Golden Merry, Sniper Marksman

"Yo, Luffy."

Shortly after treating and bandaging the injured Usopp and the butler named Merry, and sending Kaya and the other two back to the mansion, the trio of Luffy also returned here.

"Why did it take you so long? I thought you would have finished quickly."

"Don't talk about it,"

Nami sighed helplessly, covering her forehead.

"Some idiot captain fell for someone's hypnosis, which caused me to get stabbed."

Nami, with a bloodstain on her shoulder, sighed again.

"Some idiot swordsman got careless and had two sabers stolen, which caused me to get kicked."

"Ah, this..."

Roman didn't know what to say for a moment. Originally, according to his estimation, the Black Cat Pirates, without Captain Kuro, shouldn't have been such a difficult opponent. How did they end up so battered?

"I'm sorry, it's my fault." X2

Facing Nami's complaints, a certain captain and a certain swordsman had to bow their heads and admit their mistakes.

If the two of them hadn't been careless, the Black Cat Pirates wouldn't have been a match for them, but with their carelessness...

It was also a lesson for them, teaching them what "deceptive human hearts" meant.

"It's fine, I'm not blaming you."

Nami waved her hand.

"Roman, please treat my wound."

"No problem, but with my current abilities, I can only treat ordinary external injuries."

Roman nodded. If he wanted to achieve the effect of the anticipated 'Mobile Fountain,' he would at least need to learn that technique... However, as a pirate, it wasn't easy to manage...

"Hahahaha, no, no, there was no kidnapping at all~~~"

Usopp, who was wrapped in bandages under his clothes, stood at the mansion's entrance, grinning foolishly at the town residents holding pitchforks and kitchen knives.

"You were all tricked by me. I was just playing a joke on everyone."

"What!"

"You scoundrel—"

"Today, we must teach you a lesson..."

"Everyone," the frail young girl Kaya, wearing a coat, stood beside Usopp and bowed her head to the agitated town residents.

"I'm sorry, actually..."

"I already said it, it's just my lies, Usopp!"

"It's just that Klahadore resigned and went back to his hometown. I couldn't help but play a 'farewell joke' on him."

As Usopp spoke, the town residents' attention was immediately diverted.

"What..."

"Mr. Klahadore resigned?"

"How could that be? Such a good person..."

Facing everyone who was reminiscing about the bespectacled butler, the girl named Kaya couldn't help but lower her head, her eyes misting over again. However:

A rough hand next to her grasped her fair palm. The girl turned her head, and what met her eyes was Usopp's hearty smile.

"That guy Klahadore just went back to his hometown."

So, please don't be sad.

"Sigh, such a big incident, and we're just going to pretend it never happened?"

"You don't want to, Merry?"

"No,"

The butler, wrapped in bandages all over and with hair like a sheep, shook his head.

"It was Usopp's idea, wasn't it?"

"That young man did it for the townspeople, right? I understand. I'll handle the rest."

"Merry, I have one more thing to ask of you."

"Please say it..."

People's constitutions are truly different.

This world has delicate 'Lin sisters' like Miss Kaya, and also perverts like Luffy who don't even leave scars after eating a meal of meat.

So, one day later, Butler Merry, who had been cut down by Captain Kuro, was already energetically starting to arrange the aftermath. Roman, upon hearing this, couldn't help but sigh, "If this Butler Merry were willing to go out to sea and train, he could at least earn a bounty of tens of millions..."

In the dining room of Kaya's mansion, Roman, Luffy, Zoro, and Nami, having just finished a hearty meal, were:

Snap

Luffy, having fished out half a fish bone from his throat, felt a lingering fear. "I actually choked. Looks like I need to train my throat."

"Normally, shouldn't there be a bone like this after eating?" Nami pointed to the intact fish bone on her plate, then looked at:

Zoro's clean plate, and Roman's plate...

"Are you even human?!"

They really eat meat without spitting out the bones...

"Don't get me wrong, Luffy ate my fish—"

Roman speared a piece of bread.

"The reason he choked was probably because he ate too fast?"

Nami couldn't complain in the face of Roman's serious analysis. In your eyes, what even are bones! Calcium tablets? Apologies to your stomachs!!

"Everyone,"

The young woman named Kaya entered the dining room.

"Is the food to your liking? Should I have the cook make more..."

