Meanwhile, on the other side, Luffy had already arrived at Water 7's largest shipyard, Dock One, together with Usopp and Nami.
The huge bundle they had carried when they arrived was gone, replaced by three enormous black leather suitcases.
The reason they had come here was naturally to repair the Going Merry. From East Blue, one of the Four Seas, they had sailed all the way to the Grand Line. They had crossed Twin Capes, reached Skypiea, and even infiltrated a Marine branch fortress.
Countless battles had left their ship battered beyond recognition. None of their crew was a qualified repairman; although it could still barely sail, the hull was already covered in wounds.
However, before the three of them could enter Dock One, they were stopped by a twenty-three-year-old long-nosed man who referred to himself as "this old man."
After asking why they had come and receiving the letter of introduction that Granny Cocoyasi had given them, Kaku nodded. "You want to repair your ship, right?"
As he spoke, he set down his tools for the Seven Garbled Moves and crouched to begin stretching. "Where is your ship docked?"
"At the cape with all the rocks," Usopp answered instinctively.
"Alright, then this old man will run over and inspect the ship first. That'll make things easier when we meet Mr. Iceburg, and we can discuss the repair costs too." With that, Kaku charged straight toward the other side of the dam.
The sight startled Luffy and the others. The dam was more than a hundred meters above the town below. They could not help worrying about the shipwright, wondering whether he would fall to his death—but Iceburg, who arrived shortly afterward, cleared up their confusion.
"So... are you ever going to stop bothering me?!!!" Zoro stared at Wu