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

"Wait a moment!!"

Seeing that Luffy didn't react at all, Uta's face began to show signs of anxiety:

"Are you listening, Luffy?!"

Luffy certainly heard it, but...

The answer he gave was not the one Uta had hoped for.

"Uta, it's so good to see you again..."

Luffy turned around with a grin, "I'm full too, thank you so much for your hospitality~"

"So now I'm going back to the Going Merry to sleep."

"Aha?!"

Uta looked shocked, sad, and unable to accept it.

But for Luffy, as a pirate, returning to his own pirate ship to rest is a perfectly normal thing.

This also means that he has always defined himself as a pirate, and this has never changed.

“You look like you’re doing what you want to do, Uta.”

Luffy spread his arms wide towards Uta, "I'm really happy for you, so~~~"

He waved goodbye to Uta one last time, exuding nonchalance and carefree attitude: "Goodbye, Uta!!"

Even when reuniting with childhood friends after a long separation, Luffy will not act like a child, crying and making small talk.

Instead, it's very straightforward: seeing the other person doing well, striving for their dreams, and doing what they want to do, and feeling genuinely happy.

For men on the high seas, meeting is a joyous occasion, and parting is not something to be coy about.

Everyone has their own things to do, and everyone has their own adventures and journeys.

Seeing Uta like this, Luffy was relieved.

Originally, he came here to see how Uta was doing, since he hadn't seen him for many years.

Now that he has finished watching and feels there are no problems, Luffy also feels that he has done what he should do as a friend.

So it's time for another farewell.

They didn't say goodbye in the windmill village before, but this time, they can finally make up for it.

That's what Luffy himself thought, but...

"Luffy, I won't let you go!!"

Uta's eyes gradually darkened and became unreadable. Clearly, she did not have the same broad mind and calm attitude towards things as Luffy.

"Luffy, and your crew, you must stay here forever and live happily with me!!"

She has completely different ideas from Luffy!

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[A huge thank you again to the generous user 'Once Upon a Time There Was a Eunuch'! Yesterday afternoon around 5 PM, they gave me countless donations. I'm truly grateful for their support!]

And there's also the generous '1370..' who gave another 1000 points today!! That brings the total to a whopping 70,000 points!! Thank you so much, sir!! Do you need any leg hair or accessories, sir?!

902 Give up being a pirate! Now is the time to break free from these constraints!

Uta, who had long been trapped in his own obsessive thoughts, made a move, stirring up piles of musical notes.

Before anyone could have imagined or anticipated it, it swept towards Nami in an instant.

"Nami-san!!"

With his exceptional Observation Haki, Sanji reacted immediately and rushed in front of Nami, trying to block the musical notes.

However, even though he raised his legs and used his domineering aura, he was powerless against these musical notes!

"What the hell is this?!"

Sanji's expression changed drastically. His power seemed utterly incapable of resisting, and he was swept away by these musical notes, flying high into the sky—the human-shaped musical notes on the sheet music created by Uta that blotted out the heavens!

Seeing this, Uta had already attacked them, and the others immediately stopped being polite as well.

Zoro decisively placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, and Brook chuckled as he drew out the Soul-Slaying Sword.

Franky cautiously aimed at Uta, while Robin slowly crossed her arms.

The atmosphere was tense, with a palpable sense of impending conflict.

"I don't care if she's Luffy's friend or someone's daughter..."

Zoro said calmly, his expression unchanged, "But such freedom is a bit too much."

"Of course, I support her actions in putting that lecherous chef on her toes."

He drew his twin swords, and Usopp beside him also drew his twin guns.

Following the movements of the Straw Hat Pirates, Uta stepped on musical notes and rose into the sky once more.

"Everyone!!"

She spread her arms out to the audience in the surrounding area:

"I've found quite a few more pirates. What do you guys think about capturing them all again?!"

She stated this very directly, facing the entire venue and the Den Den Mushi broadcasting it.

"Uta! Uta!!"

