"Yo, Luffy."
After treating and bandaging the injured Usopp and the butler named Merry, and sending Kaya and the others back to the mansion, Luffy and the others returned.
"Why are you so late? I thought you would have finished quickly."
"Don't mention it,"
Nami sighed helplessly, holding her forehead.
"A certain idiot captain got hypnotized, causing me to get cut."
Nami, with a bloodstain on her shoulder, sighed again.
"A certain idiot swordsman got careless and had two swords stolen, causing me to get kicked."
"Ah, this..."
Roman didn't know what to say for a moment. Originally, he thought that without Captain Kuro, the Black Cat Pirates wouldn't be difficult to defeat. How did they end up in such a sorry state?
"Sorry, it's my fault." x2
Faced with Nami's complaints, the captain and the swordsman had to bow their heads and admit their mistakes.
If they hadn't been careless, the Black Cat Pirates wouldn't have been a match for them. But being careless...
It was a lesson for them, teaching them the unpredictability of human nature.
"Forget it, I'm not blaming you."
Nami waved her hand,
"Roman, help me treat the wound."
"No problem, but with my current ability, I can only handle ordinary wounds."
Roman nodded. If he wanted to achieve the expected 'mobile Izumi water' effect, he needed to learn that move... But as a pirate, it wasn't easy...
———————
"Hahaha, no, no, there was no kidnapping~~~"
Wrapped in bandages under his clothes, Usopp stood at the mansion's entrance, facing the townspeople holding pitchforks and kitchen knives, with a smug smile.
"I fooled you all, I was just joking."
"What!"
"You rascal—"
"Today we must teach you a lesson..."
"Everyone," the girl Kaya, draped in a coat, stood beside Usopp, bowing her head to the angry townspeople.
"Sorry, actually it was..."
"I told you, it was just one of Usopp's lies!"
"It was just that Klahadore resigned and went back to his hometown. I couldn't help but play a 'farewell joke' on him."
With Usopp's words, the townspeople's attention was immediately diverted.
"What..."
"Mr. Klahadore resigned?"
"How could it be, such a good person..."
Facing the crowd who missed the bespectacled butler, the girl named Kaya lowered her head, her eyes welling up with tears again. However:
A rough hand beside her held her fair hand, and when she turned her head, she saw Usopp's cheerful smile.
"That guy Klahadore just went back to his hometown."
So, please don't be sad.
...
"Hey, such a big thing, just pretend it didn't happen?"
"You don't want to, Merry?"
"No,"
The bandaged butler with sheep-like hair shook his head.
"It was Usopp's idea, right?"
"That boy said it for the sake of the townspeople... I understand, I'll handle the rest."
"Merry, there's one more thing I'd like to ask you."
"Please, go ahead..."
People's constitutions are really different.
In this world, there are frail types like Miss Kaya, and there are freaks like Luffy who don't even leave scars after eating a meal of meat.
So a day later, the butler Merry, who had been slashed by Captain Kuro, was already energetically arranging the aftermath. Roman couldn't help but marvel — if this butler Merry were willing to go out to sea and train, he could at least earn a bounty of millions...
——————
In Kaya's dining room, after a hearty meal, Roman, Luffy, Zoro, and Nami were:
Click,
Luffy, who had just 'pulled' half a fishbone from his throat, was still in shock.
"To think it got stuck, looks like I need to train my throat."
...
"Normally, after eating, there should be a bone like this, right?" Nami pointed to the complete fishbone on the plate, then looked at:
Zoro's clean plate, and Roman's...
"Are you even human?!"
You really eat meat without spitting out the bones...
"Don't misunderstand, my fish was eaten by Luffy—"
Roman forked a piece of bread.
"He probably got stuck because he ate too fast, right?"
Faced with Roman's serious analysis, Nami couldn't retort.
In your eyes, what are bones?
Calcium tablets?
Apologize to your digestive system!!
...
"Everyone,"
The girl named Kaya pushed the door open and walked into the dining room.
"Is the food to your liking? Should I ask the chef to prepare more..."
"No need, we're full~~"
Patting his belly, Luffy greeted with a smile, "Thanks, Kaya!"
