A large "1" was written on a square gate, indicating that this was Dock 1.
But the gate stood alone on the ground, with only low wooden fences on either side, leaving the construction site inside fully visible to outsiders.
Thick logs were piled into mountains, while workers with bare upper bodies moved back and forth, displaying their strong physiques.
Some carried huge saws to cut wood, some swung sledgehammers to forge metal, and some pushed carts loaded with construction materials.
The man who had just stopped them was wearing a flat cap and had been sawing wood.
"Sorry, but unauthorized personnel aren't allowed inside."
Kaku stepped forward and spoke to Luffy through the fence.
Luffy looked completely confused. He stared at Kaku's long nose for a while before saying, "Usopp? Why won't you let me in?"
"I'm right here, idiot!!"
Hearing the shout behind him, Luffy turned around and glanced at Usopp.
"Ah!" Luffy froze, then pointed at Kaku and cried out, "Usopp! Is he your relative?"
"Relative my ass!!"
Usopp bared his teeth and shouted, "And stop staring at my nose!"
"Hahaha, that's amazing. Your nose looks just like Usopp's."
Luffy grinned at Kaku, then pointed at another group nearby. "But why are they allowed in?"
"..."
Black lines appeared across Kaku's forehead. Following Luffy's gaze, he saw a group of pirates confronting Bally.
"Them? They entrusted us with their ship for repairs a few days ago. They probably came to pay today."
"We're here to repair our ship too."
Nami reached into her "storage space," took out an envelope, and handed it over. "And this is a letter of introduction from an old lady."
"I see. Let me take a look."
Kaku accepted the envelope, glanced at the writing on it, and looked up. "So it's a