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

And right under everyone's watchful eyes~

Squeak.

Suddenly, a door opened at the waist of the steel giant.

"Hmm, still not working... 々～ ..."

A figure slowly emerged from within: "Why did we fail again?!"

"Are the desires of living beings always uncontrollable?!"

The muttered questioning voice reached the ears of everyone present.

This startled Sanji, who was standing there on guard, and he immediately began to listen.

"That sound is..."

His eyes suddenly lit up.

"Does it intend to do what that shark did, blocking our path and attacking us too?!"

Zoro's gaze sharpened slightly, and he asked in a deep voice.

"This is really a headache..."

The figure, however, completely ignored Zoro and continued talking as if nothing was wrong.

"The only orders I give to the robotic shark are [Reconnaissance], [Report], and [Fire]."

"If we eat it, won't all the valuable things be wasted?!"

"There are some errors in the program loading..."

At this point, she seemed to realize something and looked up at Zoro and his group:

"Hey, don't get me wrong, pirates!!"

"Who said we were going to deal with you guys?"

"I am merely employed by the World Government..."

A human-like smile graced her face: "Genius scientist, Dr. Vegapunk!!!"

Emerging from within the steel robot's body was a strikingly beautiful young woman, who called herself Vegapunk!

After she said those words, the entire sea area seemed to freeze, as if the air itself had solidified.

And then immediately afterwards~~~

"Eh?! ...

"Vegapunk?!?"

"Is that the legendary Vegapunk?!"

The entire hull of the Sonny Merry almost seemed to be shaking.

At the same time, the Straw Hat crew's screams pierced through the raging blizzard and echoed across the entire sea.

"You guys are so noisy!!"

The girl who emerged from the giant robot also made a blunt critique.

Immediately afterwards, she felt a burning gaze upon her.

Franky made no attempt to hide his excitement.

Of all the Straw Hat Pirates, the most excited was none other than Franky, who had finally met his idol.

He also received a large amount of cutting-edge technology left behind by Vegapunk from his laboratory in Baltimore, Vegapunk's hometown.

The more one learns about this genius and his achievements, the more one is awestruck by his godlike creativity.

And next to him...

"The giant robot I've always dreamed of..."

Usopp was so moved that he even shed tears of a man's dream:

"It's dozens of times bigger than General Franky!!"

"I really want Luffy and Chopper to come and see this too!!"

If Usopp's excitement was somewhat normal, then Sanji, who was wriggling his body and sticking out his tongue like a big wave, looked rather lewd.

"Wow, she's beautiful!! Vegapunk is a beautiful woman!!!"

His eyes had turned into pink stars.

"Is this guy really Vegapunk?!"

Zoro was quite skeptical of this.

"A beautiful young girl? Shouldn't it be an old man?"

Nami also reserved her opinion.

"Hehehe, you're from the same era as that scum Caesar, so you must be quite old by now, right?"

Brook, this very, very old guy, also raised some valid questions.

"Maybe she really did have anti-aging surgery, or perhaps she used a Devil Fruit or some other advanced technology to make herself younger."

As Robin said this, her gaze naturally fell on Link, who was sizing up the girl who called herself Vegapunk.

If she remembered correctly, Link also possessed the strange Water of Time, which could alter a person's physical age.

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796 represents Vegapunk, the embodiment of evil! Robbery! Hand over your valuables! An encirclement of steel behemoths!!

"However, I've never heard of Vegapunk being a woman before."

Robin turned his gaze back to him. "What you said is rather suspicious."

"Of course!!"

The young woman shook her clothes and laughed nonchalantly, saying:

"How could this be? You're just going to see the real body so easily?!"

"I am PUNK-02!! Vegapunk Evil, Lilith!!"

On her chest, there was also a mark with the corresponding numbers and letters.

"Vegapunk Evil? Lilith? What does this mean?"

