Sailing: His comprehension is against the sky, and he comprehends the Eight Gates at the beginning.

To everyone's surprise, Luffy smiled at them and spoke very politely and kindly.

"Thank you for reminding me!"

"I'll keep an eye out."

After saying that, Luffy led Franky toward the Proverb once again.

The boatmen stood there dumbfounded, their eyes filled with surprise and disbelief.

"That straw hat kid just... thanked us?!"

"Wasn't he supposed to be a super villain? Why does he seem so polite?"

"Besides, he doesn't seem like the extremely dangerous pirate that the news reports portray him to be!"

"How strange! Could what the news said be false?"

The boatmen were also filled with doubt.

Meanwhile, when Luffy brought Franky to the Proverbs, Zoro was training.

Upon seeing Luffy bring back a strange man, Zoro immediately asked curiously.

"Luffy, who is this guy?"

The Proverbs are currently stored at the deepest part of the dock, so Zoro didn't hear the commotion at the entrance earlier.

Luffy replied.

"His name is Franky, and he said he wanted to see our spaceship! So I brought him here."

"He seems to know a lot about ships! He might be an excellent shipwright."

Zoro looked Franky up and down with a suspicious expression, his expression becoming more and more abstract, especially after seeing that Franky was only wearing underwear on his lower body, he couldn't help but say something.

"This guy looks like a pervert no matter how you look at him!"

"How does he resemble a skilled shipwright?"

Even Karu nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Zoro's words.

Franky paid no attention to what was said, his attention completely drawn to the ship.

He rushed into the cabin alone and began to examine the entire ship's structure.

Luffy and his crew ignored him and stayed on the deck.

"Luffy, is it alright to let that pervert check out our ship himself?"

Zoro was still a little worried. After all, there was so much gold on the ship, what if some pervert secretly stole some of it and ran away?

Luffy smiled and said.

"I think he really just came to see the ship, so there's no need to worry about the gold."

Luffy believed Franky after hearing his words at the dock entrance.

Although this person does have a bad reputation in this city at the moment, Luffy knows that Franky is not one to lie.

So he was completely unprepared for him at that moment.

Seeing this, Zoro didn't say anything more and went back to training.

He trusted Luffy's judgment.

After a long while, Franky ran out of the cabin and rushed to Luffy's side, asking excitedly.

What powers your ship?

“I have inspected the structure of this ship and found no power source to provide power. Moreover, an ordinary power source simply cannot make such a large ship fly.”

"How exactly did you manage to make it fly?"

Seeing Franky's incredibly curious expression, Luffy told him about the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Upon hearing this, Franky suddenly realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise.

"I see!"

"Is it powered by lightning?!"

"I knew it! How could there possibly be a flying ship?!"

"So this is ah!"

Seeing that Franky had gradually calmed down, Luffy finally spoke up and asked a question.

Are you interested in our ship?

Franky said without even thinking.

"What skilled shipwright wouldn't be interested in a ship that can fly?"

"Those guys didn't mention it only because they're afraid of you!"

Indeed, as Frankie said, Espagnol and the foremen in Barry were all very curious about the proverbs and wanted to find out more about them.

However, given that the other party was the Straw Hat crew, who were reported as extremely evil in the news, they dared not offend them easily.

Only someone with Franky's fearless personality would disregard such things.

Upon hearing Franky's words, Luffy couldn't help but smile and say something.

"So, you really are an excellent shipwright?"

"Our pirate crew is currently looking for a shipwright. Would you like to join us?"

Franky was taken aback by what he heard, and looked at Luffy curiously before speaking.

"Didn't you hear what those people outside are saying?"

"I'm a villain that everyone fears. Would you like to hire a villain as your shipwright?"

Luffy said calmly.

"We pirates sound more terrifying than a villain like you, don't we!"

Franky was taken aback when he heard Luffy say that.

Suddenly realizing that Luffy and his crew were pirates, he burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

"You don't look like a pirate at all, you made me forget you guys are pirates!"

Seeing this, Luffy asked.

"How about it? Want to join us?"

At this moment, Franky suddenly stopped laughing, his expression turned very serious, and he said.

"Thank you very much for your invitation."

"But I'm sorry, I have my reasons for insisting on staying on this island."

"You should find another shipwright!"

Chapter 103 The Ship of Dreams! Robin's Decision!

After hearing Franky's words, Luffy did not try to persuade him further.

He knew that Franky had stayed to atone for his sins.

Because he was indirectly responsible for the death of his master, Tom.

So he never forgave himself and wanted to stay on the island, silently guarding it to atone for his sins.

Just as Luffy was thinking about these things, Franky suddenly spoke up.

"I heard you want to buy the wood from the Adam Tree?"

Upon hearing this, Luffy snapped out of his thoughts, looked at Franky, nodded, and said.

"That's right! We plan to build a new ship here."

"I heard that this kind of wood is very strong and durable, so I thought of using it as the material for the new ship."

Franky nodded after listening.

After a brief silence, he suddenly spoke.

"Since you let me tour your ship, I'll do you this favor!"

"Let me see the design drawings of your new ship, and I'll calculate how much timber it will need."

Luffy looked at Franky expressionlessly and said calmly.

"We do not have the blueprints for the new ship."

Franky's expression immediately twisted, and he looked at Luffy with a puzzled look, saying...

"Huh? Are you kidding me?"

"Without blueprints, do you know how much timber you need to buy?"

After hearing this, Luffy thought for a moment and then told Franky about the Going Merry.

After he finished speaking, he added something else.

"So we wanted to build a ship that could fit the refurbished Merry."

"Perhaps if you look at the size of the modified Merry designed by Espargo, you'll know how much timber you need to buy."

Luffy was about to take Franky to the Going Merry, but Franky just stood there like a puppet.

When Luffy went to look out of curiosity, he saw Franky suddenly burst into tears.

"Ughhhhh..."

"You guys are too good!"

"If other pirates get a new ship, they will definitely abandon their old one without hesitation."

"But you still want to preserve the old ship."

"We also need to build a new ship based on the Merry."

"Damn it! You bastards!"

I love you all so much!

"Ughhhhh..."

Franky burst into tears without any restraint.

If the citizens saw this scene, it would probably shock them.

Who would have thought that the villain would have this side to him?

It took Franky a while to recover from crying.

At that moment, Franky suddenly asked Luffy a strange question.

"Straw Hat Boy, what are your goals?"

Luffy was taken aback by what he heard and asked in confusion.

"Pursue?"

Franky nodded, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"Just like my dream ship that can cross all the seas, do you have any dreams?"

Upon hearing Franky's words, Luffy understood his meaning, and with a look of anticipation in his eyes, he confidently replied.

"My goal is... to become the Pirate King!"

Franky's eyes lit up when he heard Luffy's confident voice.

Suddenly he burst into laughter.

"Hahahahaha..."

"I really like you, Straw Hat Boy!"

Although Franky's words sounded ambiguous, Luffy knew he meant he appreciated it.