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

This made them feel as if they had just escaped one wolf's den only to fall into another.

"Twist? That..."

Xiao Ba wanted to say something more, but Link interrupted him, saying:

Even if you feel remorse and realize your mistakes, the things you've done cannot be erased simply with a few words of apology.

He glanced at Xiao Ba, "Strictly speaking, you are now our prey."

“But we won’t treat you like your older brother Aaron and your group. We don’t have such a narrow-minded view.”

"Twist..."

The more Link said this, the less he cared about their performance, the more Xiao Ba felt ashamed and embarrassed.

"We don't care how you were captured by the Navy or how you ended up on the Grand Line, but since you're temporarily in our hands, you'd better work hard for us."

Link casually tossed some brooms and mops at them, and the three guys scrambled to catch them.

"During our stay in the Sabaody Archipelago, you will be responsible for cleaning the ship and awaiting assignments after we arrive on the island."

"After we finish everything on Sabaody Archipelago, whether you stay or leave will depend on Nami's approval and evaluation of your performance."

"I...I understand, twist..."

Seeing that he still had a chance to reform through labor, Hachi nodded gratefully to Link, then looked at Nami, who was turning her face away and refusing to see him, and lowered his head again in guilt.

"that……"

Kemi, standing nearby, timidly raised her hand. "Could we go back to the takoyaki boat stall first and pack our things?"

Takoyaki?!

Luffy, who was sitting in the VIP seats at the bow of the ship watching the excitement, suddenly brightened up.

Do you have takoyaki where you live?!

"Of course!!"

Seeing Luffy's interested expression, Camie mustered up her courage slightly and said, "Hachi's takoyaki tastes the best in the world!!"

"The best takoyaki in the world..."

Luffy's appetite was whetted, and his eyes began to gleam with desire.

Huh?! Her eyes turned into takoyaki!!

Usopp and Chopper immediately pointed at Luffy's face and shouted.

"Then, let's go to your boat stall and bring up the takoyaki—no, I mean, all your stuff..."

Luffy swallowed hard and made a difficult decision.

"Don't struggle between appetite and reason!!"

Nami and the others standing nearby stared at him speechlessly.

However, since this mermaid dared to make such a boast, everyone wanted to see what his so-called world's number one takoyaki actually tasted like.

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"It really is a living mermaid. It's the first time I've ever seen one."

Brook and Robin, standing nearby, were somewhat surprised by Cammy's condition.

They didn't know what Ah Long looked like before, but this mermaid, Kemi, was the first real mermaid they had ever seen.

"Ah, beautiful mermaid lady, may I see what kind of panties you're wearing...?"

boom! !

Nami kicked Brook away.

"Who comes up to you asking about panties right away?!"

Nami snarled angrily, "And why don't you open your eyes and take a good look? Do mermaids even need that thing?!"

"Yoho, yohoho, I, I have no eyes..."

Brooke lay sprawled on the deck lawn, feeling as if his bones were about to fall apart, his body twitching weakly as he offered a feeble explanation.

"Is that the point? You perverted skull!!"

Just as Nami was scolding Brook and comforting the somewhat frightened Camie...

Glug glug

Franky, standing nearby, was gulping down his cola, seemingly uninterested in mermaids or anything like that.

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"Frankie, don't you have any interest in mermaids at all?"

Usopp asked, somewhat curiously.

"Aww, because my master, Mr. Tom, is a fishman."

Franky wiped his mouth. "And there's Grandma Kokoro, she's a mermaid too. I've met them all."

"is it?"

The others nodded in agreement, "So Grandma Kokoro is a mermaid too..."

Suddenly, the group realized that something seemed wrong, and the scene became somewhat quiet.

"What did you say?!"

A group of people stared wide-eyed. "Grandma Kokoro is a mermaid?!"

Their minds gradually recalled that drunken, loose, wrinkled face, and the image of the forked fishtail beneath him.

噗?

