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

Finally, the ship spirit appeared amidst the flames, right before everyone.

Amidst the flames, it waved goodbye to everyone one last time before sinking completely into the sea.

Everyone learned the source of Merry's voice; it was the first time they had seen it, but also the last.

Goodbye, Merry...

Bai Yun said goodbye in a low voice.

Luffy gritted his teeth and shouted to the sky.

“Merry!!!”

Chapter 538 Just As You Think

"The train is about to arrive at Water City, Blue Station! Blue Station! Please remember your belongings and prepare to disembark."

........

Two days have passed since the end of the Enies Lobby incident.

Reconstruction following the tsunami is in full swing.

The damage to the backstreet is more severe than ever before, but thankfully with the help of the Carrera Company, the reconstruction won't take long. Of course, it's impossible to finish in two days, it's not like we're using Wood Release.

The Frankie House on the North Shore was also destroyed by the flood, and the Frankie family is rebuilding.

The two Blue Kings, who played a significant role in the battle at Enies Lobby, are still alive. Chopper treated them and they just need to rest for a while.

At Dock No. 1, the reconstruction of the Carrera Company was also underway.

With the help of two giants, Oimo and Casey, the gate was quickly erected.

The door was full of reporters. This time, they weren't there to interview Mayor Iceberg, but rather the pirates who had saved him, and some were there to recommend Iceberg's new secretary.

But they were all turned away at the door.

Inside the gate, reconstruction work was underway, and the shipwrights marveled at Oimo and Casey, who were indeed giants, as they lifted the massive stones with ease.

Usopp hasn't returned yet; he's currently on Casey's shoulder.

Casey asked, "Do you still want to stay here, Sniper King?"

Oimo added, "Our thinking is that since the older brothers are still fighting, we shouldn't disturb them. We plan to help out here and then go back to Elbaf."

"If you like Elbaf, we can take you there, hahaha."

Usopp fell silent.

"......"

"Me...I..."

"I think I'll... forget it..."

........

The former headquarters of Carrera and the Iceberg Residence.

It then became the temporary headquarters.

Inside Iceberg's office, Franky and Iceberg were talking.

Upon hearing that Franky had burned the blueprints, Iceberg remarked, "That's fine, but... you're probably going to be hated by the World Government to the core."

"There's nothing we can do about it, what are you drawing there?"

Frankie sat on the sofa, while Iceberg sat on his desk.

"The scale of this Akula Ragna attack...has caused widespread fear and anxiety among the citizens."

"It's only a matter of time before this island is sunk by the sea."

"So, what are you planning to do?"

Franky asked, and Iceberg's reply was that it was an enormous undertaking.

"I want to make this island... float on the sea!"

Franky was so shocked that he pulled down his sunglasses. "Make Water Seven...like a ship? Is that even possible?"

"That's because we're his apprentices; he always manages to turn the impossible into the possible."

"A real man should go all out and do everything!"

This was Iceberg's answer, and Franky agreed with it.

"Haha, he looks exactly like Mr. Tom."

Just then, Franky's Den Den Mushi rang. When he answered, Zambry's voice came through, telling Franky that the things he bought for two hundred million had been transported over the sea by train.

"Oh!"

"It's finally here!"

........

The special pirate room at the temporary headquarters.

"Hehehe, I'm coming in."

"Grandma Kokoro."

Grandma Kokoro came to visit everyone with her granddaughter, the cat, and Yokooka, but Yokooka was too big to squeeze in.

"You can stay outside, Yokooka."

When Grandma Kokoro spoke, Yokooka obediently lay down outside the door and watched.

"We've slept for two whole days, everyone must be exhausted, which is to be expected."

"Hehehe, One Piece has been restored too."

Upon entering through the main entrance, you'll see a long dining table. Granny Kokoro saw Luffy feasting on the table, Bai Yun chewing slowly, while Sanji was busy serving dishes and clearing away plates.

Bai Yun smiled and replied to Grandma Kokoro's words.

"He's recovering well and has even mastered some 'divine skills'."

"Divine skill?"

Sanji explained, "Ah, actually... he felt that sleeping interfered with eating, so he developed the ability to eat and sleep at the same time."

Grandma Kokoro was startled; upon closer inspection, she realized that Luffy really did have snot bubbles coming out of his nose.

He's still asleep!

"This kid is really capable."

"Pirate brother is amazing!!"

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Nami lying on the table next to her, so Kokoro turned around and asked her.

"The log pointer will be full in 3 days, right? What are your plans after that?"

Nami was feeling very down.

"So what if it's full?"

Even if the tank is full, we can't go out to sea...

Nami was feeling down, which was partly true, but what she felt even more sorry for was...

"And the 100 million Berries swept away by the tsunami, plus clothes, furniture, the diamond clock, Aunt Bellemere's orange tree... We're now completely helpless..."

Sanji added.

"Those are all in the hotels on the back street."

Grandma Kokoro suddenly realized, "Oh, so that's what the guests outside came for."

"guest?"

The people outside are the hotel owners. They've come to return what Nami asked for. They had previously thought everyone was the assassin of Iceberg, so they confiscated all the items. But by chance, they managed to keep them safe, and now they're returning them to their rightful owners.

Nami was so happy that she hugged the orange tree.

An apology to the boss for misunderstanding and confiscating items.

"It's nothing! Thank you so much!!"

Just then, Robin and Chopper returned. Chopper had gone to examine the injuries of the people who fought on Enies Lobby, and Robin accompanied him.

"We're back. I've been keeping an eye on Robin the whole time."

Chopper said, "After all, we can't say that the Navy and the World Government have given up on Robin."

Robin chuckled and said, "I won't run around anymore."

Bai Yun responded to Chopper, "Kids deserve praise."

"Good job, Chopper. You've worked hard."

Following closely behind Robin and Chopper were Franky and the Diamond Sisters, who swayed their hips and danced their way in.

"Wow, you guys are all so nice! Is everyone here?"

"We have something to say to you."

Bai Yun knew why Franky had come; this was the "price" for returning the wish-granting spirit to him.

"Frankie."

"Zoro isn't here."

Franky was surprised to hear that Zoro was not there.

"He's not here, he's fine."

Zoro said: Are you being polite?

"Just tell him later, he's a cool guy anyway."

"Okay, let's get down to business."

Franky sat down cross-legged.

"I'll tell you a story about the precious tree, Adam..."