The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

Franky said irritably, "Since I promised to help you repair the ship, I will definitely do my best."

"So I will tell you how to do it, and whether you are willing to adopt it or not is up to you."

After saying that, he held up two thick fingers towards Luffy and his crew.

"You must understand that to completely strengthen and renovate a ship from the inside out is an enormous undertaking. No matter how skilled the craftsman is, there are two essential factors required to carry it out."

He first pressed down one finger, "The first point is what I mentioned before, the technology my master possessed, which is the core requirement of everything."

"And the second point"

Franky looked at everyone and asked, "Have any of you heard the legend of the ship spirits?"

"A ship spirit? Of course!!"

Usopp nodded eagerly, "On our Going Merry, Going Merry is already one of our crewmates!!"

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"Have you all already seen the ship's spirit?!"

Frankie's expression was a mixture of surprise and understanding:

"It seems you really cherish your ship. No wonder you're going to such lengths to preserve it."

"This saves me a lot of explanation work."

Franky coughed lightly. "Because this is not a small modification, we must ensure the birth of a ship spirit." "Otherwise, even if the modified ship is successful and appears to be intact on the outside, it will be 'dead' inside."

Franky said solemnly, "It's like a body without a soul; such a ship is no different from a walking corpse."

"Thank goodness, Melita has been revived and born, so we don't need to worry about that anymore."

Usopp immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"So all we're missing is the first condition?!"

Luffy and Nami also looked excited.

I haven't finished speaking yet.

Franky plopped down on the sofa.

Even if your ship has a ship spirit, you still lack the most essential technology.

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He braced his chin with both hands, his eyes flashing with a glint of light before gradually darkening.

"Since it's a technique left behind by your master, you must have it here, right?"

Link noticed Franky's unusual behavior and whispered, "Or is there some other oversight?"

"what?"

Franky raised his head, and his eyes instantly became serious.

"My master only used this technique once in his entire life, and that's why he's been constantly targeted by the World Government."

"Because our shipbuilding technology is being targeted? You wouldn't be referring to..."

Link's heart skipped a beat, and he already had a guess in his mind.

"That's Mr. Tom, the former world's greatest shipwright who built the Oro Jackson for the Roger Pirates, right?"

"One Piece?!"

Upon hearing the name and the legendary pirate crew, Luffy, Nami, and Usopp all stared at Link and Franky in shock.

"you know?"

Franky glanced at Link, then lowered his head again.

"That's right. My master, Mr. Tom, became the world's number one shipwright precisely because of this skill."

"He wasn't elevated to the world's number one spot simply because he built the Pirate King's vehicle; he possesses the skill himself and truly deserves it!"

Franky said emphatically.

Sure enough~

Hearing Franky say this, Link also had a slight realization.

Indeed, the Pirate King Roger set off from Loguetown with Rayleigh and a group of other crew members, sailing all the way to Water Seven on the Grand Line.

They must have arrived here in decent boats, and then they needed to rest and change their vessels.

It was here that Mr. Tom built for them the world's best ship at the time, the Oro Jackson.

According to the anime, the Roger Pirates only had one ship, which was built by Mr. Tom using the world's most precious tree, the Adam.

This is clearly problematic.

Roger and his crew traveled all the way from the East Blue to Water Seven on the Grand Line, so it's impossible that they didn't have a ship to carry them.

Roger and his crew weren't the kind of guys who would abandon their ships and leave everything behind.

So~

Roger must have faced the same situation as the Straw Hat Pirates back then!

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They were reluctant to part with the original ship that had brought them to the Seven Capitals of Water, but the original ship could no longer carry them on their journey.

That's why Mr. Tom took action.

Using the Adam Tree as material, and relying on his extremely high level of skill, he completely overhauled the Roger Pirates' original ships.

A profound and extensive overhaul was carried out on its foundation, resulting in the completely new Oro Jackson!

It is precisely because of this technique that Mr. Tom has become the undisputed world's number one craftsman!

"Now that you have met the requirements of the ship spirit, what you lack is my master's skill."

Franky said to everyone in a deep voice, "Actually, there is a third condition, which is to use the two most precious trees in the world, Adam and Eve, as materials. Only in this way can it be successfully performed."

"But with the money you have, it's more than enough to buy a sufficient supply of Adams."

"so……"

"So, where exactly is your master's technique?!"

Upon learning that there was no need to worry about materials and that the problem could be solved simply by spending money, Luffy eagerly pressed for more information.

Now, everything is ready for him, except for this one crucial technology!

"Judicial Island!!"

