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"About twenty-six years ago, the very year Mr. Tom took me in as his apprentice, Roger's crew arrived at Water 7."
The buildings on either side blurred past as Lina and the others raced through the alleys, their uneven footsteps especially loud in the quiet of the night.
Seeing Komurasaki's stunned expression, Franky felt more certain his guess was right. Since she hadn't admitted anything, he took the initiative and told them about his own experience.
They listened as they ran.
Lina remembered that the fish-man who invented the Sea Train had built Roger's ship, but she didn't know the details of what had happened. She hadn't expected Franky to have met Oden long ago.
"Just like you, Roger's crew rode the Upward Sea Current to Sky Island. Their ship was badly damaged on the way down, so Tom's Workers took the job of building them a new one."
"Back then, Tom's Workers had a warehouse under a bridge for a base, and we built ships in an abandoned shipyard. My parents had just abandoned me, so I spent every day scavenging junk at the shipyard and making cannons. Oden saw me and came over to say hello."
As Franky reminisced, he explained how he'd met Oden, then went on to say something even more shocking.
"That guy was a real oddball. The first thing he said to me was that I was an orphan. The second was that he invited me to join his crew."
Franky chuckled. "What do you think? Ever met anyone that strange?"
"EHHH!!!"
"They invited Franky to join their crew?!"
Everyone's eyes widened in shock.
"Yeah. I turned him down."
Franky nodded casually.
"You actually turned him down?!"
Luffy exclaimed in disbelief, looking as though Franky had let