"No need, we're stuffed~~"

Luffy patted his belly and greeted them with a smile, "Thanks, Kaya!"

"It is I who should be thanking you. If it weren't for you..." The young woman lowered her head and bowed. If it weren't for Usopp and these people, her fate would undoubtedly have been grim.

"Kaya, is it alright for you to be moving around so casually?"

Facing Nami's concerned words, the frail young woman smiled and shook her head.

"My illness stemmed from the grief of losing my parents, leading to prolonged melancholy..."

"But with you all, and Usopp helping me so much, I have to cheer up too."

As she spoke, the young woman lightly clapped her hands.

"I heard you need a ship capable of long voyages. Perhaps I can help."

"Wowowowow~~~ So cool!!"

On the coast, a Caravel-style sailboat, with a skeletal structure and triangular sails, steered from the center of the stern, was quietly docked. Its bow was shaped like a sheep's head, giving it a very cute appearance. Two flags with sheep's heads were also hung on it.

"Thank you for waiting,"

Standing on the coast was the butler named Merry. "Although the style is a bit old, I designed it all myself."

Yes, this could be seen from his sheep-like hair and the ship's figurehead.

"This is a fast sailboat. I've named it 'Going Merry'..."

"Wow, Golden Merry (Golde Merry)!"

Luffy happily raised both arms to greet the sailboat. "From now on, we're nakama! Golden Merry~~"

"Huh? Luffy, it's not..."

Nami was about to remind Luffy that the ship's name was 'Going Merry' and not 'Golde Merry', but Kaya next to her gently tugged her hand.

"It's alright. Now it's your nakama."

Therefore, the name should be decided by your captain—

"Calling it 'Golden Merry' is also very good."

Meanwhile, Usopp, carrying a large package on his back, faced his three 'crew members', who were the three children he played captain games with in town.

"Thank you for always playing with me, a big talker, but:"

"After meeting those people, I've decided—I'm going out to sea to become a real pirate!"

"You're lying,"

"Captain Usopp, don't you love this town..."

"What about Miss Kaya?"

"I—"

The long-nosed boy suddenly asked.

"What are your dreams?"

"To run a tavern,"

"To be a carpenter,"

"To be a novelist,"

The three children answered without hesitation. The boy named Usopp looked up, preventing the tears in his eyes from falling.

"Yeah, and my dream... is to become a man who stands tall and proud, a Great Pirate known throughout the world!"

As he spoke, Usopp looked at his three 'nakama'.

"So, we've made a promise, we must all achieve our dreams!"

"So—"

Tears and snot streamed down his cheeks. The boy named Usopp shouted to the sky.

"The 'Usopp Pirates' are hereby disbanded!!"

"Luffy, are we setting sail?"

"Wait a moment,"

In response to Luffy's request, Roman nodded and gestured for Nami to start that merchant ship first. Now that they had a professional 'Golden Merry', it was time to consider what to do with that merchant ship...

"Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo,"

Amidst a series of gasps, the boy named Usopp appeared on the beach, carrying a large bag on his back.

"Yo... Yo... Luffy, Roman, are you guys going out to sea too?"

"Of course."

"You... you're still going out to sea, Usopp."

The frail young girl, Kaya, walked over, making the long-nosed boy's face awkward.

"I... I'm sorry..."

"You don't need to apologize, Usopp." However, the girl just smiled. "Actually, I had a feeling you'd become a man who roams the seas someday."

"Then... when I come back next time, I'll tell you stories from my travels."

"They'll definitely be a hundred times more exciting than my usual 'bragging'!"

Facing Usopp's farewell words, Kaya still smiled and nodded.

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

"Then I'll—"

"Come on up, Usopp."

Roman, standing on the Golden Merry, waved to the long-nosed boy.

"Hey, I..."

"Aren't we nakama already?"

Luffy, leaning on the ship's railing, looked as if it were the most natural thing in the world. The boy named Usopp's expression froze, and after a few seconds:

"This..."

"Am I the captain?"

"No!" X4

"Miss, were you trying to ask Usopp to stay just now?"

"Yes, but—"

Standing on the shore, watching the 'Golden Merry' sail away. The girl named Kaya brushed her fingers through her light blonde hair, which was being blown by the wind.

"I can't extinguish Usopp's dream for my own sake."

"Let's go back."

The mistress and her servant turned.

"Merry, I want to become a doctor."

"Miss... you've set a great goal."