The Grand Line, thousands of meters above the sea.
A yellow cloud is flying at high speed; if an ordinary person saw this, they would probably say "Oh my god!"
This was naturally Xia Chen's Flying Nimbus, and on the cloud, Xia Chen and the other six were sitting in a circle.
Xia Chen looked at everyone and said, "You are the last batch I picked up. I brought the rest of them to Water 7 a few days ago, especially Franky, whom I brought back half a month ago!"
"Our new ship still needs him!"
"New ship!!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces lit up with excitement.
" Xia Chen, the new ship needs to be bigger. Have you talked to Franky about that?"
"The Going Merry is actually a bit small, especially when there are more and more people, the space often feels a bit cramped!" Sanji said, looking at Xia Chen.
"Don't worry, I already mentioned this to Franky. I asked him to build a big and comfortable ship! It should be finished by now, and it will definitely impress you!" Xia Chen said with a faint smile.
In order to allow Franky to build the best ship without any worries, Xia Chen provided him with tremendous financial support, including as many precious Treasure Tree Adam as he wanted!
He's also very much looking forward to seeing what the ship will look like after investing such a huge amount of Beli; he hasn't seen it yet!
" Merry..."
Usopp murmured to himself, his emotions dampened slightly upon hearing the name—it was the ship that had been with them for so long!
Most importantly, this ship holds great symbolic significance for him!
Hearing Usopp's murmur, Zoro turned his head and said calmly:
" Merry is gone, there's no need to be sad here!"
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Usopp, whose eyes were already brimming with tears, instantly sprang to his feet, pointed at Zoro's nose, and loudly rebuked him:
"You Moss Head, do you even have a heart? How could you say something like that? Have you forgotten how much Merry went through with us? Now that we have a new ship, you've forgotten Merry, haven't you?"
"You cold-blooded, heartless man!"
Usopp's words instantly drew everyone's attention. Luffy a little confused, but he roughly understood what Usopp meant, so he jumped up as well.
"Cold-blooded man! Heartless! He actually forgot about Merry, ugh! Scumbag!"
(╬▔盘▔)╯!
"Are you two out of your minds?" Zoro's forehead veins bulged. His anger surged as he looked at the two men in front of him.
"You're cold-blooded and you won't even let people say that? Tch~ What a hypocrite!" Usopp curled his lip in disdain.
Zoro could no longer hold back. His sword was instantly drawn, and a blade of light whistled past Usopp's hair, severing several strands.
Usopp was startled by this sudden turn of events and broke out in a cold sweat, but the next second he was filled with rage.
"You Moss Head, you want to fight, huh?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Usopp's body rapidly grew larger, transforming into the human-beast form of the White Tiger Fruit in no time, and then he charged towards Zoro.
Zoro, seeing this, naturally wouldn't let him get away with it and drew his sword as well.
"Clang!"
The two then started fighting again, exchanging blows.
Xia Chen felt a little helpless. With a thought, a golden semi-circular defensive shield appeared around Zoro and Usopp, enveloping them.
You can fight if you want, but don't interfere with them!
"Two idiots!" Sanji said disdainfully, then immediately made a lecherous face while his body twisted and turned.
"I'm so excited to see Nami and Robin soon! It's been half a year since I last saw them. I wonder if they missed me. I'm sure they did!"
Xia Chen and the other two instinctively moved aside; they didn't recognize this person!
After this little incident, it wasn't long before the Flying Nimbus arrived above Water 7.
"Wow! Water 7 pretty spectacular from this angle!" Sanji said casually after taking a drag of his cigarette.
The others looked down and nodded in agreement. This height allowed them to have a panoramic view of the entire island, which was indeed quite spectacular!
" Nami and the others are all here... huh?"
Xia Chen paused mid-sentence, then turned to look at a certain spot on the island, his eyes narrowing slightly as he whispered, "Why is he here?"
"Huh? Xia Chen, what did you say? Where are Nami and the others?" Luffy asked.
"Oh, it's nothing, it's right there!" Xia Chen said, pointing to a fairly conspicuous building on the island, and then added:
"I have something to do. You guys go find them first, I'll meet up with you later!"
Nami brought Xia Chen and the others back, and they'd already caught up on everything, so there was no need to see them first. There was something more interesting to him now.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Chen's mind stirred, Flying Nimbus instantly dispersed, allowing the six of them to land. Then, Xia Chen used Geppo to speed off towards a certain place.
Only a few people who had fallen from the sky were left staring at each other in bewilderment.
(⊙⊙)
(⊙o⊙)...
Σ(っ°Д °;)っ!
" Xia Chen, you bastard!!!"
"..."
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Xia Chen stood on a street in Water 7, looking at the alley that seemed pitch black even in daylight, and walked in without hesitation.
"I'm telling you, you're not one of those shady characters under the World Government, do you really need to stay in such a dark place all the time?"
As Xia Chen Xia Chen and talked, the outline of a figure appeared in his eyes.
"Dragon!"
That's right, this person is none other than Long, whom we haven't seen for half a year. Just now, Xia Chen didn't hide his aura after discovering him and flew straight over.
Xia Chen's blatant actions were naturally noticed by Long, who then hid in the alley and waited quietly for Xia Chen's arrival.
"Although I'm not a member of the World Government, quite a few people know me. Do you think it's appropriate for me, as the leader of the Revolutionary Army, to swagger around like this?" Dragon said calmly, looking at Xia Chen.
"I killed the Five Elders, and I still walked around like a swagger."
Upon hearing Xia Chen's words, Long was speechless for a moment, finally managing to stammer out:
You're awesome!
"Haha, I think so too!" Xia Chen said with a laugh.
"Alright, enough joking around. How did you suddenly end up in Water 7? Theoretically, you, as the leader of the Revolutionary Army, wouldn't be wandering around like this unless there's a specific reason!"
"Since we know each other so well, could you give me a hint?"
Xia Chen winked at Long.
"I came here for no other purpose than to find you!" Long stared intently at Xia Chen.
Looking for me?