The Straw Hat Pirates were somewhat bewildered and confused when they heard the other party's address.

Such a name... it's so strange~

Subconsciously, they all focused their attention on Kuzan, the highest-ranking fighter from the Marine Headquarters and the World Government.

"..."

The latter also noticed the gazes of the crowd and blew a little cold air on himself.

However, he didn't know much about Vegapunk; he had only heard some rumors, such as...

"It is said that Vegapunk developed six clones, 810, in order to conduct as many experiments as possible and keep up with the workload."

Link, meanwhile, was there, taking Aokiji's place and explaining things to everyone:

"They represent the six aspects of Vegapunk: integrity, evil, thought, wisdom, rage, and desire."

"Then the person in front of us should represent Vegapunk's [evil] side, named Lilith."

So that's how it is...

The crowd's eyes then became clear, and if Link was right.

So the girl in front of me named Lilith does indeed fit the description of Vegapunk.

"Huh? As a pirate, you actually have this kind of information?!"

Lilith, standing with the machine giant, seemed somewhat surprised. She glanced at Link, then clapped her hands.

"That's perfect! Now that you know my personality, there's no need to waste any more words."

"We've always been short of research funding!!"

"Hand over your valuables now, then you'll be useless!!!"

Although she had a smile on her face, the words she spoke were anything but joking.

"Eh eh eh?!!"

Nami, who was still processing the news, widened her eyes upon hearing this: "What are you talking about?!"

"Didn't you help us blast that mechanical shark away in this frigid deep sea?!"

"Then let's just help them to the end!!"

When it came to money, Nami quickly changed the subject.

"I've already told you, I'm not here to save you!!"

Lilith, who represents the will of evil, also gradually lost her smile there:

"Originally, no ships could have invaded this area, because of these guys—"

Before she finished speaking, countless dark currents surged from the depths, and beneath the rolling waves, countless dark shadows seemed to leap out of the sea.

Wow! !

The endless roar of the waves rose, and the steel-like torrents emerged one by one, gathering in this icy sea!

From beneath this ocean emerged numerous mechanical beasts, which wildly swarmed together, surrounding the area from all sides.

It formed a mechanical shield wall strong enough to withstand giant waves.

They were incredibly large, even larger than the giant mechanical shark from before, and they looked down upon the entire ocean!

Amidst the blizzard and rain, in this extremely harsh natural environment, cutting-edge technology stands tall, alongside a primal, beast-like ferocity.

It has added a unique touch of technology to this world!

"Sea rhinoceros, sea giraffe, sea ice wolf, beaver, sea walrus..."

Those armored legions composed of giant mechanical beasts came into view of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Each of these steel behemoths is marked with the letters "PUNK," indicating who created them.

At this moment, the giant beasts gathered together, waiting for the command to tear all the misguided prey to shreds!

"These sea monsters will sink every ship that comes here!!"

Lilith was quite satisfied with the current situation.

In an instant, the Straw Hat Pirates found themselves surrounded by this steel behemoth and in grave danger.

"so hot!!"

Franky immediately grinned, his eyes gleaming with golden light as he stared unblinkingly at the steel behemoth before him.

He was completely oblivious to the danger, still engrossed in studying these steel behemoths.

These machines, seemingly imbued with life, appear to possess power far exceeding that of ordinary creatures.

"It seems that the mechanical shark we just saw was nothing more than an appetizer..."

Zoro calmly observed the situation on both sides, his hands resting on the scabbard at his waist.

"Eh eh eh eh eh?!"

Nami, Usopp, and Brook were all screaming at the same time.

Despite having combat power comparable to the Four Emperors and Admirals around them, their fearful and timid nature still led them to react in this way.

"Looks like we're going to have to fight, huh?!"

Aokiji pulled his hand out from his sleeve, and streaks of ice crystals appeared on it.

"When will we do it?"

He couldn't help but look at Link, who was standing motionless and expressionless to the side.