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

After laughing, Franky gradually calmed down and said to Luffy.

"Straw Hat Boy, do you know?"

"Actually, I once swore that I would never build ships again."

"But in the end, it was because of my passion that I designed the dream ship I had envisioned!"

“I’m thinking that one day I can build this ship and give it to someone I admire.”

"Let him use this dream ship I built to cross the entire ocean!"

As Franky spoke, his eyes were filled with longing.

His master once built the dream ship that carried Roger across the entire ocean, so he also wanted to build a dream ship that could cross the entire ocean.

Luffy listened quietly, while Franky continued speaking.

"Actually, I had already drawn up the design blueprints for this ship a long time ago."

"I originally thought my design was already perfect."

"Because it has all the functions that a ship should have, and also functions that other ships do not have."

"But when I learned that there were actually flying ships in this world, I suddenly realized that perhaps the ship I designed was not the most perfect."

"So, in any case, I want to see how your spaceship actually flies, and then redesign my ship into a true dream ship."

"But after seeing your ship, I realized that you are able to fly using Devil Fruit abilities."

At this point, Franky suddenly paused, then made a seemingly inexplicable remark.

"Perhaps this is fate!"

After his reflection, he suddenly looked at Luffy with great seriousness.

"Straw Hat!"

Upon hearing this, Luffy looked at Franky, and then heard the other man say something.

"I made a decision!"

"I want to redesign my ship into its most perfect form and then give it to you."

"Let you sail across the entire ocean and turn it into a true dream ship!"

Are you willing to accept it as your new partner?

Franky spoke earnestly, his eyes filled with intense expectation and longing.

Although he had only known Luffy for a short time, he could tell that they got along very well.

Especially when he learned that Luffy's pursuit was to become the pinnacle of piracy, he made up his mind to entrust his dream ship to Luffy.

Luffy stared blankly at Franky, not expecting Franky to make the decision so quickly to hand over the Thousand Sunny he designed.

Even Zoro, who was training on the side, and Karu, who was always by his side, were inspired by Franky's serious demeanor.

He stared silently at Luffy, waiting for his response.

Luffy stared at Franky for a long while before nodding and saying something.

"Of course I do!"

Upon hearing Luffy's agreement, both Zoro and Karu smiled.

The ship that Franky mentioned sounded quite appealing, which made them all very excited.

Franky grinned when he heard Luffy's words, and seemed much more relaxed.

It relieved him of a worry that had been on his mind, which made him very happy.

"Take me to see the Going Merry now!"

"Let me see how big I need to modify the ship I designed, and while I'm at it, I'll calculate how much timber I'll need!"

Luffy nodded and then took Franky to the place where the Going Merry was being modified.

Because he was worried that the Straw Hat crew would be dissatisfied, Espagnol specifically assigned the renovation of the Going Merry to several foremen.

After seeing the designs that Espagnol and several foremen had for the modification of the Going Merry, Franky found Luffy and spoke to him.

"I've seen their design, and it's truly perfect."

"You can rest assured about that."

"As for the timber needed to build the new ship, I estimate it will cost around 4 million Berries."

Upon hearing the number, Luffy handed over 4 million Berries to Franky without hesitation.

After taking the money, Franky left in a hurry.

He said he needed to buy the wood as soon as possible, then go back and revise the design so that construction could begin once the wood arrived.

Luffy thanked Franky and then breathed a sigh of relief.

With the new ship issue resolved, he could finally relax and explore this floating city.

...

On the streets of the Water City.

Luffy rented a Blue and traveled around with Karu.

Suddenly, Luffy noticed a stall with lots of meat hanging on it, which looked like water-filled balloons, and he was immediately drawn to it.

Upon seeing customers arrive, the stall owner immediately began to enthusiastically introduce the stall.

"Is this guest new to our Water City?"

"This meat is called 'Water Meat,' a specialty of our Seven Waters City, and it tastes very good."

"Want to try?"

Luffy nodded in agreement without hesitation, then picked one up and started eating.

Mmm!! So tender! So smooth! Delicious!

After taking a bite, Luffy couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised three times.

Then, to the stall owner's astonishment, he pulled out a thick wad of peso and said...

"I'll take all the meat here."

After saying that, he handed a wad of money to the stall owner, took down nearly a hundred pieces of meat from the stall, and left.

The stall owner was left standing there, bewildered in the wind, staring blankly at Luffy's retreating figure.

After a long while, he turned to look at the thick wad of money in his hand and sighed.

"I've met the God of Wealth!"

After leaving the stall, Luffy and Karu each held a large pile of meat, happily and contentedly eating.

Let's see if there's anything good to eat, and let's see what's new.

Wandering aimlessly through the streets of Water City.

Because they were so focused on eating and playing, they didn't pay any attention to the route they were taking.

They didn't know when, but Blue led them to a street with very few people.

"Gah!"

Just as Luffy was enjoying his meal, Karu suddenly called out.

"You finished eating so quickly? Here, have another one!"

Luffy took one piece from the three pieces of meat he had left and handed it to him without turning his head.

To his surprise, Karu did not take the meat from him, but instead cried out again.

"Gah!"

Puzzled, Luffy turned around to look at Karu with a puzzled expression.

It was found to be looking in a certain direction.

When Luffy followed its gaze, he was immediately taken aback.

He saw Robin following a masked man in an empty alley across the river.

Upon seeing this scene, Luffy frowned, as if he had vaguely realized something.

He stuffed the rest of the meat into his mouth at once and swallowed it in one gulp.

Then, with a leap, he landed on the street across the river.

"Robin!"

Luffy shouted at Robin's retreating figure.

Upon hearing this voice, Robin's body visibly trembled.

The masked person suddenly stopped and turned around to look at them.

When the masked man saw that the person who came was Luffy, he immediately reached out and touched his side.

A transparent door appeared out of thin air.

Just as he was about to take Robin inside, Luffy instantly activated Gear 2, his figure flashing as if teleporting, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the man.

boom!

There was a loud bang.

Luffy slammed the man's head to the ground, creating a deep crater.

Ignoring the person he was holding down, Luffy asked Robin.

"Robin! What happened? Didn't you go shopping with Nami and the others?"

Why are you with this strange person?

Robin had her back to Luffy the whole time, and didn't turn around to look at him at this moment.

She remained silent for a long time, as if she were making a decision.

Just as Luffy was about to speak again, Robin's voice rang out.

"Luffy!"

Her voice sounded somewhat low.

Luffy listened quietly as Robin continued.

"I've decided... to leave your group."

Upon hearing this, Luffy's expression immediately turned cold, and he spoke in a low voice.

"I already told you this when you first boarded my ship!"

"Now that you're on my ship, you can't leave without my permission."

Robin fell silent upon hearing this.

After a long silence, she spoke again.

"Luffy! Let's say goodbye in this city!"

"I possess a darkness you cannot know, a darkness that will one day...destroy you!"

Luffy sighed inwardly.

He knew that CP9 had come to Robin the moment he saw the masked man open a door out of thin air.

He also knew that Robin was worried that she might endanger the Straw Hat crew's safety.

Luffy advised Robin.

"Robin! Tell me what's wrong."

"I'm your captain, I'll definitely help you solve this."

Upon hearing Luffy's words, Robin trembled even more, and tears welled up in her eyes.

But the more Luffy cared about her, the less she wanted to drag Luffy and the others down with her.

After calming down a bit, Robin spoke again.