Several people nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

They felt that the scene was even more terrifying than when Ah Long had transformed into a dugong.

"But Grandma Kokoro clearly walks on her feet, not her fish tail!!"

Usopp was gesturing excitedly with his hands to express his exasperated feelings.

"For mermaids, thirty years old is a benchmark. Before the age of thirty, their legs are forked fish tails, but after the age of thirty, the fish tails will separate into two legs. Therefore, most female mermaids will go to land and marry human men."

Franky explained to everyone while drinking his cola.

This is a female mermaid, while male mermaids can never transform their fish tails into legs; only female mermaids can.

"Grandma Kokoro?!"

Just as everyone was painfully accepting this reality, Sanji also came out of the kitchen carrying a tray.

"Who is she?!"

He asked with a curious look on his face.

Everyone: "..."

So now you've automatically cleared out those less-than-harmonious images and characters from your mind, right?

"Ah, beautiful mermaid, please try this ice cream of love that I made for you!!"

Under the speechless gazes of everyone, Sanji, his eyes gleaming, teleported to Camie's side in a wave-like motion.

The special ice cream treat on the tray was presented to Kemi.

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"It looks delicious!!"

Papagu stared at the food with envy, his mouth practically watering.

"Speaking of which, is this a starfish? It can actually talk?"

Sanji glanced at Papago with some surprise, "That's quite surprising."

Surprised? Hehe.

Papagu immediately puffed out his chest, wanting to say something boastful.

“I am Kemi’s master, I am…”

He had just begun, intending to launch into a long and detailed explanation of his identity.

Talking will affect your punching speed!

Then~

Sanji completely ignored it and was fawning over Camie.

Luffy and the others were asking Hachi how his takoyaki tasted, but they left him out of the conversation.

"I said……"

He stretched out his tiny hands, or rather, tiny antennae, with obvious embarrassment.

"Doesn't anyone even notice me or pay attention to me...?"

Clearly, his lack of presence meant that no one wanted to pay him much attention.

"well?"

It sighed and prepared to shrink into a corner of the ship, drawing circles by itself in solitude.

"Ooooooooo."

Suddenly, a glass of vibrant green seaweed juice was placed in front of him.

"This is... a treat for me?"

Papagu looked at the seaweed juice in his hand, then at the kung fu manatee in front of him, and said somewhat uncertainly.

"Awoo?"

Ah Niu nodded, indicating that this drink was on him.

"……Thanks!!"

Papagu suddenly felt a surge of emotion, and tears welled up in his eyes.

In the past, no matter when, he was always the one who was ignored and had the least presence.

He was deeply moved that someone had noticed him and offered him a drink.

"Glug glug? It's so sweet!!"

Papagu drank the seaweed juice in his glass in one gulp and praised it highly.

He excitedly shook Ah Niu's hand and said, "From today onwards, you are my friend, Papagu!!"

"Ooooooooo!!"

"Okay, since we're friends, since you treated me to juice, I'm planning to give you a gift in return!"

Papagu immediately cleared his throat. "As you can see, I am just an ordinary starfish. When I was very young, I always thought I was a human. When I realized that I was a starfish, I already knew how to speak human language."

"Furthermore, I've learned human wisdom and thought processes, and now I have my own clothing store on Fishman Island. I've even designed Fishman Island's Meteor Clothing brand, the 'Prisoner' brand! I'm a very talented designer!!"

At this point, he puffed out his chest with a smug look and gave what he thought was a cool and handsome smile.

"Awoo awoo"

"No, I'm not giving you clothes."

Papagu looked at Aniu and said, "Don't you find it tiring to always express yourself using animal sounds? I'm going to teach you human language so you can communicate normally with humans!"

At this point, it was quite excited, "How about it, doesn't it sound like a wonderful gift?! However~"

"Ooooooooo."

Ah Niu shook his head.

"You refuse?!"

Papagu was immediately stunned, then his eyes widened. "Why?!"