One Piece: The Ninja Who Started as a Fisherman.

Chapter 26: Merry

Two days later, Xiluobu Village.

At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Lipa and Kobe were standing at the entrance of the village, waving goodbye to the two.

"I can only take you so far! Take care! Bounty hunter, Cool D. Qi Kang! I hope to hear your name on the sea."

Qi Kang was not very good at expressing gratitude, so -

"Oh!"

Qi Kang transformed into Alrita and gave her a wink.

"Thank you, Commander Ripa, Coby, and all the marines. Alrita loves you! Muah!"

The navy remained silent...

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Xiluobu Village at this time.

With Luffy's physique, he is already full of energy and is playing mischief in the village with his good friend Usopp.

Another good news is that housekeeper Mary miraculously survived because of her special race.

"Qiankan! Zoro! Where have you been? You went out to play without me!"

Luffy's expression was full of disgust. He wasn't angry because the two left, but because they didn't take him with them...

"Hey! Where's Nami?" Luffy looked around but there was no sign of Nami.

Zoro naturally leaned back on the sofa and said seriously:

"Nami left. Ask the fisherman for the specific reason!"

"What!" Luffy opened his mouth wide, as if he couldn't believe it.

"What's going on? Qi Kang!"

As Saikan told the story, Luffy learned the whole story.

Luffy pouted his lips, pretending to be thinking.

With his intelligence, he might not understand it very well, but he immediately grasped the key point.

"As long as we defeat that guy named Arlong and liberate Cocoa Village, Nami will be truly free, right?"

"Then, she will become the navigator of our ship! Right! Qi Kang!"

Qi Kang nodded: "That's right... That's roughly what it means! Anyway, just defeat Aaron."

"Okay... If you put it that way, I'm a little excited!" Luffy waved his hand and ordered:

"Let's go meet our new partner! Then our destination is - Kokoasi Village!"

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In a corner of Xiluobu Village, Usopp called the three little ones from the Usopp Pirate Group.

"Perhaps it comes as a surprise to you, but the great Captain Usopp is going out to sea alone and becoming a true pirate!"

"Huh?" x3

"Captain Usopp! You're lying again, aren't you?"

"Captain, don't you love the village very much?"

"Yes! Captain! What will happen to Miss Kaya if you leave?"

Upon hearing Kaya's name, Usopp fell silent for a rare moment.

After a moment, his eyes became firm!

"What is your dream?"

"Run a tavern!"

“Become a great carpenter!”

“Become a novelist!”

The three little ones expressed their dreams without hesitation.

Usopp raised his head, tears welling up in his eyes.

"My dream is to become the greatest warrior on the sea! To be a world-famous pirate!"

"So! We all have to pledge to fulfill our dreams!"

"Yes! Captain!" x3.

The three little ones had snot and tears all over the floor.

Then, Usopp shouted to the sky:

"Usopp Pirates! Officially disbanded!"

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Coastside.

"Okay! So cool!"

A "caravelle" with a skeleton structure, triangular sails and central stern steering was anchored there. Its bow was a sheep's head, and its shape was very cute.

"Ahem! Sorry for the wait, everyone!"

Meili coughed a few times and began to introduce:

"Although this ship is a bit old-fashioned, it was designed by me personally, so it was named after me, the Advance Merry."

Luffy danced with joy.

"Merry! Merry! Our new companion, the Merry! The Golden Merry!"

As time went by, it became the Golden Merry, so it is still called the Golden Merry.

Don't ask! The captain said so!

"Everyone, please go up and take a look!" Mary made a gesture of invitation.

"OK!"

Luffy stretched out his arms and jumped up.

Qi Kang disappeared instantly. He couldn't wait to see Meili. This cozy little boat had brought him many good memories when he was young.

Aboard the Merry.

This is a two level cabin construction located on a staircase to the deck.

The deck house is a small warehouse.

It is filled with tools and supplies of all sizes to meet the needs of navigation.

The ammunition and supplies are all here.

Go through the warehouse, and this room on the other side near the rear is the bathroom.

Although the bathroom is small, it has everything you need and is even equipped with an anti-peeping film.

Qi Kang went down the stairs and entered the basement, where there were two large rooms, which were the boys’ and girls’ dormitories.

He pushed one at random. These rooms were built like dormitory rooms - with bunk beds, and one room was more than enough for four or five people to live in.

It's probably noisy to sleep here, right? It's also cozy! But there's no privacy!

Qi Kang returned to the deck along the stairs and walked towards the house on the second floor.

There is a small flower bed above this room where you can grow some vegetables and fruits to supplement vitamins.

Qi Kang entered the room and looked at the familiar environment around him.

This is usually where Luffy and his friends chat and eat. The kitchen and the ship's operating rod are also in this room.

Qi Kang felt satisfied after putting the golden catfish - Xiaowen into the fish tank.

He had imagined countless times that he was here, eating and chatting with Luffy and the others.

The dream came true at this time.

After admiring everything on the Merry, I left the room.

At this time, Luffy was sitting on the goat head at the bow, covering his straw hat that was blown by the sea breeze.

"This is my special seat! The view is really nice! Haha!"

Housekeeper Mei Li smiled at the few people and said:

"I see there is no shipwright on your ship. If there is anything you need to modify, you can tell me and I will ask the workers to modify it. After all, the ship you are using for exchange is very large, which is too much of a loss for you."

Qi Kang's eyes lit up and he pointed to the deck on the side of the ship.

"I need to make a little nest here! It doesn't need to be too big, as long as I can nest in it. It will be more convenient for fishing on rainy days!"

Meili smiled and said, "This is easy and can be done in an hour."

Zoro thought for a moment and said, "I want to make a secret compartment for storing wine on the observation deck!"

Meili smiled awkwardly: "That's no problem..."

"Merry! I want to install a seat over Merry's head!"

Meili was sweating profusely: "I refuse! It's impossible!"

Luffy's hips collapsed instantly and he turned into a ball of rubber.

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On the coast, on the Golden Merry.

"Luffy! He hasn't come yet?" asked Saikan.

"Wait a minute! He will definitely come!" Luffy answered affirmatively.

"Ouch! Ouch!"

With a series of gasps and stumbling sounds, Usopp appeared at the beach carrying a large bag.

"Hey! Luffy! Saikan and Zoro! Are you guys going out to sea today too? What a coincidence! The great Captain Usopp is also going out to sea today."

At this time, a gentle voice came:

"Really? Usopp, are you still going to go out to sea? Why don't you even dare to say goodbye?"

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