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

I'm clearly telling the truth, so why doesn't anyone believe me?!

"Stop right there, Vegapunk!!"

Hey, why are you standing still?!

We chased each other, and neither of us could escape...

Well, with some music, it really does have that melodramatic idol drama feel.

Inside the elevated laboratory not far away, Link stood there looking down, finding it quite interesting.

After Bonney slowly regained consciousness, she hadn't yet grasped the situation. All she could see was Vegapunk, so she rushed towards him without thinking.

A chaotic chase ensued between the two sides.

Luffy and Chopper, who had come to this island with Bonney and embarked on adventures together, followed behind, just in case something happened to either of them.

........ .... .......

Jinbe, no longer wanting to be a babysitter, had absolutely no intention of getting involved and simply followed the Straw Hat Pirates.

The other clones, who also seemed indifferent to the life or death of Vegapunk's main body, came together into the upper-level research lab.

They began discussing the relocation of the Vegapunk Laboratory.

Once the important prerequisites—the location to be moved to and the location and mode of work—are determined, everything else is just trivial.

Even without Link and the others' help, Vegapunk's clones were able to solve and handle these problems on their own.

The Straw Hat Pirates returned to the spacious laboratory from the junkyard below.

Take a good rest and enjoy a leisurely afternoon tea here, as if you were a guest.

By the way, it's quite pleasant to look through the surrounding glass at those few noisy guys running around and shouting below, who are just doing their exercise and releasing their energy.

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853 A rare moment of leisure, final preparations before leaving, a hard-won escape~

Well, without that idiot captain bothering us, the atmosphere here is unusually relaxed and comfortable.

Rather, it made the whole thing seem more relaxed and somewhat normal.

"I will put all our equipment, research data from so many years, and related research results on your ship."

Pythagoras, representing "wisdom," was busy organizing materials while talking to Link, the Straw Hat Pirates' nominal second-in-command, but actually the head of the crew.

Even in this resting environment, he still didn't relax at all.

All the rest and relaxation were also considered work by them, and were all assigned to York, who represented "desire".

In this way, they will have more time to do what they need to do.

Everything was arranged in an orderly manner, with everyone performing their respective duties.

"What do you need me to do?"

Link sat there leisurely, gently blowing on the steam rising from his black tea, and casually asked a question.

"No need. We compiled all this information ourselves. We know how to transfer it as quickly and efficiently as possible."

Pythagoras, without even looking up, responded to Link's polite words:

“We appreciate your kindness, but it’s much easier for us to organize the materials we research ourselves.”

As an intelligent robot, it knows very well which tasks require help from others and which tasks it can only handle itself.

Even knowing that Link possessed many wondrous gadgets, they could only take on the task themselves.

"Okay, I'd be happy to help if needed."

Link said this, but in reality, his eyes were leisurely watching the famous chase scene between the four people unfolding below.

Yes, such rare moments of leisure are truly rare for this group of people.

Sanji was studying the island's local delicacies, while Usopp, having obtained many of Edison's discarded inventions and materials, was enthusiastically researching them.

Even the discarded items, in Vegapunk's collection, are all made from world-class materials.

You can also get these things by asking Link.

But for Usopp, being able to find gold and discover surprises is also a special kind of fun.

Frankie, meanwhile, huddled close to Edison, watching with a thirst for knowledge as the other busied himself with his research.

In that short time, several more ideas popped up in the latter's head, and brand new ideas emerged.

Even as they were about to leave, they continued their experiments without stopping.

Robin was quite insightful, chatting with [Shakya] about history and culture. The two had some common ground in this area and were able to get along well.

Nami, meanwhile, was happily chatting with York, who was indulging in a hearty meal and taking the time to teach her about the art of dressing beautifully and other aspects of life's pleasures.

Even Jinbe was sitting cross-legged, taking a rare break, and chatting with Aokiji, who was also holding a bottle of sherry, about the situation on the sea.

Lilith, representing "evil," was the only one lying there listlessly. No one talked to her, and she didn't want to talk to anyone else. Unable to wreak havoc and fight to her heart's content, she felt extremely bored.

However, this situation didn't last long.

"boom!!"

With a loud bang as the door was slammed shut, Vegapunk himself appeared in the doorway, panting heavily.

"Hey, you actually escaped that guy's pursuit!"