Immediately, the fervent atmosphere in the venue intensified, with many people showing their support for UTA!

Uta was even more satisfied upon seeing this, and clapped his hands together forcefully in mid-air.

In an instant, many armored soldiers made of musical notes appeared around the Straw Hat Pirates.

"Luffy, what's so great about being a pirate?!"

With one hand on his hip and feet stepping on musical notes, Uta flew above Luffy and the others, looking down at them and saying:

"If you're my friend, then give up being a pirate!!"

"what are you talking about?!"

Luffy, looking completely bewildered, stared at Uta in the sky and reached out to adjust his straw hat.

"I give up, this is too boring!!"

"There's absolutely no reason for us to fight!!"

Luffy didn't want to fight, but Uta didn't care about that:

"Even if you do nothing, I will continue to fight!!"

She snapped her fingers with a solemn expression.

In an instant, the entire stage was illuminated by neon lights.

And as her stirring song rang out, more and more armored knights burst forth from the notes, piercing towards Luffy and his crew!

"Stop playing around, Uta!!"

Luffy dodged the attacks of the armored knights while loudly refuting them.

He had no intention of fighting Uta, but as the captain of a pirate crew, he couldn't just stand by and watch the other party pose a threat to his crew.

And although Luffy is a goofball, he's not stupid.

He and Uta were old acquaintances, but none of his many companions knew Uta.

Moreover, these people are all quite powerful and dangerous.

He did this out of consideration for Uta!

However, Uta completely ignored his good intentions and sang loudly and freely.

"A painful memory, as if passing through sorrow~"

"I can't let go of the resentment and gloom in my heart!"

"It's all because of him, you guys just can't understand it~"

"That kind of heartbreaking loneliness!!"

"Now is the time to break free of these bonds!!"

She seemed to be singing about her own life journey and her upcoming decisions!

"Smash these bad guys! This is punishment made with love!"

"I don't want to sleep anymore, I don't want to sleep~~~"

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Uta's singing seemed to possess a magical power, causing the audience to go wild, cheering and applauding him enthusiastically.

And along with her singing, the musical score from the sky swept down towards the Straw Hat Pirates!

Everyone, including Zoro, was on high alert.

In this dream world of the Song-Song Fruit, Uta is like a god of the world.

Such notes and scores, in the original version, bound everyone without any power to resist.

And this time~~~

Click.

As the musical score approached, half of Aokiji's body was already enveloped in a layer of icy cold.

......... . 0

He slowly stood up, stretched out his hand, and prepared to freeze everything.

However, this time, before he could even make a move...

Suddenly, a crisp clapping sound came from behind him.

clap clap.

With three crisp claps, the armored knights who had surrounded the Straw Hat Pirates, ready to unleash a fierce battle, instantly vanished like smoke and gas!

"What's going on?!"

In an instant, not only the audience in the surrounding area, but even Uta, who was standing on the musical notes high in the sky, was stunned.

They never expected this situation to suddenly occur.

On the other hand, the Straw Hat Pirates all wore knowing smiles.

"It seems we don't need to take action."

Robin chuckled and lowered her hands, as did Zoro, Usopp, and the others.

Even Aokiji remained silent, slowly dissipating the chilling aura emanating from his body.

Everyone turned around and looked at the man behind them, a man they had always found reliable.

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903 Link! The God Who Controls Dreams! Item! The [Dream Supervisor's Chair] reappears in the world once again!

In the direction everyone's gaze was directed, Link was seen sitting on a strangely shaped chair, gently clapping his hands.

It was a chair that resembled a film director's chair, and Luffy found it somewhat familiar.

"I feel like I've seen this chair somewhere before..."

He tilted his head, reminiscing.

"It was during the time in Alabasta."

Link smiled and told him directly, "I took it out and used it when we met Ace there."

Yes, Ace was dining and dashing in the store at the time, and he even fell asleep while eating.

Then Link took out the three-piece dream set while he was asleep.