Vice Captain of One Piece

Chapter 92 The Golden Merry that fell into the naval base 4
In the kitchen, Chopper is at the helm, Luffy is sitting on the railing in front of the kitchen and looking ahead, Encore is still sitting in the kitchen, Zoro and Sanji are adjusting the sails, Nami is frowning on the deck Walking around, Usopp is in a coma, no, just woke up...

"Ah, where is this??" Usopp got up from the deck and looked around strangely.

Luffy smiled and said, "Oh, are you awake?"

Usopp, who hadn't figured out the current situation, said strangely: "Oh? When did you get on the Merry??"

"So so~~~~" Luffy explained briefly.Usopp nodded in full understanding: "I see, taking Nami as a hostage? It's a pretty good strategy~~~~"

"But why did the boat fall by itself?" Sauron, who still couldn't figure it out, touched his head strangely.Usopp explained with a smile: "Probably the old man who tidied up the class helped~~"

"It's coming out, but how do I get out without a map or a chart???" Nami punched Sanji, who was glowing with nympho, and walked around in annoyance. Leave! These idiots!!"

"I put the map of this fortress in Robin's place," Anke, who walked to the kitchen door and stood there, smiled and looked at Robin who flew back holding countless hands, "She's back now~~".When Lu Fei saw Encore coming out, he immediately jumped over nervously and carried her back to the chair in the kitchen, and carefully pulled her bangs slightly covering her left eye and whispered, "Don't come out, Encore." .You must not underestimate the uncle of the fortress! Absolutely must not let him see you!!".Anke tilted her head, and nodded obediently rarely.

"Wow~~Miss Robin is so cool~~~~~~" Sanji who also saw Robin coming back immediately burst out pink bubbles and looked at her.

Robin handed the map in his hand to Nami, and said with a smile, "This is the map of this fortress. The deputy captain Sang gave it to me earlier,"

There were several loud bangs, and shells continued to explode on both sides of the ship. The Golden Merry swayed forward on the unstable sea surface, and several warships were already catching up behind it.Usopp grabbed the side of the ship nervously and said, "What the hell is going on with these guys in the navy? Isn't there a hostage in our hands??"

"It's been exposed for such a long time," Nami looked at Usopp contemptuously and then studied the map in his hand.

The Golden Merry slowly approached the only sea gate of the fortress, the warships behind were still hotly pursuing, and the cannons mounted on the mountains on both sides began to aim at the Golden Merry.

"That's the exit of this fortress. Usopp, go to the bow of the ship and prepare to fire. Chopper, you have to listen to my instructions carefully!" After giving the instructions, Nami looked nervously at the map in her hand, "The exit is only If there, there is only a forced breakthrough! But what I find strange is that there are much more shallows here than in the picture, and the location of the port is not right. Why is it in such a place?? There must be something wrong !"

"Hey! It's not good!!" Usopp rushed out from the bow and shouted loudly: "All the powder boxes for the shells are gone!!"

"If you think about it, you will know that it is a matter of course," Robin put his hands on the railing and analyzed calmly: "It was confiscated by the navy..."

"What should I do? If this continues, I won't be able to break through that sea gate!!" Usopp said anxiously.

"It seems that we have to go in," Sauron calmly suggested with folded hands, "Just get control of the lifting device..."

"Don't worry!!" After securing the encore, Luffy moved his shoulders and walked towards the captain's special seat at the bow with a smile, "I have a very good method~~~~"

At this moment, the cannon on the cliff directly in front of the Golden Merry fired at the people on board.Seeing the cannonballs flying in front of him, Luffy jumped into the air unceremoniously, "Rubber rubber-balloon!!", his chubby body caught all the cannonballs and bounced them directly to the sea gate in front of him.

With a loud bang, the sea gate was completely blown open, and at the same time, the strong smoke from the explosion rushed towards the face, directly submerging the Golden Merry and the several warships following behind in the thick smoke and dust.

