I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

"real."

Luffy's answer was very firm.

"Hmm, you're really an interesting person."

Grandma Kokoro replied with a smile, perhaps admiring Luffy's dream, or perhaps mocking his youthful arrogance.

Which one it is, or some other possibility, only she herself knows.

"Timney, is that a steamship? But ships of that shape usually can't sail..."

Nami is still most concerned about this issue.

Speaking of this, Timothy smiled proudly.

"Have you never seen that thing before?"

"That's one of a kind in the world."

"It's called the Sea Train [Smoking Tom]."

"It is powered by steam and travels along a track in the sea."

Everyone looked into the water and indeed saw the track.

Then Luffy brought up the frog again.

Timmy explained that the frog, named Yokooka, loves to test its strength against trains. Although it gets knocked away every time, it persists.

Chapter 431 The Capital of Seven Waters

To Luffy, Yokooka's perseverance in constantly challenging the Sea Train, failing repeatedly, and yet persisting was truly admirable.

"I'm not eating it anymore!!"

"I don't eat tough animals."

At this moment, Grandma Kokoro suddenly took on the job of a ticket seller at the station.

"So, where do you want to go?"

"Take the sea train from here."

"Go to Lavrov!"

Bai Yun returned home.

"........"

Grandma Kokoro fell silent.

Everyone is too.

Even Luffy is the same way; if Laugh Tale were so easy to get to, it would be incredibly boring.

"I was just joking."

Bai Yun shrugged.

"Hmm, hahaha!! You long-haired boy are quite interesting."

"If the sea train could reach Lavradru, it probably wouldn't exist at sea anymore."

"This station only leads to four places."

"You can go to the St. White Poplar in Queen's Town of Spring."

"【Food Town】Puqi".

"【Carnival Town】Saint Prut".

“Every one of them is a happy town.”

"The fourth place is a special train that can only be taken by those who have connections with the World Government."

Grandma Kokoro explained that the names of these towns sounded perfect for visiting.

Luffy nodded. "I see. Let's go to Gourmet Town then."

Bai Yun disagreed, saying, "I think Carnival Town is also good; you can eat and have fun there."

Nami was speechless. "You two, don't discuss things so quickly."

"Is there any mistake?"

“We have a boat, so we don’t need to take the train.”

"Just follow the pointer's direction."

Grandma Kokoro heard it all.

"Hmm, where is your log pointer pointing?"

"On the north side."

Nami answered truthfully.

Grandma Kokoro took a sip of wine.

"Oh, I see. So you're going to Water Seven! That sea train we just saw came from the Blue Station there."

"That was for a place known as the Water City. It's worth mentioning that the city started with shipbuilding, and their technology is world-class."

"The ships they built are even used by the World Government. Isn't that amazing?"

"Ah! So there must be some very skilled shipwrights there!!"

Luffy said excitedly.

Grandma Kokoro burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"Hmm, hahaha."

"It's not just that it exists; it's a gathering place for the world's top shipwrights."

Grandma Kokoro's words made Luffy and Usopp exchange glances. "Usopp!"

Luffy knew that Usopp was more anxious about the Going Merry's repairs than anyone else.

"Ok!"

"I've made up my mind! We're going there!"

"We absolutely must find a shipwright to be our partner!!"

Luffy tightened his hat, smiled, revealing a set of white teeth, and made his decision.

........

After receiving a letter of introduction from Granny Kokoro and a map of Water 7, Luffy and his crew said goodbye to Granny Kokoro and the others, promising to have a good drink together if they met again in Water 7.

Everyone was filled with anticipation on the way to Water Seven.

"Luffy, leave the shipwright job to me! I'm sure I'll find a beautiful shipwright."

Sanji volunteered, mainly for the sake of the beautiful women.

Luffy disagreed.

"Idiot!! It's a shipwright! Of course we need a strong man like a mountain! Preferably five meters tall!"

Listening to their words, Bai Yun thought of Franky with his braided hair and almost couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that it was quite fitting, wasn't it?

Zoro didn't care. "As long as you have the skills, it doesn't matter who you are. The main thing is whether there's someone willing to join the pirate ship."

The second floor.

Nami and Chopper are at the railing.

Chopper was very happy.

"I'm so excited! Are we going to have new friends?"

Nami nodded in response, and opened the map that Granny Kokoro had given her. "Luckily, we went to the station first and got a map."

"Just go to the place indicated on the map and find the person who is like an iceberg."

"So this is ah."

The map given by Grandma Kokoro

"Who can understand this?!"

Nami was so angry that she threw the map on the ground; it was way too abstract.

However, there is no limit to how abstract it can get; there is always something more abstract.

On the first floor, Luffy held up a drawing he had made of the image of the best shipwright.

A 5-meter-tall "human"

"Let's find a guy like that together."

This drawing was shown to Usopp and Sanji to show that if they encountered a guy like this, they would definitely turn around and run away.

"Everyone come here for a moment. I'm going to give you your allowance for the week you plan to stay in Water Seven."

Nami, the finance manager, spoke up.

Everyone immediately gathered around, except for Robin, who had remained silent from beginning to end, still sitting on the stairs, one hand on his face, watching with a faint smile.

.........

After distributing the money, everyone secretly complained about Nami's stinginess before going back to their own business.

Bai Yun arrived at the lookout tower again.

Usopp suddenly hugged the mast of the Going Merry, which was covered in sheet metal, with emotion.

"What's wrong, Usopp?"

Luffy found it kind of funny to see Usopp clinging to the mast like a koala.

"These places covered with sheet metal are a testament to our adventures."

"The thought of him being repaired to his original state fills me with mixed emotions."

Inside the lookout tower atop the mast, Bai Yun listened to all of this, looked at the blue sky and white clouds, and silently reached out to touch the Merry.