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

"Ah."

"So, it's just me and you, you boring guy, left on the ship?"

"Feel the same!"

"No, no! I want to go in too!!"

Sanji jumped off the ship without hesitation and went ashore; he still couldn't accept being alone with Zoro.

And so, everyone entered Water City.

Only Zoro, the dutiful "shipkeeper," remained to guard the ship.

........

Luffy and his crew crossed the bridge into Water 7, and the first shop they saw was Blue's Rental House.

"Blue" is the name given by the Seven Waters to a type of watercraft that uses a small boat carried on the back of a fish.

They rented two Blue ships, and Luffy and his crew rode them along the winding, upward-flowing waterways. After eating Water Meat (a specialty of Water Seven), they took the Water Seven Elevator and finally arrived at the central city of Water Seven, which is also the location of the Galleyra Company.

(Water City Elevator: By controlling the rise and fall of a large volume of water at fixed times, it allows people riding water vehicles to travel between different areas of the Water City.)

.........

While Luffy and his crew were on their way to the Galley-La Company, the Going Merry was attacked by Franky's henchmen. However, under the sword of Zoro, a senior bounty hunter, these men were just a rabble and were quickly knocked into the sea.

.........

Bai Yun, Robin, and Chopper arrived at the back street shopping district of Water Seven.

The water was clear, the streets were clean, and there were many people.

This reminded Bai Yun of the few times he spent shopping in his previous life.

"Uh...a little shopping can be quite enjoyable."

Bai Yun sighed.

"Yes."

Robin responded with a smile.

"Bai Yun, Robin, look! There are masks everywhere!"

Chopper discovered a small stall on the water with all sorts of masks on it.

"That's a shop that sells masks."

Robin explained.

"Didn't you see that many people on the street were wearing masks just now?"

"Hey, yeah, why?"

Chopper suddenly realized.

"The carnival on Carnival Island, which the sea train passes through, is being held; they are either returning or going to participate."

Robin continued to explain.

"Huh? How did you know?"

Chopper nodded, then posed a new question.

"I heard it on the way."

"You have really sharp ears."

"This is my habit. After all, I've had to live by reading other people's faces since I was a child, so I have to keep my ears perked up all the time."

Robin spoke these words frankly, and Chopper didn't hear anything, only feeling...

"You're really amazing, Robin."

"Yeah, Robin is really amazing."

"I'm going to buy a mask, do you want one?"

Bai Yun asked.

Chapter 433 Give me a cappuccino

With everyone's arrival in Water Seven, a new adventure is about to begin.

After Zoro guarded the ship and drove away Franky's family, he was still wondering what Bai Yun meant by "We're enemies now."

Luffy, Nami, and Usopp, riding on Blue, traveled by water and water elevators, finally arriving at the entrance of the Galleyra Company, which is also the entrance to Shipyard No. 1.

First, they encountered Kaku, who had a long, rectangular nose.

"......"

"Oh, it's Usopp."

After the three were surprised, Luffy said very firmly.

Usopp immediately chopped Luffy with a chop to the neck, shouting, "I'm here!! Luffy!!"

"That's right, his nose is rectangular."

"Well, there are two of us here..."

After Nami explained her purpose, Kaku explained that Iceberg was not so easy to meet, because even though he was the mayor, he was also the owner of the Carrera Company. He would go check on the Going Merry first, and then come back to take them to see Iceberg.

"It's flying!!"

And so, in front of Luffy and the others, Kaku used his Tempest Kick to fly up, and then used Paper Drawing to make himself light so that he could fly in the air with the help of the wind.

Then, the iceberg that Kaku mentioned was extremely rare to see appeared on its own, along with Kalifa.

"Don't worry about him."

"That was easy for him. Everyone called him 'Mountain Wind.' He was the foreman of the carpentry workshop at Carrera Company's No. 1 dock, Kaku."

.........

While Luffy and his crew were at the shipyard, Haku, Robin, and Chopper also went shopping in Water 7.

Because of the mask carnival, there were stalls selling masks on the waterway, and Bai Yun immediately became interested.

"I'm going to buy a mask, do you want one?"

"Okay, thank you, Bai Yun."

Chopper politely said yes.

Robin smiled and said no.

"I don't need it."

Bai Yun nodded, walked to the shore, and stepped across the water as if it were flat ground. This startled the other people on the waterway, who then applauded, thinking that Bai Yun was putting on a show.

Bai Yun was completely at a loss, but he happily accepted the applause and then went to the mask stall to choose a mask.

ashore.

"Bai Yun is amazing!!"

Chopper in his deer form praised Bai Yun.

Robin, still smiling, suddenly spotted a bookstore ahead.

“There’s a bookstore up ahead, Mr. Ship’s Doctor.”

She knew that Chopper's favorite things were reading medical books and eating sweets.

Sure enough, as soon as Chopper heard there was a bookstore, he dashed out.

"Really!!"

"Can I go take a look?"

Chopper was already at the door, still asking if he could.

"Of course, go in."

Robin didn't expect Chopper to be so excited; of course, he could go in.

Having gained Robin's approval, Chopper immediately went to the bookstore and transformed from his bare form into his human form (Chopper's Beard form). The shopkeeper thought he was wearing a mask.

"Wow, what a unique mask! What is it?"

"Uh... reindeer herder."

"...Whatever makes you happy."

It was clear that both of them were a little embarrassed.

........

Outside the bookstore, on the street, Chopper went to read books, Bai Yun went to buy a mask, leaving Robin alone.

The person hiding in the shadows should reveal themselves soon.

A person wearing a mask and dressed in black and white checkered clothes, resembling a chessboard, walked past Robin, leaving only a single sentence as they passed by.

"We are CP9."

Robin froze for a moment, and when she came to her senses and looked back, the person had already disappeared—or rather, the corner of his clothes peeking out from the alley entrance proved where he was.

After much hesitation, Robin decided to follow them.

........

Sanji, a step behind Luffy and the others, entered Water 7 alone, and traveled alone on Blue to sightsee and buy local products.

When passing by the mask stall, I didn't encounter Bai Yun, nor did I see Robin on the street. Only Chopper was still inside the bookstore, but I couldn't see inside from the outside.

Sitting on the boat, Sanji was still fantasizing about how beautiful this advanced city was, and how he wished he could go on a date with either Robin or Nami.

"Oh no, it would be best to have one on each side."

Seeing his expression, even the vegetable stall vendor couldn't bear to look at him anymore.

"Hey!! Dude, can you stop making that lewd face? I'm scared. Which juicy cabbage do you want?"

Sanji was pulled out of his reverie by the old woman's voice.