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

Bai Yunhui smiled and said, "General, you'd better keep your word."

Luffy gave Bai Yun a look.

Bai Yun understood the meaning behind it.

The clone, Bai Yun, then lifted Luffy onto the goat's head on the Going Merry and put him down.

This is Luffy's special spot; Luffy still feels most comfortable here.

"This is my designated seat."

"Thank you, Merry. We were able to escape thanks to you."

Luffy first thanked Merry, and then began the captain's speech.

"Hehehe, okay, everyone's here."

"Let's run away!!"

Franky crossed his arms, a smile of satisfaction on his face, but then sighed.

"However, you've really messed things up this time..."

"They actually shot down the World Government's flag."

Luffy replied, "We just rescued our crewmates who were kidnapped."

Everyone agreed with Luffy's statement, their lips curling up in unison as they jumped up and shouted in perfect unison.

"We...won this battle!!!"

.......

Over here, the navy crew gradually freed their warships from the whirlpool, still intending to continue the pursuit and not give up. At this moment, Aokiji rode up to them on his bicycle, his clothes somewhat tattered, and he had a wound on his left cheek.

"I didn't expect to see you here, Admiral Aokiji."

"Your clothes? The injury on your face?"

The five lieutenant generals gathered together facing Aokiji, and Storoberry asked a question.

Aokiji recalled his battle with Shiro. He had thought it would be troublesome, but halfway through the fight, Shiro transformed into a snake and escaped into the sea.

"I've encountered an...interesting opponent."

"It's... a giant white snake?"

Huoshaoshan asked.

Qingzhi scratched his head.

"Huge? I guess so."

"The Straw Hat Pirates actually have someone who can fight you..."

The threat level that Fire Mountain posed to the Straw Hat Pirates increased rapidly.

"It's still impossible to confirm whether they're from the Straw Hat Pirates, but they should know them."

"General Aokiji!"

"If we keep chasing now, we still have a chance to catch up!"

A colonel shouted.

Aokiji glanced at him. "No need."

"Just look at this island and this fleet, and it's clear that this time we suffered a crushing defeat."

Chapter 536 The Final Request

As Aokiji said, their adventure on Enies Lobby ended in a crushing defeat, which naturally made the Straw Hat Pirates a great victory.

Robin was rescued, and everyone was unharmed, so it was a great victory.

It was a resounding victory that fostered camaraderie among partners and boosted their reputations.

........

At this moment, the Merry was sailing on its victorious return journey, carrying everyone.

After eating the meat, Luffy regained his energy. His injuries will naturally take some time to heal, but they definitely won't last long.

Bai Yun lay on the observation platform, feeling the familiar sensation. It was still so comfortable. Half of his consciousness was focused on the conversation below, while the other half was listening to Xiao Bai recount his battle against Aokiji.

"Hello! Hello! Hello!!"

Luffy's confused shout rang out. At that moment, he was sitting on Chopper's neck, holding Chopper's head. The reason for the shout was that Usopp had put his mask back on and become the Sniper King.

Where did Usopp go?

“Usopp?” Chopper chimed in.

Usopp is still unable to face Luffy and cannot calm down.

"Don't worry, he went back first in a small boat."

Upon hearing this, Sanji kicked Usopp on the head from behind—a kick between friends that wouldn't kill or injure him.

Luffy and Chopper were surprised by Sniper King's answer, "Eh!? Why? After all, this is still his ship."

Zoro, standing to the side, couldn't understand how Luffy and Chopper could tell if someone was Usopp.

How did those two remember Usopp's features?

Nami came out of the cabin at this moment, having already seen the entire Going Merry inside and out.

"Sure enough, there was no one there."

Sanji nodded. "That's strange then."

What's strange about it?

They had all heard the voices calling them from the Going Merry, but now they couldn't see anyone.

“I did hear a voice calling us.”

"That voice wasn't Bai Yun's. Besides Bai Yun, there's no one else on the ship, so how could a voice be coming from there?"

Zoro pondered.

Luffy declared, "I already told you, that's Merry's voice! Right, Merry, say something!"

Chopper was shocked. "Wow! Really!? Merry can talk!"

"Wait, Zoro, you just said 'except for White Luck'!"

“Yeah, when the Going Merry came to pick us up, there was a clone of Bai Yun on board, so why don’t we just ask Bai Yun directly?”

"White Luck!!"

"Get down quickly!!"

Nami looked up and called out to Bai Yun on the lookout tower.

Bai Yun heard Nami's voice, and then he caught sight of a ship approaching from the front. The person at the bow was Iceberg, so he didn't need to explain anymore.

“A ship is coming from ahead, and there are people on board who will bring the answers.”

Bai Yun pointed ahead and said.

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing, and sure enough, a ship was approaching.

Franky looked at the sign, "That's a Carrera ship!!"

The icebergs and crew on the ship also saw everyone and greeted them, asking questions.

Seeing that none of them were lacking, I couldn't help but feel moved.

"It's amazing."

"It's incredible that they survived the massive tsunami and returned safely from Enies Lobby."

Luffy raised his hands in greeting.

"Iceberg Uncle!!"

Robin remembered what Iceberg had said in the room earlier, and she remained silent, her expression becoming somewhat indifferent.

Franky learned from Lucci that he had misunderstood Iceberg, and felt somewhat guilty, but still spoke in a friendly manner, "You idiot Iceberg..."

Seeing the Robin Iceberg was somewhat awkward.

"This is really reckless... going against the World Government and actually managing to rescue their comrades."

The two ships drew closer, but at that moment, the front third of the Merry's hull split open, causing it to tilt and tumble headfirst. Everyone on that side either fell or nearly fell headfirst.

Bai Yun reached out and touched the mast, telling Merry in his heart that it was already a miracle that they had made it this far, that she had done enough, and that it was time to rest.

"What happened all of a sudden? The Going Merry!!"

Luffy and Chopper were puzzled.

Sanji stated.

"What do you mean by suddenly? Have you all forgotten that the Going Merry was deemed unfit to sail from the very beginning?"

Luffy was unwilling to accept it. Since the Going Merry was coming to pick them up, there was still hope, wasn't there?

"Uncle! The Going Merry has sank!!"

"You happen to be ship repairmen, please, please help us!!"

"He's been sailing with us all this time!!"

"They just saved us!!"

Faced with Luffy's request, Iceberg paused for a moment, then said, "Then... let him rest in peace."

Immediately, Iceberg and Bai Yun on the lookout exchanged a glance and then recounted how he saw the Going Merry on the abandoned ship island and witnessed a miracle.

........

After leaving the Rocket Man's warehouse, Iceberg arrived at Shipwreck Island, which was filled with shipwrecks. On these ship "corpses", Iceberg saw two familiar faces.

The Going Merry lying on the wreckage and its clone, Bai Yun, sitting on the wreckage.

"Long hair and white luck!?"