"Iceberg, stop trying to stop me! I have to go there!"
At the headquarters of the Galley-La Company, a pervert with blue hair and a strange shape of the body snarled.
Yet, Iceberg, the boss of the Galley-La Company and Mayor 7, looked at his best friend solemnly and said, "And I have told you so many times that I won't let you! They are serious, you know? They don't care about the rules on this island! So, stop provoking him!"
Who is "him" in the mouth of Iceberg?
Naturally, it was Masa.
As Masa rented the dock to build his own ship, he pushed away everyone and never let anyone enter, and those who entered would be killed on the spot.
At that time, no one thought much, and they just snickered at him, thinking that Masa had a big mouth, so a group of people tried to enter, but on the next day, they were killed, and their heads were displayed at the entrance of the dock for everyone to see.
"....."
At that moment, the mood of the Water 7 started to change, and they realized how ruthless the young man who rented the dock was.
Naturally, the security and the police couldn't remain silent when Masa did that, but all of them were simply killed.
Yup, just like that.
Facing the firepower of the cats who held firearms and other unique methods, no one could do anything except just wait for Masa to leave the island since he would only stay for less than a month.
Knowing the explanation of Iceberg, everyone sighed in relief, but then again, the dock that Masa rented had become a forbidden place since as long as one entered, they would be killed, and their head would be displayed on the dock.
Masa knew he was being cruel, but then again, if he wasn't one, the other would think he was a pushover. More importantly, he only killed those who were being forceful or threatened him, but for those who were willing to talk calmly and didn't approach his dock, then he wouldn't do anything.
So, at that moment, everyone understood that they could only remain far away from the dock, but even so, everyone was staring at the dock curiously, especially when they saw a huge sail that slowly stood on that dock.
In this place, most people relied on shipbuilding to live, so when they saw an unusual ship, their curiosity couldn't help but be aroused, yet if the price of their curiosity was death, then was it worth it?
Naturally, some people never learned, but similarly, those people died like others, but this time, they were displayed in the middle of the city, which made all of the residents chilled by Masa's cruelty, so no one dared to provoke him again, and they just continued their lives as usual since as long as they didn't try to do something to Masa, or enter the dock, everything was fine. Everything was peaceful, so if there was someone who should be blamed, it should be those who couldn't control their curiosity.
Curiosity kills the cat; this phrase is somehow suitable to be used by the people of this island.
Yet, while the others had learned, there was one hard-headed who never learned.
"You... do you know what it means to go there?! You will die, bastard! That young man isn't someone that you can provoke!"
Iceberg could tell that Masa didn't care about taking the lives of others, but as long as one was treated as his enemy, then Masa would erase this person until clean. Facing this guy, who was also a pupil of the same teacher, he knew what kind of idiot this guy was, which was why he tried to stop him from doing anything!
Frankly, Iceberg himself wanted to visit Masa's dock, but he knew well that he would be killed by then!
So, what if his status was that of mayor? In front of powerful might, he was like a fish on top of the chopping board.
If Masa wished to, he could destroy this island, overthrow the entire government, and become the king of this island.
It was good that Iceberg had only lost his secretary, but if he had lost his life, then who would have saved this place?
If Iceberg had lost his life, then who would have saved this island that was about to sink under the sea?
Because of that, Iceberg never did anything to Masa, even if Masa had killed many, including his employees. Frankly, Masa was already a criminal in the eyes of many, but somehow, no one could contact a Marine, and it seemed they were isolated from everyone, which made him feel tense and frightened as nothing was more frightening than the unknown.
While Iceberg had no evidence, he believed this bizarre situation must have been related to Masa!
"But Iceberg! Have you seen that large sail?! That guy must have unique shipwright technology! It isn't something that we have ever seen! This might be advanced knowledge that we won't have a chance to see in the future! Do you want to lose the chance to learn all of that? Or is your spirit as a shipwright just like that?!"
Franky couldn't help but argue when he saw how Iceberg had chickened out.
As a shipwright, wasn't it natural for them to wish to learn a technology?
Franky thought so, and this was why, after two years of training in the original story, he sneaked into the home of Vegapunk, stealing all of its technology.
Even if Masa was cruel, so what?
Franky believed that with his cyborg, he could stay alive and escape after he learned all of Masa's secrets, but his speech didn't move Iceberg.
Instead, Iceberg just stays at Franky for a moment and unties the ropes on Franky's body.
"As expected, you understand, Iceberg!"
This is what Franky thought; he thought that his passionate speech had moved Iceberg, but Iceberg just coldly said, "You have never grown up."
"Ha?"
"Go ahead." Iceberg had given up, thinking that this guy really never changed, like how their teacher's death was all due to this bastard, so in that case, why should he stop him?
"I won't stop you. If you die, I won't avenge you. If all of your Franky family die, then it is all good, so there are no more crooks on this island."
The best way to handle Masa was to leave him alone, but if someone was so stupid as to provoke Masa, then that's it; Iceberg didn't care about this idiot who never learned!
"....."
Only Franky rooted on his spot for a moment, unable to say anything before quietly closing his mouth and sighing.
His life aside, he cared about the lives of his followers, and if all of them died due to him, then... could he forgive himself?
Nevertheless, for Masa, the argument between Iceberg and Franky wasn't something that he paid attention to, but then again, it was probably the work of fate that Franky, the mindless pervert who just charged forward and only focused on manliness, remained in silence despite his urge to know the secret behind Masa's technology.
Yet, for Kalifa, everything was a bizarre experience since she had never thought it would be so easy for them to get everything from her former chief in the stronghold of the World Government, Enies Lobby.