"It turns out there is still this move, good job! Luffy!! Then, that's it..." Nami's originally happy voice suddenly stopped, and then she said blankly, "The shells and gunpowder are all gone." Covering his head and screaming, he almost collapsed and rushed into the warehouse where the gold was stored, and then looked at the empty warehouse with a changed face and yelled miserably: "I was counted! All the treasures are gone!!!! "

Taking advantage of the cover of the thick fog, Anke walked to the front of the kitchen and said with a smile: "There is no way to do this. It is impossible for the Navy to put so much gold on the pirate ship?"

"Wow~ I can see the open sea~~" Luffy looked at the white exit at the end of the thick smoke and said with a smile, "You can go out if you go straight like this~~"

"You can't go out!!!" Nami yelled standing on the deck: "Turn the boat back!! Hurry up and turn around!! Hurry up! We're going back to the fortress again!! All the gold was taken away by the navy! !"

"But... but, are you really conscious? Nami," Usopp looked at Nami nervously and said, "We managed to escape from death."

"Sober, I'm sober! Very sober!!" Nami then said loudly: "Even if I can escape! If all the gold is gone, it's meaningless!!"

"No!!" Luffy looked at Nami calmly, and then looked at Encore who was lying on the kitchen railing and said, "We must leave here as soon as possible, the treasure can be returned after we go out, or collected next time!"

"Why?? Pirates disregarding the treasure they got is a shame!!" Nami looked at the uncharacteristic Luffy and shouted: "Do you want the navy to think that we can't even protect our own treasure?? Luffy! "

"Luffy, come here~~" Not caring about the angry Nami below, An Ke waved to the stubborn Luffy, saw him jumping in front of her and squatting on the railing and blinking at her, An Ke Kecai gently flicked his forehead, and said in a low voice calmly: "I'm fine, Luffy, don't worry about me so much~~ Let's go back and get the gold back before going out~ Then you can buy a big Heaps of meat~~"

"but!!"

"Don't worry, Luffy, no one will see me. Let's go get our own gold back~~~" After speaking in a voice that only two people could hear, Encore winked at him Blinking his left eye, he said to the anxious Nami, "Go back, Nami. Luffy agrees..."

"It was a great help, Encore!!" Nami smiled gratefully, and then directed loudly: "Full starboard! The boat makes a U-turn! We are going back to the fortress!!"

"Oh!!" Chopper and Sanji, who was full of heart and soul, immediately ran into the kitchen.The Golden Merry, which was moving forward steadily, suddenly made a big turn, and the sudden tilt of the hull caused the people on the deck to shake unsteadily.Anke held on to the railing tightly to prevent herself from being thrown out, and looked at Nami helplessly, "Is it like this when money is involved?"What a money-lovers...'

"Don't mess around!!!" Luffy, who was still hanging on the railing, stretched out his hand and rolled it a few times around the railing to hold Encore.But Zoro slid directly to the other side of the ship's side, and Robin grabbed the stair railing unsteadily.

"Very good, very good! This is the momentum!!" Nami, who didn't care at all, watched the Golden Melli return to the fortress, and smiled happily.Grabbing Luffy's hand to support her, Anke helplessly reminded a certain navigator loudly: "There are warships directly ahead, and there are many ships following behind. Please pay attention, Miss Navigator..."

"What???" Nami immediately regained her senses in fright, squinting her head and looking ahead at the thick smoke.At this moment, there was a bell ringing 'Dang Dang' in the thick fog.

After feeling that the Golden Merry was stable, Luffy jumped to Encore's side and asked curiously, "Is the wind chime, Encore?"

"No," Anke explained with a chuckle, "This is a way to make our own people recognize each other in the fog."

"Full left rudder!!!!" Nami, who indeed heard the ringing of the bell from the front, yelled loudly to Chopper and Sanji who were at the helm, "Change the route, and if you keep going like this, you will collide!!"

The boat tilted again, Anke hugged Luffy in front of him tightly, and said helplessly: "There are still many warships ahead, there is no way to hide like this. Find a place to hide first!"

Seeing the warship passing by the Golden Merry, Usopp wiped off his cold sweat and asked, "Where are you going to hide? Encore?"