"710" Frankie gave this answer without hesitation.

"My master was implicated after the Pirate King Roger was executed because he built ships for him..."

Franky began to selectively recount this old story to everyone.

Back then, after the Pirate King Roger was executed, Mr. Tom was taken to the judicial ship for trial because he had built a ship for Gol D. Roger.

However, he explained the design and concept of the sea train he was researching to the presiding judge, which led the judge to change the verdict and give him some time to build it.

After fourteen years, he finally succeeded in building the sea train, thus offsetting his sin of building a ship for the Pirate King and regaining his freedom.

However, at that time, Spandam of CP5 received intelligence that Mr. Tom possessed the blueprints for Hades.

Then, after repeatedly demanding the money from Mr. Tom, he became angry and resentful and decided to frame him.

Feeling increasingly pressured by the World Government, Mr. Tom passed on the Hades design to his then-disciple, Iceberg.

In order to ensure that his skills would not be lost, he specially compiled a technical manual on how to make major modifications to ships.

Unfortunately, the manual had just been written and hadn't even been delivered to Iceberg and Franky when it was framed and slandered by Spandam, leading to his arrest and imprisonment on Enies Lobby, where he was sentenced to death.

"My master Tom's technical manual was also used as evidence at that time and was collected and taken away by agents of the World Government and stored in the archives on Enies Lobby."

As Franky spoke in a low voice, his tone gradually returned to normal.

Then he shrugged: "You've all heard it, my master's core technology is currently in Enies Lobby."

"That's one of the three major agencies under the World Government, alongside Marine Headquarters and Impel Down."

"Therefore, it's simply impossible for you to obtain this technology..."

"Alright, next we're going to Enies Lobby!!!"

Before Franky could finish speaking, he heard Luffy shouting with great enthusiasm.

"We absolutely must get our hands on that technology!!"

"Wait a minute!!"

Before Luffy could make a move, Nami grabbed him and held him down.

"Do you even know what kind of place Enies Lobby is?!"

"Oh, right, what place is that? Where is it?"

Luffy then belatedly asked.

"You don't even know where you are or what you do there, and you're already planning to go there...?"

Nami had a terrible headache. "Didn't you hear what this guy said? Those are three of the World Government's major agencies!!"

"Enies Lobby, that's an island where the World Government's court is located!!"

Link continued, "Moreover, although it is a court, it actually acts entirely according to the will of the World Government. Anyone who is brought to Enies Lobby is automatically considered a criminal, and in its eight-hundred-year history, there has never been a verdict of innocence."

"Moreover, prisoners are only escorted through those empty courthouses, and finally arrive at a cold, huge steel gate, which is the Gate of Justice. Prisoners who pass through this gate usually never return, symbolizing the absolute justice of the World Government."

"No prisoner ever returned alive from Enies Lobby, and since its establishment, no one has ever been able to breach it."

"Because there is no night on that island and it is always daytime, it is also known as the Island That Never Sleeps."

After Usopp explained in layman's terms the role and significance of Enies Lobby, as well as the seriousness of the issue, his face immediately turned pale.

"That is to say..."

His long nose twitched. "Is that a very dangerous place?!"

"Are we really going there?!"

"Otherwise what?!"

Luffy clenched his fist tightly. "For the Going Merry, I absolutely have to go to Enies Lobby!!"

"Hey, are you guys crazy? You're not kidding, are you?!"

Franky also found it somewhat unbelievable, "Didn't you hear clearly what place that is? That's Enies Lobby, it's under the jurisdiction of the World Government..."

Franky stopped talking at the end.

Because he saw Luffy's eyes and face.

That was a look of unwavering determination in their eyes.

The unwavering expression on his face, so similar to that of his mentor, Mr. Tom, when he publicly admitted to everyone that he was proud of Roger for building ships, was almost identical.

kind.

"But does such technology really exist?!"

Nami still had some doubts and found it hard to believe.

"In this respect, we can completely trust him."

Link smiled and looked at Franky, "After all, his master, Mr. Tom, successfully built a ship for the Pirate King Roger."

"Moreover, he is also a true man!!"

"You're absolutely right, prop master!"

When he heard the other person utter his master's signature catchphrase, "Resounding," Franky knew that the other person knew his master very well, and he couldn't help but feel quite pleased.

"Alright, since you've made up your minds..."

Franky glanced at the suitcases next to Luffy.

"You're also quite lucky. There just happens to be a section of the precious tree [Adam] on a nearby island that's up for auction."

"Whether you really want to strengthen the existing ships or build a new pirate ship, [Adam] is the best choice."