Perhaps several people's words had persuaded Franky. In the end, he chose to follow his true self and join the Straw Hat Pirates.
"I really can't rest easy leaving such an amazing ship to amateurs like you."
"So... This old man will be your shipwright!"
"That's great!" Luffy laughed happily.
Franky was not the type to hem and haw. Since he had decided to come aboard, he would not waste another word.
Catching the luggage fired over by the Franky Family's specially made cannon, Franky boarded the ship without a word.
Just as Franky had once taught Zanbai, once a decision was made, men did not need too many words between them.
"Set sail!"
"Yeah!"
As Xi Yan activated his Water Release Technique, the new pirate ship was pushed into the sea and slowly sailed into the distance.
But after leaving the coastline, a new problem emerged.
"Hey, Straw Hat, are you really not waiting for that other guy?" Franky asked with a frown.
"Usopp..."
Merry lay over the side of the ship, staring unblinkingly into the distance as though she were waiting for that person to appear.
"Ever since Sanji told me what happened with Usopp, I've stayed inside and never gone out."
"Maybe that was his choice." Luffy forced a casual tone. "Maybe he can live just fine here on his own."
"Right, guys? Ahahaha."
Luffy seemed to be laughing easily, but everyone knew he had to be suffering inside.
And it was not just him. The others felt much the same way.
"What is that guy thinking?"
Xi Yan frowned toward the city. Could it be that guy really did not intend to come?
Boom!!
With the distant explosion, Xi Yan's expression gradually darkened.
"Everyone, get ready. All my clones have been blown apart!"
As Xi Yan