"Robin, is there any abandoned dock near here?" Encore asked Robin who should have read the map carefully, "I didn't read that map carefully, how about you?"

"There are many, Deputy Captain Sang. And I checked in the reference room. There were many warships staying in this fortress, but it seems that there are many docks that are not in use because of funding problems." Robin took out the map and opened it, letting Nami watched carefully: "Navigator-san, we can hide the ship there."

"So, this is really great news!" Nami looked at the chart carefully and said loudly to everyone: "Okay! Everyone! We are going to hide the Golden Merry in the Navy Yard now! !"

Usopp asked strangely: "But where is this kind of thing?"

"Don't ask, just follow my instructions!"

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A lot of ship repair materials were piled up randomly in the deserted dock. The Golden Merry stopped there quietly, and all the staff were discussing what to do next in the kitchen.

"Nami-san~~~What are you going to do next?" Sanji looked at Nami with her arms crossed, "There should still be time to go back to Haimen and escape from the open sea~"

"Indeed, the navy here is not built," Usopp said with a little fear, "I want gold too, but life is more important..."

Chopper looked at the silent Luffy: "Where is Luffy, what are you going to do?"

"I want to get out as soon as possible!" Luffy pressed his hat to cover his eyes, and pursed his lips tightly, "The naval base is very dangerous..."

Knowing that Luffy was always worried about being discovered, Anke smiled gently, took his hand and said, "It's okay, Luffy. I'm very powerful, and no sailor has ever seen me..."

"But, when I was arrested, didn't you just happen to be with me?" Sauron suddenly remembered what happened this morning, "That bearded man must have seen you in the binoculars, because I found that he kept frowning and looking at you. Your direction..."

"No~~" Seeing that Lu Fei's face became more and more serious, Enke shook his hand helplessly, and gave Sauron a hard look by the way, "When Sauron fell, I had already hidden I'm not so stupid to be discovered by the Navy...".Hearing this, Sauron suddenly made a tic-tac-toe, meaning is he stupid? ?
"Luffy, I know you're worried about Encore being discovered by the Navy. After all, it's unbelievable that there is a child in the notorious Straw Hat Pirates, but Encore will be discovered sooner or later. Maybe the Navy has already paid attention to her now." , no matter how hard you hide her, there’s nothing you can do about it,” Nami shrugged and said, “And gold is still important now! Gold!”

Feeling Luffy's body stiffen, Anke looked at Nami helplessly, and then took Luffy's hand and dragged him outside, "I have something to say with Luffy, you two talk first. Also, Sanji, would you please prepare some food?"

"Ah, oh. Then I'll go see what's left in the refrigerator..." Sanji looked at the captain who was rarely motivated to eat, "What's wrong with that guy? It's the first time I'm not interested in eating, God wants Is it raining red?"

"Anyway, let's wait for them to come back first..." Sauron leaned against the wall and was about to take a nap. "Anyway, if the captain and the deputy captain are not around, this kind of meeting is meaningless..."

"Did I say something wrong? Luffy was weird just now..." Nami was very surprised by Luffy's reaction just now, and always felt that he seemed super dissatisfied with what she just said about Encore.

"Accidentally exposed Captain Sang's long-standing concerns, navigator-san..." Robin still smiled gently and narrowed his eyes, "He really wanted to hide the vice-captain Sang and not let the navy know easily~ But how long can it be hidden? '

"Once it involves cute things, that guy Luffy will be very serious..." Sanji who was flipping through the refrigerator turned to Nami with a smile and said, "Don't worry about it, Nami-san~~cute There should be a way to bring that guy Luffy back to normal..."

"Before I said it, I was very curious~" Usopp propped his chin in boredom and said, "What is the relationship between Luffy and Encore? I always feel that Luffy is super worried about Encore being seen by others, obviously nervous The very big Luffy is very clever and hides the encore every time, especially when there is a navy..."

"Indeed, and I always feel that An Ke is not an ordinary person. She seems to be very strong. Although she is a child, I always feel that she is stronger than anyone I have ever seen..." Nami also said doubtfully: "Besides , I don't seem to have seen Encore fight with all his strength..."

