tree Adam'."