Chapter 207 - 46

Chapter 46 The Sea Train Arrives in the City of Seven WatersA scarred frog swam freely, breaking the surface of the water and steadily heading in one direction.Behind it, the going merry followed closely!"By the way, why are we following a frog?" Zoroasked, leaning against the mast with his three swords."Don't you think this frog is interesting?" Luffycountered.Everyone: "..."Although speechless, the Captain's orders were absolute, so the ship continued to move straight ahead!"Stop!" Luffy suddenly exclaimed!It turned out a buoy had appeared on the sea ahead, and at the same time, a traffic light was stuck in the water not far away! At this moment, it was red, continuously buzzing."What is this?" Usopp wondered.Suddenly, a "ding—ding—ding!" sound came!Then everyone saw a train steaming across the sea!"Hey, what is this?""A ship?""How can such a large iron block sail on the sea?"Everyone instantly became like frogs in a well. Luffy was a bit helpless and tired. He simply ignored it, knowing an NPC would explain!Then, everyone saw the frog "bravely" block the train and, without a doubt, was sent flying!"There seems to be a station there! Let's go check it out!" Nami decided.So, the pirate ship approached the station.A little girl walked out, looked at the straw hatskull flag hanging on the ship, and shouted, "Pirates, Grandma, it's pirates!""What? Really, Chimney!" A drunk old woman, Kokoro, ran out, looked at the Straw Hat, and said, "Good, bring the den den mushi!"Everyone instantly became alert!"Ha, hey! That... what was I going to say... I forgot!" Kokoro seemed to be in a daze!"She's drunk!"...Subsequently, the atmosphere changed, and the NPCs began to introduce themselves.The little girl was named Chimney, a small cat that looked like a rabbit but was actually called "Gonbe," and the drunken Kokoro.After a conversation, the Straw Hat headed towards Water Seven!...The calm sea was a colorful painting.The sun rose from the horizon, dyeing the sea a faint golden hue. The seawater was like a giant mirror, reflecting the azure sky, sparkling with ripples. As the breeze blew, the sunlight danced on the water, as if millions of brilliant gems were twinkling.Luffy sat on the deck and gathered his crew!"Everyone listen, I have an idea! First, we need to repair the Merry. Although we tried our best to protect her, she still suffered a lot of damage!""Mhm, mhm!" Everyone agreed."Then, we need to find a shipwright to join us, right here in Water Seven!""Are we getting a new friend?" Chopper was very excited."It's not certain if he'll even join our pirate ship yet!" Zoro said, indicating not to get too excited too soon!"Finally, we need to change ships!""Huh?" Everyone was dumbfounded."Hey, Luffy! Do you know what you're saying?" Usopp glared at Luffy angrily!"Alright, I didn't say we're getting rid of Merry! But the upcoming voyage will be too dangerous!So I plan to build a big ship, then put Merry in the hold, making her our backup ship!" Luffy quickly explained, telling Usopp he was overthinking it!"Listen carefully, I will never abandon any of my comrades!""Luffy!!" Usopp was incredibly moved, tears streaming down as he rushed towards Luffy, only to be kicked away!But Usopp didn't care, tightly hugging the Merry's mast, "Merry, don't worry! We will definitely fix you!""Thank you... everyone!" An ethereal voice came from the ship.Everyone smiled.Luffy looked at the silhouette of Water Seven and said with a smile, "What thanks? We are... comrades!"..."Speaking of which, it's a good thing we came to that station first. Now we just need to find someone named Iceberg in Water Seven!" Namitook out the map provided by Kokoro. With just one glance, she instantly froze, then slammed the map down, "Can anyone understand this? It's as bad as Luffy's drawing!"Map (image)Soon, everyone saw the magnificent Water Seven!Its overall shape resembled a fountain, with streams of water gushing out. There were several water channels within the walls, continuously flowing with water, and the entire city was surrounded by water (image)."So beautiful!" Everyone exclaimed, this time even Luffy was no exception.The ship slowly approached Water Seven. Suddenly, a person in a small boat on the sea waved and shouted, "It's not good for pirates to openly enter the city, it would cause a bad impression. You should go around to the back street!""Yes, thank you!"The ship went around to the back street!Here, the streets were replaced by canals, much like the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan!Soon, a restaurant owner who was cleaning shouted at Luffy and his crew, "Pirate ships are not allowed to dock here! What are you doing? Robbing us?""No, we're here to repair our ship!" Nami retorted.Subsequently, guided by the owner, the ship arrived at a secluded cape.Lower the sails! Drop anchor!"By the way, why aren't the people on the island afraid of pirates?" Nami wondered."For a shipyard, pirates are also customers, I suppose!" Zoro said calmly."Or perhaps, even if pirates cause trouble, there are bodyguards who can deal with them!" Robinsmiled."Bodyguards... who can deal with them?" Namilooked at Luffy, who was playing with Usopp."Let's go! Luffy, Usopp! We're going to exchange money, repair the ship, and build a new one!" Namisaid to the two."Alright!" Luffy and Usopp saluted."First, bring out the gold!" Nami sighed, rubbing her forehead.Soon, everyone set off!"Now I don't have a chance to go out with them!" Chopper leaned against the railing, looking dejected."Let's go out together later!" It was clear Robinliked Chopper very much."Really? Will there be a bookstore?" Chopper was very excited!...Soon, the three arrived in front of a wooden house!"Blu Rental!" Nami read the plaque on the wooden house."Then let's rent a few Blus!" Luffy walked in, dragging a large bag."Aren't you going to ask what those are first?" Nami rushed in, dragging a slightly smaller bag.In the small house, an uncle was reading a newspaper, "Welcome, do you want to rent a Blu? Blus are...!""Okay, rent three!" Luffy held up three fingers.Soon, three Blus were brought before the three."That will be three thousand Berries in total!" The owner smiled, then looked at the progressively larger sacks behind the three and casually asked, "What's in these bags?"Luffy smiled slightly, "Gold!""You're funny, but it's fine no matter what!" The owner clearly didn't believe him, then his eyes were blinded by a golden flash; it turned out Luffyhad opened the bag!"Can I have it?""Who would give it to you!""The Blus will be a total of 5 million Berries!""The price went up, uncle!"Ultimately, 3000 Berries were handed to the uncle! Everyone received a tourist map.Riding the Blus, they prepared to head to the center of Shipwright Island!The three played roller coaster on the steep slope."Wow!" That was Luffy's voice."Ah ah ah!" That was the voice of the other two.Finally, they dropped directly into the commercial street from a rooftop, which was a shortcut.Luffy, holding a piece of Water Water Meat in one hand and a Blu rope in the other, leisurely walked through the commercial street!Meanwhile, at the shipyard, a pirate crew was causing trouble!"Although we asked you to repair the ship, the price is too high!" A masked man was provoking them, clearly unwilling to pay.But in the next second, the shipyard employees took action, instantly slaughtering all the pirates."On a craftsman's territory, there's no reason to let pirates run rampant!"...On the going merry."Nani? Robin left!" — Sanji"Yeah, she went shopping with Chopper!" — Zoro"So it's just you on the ship!" Sanji frantically scratched his head, "What boring free time!""Same here!" Zoro closed his eyes."Then I'm going out to buy things too! Mosshead, watch the ship!" Sanji decided to leave."Whatever!" Zoro began to snore....Meanwhile, the others also arrived at the bank in the center of Shipwright Island...