"Let's not talk about Encore. Luffy should have his own plans. Before he decides to speak out, we should not comment on Encore in front of him. He seems to have insisted on returning to the fortress to Nami just now. This matter is a little angry..." Zoro, who was dozing off, opened his eyes and looked at the people around him faintly, "Since you know that Luffy is worried that Encore will be seen by the navy, then in this place full of navy, he I definitely want to leave here first before making any plans. Now let’s wait for Luffy and Encore to come back. Encore should be able to persuade Luffy well. At that time, if Luffy still decides to leave here, then our best Best not to raise any objections. For he is the captain!"

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At the bow of the Golden Merry, Luffy lay directly on his back at the sheep's head, covering his face with a straw hat, without saying a word.An Ke reached out and knocked on the railing on the bow of the ship on his shoulder, pouted in a rare childish manner, why did he dare to bully himself even by a railing?What are you doing with such a high level of cultivation? ?

Not long after, Encore smiled and looked at the captain who only showed the back of his head to himself, "Luffy, you can say something~ Why are you so angry? Don't you want to get the gold back?"

Lu Fei was silent for a few seconds before saying in a muffled voice, "I want gold, but I don't want to make Enke unhappy..."

An Ke blinked his eyes in surprise, and asked suspiciously, "Why do you say that?"

"You said not long ago that this place makes you uncomfortable, so I hate this place too. Although the gold is here, the encore is easily seen by the navy here, so I hate this place..."

Biting her lower lip to hold back the laughter that was overflowing with joy, Anke pretended to speak calmly: "Didn't you say you wanted to protect me? If I was discovered by the Navy, wouldn't it be enough for you to protect me?" ?”

Luffy was silent for a longer time this time before he said in an unusually calm voice: "I'm still very weak...Dogula said that Encore's enemies are super powerful, even stronger than Encore. I'm not you yet So... I want to become stronger, so strong that no one is my opponent. At that time, those people would not dare to make An Ke feel sad... If An Ke is discovered now, I am not one of those people opponent. You will definitely be..."

Luffy's voice stopped and he didn't continue talking, but Anke already knew what was going to happen next.Also keeping his head down in silence, the corner of Anke's mouth curled into a calm but happy smile. This young man...was afraid that he would not be able to protect her...so...

Looking up tenderly at the boy who covered all his expressions with a straw hat, An Ke said softly, "Luffy, come here~~~".Seeing her captain hesitate for a long time before slowly climbing off the sheep's head and squatting in front of her, Anke smiled and put her hands on his shoulders, just like what he did to her when he first met her, gently rubbing his forehead Pressed against his forehead, looked into his eyes calmly, and said softly: "Luffy, you have been protecting me, so don't worry anymore, okay? What I want is to be happy with you You take risks, not become your burden, so you don’t need to care so much about what Dogula said. Moreover, I also hid my identity well, and now no one finds out~~ So don’t worry that I’m not strong enough, after a while With time, you will definitely be a stronger person than anyone else, won’t you? One Piece! So, don’t worry about me leaving, I will always be by your side!!”

Encore's words soothed Luffy's worries, but then Luffy moved his head, leaned his chin on Encore's thin shoulders and said his doubts in a muffled voice: "But, Zoro just said, the fortress uncle I saw Encore. And Nami also thinks..."

"Before you went out to sea, didn't you already suffer a lot from my illusion? Why did you forget about it as soon as you went out to sea?" Xiaoli patted Luffy's furry head, Encore pushed him away and put After putting his straw hat on for him, he smiled lightly and said to him, "Look clearly, this is what I look like in the naval base~~~" As soon as the words fell, Enke disappeared from sight, and the ship's bow Only Luffy was left squatting there with a straw hat on.

