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

Chopper immediately burst into tears.

"Huh?! Huh?! Don't go!! Usopp!!"

But no matter how much everyone shouted, Usopp's back remained resolute.

"I'm sorry, I can no longer sail with you."

"This ship truly belongs to you, Captain... So, challenge me to a duel!! If you win, the Going Merry is mine..."

"Monkey D. Luffy!!!"

"Fight me!!!"

Chapter 442 Betrayed You

"Fight me!!"

For the sake of the Going Merry, Usopp, who had always been afraid of fighting, challenged Luffy to a duel.

Luffy agreed, though he was also filled with rage.

"I will be back here at 10 p.m. tonight."

"Then we wagered the Merry on a duel."

"Our connection ends here."

Usopp spoke resolutely, then turned and left.

Although Usopp spoke confidently, how could the current Usopp possibly defeat the current Luffy?

.........

"What are you all doing! Why are you fighting amongst yourselves?!"

Give each other some time so you can both calm down!

"Usopp was just momentarily blinded by anger."

Time passed slowly, and Luffy returned to his room and lay down in a hammock. Nami still insisted on persuading Luffy not to duel.

Luffy was silent for a moment, then took off his straw hat and covered his face.

"There's no going back now."

"No, that's not true. As long as you apologize to him and have a proper talk, everything will be fine!"

Nami replied.

I disagree with that.

"Nami, why do you want Luffy to apologize? Do you think it's Luffy's fault?"

Bai Yun also entered the house and happened to hear Nami's words.

"No, I just..."

"Oh dear!! What should we do then!! One of them has to give in!! It's better than a fight, isn't it?"

Nami is also very annoyed that things have escalated to this point.

"Then why should Luffy apologize, and not Usopp?"

"As Luffy's older brother, I naturally side with Luffy."

Bai Yun returned home.

"........"

Nami was speechless.

"Forget about that, let's get to the deck and meet up. I have something to say."

At this critical juncture, Bai Yun said he had something to say. Nami nodded and walked past Bai Yun, hoping that his words could change the current situation.

Luffy was still lying in the hammock, and Bai Yun could feel it as he looked over.

"......"

"I am the older brother."

Bai Yun gave a helpless, wry smile. "You care about this?"

"Yes, yes, you have the final say."

.........

Following Bai Yun's instructions, everyone regrouped on the deck.

Chopper was still unable to accept the fact that Usopp was gone, and he was sobbing there.

"Chopper, it's okay, things haven't gotten to the point yet."

Bai Yun comforted him.

"?"

Chopper looked puzzled; he didn't understand.

"That means Usopp will come back."

Bai Yun returned home.

"Really!?"

Chopper's eyes immediately lit up.

"real."

"Great."

The others listened silently, taking it as Bai Yun's words of comfort to Chopper, and said nothing.

"So, at this critical juncture, Bai Yun, is there anything else you want to say?"

Sanji lit another cigarette after finishing one.

"Let's start with Usopp, Luffy, don't be too angry."

"The Going Merry not only carries Usopp's feelings for his hometown, but also served as the shipwright when we didn't have a shipwright, repairing the Going Merry countless times. The Going Merry is of great significance to him, which is why he is so extreme."

There is no right or wrong in this matter.

"After the duel ends tonight, let time tell. Perhaps Usopp will return before we leave Water 7."

Bai Yun's words made everyone feel better. Yes, there was no right or wrong, it was just that everyone had different feelings to consider when dealing with the Going Merry.

"Ah."

Luffy sat cross-legged on the ground, his straw hat tilted to one side, covering one eye. He nodded to Bai Yun to indicate that he understood.

"Okay, let's talk about the second thing."

Bai Yun took out the two suitcases, which he had been carrying since he returned.

"Um?"

Everyone was puzzled; what was he going to do with the suitcase at this time?

Bai Yun then brought out two boxes with both hands at the same time. With a click, the two boxes were opened and immediately found to be empty, without a single penny.

"Huh!!!?"

Everyone was surprised.

"What happened?! Where's the money?! Bai Yun!!"

Nami immediately asked.

“I gave it to Frankie.”

Bai Yun replied calmly.

"What??"

Nami could hardly believe her ears.

"What did you say??"

"You gave 200 million Berries to that Franky? Why??"

"I knew that Usopp would persevere for the sake of the Going Merry, and I knocked him out to prevent him from getting hurt."

“I took the money to Franky’s house and met Franky himself. He had the money to buy materials for building ships.”

“I gave him the money, but told him that there was a price to pay: the ship he built would become our new ship, though he didn’t know that.”

"Frankie's shipbuilding skills are comparable to Iceberg's. His dream is to build a dream ship. Putting everything else aside, entrusting the ship to him for construction is the right decision."

Bai Yun shared his thoughts.

Everyone fell silent, as if Bai Yun had figured out the situation in Water Seven in a single day. How did he know that Franky's shipbuilding skills were on par with Iceberg's? How did he know that Franky's dream was to build a dream ship?

"Are you curious why I know so much?"

"It's as if they can predict the future every time."

Bai Yun voiced their doubts so that he could explain them. Of course, he couldn't tell them that he came from another dimension.

Bai Yun told everyone about what he had told Robin about his innate Observation Haki, which allows him to see a glimpse of the future and know the past—something he called the "Eye of Observation."

"That's right, I almost forgot about it if you hadn't mentioned it!"

Nami realized that Bai Yun had already told her when they returned to Arlong Park together, but at that time Nami was preoccupied with her hometown and had forgotten about it now.

"What an amazing ability!"

Chopper praised him.

“Right, I remember Bai Yun, you said when you were little that you could tell fortunes.”

Luffy also seemed to suddenly realize something.

Truly, Bai is a master of lies.

"Born that way?"

"He's truly blessed with natural talent."