Voyage: Prop Master on the Straw Hat

Put the bowl away and walk in a certain direction.

The mist gradually rose, covering the world here.

Ta~ta~ta~!

The gentle knocking sound echoed in the thick mist.

Link walked slowly to Merry and looked at the small white, almost transparent figure on the ship who was holding a small hammer from nowhere and hammering it.

He couldn’t help but whisper: “Merry.”

despair~

The next second, the knocking sound stopped.

The busy little man turned his head slowly.

It was a figure wearing strange clothes like a raincoat and with a round head. Apart from the size of his body, almost no other features could be seen.

Even when he turned around to face Link, it was as if he was covered by a fog, making it impossible to see his face clearly.

“You’re awake, Mellie.”

Link smiled softly, as if he was not surprised at all, it was all expected, and said to the little man on Merry’s boat.

This little person is Merry herself! ! In other words, it is the appearance of the spirit of Merry’s ship! !

The spirit of the ship is the spirit that is created by the crew of a ship caring for each other and cherishing the ship.

After getting close to the crew to a certain extent, the boat transformed into a “person” holding a mallet and wearing a raincoat, just like the crew, in order to repay the favor.

Legend has it that the appearance of the ship spirit is often accompanied by heavy fog. He often appears to inform the crew when the ship is about to encounter crisis, and has helped a lot.

In the original version, this is the first and last appearance of the Ship Elf.

The one who discovered it was Usopp. He saw Merry tinkering with his body, hoping to continue sailing with Luffy and the others.

At that time, Usopp thought he had encountered a ghost. It was not until he was in G Fortress that he learned of the existence of the Ship Spirit.

Later, in the Seven Capitals chapter, even if Merry went to pick up Luffy and the others in person, he only spoke his voice and never showed his face again.

Then, after a series of trips by the Straw Hat Pirates, the Ship Spirit never appeared again.

Link has been waiting for the Ship Elf to appear, but he doesn’t seem to wake up.

It wasn’t until he arrived at Sky Island that he finally appeared in the thick fog.

“You know me?”

Little Merry, who had originally planned to disappear, suddenly tilted his head.

He cannot speak, so he can only express himself in the briefest of words.

“I have also learned about the legend of the Ship Elf.”

Link walked up to Merry, looked at the transparent Merry in front of him, as if shrouded in a mist, and chuckled.

“Right……”

Melly thought about it carefully, then figured it out, and nodded his little head with certainty:

“You are Link.”

After all, you are Link~

Link automatically understood that this was Merry’s compliment to him.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t protect you very well along the way.”

Link looked around Merry.

Although he existed, he kept an eye on his useless captain from time to time, which reduced Melly’s damage a lot.

However, in the face of various disasters, climates, heavy rains, storms and other natural forces along the Grand Line, Melly was naturally affected a lot.

Damage is inevitable.

“No, I’m grateful.”

Melly shook his little head quickly: “I remember Xiluobu Village, Windless Zone, and Sky Island.”

It refers to the gold of the Straw Hat Pirates in Silob Village, where Link was still “poor” at the time and not rich. Although it was a bounty from the Black Cat Pirates, they also spent a lot of money to buy him materials. It’s been really strengthened.

Its sturdiness and performance made it the first level of ships sailing on the East China Sea at that time.

In addition, when the Windless Belt and the rush to the Sky Island were later made, Link’s prop, the joystick, was used.

Otherwise, Melly would be hurt much more than he is now.

“Isn’t that what the crew should do to take good care of the ship?”

Link simply sat cross-legged on the ground, looking at Merry’s level.

“Besides, you are the first ship we sailed on, but you are witnessing our adventure and you are a part of our sailing journey.”

“You are also our companion, so you should do your best to help your companion. That is what you should do.”

Speaking of this, Link suddenly wanted to drink some wine.

He took out a bottle of rum from the fourth-dimensional treasure bag.

He opened the bottle cap with a bang and poured the clear wine into his mouth.

Melly just watched quietly. Although his little face showed no expression, there was still a vague sense of envy on his face.

How much he wanted to have a party with his friends, eat, drink and have fun together.

But since he is called a goblin, it is destined that he cannot appear in front of everyone in this form.

“Thank you for your hard work during this time.”

Melly nodded solemnly.