"Encore???" Luffy looked at the empty front in surprise, stretched out his hand in disbelief, and found no trace of Encore.Not long after, he felt that his cheeks were gently pinched by a pair of cold hands, and then Anke suddenly appeared in front of him, and said with a smile: "How? When I was at the naval base, I was always invisible Status, I only show up when I see you and Sanji. That's why I said that no one saw me~~ And I also made a fake character and wandered around the naval base a few times, so the fortress uncle I thought that character was the 8th member of the Straw Hat Pirates~~~”

Looking at the smiling Encore, Lu Fei took away her hands that were still pinching his face, puffed his face and said, "I really forgot that you can hide yourself, which made me worry all the time... "

"Yes, are you worried when you are eating and drinking in the Navy mess?"

"Ah????" His eyes wandered unconsciously, and cold sweat slowly shed, "At that time..."

"I knew it would be like this..." Anke stretched out his hand to flick his forehead, and said with a smile, "Since it's all right, let's go back and discuss how to get the gold back, and Sanji should be ready to eat... "

"Okay!! Eat and go get the gold!!!" Luffy, who was completely relieved, laughed heartily and stood up, took Encore's hand and rushed to the kitchen, "Eat~~~~"

Seeing that he was holding her hand, An Ke smiled helplessly, so she had no choice but to run quickly behind him, otherwise she might be dragged away by him.Looking up at the person in front of her who was still weak but she could rely on, Anke could not help showing a trace of bitterness in his eyes

——Sorry, Luffy.I lied... According to Commander Jonathan, I might...

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Pushing open the door suddenly, Luffy laughed and shouted to the person inside, to be precise, Sanji: "I'm hungry! Sanji brought the food!!! After we finish the meal, we'll go get the gold!!"

"It's been prepared a long time ago, everyone is waiting for you and cutie..." Sanji snuffed out the cigarette in his hand in the ashtray, not surprised that Luffy was already sitting there with the meat in his left hand and the meat in his right. eating.

"Looks like it's finally settled~~~" Nami smiled and spread her hands and said, "I originally decided to divide the treasure evenly after I got the gold back~~~"

"Is it divided equally??" Usopp put down the food in his hand and looked at Nami incredulously, "In that case! Everyone will have a lot of money~~"

"I've been waiting for a long time, now I can buy a bronze statue~~~" Luffy also happily raised the meat in his hand and shouted, and then the meat in his hand was gone.

"Really? Can I buy a book?? A book that records the latest medical skills~~" Chopper also looked at Nami excitedly: "I want to learn a lot of medical skills that I don't know~~"

Sanji on the side immediately picked up the abacus with his glasses and calculated: "The new pot, tableware and giant mousetrap (for a certain foodie), as well as a bucket of water and some sundries..."

"I can drink enough now~~~~" Sauron was also very happy with this fair decision, smiling like a child.

After seeing that everyone agreed, Nami raised her index finger and said triumphantly: "First of all, [-]% of it is my private money~~"

"Hey! Wait a minute!!!" Except for Anke and Robin who had been quiet all the time, the others looked at Nami angrily.

"Just kidding~~"

Usopp slapped the table and said loudly: "That's for sure! How could we let you blatantly steal your own money??"

Nami blinked at Luffy and the others and said, "It's said to be private money, but it's actually money saved for the repair of the ship~~"

"Ship? The Golden Merry?" Luffy looked at Nami with a little surprise while biting a piece of meat.

"That's right, it's the Golden Merry that carried us through countless hardships~"

Hearing these words, everyone stopped eating and thought about the days spent with the Golden Merry.Usopp thought for a while and said, "Speaking of which, the Merry has been carrying us since it set off from my village in the East China Sea~
Nami also said softly: "It is a boat that has accompanied us through many storms and waves and is full of memories..."

"We crossed the Upside Down Mountain and entered the great route with it~~" Sauron also folded his hands and looked at the surrounding boards with a smile.

"Then I went to Sky Island~~~" Sanji took off his glasses, thinking of the magical scene of Sky Island was also very emotional.

"I also risked my life to protect this ship!!!" Chopper also raised his hoof and said loudly. After all, when he was on the empty island, he fought desperately with that priest!
"Then at that time, the Merry was repaired by someone..." Usopp looked at Luffy's disbelieving eyes, and said loudly: "Really! I really saw it!!!"

