At this moment, Usopp—temporarily filling in as a ship repairman due to the crew being short-handed—turned his head and shouted,
"Luffy! The Merry's in really bad shape! We've got to find an island for a major overhaul as soon as possible!"
"Really? Then I'll leave it to you, Hughes!" Luffy grinned, shamelessly playing the hands-off captain.
Hughes rolled his eyes hard, feeling that he must have been blind to follow such an unreliable captain. He glanced down at the permanent pose on his wrist and said leisurely,
"If I remember correctly, the next island should be Water 7—the world's largest shipbuilding hub. They'll definitely be able to fix the Merry there."
A few days later.
First half of the Grand Line—Water 7.
"You can see that huge dockyard from miles away… so this is the legendary world's number-one shipbuilding island?"
Arriving by Sea Train, Yamato's group stared at the island's silhouette drawing closer outside the window, unable to hide their amazement.
It couldn't compare to the dreamlike fairyland of the Sky Kingdom, but this kind of industrial, punk-styled city was something they'd never seen before. Nami and the others were immediately captivated by Water 7's unique charm.
Especially after the Sea Train was opened, the island's commercial prosperity had skyrocketed exponentially—it was without a doubt one of the top trade centers in the entire world.
"A place this big should have tons of new clothing styles, right?"
Nami's eyes sparkled as she looked at Water 7. Aside from collecting sea charts and weather data, shopping for clothes was one of her main motivations for this trip.
After all, her sense of fashion had been personally praised by Lord Tenma himself—something she took great pride in.
Karina, wearing sunglasses and a mask, fully armed against being recognized, nodded.
"Because of the Sea Train, a lot of international fashion brands gather here. The outfit I gave you last time? I picked it up here."
As a world-famous diva at the height of her popularity, Water 7 was an important stop on Karina's concert tour.
"Compared to shopping, isn't the real highlight here the shipbuilding technology?"
Law looked at the girls already discussing shopping routes, black lines forming across his forehead.
"You really don't understand girls at all, big brother."
Lami curled her lip disdainfully. That little expression felt like an arrow straight through Law's chest.
"These straight men have an EQ in the negatives compared to Lord Tenma," Pudding added with perfect timing, delivering a critical hit that made Law wisely choose to shut up.
Guina smiled and turned to suggest to the rest of the group,
"Since everyone wants to have fun, how about we split into two teams?"
The mission this time was actually very simple—obtain the blueprints of Pluton.
According to intel secured in advance by the Shadow Guards, the blueprints were currently in the hands of a small-time thug leader. To be blunt, even the weakest fighters on their team—Lami, Pudding, and Nojiko—could crush someone like that single-handedly.
"Let's not," Nami shook her head.
"Small-time thugs are nothing. We should just go together—finish everything in one go and then have fun. Splitting up is boring."
"You just want us to carry your shopping bags, don't you?"
Page One cut straight to the point.
Instead of denying it, Nami smiled sweetly and blinked, wearing an expression that clearly said, You're right—so what?
Especially since she'd successfully stirred up the other girls' shopping enthusiasm, Page One and the others had no room left to refuse.
There was no need to gather information—the Shadow Guards had already mapped everything out. As soon as they arrived in Water 7, the group headed straight for Franky House, near the coastal scrap shipyard.
At this moment, Franky House had already been "visited" by someone else.
Although the plot had deviated slightly from the original—Franky hadn't gone out and was instead guarding his base—because he'd stolen the two hundred million Beli Usopp had painstakingly saved for ship repairs, the Straw Hat crew still came storming in and caused a huge ruckus.
So when Yamato's group strolled near the scrap yard, what they saw was utter chaos—Franky's men scattered everywhere, knocked unconscious.
"Looks like someone beat us to it,"
Zoro glanced at the thugs lying all over the ground, his gaze sharpening as his Observation Haki picked up five fairly strong presences inside the building.
When they openly walked into Franky House, the Straw Hat crew inside immediately turned around in alert at the sound of footsteps.
As if equipped with a built-in beauty radar, Sanji completely ignored Zoro, Law, and Page One—the three big men walking alongside—and instantly entered a state of frenzied excitement.
"OHHH!!! They're all top-tier beauties!!!"
A cool, elegant older-sister type, a gothic lolita, and all kinds of youthful, vibrant girls!
Was this some kind of heavenly paradise?!
That thought had barely crossed his mind when—without even getting the chance to show off his gentlemanly manners—the sheer visual impact proved too much.
Eyes turning into hearts, Sanji collapsed to the floor in blissful unconsciousness.
"Hey! Sanji! Get a hold of yourself!"
Chopper panicked, rushing over to desperately shake the perverted cook.
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