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

Bai Xing stared at the scene before her, utterly at a loss for words.

"Squeak."

Suddenly, a clear bird song rang out above Bai Xing's head.

She subconsciously looked up and saw a small blue bird fluttering its wings, hovering in front of her.

"this is……"

Although it was the first time she had ever seen a bird, Shirahoshi instinctively raised her finger, giving the little bird a place to perch.

She just felt that the bird must be quite tired from flying like that, so she made a special consideration for it.

"This is the [Robot Bird]. In addition, there are the [Robot Dragonfly] and the [Robot Butterfly], and so on."

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[Thanks to the 'Director of the North Shock City Abnormal Human Research Center' for the 2000-point reward! Thank you for your support!! Seriously, that's a really powerful name; I don't even dare type it out normally~]

421 The [One-Inch Hat] that can shrink people!! Shrinking Shirahoshi's size to Link's height!!

Link gazed at the dragonflies, butterflies, and other birds and creatures flitting around him.

"Although they are all made by machines, they have characteristics similar to those of living organisms."

"It is precisely because of their existence that this house becomes more alive, isn't it?!"

Link said with a smile.

There was really no need for him to say it there.

Before he could even introduce himself, Luffy, having finished his work, simply lay down on the grass in a starfish position.

She even stretched lazily.

"Ah, that feels so good!!"

Indeed, on a beautiful natural grassland like this, with its clear springs and cascading waterfalls, basking in the warm sunshine, it's easy to let go of all your fatigue.

This is especially true for Luffy, who has just gone through a battle of the magnitude of the Marineford War.

In such an environment, it's really easy for him to clear his mind and relax his body and brain...

Especially for mental fatigue, this kind of environment is simply the perfect way to make up for it.

Luffy was enjoying this rare moment of rest quite comfortably, especially after eating so much.

It's easy to feel sleepy after a full meal, and gradually, his eyelids started to droop.

However, he is destined to have restless sleep now.

"That's wonderful, that's really wonderful..."

Suddenly, he heard Bai Xing's soft sobbing.

"It's so noisy!!"

Luffy tilted his head and looked at Shirahoshi, who was crying tears of joy.

"Or rather, don't you cry way too much?"

Bai Xing sobbed softly, "I'm...I'm sorry..."

"As expected, you really are a crybaby. Despite your large size, you're cowardly and prone to tears. I really can't bring myself to like you, hahaha!!"

Luffy laughed heartily, showing no regard for Shirahoshi's attitude, and spoke his mind.

Even if the other person just gave you their lunch~

Well, eating is eating, and dislike is dislike; the two shouldn't be confused.

If you treat me to a meal, then I will definitely come in return.

But I don't like your temperament or personality, so I'll just say I hate you.

This is Luffy's code of conduct: he keeps his grudges and preferences strictly separate and will not be influenced by them in the slightest. He will not show any courtesy to others just because he feels he has received a favor.

And Shirahoshi~~~

"..."

She clearly couldn't accept Luffy's incredibly straightforward and blunt answer.

She was only fourteen years old and was about to burst into tears, but then she saw Link standing next to her, looking at her with a gentle smile.

For some reason, her tears stopped abruptly.

She looked at Luffy lying there again, and seeing his relaxed posture, the grievances in her heart immediately disappeared.

What followed was a deep sense of envy.

"I really feel like I could just stretch out my body and lie down on the ground like that..."

She gently stroked the grassland with her fingers.

Shirahoshi truly wanted to have a close encounter with the ground, to connect more deeply with it on a spiritual level, and to experience the beauty and atmosphere of nature.

However, given her ever-growing and enormous size, this could only remain a pipe dream.

After all, she inherited a great physique from her father, so she couldn't just shrink like that, could she?

That's simply impossible...

Therefore, Shirahoshi could only stand there and envy Luffy for being able to do this so easily and effortlessly, without any constraints.

At the same time, there was also a deep sense of loss in my heart.

However~~~

Under normal circumstances, there is indeed no way to shrink that enormous size.

However, if one has the peculiar tools, it is not impossible to do so.

Shirahoshi's actions clearly caught Link's attention.

"Do you want to lie down too?"

