Iceburg: It Looked Too Much Alike...

"Pfft, hahaha! That's so typical of Baby5!"

"Speaking of which, where are we going now? Don't we think it's a waste to leave all that gold in the Golden City?"

Violet, who was playing with Rebecca, slowly awoke from the shock and looked at Huayue appeared no different from a normal person, with a completely new worldview.

Every time she thought that was the limit of the Four Emperors, this man would always show an even stronger side of himself, reshaping the impression he gave to others.

"Well, if we're talking about places to travel to, then of course it's a cold and damp ancient castle, which suits me best. This place only has damp rooms, and there's no exciting horror adventure here at all!"

Perona's loud shout, piercing through the deck, reminded Huayue, who was resting her chin on her hand, of something.

"How about we refurbish this dilapidated ship? It seems there's a company called Carrera that recently opened in Water 7..."

"Furthermore, I also want to make some minor improvements to this ship; we can't let it remain so fragile."

His words were loaded with meaning, but no one else paid any attention.

"Water 7, is that incredibly clean and tidy metropolis built on the sea?"

Hiyori's eyes gleamed, seemingly quite interested in the legendary floating city.

"Really? I think we should... pfft!"

Yamato felt a sharp shove in his lower abdomen. He glanced Yamato at Hiyori, but under her meaningful gaze, he chose to remain silent.

"Alright, let's settle on that. Let's head to Water 7..."

The ship turned around and headed towards the latter half of the Grand Line. Her beautiful eyes gleamed with a strange light as she glanced unnoticed at the figure leaning against the cloud bed, eyes closed in rest.

"Okay, you must seize this opportunity. You can do it, Hiyori!"

Hiyori, who had made up her mind and was full of fighting spirit, made Yamato retreat silently and slipped into the training field.

"Kuina, I'm here to train with you. Don't go looking for Hiyori lately, she seems a bit inexplicably excited..."

To begin with, the first half of the Grand Line Water 7.

"Starting today, the seven shipbuilding companies have officially merged, Galley-La Company has been established. This will be the largest shipbuilding company in Water 7 in recent years."

"Everyone, may our future be bright, and may we build even better ships!"

The legendary shipbuilder's apprentice, a genius shipbuilder, the mayor of Water 7 and the president of the Galley-La Company, Iceburg, maintained a polite smile on his face.

Behind her, the mayor's secretary, Kalifa, wearing a tight-fitting bodycon dress and high heels that clicked on her feet, was silently recording everything that happened during the meeting.

The foremen of Galley-La Company were all cheering, but a few others remained seated quietly, as was their custom.

"What's wrong, Lucci? Today is such a good day, why are you being so cold?"

"And hey! Kalifa, what's with that outfit that shows your calves? It's so shameless!"

The pigeon on his shoulder glanced at Bari, then simply ignored him.

"You're a relic of the old era. How have you managed to survive in this society? You should really thank the president for giving you a foothold, Bari."

"What... what are you saying?!"

Bari, his face flushed, felt a light tap on his shoulder. When he turned around, he heard a hearty laugh.

"Hahaha, what a merciless taunt! It's summer now, wearing too much will make you hot. Starting tomorrow, you'll be the foreman of Dock No. 1, so don't drink and mess things up."

"Yes, President!"

Facing the kind and talented shipbuilder before him, the beloved mayor of Water 7, Bari, who had wanted to join Tom's Studio since childhood, nodded emphatically.

Just as laughter and joy filled the air, an untimely knock on the door interrupted everyone's happiness.

"President, officials from the World Government are here to see you..."

"Here we go again, these guys never stop. You guys carry on, I'll go talk to them briefly and be right back."

After the Iceburg left, the crowd began to murmur amongst themselves, glancing occasionally in the direction of the World Government officials with a hint of disgust in their eyes.

"These bastards keep bothering Mr. Iceburg. Do they have so much free time? If they had that kind of energy to maintain order on other islands, there wouldn't be such a rampant pirate problem now!"

After grumbling and cursing a few times, Bari pushed open the door and left, having no desire to linger at the banquet.

Meanwhile, in the mayor's office of Water 7.

"I have said it many times: Tom's Studio was destroyed in a fire, and I have no knowledge of the Ancient Weapon -making diagrams you mentioned."

The Iceburg's face displayed just the right amount of helplessness and annoyance, which made the man in front of him look gloomy.

"Stop playing these tricks on me, Iceburg. Tom only has you as his disciple. As a genius shipbuilder who built the world-class ship for the Pirate King Tom, how could you not know the blueprints for that super battleship, Dark King!"

Bang!

The coffee cup was knocked over, and Spandam, who had burned his foot, grabbed his foot and jumped up. After a while, he recovered and said in an annoyed tone.

"You bastard, do you know who's behind me? You'd better respect your position. The mayor of Water 7, Lord Iceburg!"

"Before I leave, let me remind you one last time: going against the World Government will never end well, understand? Ouch, ouch..."

Supported by his entourage of officials, Spandam limped away. Iceburg watched their retreating figures, his helplessness gradually turning into a gloomy expression.

"The number of accountability calls is increasing. What exactly happened within the World Government? Why is it so obsessed with finding Ancient Weapon? How could such a power be allowed to fall into the hands of outsiders?"

The following day, as dawn broke, a grand opening ceremony was held at the Water City Wharf.

As the most famous shipbuilding company, even though it had just opened, the various orders kept all the foremen busy for six months before they could finally stop and take a break.

"Hey, put the navy's orders on the back of the schedule. These guys' ships always need to be equipped with foreign vessels and Seastone. The next batch of goods won't arrive for another three months!"

"Another large passenger ship, this kind of unchallenging job is really..."

"What's wrong with you pirates? Don't you know the rules of Water 7? Pirate ships always enter through the back door!"

"Hey, Bari, what's that ship? It's huge!"

All the workers busy in the dock instinctively looked into the distance and were startled by the enormous ship.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this is the kind of challenge I've been looking for!"

Just as Bari was excitedly about to step forward and show off his skills, a hand landed heavily on his shoulder.

"Who... the president? What happened to that ship?"

Iceburg's face turned ashen, and he even doubted his own eyes.

"It's so similar, it's really too similar..."