Eustass Kid: "Ship spirit? What is that?"
Suddenly, the members of the Straw Hat Pirates exclaimed in shock, many of them looking confused. Kid was naturally one of them.
Capone Bege: "I don't know, I've never heard of it."
Trafalgar Law: "I haven't heard of it either. But this little girl with yellow raincoat doesn't seem to be human, right?"
Jewelry Bonney: "I saw it clearly. She appeared suddenly at the intersection of light and shadow. It was like she appeared out of thin air."
Basil Hawkins: "Could it be a ghost?"
Perona: "No way, it's not a ghost! If it were a ghost, I would recognize it at a glance."
Franky: "Ship spirits are a legend that circulates on the sea. They only appear on ships cherished by the crew. In other words, they are the embodiment of the ship!"
Silvers Rayleigh: "Yes, I've heard of this legend too. But I've never heard of a ship spirit appearing on anyone's ship."
Edward Newgate: "Shouldn't that kind of thing be limited to legends? But this girl in the raincoat and rain boots perfectly matches the image of a ship spirit from the legend. Could it really appear in the real world?"
Rocks D. Xebec: "Damn it, I knew about this legend when I ruled the seas , but even my ship never had this thing appear. Other captains have it? Impossible... absolutely impossible!!!"
Gol D. Roger: "Are you an idiot??? Ship spirits only appear on ships cherished by the crew. Don't you know what kind of crew you have on your ship??"
Charlotte Linlin: "Roger, are you crazy??"
Kaido: "Talk about Rocks if you want, why include us!!!"
Shiki: "You idiot, Roger!!"
Edward Newgate: "You're firing your cannons randomly..."
Roger: "Ahem... forget what I said... Anyway, ship spirits only exist in legends. I've never heard of a ship spirit appearing on anyone's ship."
Monkey D. Luffy: "It did appear! The Going Merry had a ship spirit!"
Scratchmen Apoo: "Hey, Straw Hat kid! Don't bring up what happened over there."
Nami: "It didn't happen over there. The Going Merry on our side also had a ship spirit."
Eustass Kid: "What about your Going Merry?"
Roronoa Zoro: "The Going Merry can no longer sail, so we switched to the Thousand Sunny."
Eustass Kid: "So, the ship spirit you mentioned about the Going Merry is no longer valid, right?"
Scratchmen Apoo: "Ah, blah blah blah! Seriously, who doesn't brag?"
Usopp: "You bastard! The Going Merry really had a ship spirit!!!"
Capone Bege: "The blank screen just showed the scene when you guys got the Going Merry, but it didn't show the ship spirit."
X Drake: "Yeah. If your ship really had a ship spirit, there should have been a shot of the ship spirit."
Monkey D. Luffy: "The ship spirit of the Merry hadn't appeared at that time!"
Eustass Kid: "Hahaha!"
Scratchmen Apoo: "Apapapapa!"
Nami: "Luffy, Usopp, don't argue with them. Whether our Going Merry had a ship spirit or not, we don't need to prove anything to them."
Monkey D. Luffy: "Hmph!"
Although the Straw Hat Pirates' crew members stopped arguing in the chat room, they were all deeply shocked!
The red-border Luffy over there, with just one promise, made the Going Merry have a ship spirit. The emotions contained in that promise were so firm...
When the ship spirit saw Luffy and the others approaching the ship, her figure gradually became ethereal and hidden.
"According to the master's orders, all the supplies for the voyage have been prepared and placed on the ship," said the Merry steward.
"Thank you so much!" Luffy sincerely thanked.
The Merry steward smiled and said, "You're welcome, Luffy! The master said he will host another banquet for you tonight, and tomorrow he and his wife will see you off with the young lady!"
"Great!!"
If there's a feast, what else is there to say
Luffy replied with a mouthful.
"Then I'll go back first, you familiarize yourself with the ship."
Merry smiled and made a summoning gesture, preparing to disembark.
Suddenly, he looked at Luffy's hat.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Merry's expression, Luffy asked in confusion.
Merry realized that he was being a little rude, so he shook his head and said, "Oh, sorry. Many years ago, a group of pirates came to our village, and their captain wore a hat that looked just like yours. I almost thought it was the same one"
"Ah, this straw hat?"
Luffy took off the hat and smiled, "It was given to me by a very amazing pirate."
Is it a gift from the pirates?
Merry was somewhat surprised: "Could it be... the captain of the Red Hair Pirates with red hair?"
"Huh? You know about the Red Hair Pirates? That's right, this hat was given to me by the captain of the Red Hair Pirates, Shanks. Do you know him?" Luffy asked excitedly.
Merry shook her head: "I don't know him personally, but Yasopp from our village went to sea with him, leaving behind his weak wife and a son who was less than 5 years old at the time. Within two years, his wife also passed away, leaving only his son to live alone. I just suddenly thought of this poor child...
Saying this, Merry sighed, clearly a kind-hearted person.
"Yasopp's son..."
Upon hearing this, Luffy furrowed his brow.
After a moment of contemplation, Luffy looked at Merry: "Where does he live? Can I go see him?"
"He lives on the hillside to the east of the village, in a separate little house. His name is Usopp, and he's known in the village for being a liar. If you can't find him, just ask any villager and they'll tell you where he lives."
"Alright, thanks!"
After Merry left, Zoro and Buggy came out of the cabin.
"This ship is really great! There's so much space for training!" Zoro exclaimed excitedly.
"I need to find someone in the village, will you guys come with me?" Luffy asked the two.
"Sure, we've got plenty of time anyway." Zoro replied casually.
Buggy waved his hand: "I won't go, I seem to have found a trick to my spilt ability, I'll give it a try"
Luffy and Zoro got off the ship and asked for directions as they walked, quickly finding Usopp's house.
"It's you!!!" Seeing Luffy and Zoro appear at his doorstep, Usopp's face turned pale with fear!
Three days ago, he had been crouching on a cliff and witnessed firsthand these two and another person instantly defeating dozens of pirates. At that time, he was so scared that he ran away in fear...
Now seeing the two of them coming to his house, Usopp's first reaction was that they were here to kill him and silence him!
He sat down on the ground, trembling with nervousness: "H-how did you find me?"
How did they find him...
Luffy suddenly remembered something that Kaya's father said when he gave him the Going Merry, "It must be a special fate"...
After thinking for a moment, Luffy smiled and said, "It must be a special fate."
Usopp quickly shouted, "I really didn't see anything that day, please, don't kill me...!!"
"Don't misunderstand, I heard that your dream is to go to sea and become a brave warrior of the sea, so I've come to invite you to join me on my journey!"
Luffy smiled and extended his hand.
Of course, the main reason Luffy invited him to join was because he learned about Usopp's tragic past from Merry, and coincidentally, he knew Yasopp and had made a promise with Red Hair Shanks to meet on the sea in the future!
So Luffy thought, since Usopp's dream is also to become a brave warrior of the sea, he might as well invite him to join.
However, his invitation fell on Usopp's ears like a death sentence.
"No, no, no, I won't go! You must want to kill me at sea, to get rid of the evidence" Usopp shook his head repeatedly, quickly retreating.
Fine
He's already convinced that we're out to get him...
Luffy shrugged: "Then I'll have to inconvenience you for a bit"
Saying that, Luffy released his Conqueror's Haki
Boom!
Usopp's eyes rolled back, and he fainted instantly.
"Zoro!"
"Got it!"
Zoro took a step forward and carried him away.
The next day, the Going Merry left Syrup Village and set sail once again on the open sea.
And here...
The screen in the red border gradually dimmed...