The Sunny and the Merry departed the waters of Alabasta toward their next destination, defying the wind and waves.
Vivi stood at the front of the deck, her navy-blue hair blowing in the sea breeze.
The boundless ocean brought pleasant weather.
"Ah, the sea, I'm back!" Vivi exclaimed happily.
The people on the deck laughed one after another.
Nami approached.
"Actually, there's something I wanted to ask your opinion about."
"Nami..." Vivi turned and saw Nami, immediately feeling guilty.
Oh no, I'm such a bad woman... If I had known it would end like this, I shouldn't have done that that night!
Should I confess to Nami? Will I be forgiven?
She hesitated and secretly looked at Luffy, only to see him wearing a show-watching expression.
That damn guy!
"What happened, Vivi? Are you feeling unwell?" Nami blinked her eyes.
"No... it's nothing."
Vivi quickly pushed away her unnecessary thoughts, unable to confess, and only managed to temporarily hide it from Nami.
I'm sorry, Nami!
"So, what did you want to ask my opinion about?"
"It's like this..."
Nami also looked at Luffy and explained everything about the prisoners in detail.
"I see... I see," Vivi said. After hearing this, she reflected for a moment.
"Luffy, what do you want me to do?"
The girl's mouth curved upwards, her eyebrows and eyes forming a smile as bright as cherry blossoms blooming in the morning sun.
I made you watch it right now! Hmph!!
Luffy said helplessly, "It all depends on your heart. You can decide how to deal with them. Incorporating them as members of the second division is just my suggestion."
"I want to meet them first."
"I'll take you there."
Luffy had just finished speaking when Vivi ran off alone.
She used Geppo and easily jumped onto the Merry.
Luffy: "..."
I almost forgot that this girl knows two of the Rokushiki.
Hmm, speaking of which, I should quickly teach her the other four techniques as well.
Nami has them, so Vivi should have them too, otherwise it could cause problems...
Thinking of this, he also jumped.
"What is that?"
When Vivi arrived, she saw Sanji, Zoro, and the others gathered in a circle.
In front of everyone was a huge shell.
"I don't know... Usopp caught this earlier." Sanji patted it with his hand, thinking, "I don't know if it's edible."
"I don't think it's edible..." Vivi broke out in a cold sweat. "Look, there are iron handles on the sides. Is it a hatch?"
"And even!!"
They only realized this now.
At that moment, Luffy approached and remembered when he saw this thing.
"It's a special submarine."
"Luffy."
Everyone greeted him.
Then, with a bang, the huge ammonite shell opened, and a plain-looking man crawled out.
"Oh, I thought it was over. Hello, hello, hello~"
He rubbed his head and waved to the people around him one by one.
"Who are you?! Suddenly appearing like that, you scared the hell out of me!" Bartolomeo clenched his fist.
Everyone looked at the man one by one.
Behind his simple appearance, his small eyes would occasionally shine with a cunning light.
"Oh my God, excuse me, let me introduce myself."
The man touched his head and bowed in apology:
"I am a ladybug parcel delivery man who can be called by phone to deliver goods to you. Please guide me."
The tone was so salesman-like that no one doubted it.
"What is that?" Zoro looked disgusted.
"Yes, when I was delivering goods on the Ace Card submarine, I suddenly encountered a strong typhoon. It threw me to the east and then to the west, and in the end, I perished!"
He described the situation with exaggerated gestures, and everyone rolled their eyes.
"Hahaha, I'm really sorry. Thank you for saving me. To express my gratitude, I'll give you this popular stirring stick from our company!"
He took out a stirring stick from the submarine, which had iron balls on both ends.
"As long as you hold the middle part and shake it gently, the weights on both ends will make the stick swing back and forth continuously."
Everyone: "..."
Usopp said, "What's the use of this thing? It's just useless."
Johnny and Yosaku nodded.
"Is your company a junk shop?"
"NO NO NO... Our company focuses on customer experience and completely understands customer needs. Since you don't like the swinging baton, we have that too!"
He picked up another item.
It was a pink pig-shaped toy with handles on both sides of the body, allowing people to hold it and slide it back and forth on the floor, exercising waist strength.
"This is a very popular product."
Then there was a grandiose splurge, transforming an ordinary children's toy into high-tech exercise equipment.
Zoro couldn't help but comment, "Who would need that..."
Chopper and Usopp's eyes were already shining.
There is a chance!
The man's financial sense kicked in immediately, and he quickly increased his efforts: "Unbelievably, this latest popular item is only... today!"
Suddenly, his words stuck.
A pair of eyes saw Luffy behind Chopper and Usopp.
His mouth kept moving, sweating profusely at the end.
"Just... just..."
"What was it?" Luffy laughed.
The man swallowed his saliva and quickly came up with a plan.
Shichibukai... Looking closer, isn't that green seaweed head on the side the pirate hunter with a 19 million bounty?
This is the Straw Hat Pirates' ship!?
Oh no!
"Of course it's free!" he announced loudly.
"That's great! You're such a good person!" Usopp exclaimed happily, quickly taking the item and playing with Chopper.
The man breathed a sigh of relief, quickly bent down and buried one foot in the submarine.
"Well, the gratitude has been delivered, and I still have..."
"Do you have any papers?"
Shock!
His escape action froze, and the forced smile on his face became even more bitter.
(End of chapter)
Give me some power stones there you go~😉