Seeing this, Lilith perked up and laughed without any hesitation.

"But speaking of which, how did you escape?"

As she spoke, she looked down.

But then Atlas, who represented "rage" and had previously gone to completely destroy everything, arrived just in time to help Luffy hold Bonney down.

This gave Vegapunk the opportunity to escape.

"Fortunately, Atlas's actions were swift and very effective..."

Vegapunk wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Speaking of which..."

Lilith, unable to contain herself any longer, eagerly said:

"You have so much scientific equipment at your disposal. You could easily subdue her on your own, right? Why don't you fight back?!"

"Let's just forget about it."

Vegapunk shook his head as he wiped away his sweat.

Even though he is quite cunning, Lilith clearly understands his personality, but at this juncture, it's not appropriate for him to show it.

Especially in front of the Straw Hat Pirates, and moreover, he really couldn't bring himself to do it to Bonney.

"I've already felt bad enough for Bonnie, how could I possibly cause her any more harm?"

As Vegapunk spoke, he suddenly pulled out a large bag of luggage from some unknown corner of the research lab.

"Hey? When did you prepare all this stuff?!"

Lilith stared in disbelief.

"Isn't it normal for every scientist to have at least four... no, five '3.4' preparations in case they need to be ready to escape at any moment?!"

That would be a miracle...

Lilith wanted to complain inwardly.

"Our goal is simply to leave this place; all unnecessary conflict can be avoided."

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The conflict between the 854 clones, and the mysterious figure on the island!! They're really showing no mercy~

As Vegapunk packed up the last few things, he patiently advised his problematic clones.

"Lilith, I advise you to behave yourself when it comes to fighting without thinking..."

"What? Something interesting?!"

Before Vegapunk could finish speaking, York, who was standing next to him, looked up and looked in their direction.

"Ah, a flash of inspiration!! Revolutionary technology!!!"

On the other side, a brand new light bulb appeared on Edison's head again, and he had made another progress on his work.

"Why can't I fight back?"

Lilith was indifferent, and even somewhat dissatisfied:

"The other party is clearly showing signs of aggression, shouldn't we prioritize our own safety?!"

Seeing this, Shakyamuni, who was standing to the side, finally spoke up:

"Our goal is not necessarily to resolve the incident through violence."

"Instead, we must ensure the safety of the main body while preventing any trouble or misfortune from befalling it."

He said calmly, "We are cats (avatars). Even if we have to sacrifice our bodies and lives, we must ensure the safety of our original body."

"It would be very troublesome if each clone acted recklessly."

[Shakya] has a completely different view on Lilith's actions, and even opposes them.

Such words and actions naturally displeased Lilith, and Vegapunk, facing his own intelligent and individualized clones, was at a loss as to how to mediate the conflict.

We can only let them resolve their disputes and conflicts on their own.

I said~~~

Lilith moved closer to [Shakya] and immediately made a sarcastic remark:

"All you ever do is pretend to be a good boy, I hate you the most!!!"

Her narrowed, mocking eyes were fixed on [Shakyamuni].

The latter responded directly and calmly: "I don't care~~~"

With the clones having such differing opinions, Vegapunk could only stand there, sweating profusely, tidying up the things in his hands.

"But then again..."

Pythagoras finally managed to look up amidst his busy schedule: "Shall we just leave like this?!"

"Don't forget, there's still one guy on the island who was subtly on our side before... So, should we take him with us?"

"Hey Hey hey!!"

Upon hearing this, even Edison, who was passionate about invention and research, couldn't sit still and immediately put down his work to join the discussion:

"Wait a minute, if even that guy joins us, we'll definitely be hunted down by the government!!!"

"But……"

York, unusually, paused to think for a moment, "Now that we're acting alongside the Straw Hat Pirates, we're basically becoming pirates ourselves."

"Essentially, they are also criminals hunted by the World Government."

"Furthermore, if we take that guy away and secretly place him in the secret base made of the tools used by the Straw Hat Pirates, without letting him show his face, the World Government will basically not notice or know about it, so there won't be any problem."

"But……"

Edison clearly still had some reservations.

And at that very moment~

"—That's how it is, that's the situation on the ground right now."

As he spoke, Vegapunk made a phone call.

While Pythagoras and Edison were still hesitating, the original body had already finished the phone call and explained the situation to the "mysterious person"!

"Hey Hey hey!!"