Seeing the envy and longing in Bai Xing's eyes, Link asked with a light laugh.

"Ah...um..."

Bai Xing, who had just come to her senses, was slightly taken aback, and then lowered her head in embarrassment.

Tears gradually welled up in her eyes again.

Just as Luffy said, she is indeed a crybaby.

But what can you do when she's only fourteen years old?

Especially eight years ago, he witnessed his mother being assassinated, dying right in front of him.

And everything Vander Deacon did to himself then and ever since...

He had lived in this hard-shelled tower for eight long years, all alone, never stepping out of it. He couldn't even attend his mother's funeral or visit her grave to pay his respects...

All of this was an unbearable burden for someone as young as Shirahoshi.

It has indeed made her go through too much and bear too much burden.

It's already quite remarkable that she can release her emotions simply by crying.

Thinking of this, Linkne sighed softly with a sense of pity.

"Put this on~"

He then produced another new prop.

It was a small, round hat, also yellow in color and tied with red stripes, resembling Luffy's straw hat.

"Once you put it on your head, your wish will be granted~"

As he spoke, Link flicked his finger, and the little round hat floated lightly onto Shirahoshi's head.

"this is?"

Before Bai Xing could even look up to check the situation, she saw the scenery in front of her suddenly rise higher.

No, it's not that the scene before us is elevated, but rather...

Her entire body was shrinking rapidly!

"They actually shrunk the coward!!"

Luffy was initially staring at the hat on Shirahoshi's head that looked almost exactly like his own, but when he saw that her figure had shrunk, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Shrink? Am I...shrinking...?"

Bai Xing stood there blankly, letting the scenery before her eyes constantly change.

Until the changing scene before her eyes completely stopped, Link's handsome face was clearly presented on the horizon of her vision.

It's no longer the same posture as before, where you could only bend down and look down.

Instead, the two of them stood there, looking at each other as equals.

"Now, you can lie down on this ground just like us."

Link smiled and looked at Shirahoshi, whose size was now almost the same as his own.

And the one-inch hat she's currently wearing, which covers her entire forehead and perfectly matches her figure.

Prop: [One-inch hat].

Description: It looks like a hat. When you put it on, you will suddenly become very small, about the size of your palm. When you take off the hat, you will return to your original size.

The item's name is pronounced exactly the same as the Japanese folktale "Issun-boshi" and its protagonist.

When a normal person wears this hat, their body size will become smaller than the palm of their hand.

However, if a fish-man like Shirahoshi, who is already enormous, puts on this "one-inch hat," he actually becomes about the same size as a normal person.

She stood there, about the same height as Link, but noticeably taller than Luffy, who was 1.74 meters tall.

That said, in the world of One Piece, where people are generally huge.

There has always been a saying that people who are less than two meters tall are disabled.

However, that's not entirely true. The world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk, is 1.98 meters tall.

The Four Emperors: Shanks (1.99m), Law (1.91m), Rayleigh (1.88m), Zoro (1.81m), Sanji (1.80m)...

Yes, these powerful individuals are all less than two meters tall.

Moreover, their body types are considered to be of relatively standard.

Therefore, in the world of One Piece, a height of 1.8 meters or more is considered barely acceptable.

But for those under 1.8 meters tall, like Luffy and Usopp who are 1.76 meters tall...

Well, Luffy isn't as tall as Usopp.

It just doesn't look very good.

Link's official height has consistently remained at around 2.12 meters.

He is the same height as Rob Lucci and Daz.

In this way, there will be no pressure whether facing Robin who is 1.88 meters tall or Hancock who is 1.91 meters tall.

As for why it's described as "maintaining"~

Besides having the ability to return life, it's quite easy for them to arbitrarily increase their size.

In addition, he also has many tools that can change his body shape.

Height has never been a concern for Link.

If he wanted to, he could even transform into the size of a giant.

Therefore, Link simply maintained a height that he felt was suitable for his field of vision and observation angle, and then stopped changing it.

And now~

Thanks to the "One-Inch Hat," Shirahoshi's height was reduced to approximately two meters.

He's not as tall as Link, but he's considerably taller than Luffy.

And, most importantly...