"I should be the one thanking you. If it weren't for you..." The girl bowed her head. Without Usopp and these people, her fate wouldn't have been pleasant.
"Kaya, is it okay for you to walk around like this?"
Facing Nami's concerned words, the frail girl smiled and shook her head.
"My illness is due to the grief of losing my parents..."
"But with your help, and Usopp's, I need to pull myself together."
Saying this, the girl clapped her hands lightly.
"I heard you need a ship capable of long voyages. Maybe I can help."
——————
"Wow, wow, wow~~~ So cool!!"
On the shore, a caravel-style ship with a skeletal structure and triangular sails, all steered from the central stern, was quietly docked. The bow was shaped like a sheep's head, looking very cute. Two flags with sheep heads were also hanging on it.
"Sorry to keep you waiting,"
Standing on the shore was the butler named Merry, "Although the design is a bit old, I designed it myself."
Yes, you could tell from his sheep-like hair and the bow of the ship.
"This is a fast sailing ship. I named it 'Going Merry'..."
"Wow, Golden Merry!"
Luffy happily raised his arms and greeted the ship, "From now on, we're partners! Golden Merry~~"
"Huh? Luffy, it's not..."
Nami was about to correct Luffy, telling him the ship's name was 'Going Merry' and not 'Golden Merry,' but Kaya gently held her hand.
"It's okay, it's your partner now."
So, the name should be decided by your captain—
"Golden Merry is a great name."
——————
On the other side, Usopp, carrying a large package, faced his three 'crew members,' the three kids from the town who played captain games with him.
"Thank you for always playing with me, the great liar, but:"
"After meeting those people, I've decided—I'm going to sea to become a real pirate!"
"No way,"
"Captain Usopp, don't you love this town..."
"And what about Miss Kaya?"
"I—"
The long-nosed boy suddenly asked.
"What are your dreams?"
"To run a tavern,"
"To be a carpenter,"
"To be a novelist,"
The three kids answered without hesitation. The boy named Usopp raised his head, not letting the tears in his eyes fall.
"Yes, and my dream... is to be a brave warrior, a famous pirate known around the world!"
Looking at his three 'crew members,' Usopp said.
"So, we made a promise, we all have to achieve our dreams!"
"So—"
With tears and snot running down his face, the boy named Usopp shouted to the sky.
"The 'Usopp' Pirate Crew disbands today!!"
---
"Luffy, are we setting sail?"
"Wait a moment,"
Facing Luffy's request, Roman nodded and gestured for Nami to start the merchant ship. Now that they had the professional 'Going Merry', it was time to consider what to do with the merchant ship...
"Huff, huff, huff, huff,"
Amidst a series of panting sounds, the boy named Usopp appeared on the beach with a large bag on his back.
"Yo... yo... Luffy, Roman, are you setting sail too?"
"Of course."
"You... you're still going to sea, Usopp."
The delicate girl Kaya walked over, making the long-nosed boy look embarrassed.
"I... I'm sorry..."
"No need to apologize, Usopp." However, the girl just smiled, "Actually, I had a feeling that one day you would become a man sailing the seas."
"Then... next time I come back, I'll tell you the stories of my adventures."
"They'll be a hundred times more exciting than my 'tall tales'!"
Facing Usopp's farewell words, Kaya still smiled and nodded.
"Alright, I'll be waiting for you."
...
"Then I'll—"
"Come aboard, Usopp."
Standing on the Going Merry, Roman waved to the long-nosed boy.
"Eh, I..."
"Aren't we already companions?"
Luffy, leaning on the ship's rail, said matter-of-factly, making Usopp's expression freeze. A few seconds later:
"This..."
"Am I the captain?"
"No!" x4
——————
"Miss, you wanted to keep Usopp here, didn't you?"
"Yes, but—"
Standing on the shore, watching the 'Going Merry' sail away, the girl named Kaya ran her fingers through her wind-blown light blonde hair.
"I can't make Usopp to throws his dream for my own sake."
"Let's go back."
The two turned around,
"Merry, I want to become a doctor."
"Miss... you've set a great goal."
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