As a ship, it naturally knows very well how much effort Link has put into this pirate group.

It can even be said that Link is not only a deputy captain, but even more like an old father figure.

It can be said that my heart is broken for this restless crew comrades.

Whether it’s taking down enemy opponents or completing a gorgeous adventure like Sky Island.

Link has played a role that cannot be ignored.

Although the other crew members can also feel all this, they can also understand it.

But after all, they couldn’t see everything. Only Merry clearly saw everything Link did.

Because of this, it feels Link’s dedication most deeply.

“Isn’t this what it should be?”

The bottle was moved away, Link wiped the corners of his mouth and smiled.

“After all, I am also a part of the ship.”

He paused, then thought of something, and suddenly asked this question:

“Can’t you just appear in front of us?”

“Yes.”

His little head moved up and down, “There are too many people, I can’t come out and communicate.”

This means that if too many people appear, he will not be able to appear in front of everyone.

・・Please give me flowers……

This also explains why, after being seen by Usopp, Merry still did not show up to communicate and explain the situation to the Straw Hat Pirates.

Even when he arrived at the Seventh Island, in front of the huge roaring waves, Melly only made a sound in front of the mayor, Mr. Bingshan.

And the last series of words he said was when he successfully rescued the Straw Hats on Justice Island.

At that time, he had run out of fuel and was carrying the Straw Hats on their last voyage.

This can also be seen as his last moment of reflection, which is why he said so many words at the last moment.

After all, the Ship Elf is a creature that exists with almost special life energy. Its existence is already otherworldly.

If you can still communicate with people and show up without any restrictions, that would be a little too outrageous.

Its birth and existence must be subject to various restrictions.

“I see.”

Link nodded, but then smiled and said: “But now that you have woken up, as one of us, our common partner~”

“It would be too unfair to you not to let Luffy and the others know.”

“No, I’m already very happy.”

Link could clearly see that on the expressionless face, a gap suddenly opened up.

It was like, he was laughing.

Being able to travel with people who love and care for you, being able to provide them with accommodation and a place to ride, and being able to take them on adventures~

This is indeed a very satisfying thing for Mellie.

“But this is not enough.”

Link shook his head slightly, and then thought of another thing:

“Now that you have been born, you should be able to detect any discomfort in your body, right?”

“For example, when it comes to important parts such as the keel, we are not professional shipwrights after all. We can only see if there is any damage. We cannot find the specific details.”

“I’m fine~!”

Melly shook his head, “Thanks to you, Xiluobu Village.”

He was thanking Link for enhancing his safety and reliability.

As a result, he is still in good condition and safe, and can lead the Straw Hat Pirates on a further path.

“But it’s not going to work with just your current configuration.”

Link smiled and said, “On the next route, there is an island called the Seven Capitals, and there are the best shipwrights in the world on it.”

“I’m going to give you a thorough inspection there and add some more configurations to make it perform better.”

“Only in this way can we continue sailing in the second half of the great route in the future.”

After hearing this, Melly couldn’t help but grin even wider.

“Link, you’re so kind.”

“You are out of sight now. Who among us is following whom?”

In this way, Link and Merry chatted for a long time.

There are many interesting things on this journey, as well as some secret things that other crew members did on this ship.

For example, Luffy sneaked into the kitchen in the middle of the night, defeated several super giant mousetraps, and successfully stole the refrigerator lock.

Well, no wonder Luffy obviously doesn’t train much, and his skills gradually become surprisingly good.

It seems that not only did he have the foundation and knowledge laid by Garp, but he himself also competed with Sanji in this aspect, and also

It’s rapid growth.

[Thanks to the boss of ‘Shangshan’ for another reward, boss is awesome! ! ! 】corpse.

Meet the people! [Spiritual Land] and [Soul Calling Machine]! [Thanks to the good guy for the reward! ! 】

There was also the fact that Usopp himself secretly put things such as the chili pepper star that failed to be mixed into Luffy’s meals.

And Chopper accidentally sneezed and hit Usopp’s drink cup~

In addition to recipes, Sanji also collected many interesting and unique books.

Nami asked where she kept her little treasury, as well as her and Robin’s daily changing habits…

Ahem, these things are all indescribable in the end, so I won’t say them anymore.

In this way, one person and one boat chatted until a faint light gradually appeared on the horizon.