"Is that the soul of the Merry..." Thinking of what Raphael said, Anke lay on the table, gently scratching the white tablecloth with his fingers, "The ship spirit that appeared because of our love... '

Remembering the time when he fell directly from the sky to the naval fortress, Luffy also smiled and said: "It's really hard work to recall our ship like this!!"

"Although it has been done very well so far, it is still in tatters..." Nami said when she appeared on the Golden Merry, "So I need to repair it~~"

"I agree with this!!" Usopp immediately raised his hands in agreement: "Then the next step is the restoration plan of the Golden Merry~~"

"Then I don't know how much the boat will cost, so..." Nami looked at Luffy and the others indifferently and said, "After the treasure is returned, it will not be divided equally."

"That's true," Zoro agreed, "Usopp's mending is almost done..."

"Didn't I say that I'm a sniper?" Usopp leaned in front of Sauron and said loudly, then thought for a while and said, "However, Uncle Mekao also said, it really is an irregular repair It's impossible."

With a cigarette in his mouth, Sanji also agreed: "Yes, put it in a regular shipyard and let a professional ship repairer repair it."

"Okay! It's decided! Let's find a ship repairer to be our partner!!" Luffy stood up and announced loudly: "Our journey is still very long! Anyway, it is a necessary ability. Melly is our home, so is Our lifeblood! Let's find a ship repairer who can protect this ship!" After the announcement, Luffy sat down and drank the tea cup in front of him.

Anke propped his chin up and looked at Lu Fei who was drinking tea with his eyes closed and serious, and smiled and bent his eyebrows: "Luffy, who is as majestic as a captain, is also very cute~~~~"

Zoro looked at the rare and serious Luffy, "Is it the core of the team? You can still learn a lot..."

Although Usopp was surprised by Luffy's seriousness, he immediately agreed, "This is indeed the most important thing~~ It would be nice to find a capable ship repairer~~
"Yeah~~~" Luffy put down his teacup, laughed and said, "Next is the musician~~~"

Sanji on the side retorted lightly: "No, let's forget about this..."

"It's a good thing that the atmosphere is high, but have you forgotten the premise?" Nami looked at the other people who were surprised and said, "You have to get the gold back first, don't you?"

"That's right, where will the gold be hidden?..." Usopp folded his hands and thought seriously: "It should be the vault..."

"I know that kind of thing too," Sanji said helplessly, "but where the vault is is still a problem..."

"Isn't it here?" Robin pointed to a complex structure on the map of the fortress and said, "Although it's a bit of a subjective guess, if you hide treasure in this fortress, it will only be hidden in this extremely difficult-to-access vault ..."

Sanji immediately filled his eyes and heart: "As expected of Robin-chan~~~ so smart~~~"

"That's right~ It's true that that place is the most likely~~" Nami looked at the storage room that can only be reached through a long entrance, and said loudly to the others: "Okay!! Everyone is going to go there to save the gold Take back!!"

"But," Usopp articulated another concern of his own: "Are we going to land without the Golden Merry? It will be found!"

Luffy put down his teacup, and said deeply: "There is a saying that trees are hidden in the forest, and ships are hidden in the pile of ships!" After speaking, he continued to drink his tea.

Zoro and the others lowered their heads instantly in frustration, the captain only said these words...

"This used to be a shipyard for shipbuilding and ship repairing. When I came in just now, I saw a lot of materials that were kept intact," Anke said lightly, "What Luffy means is that we use the materials outside to make the Golden Merry roughly Transform it into a warship, so you don't have to worry so much..."

"That's right! Let's all help after dinner~~After dinner..." After Usopp said with a smile, he looked down at the plate full of food on the dining table, but now there is only I could see a little bit of bread crumbs, and then screamed: "Luffy!!"

"Ahahahaha, the food made by Sanji is the best~~~~~" Luffy, who was laughing, stretched out his hand to wipe the plate and put it in his mouth, and now there were no bread crumbs~~
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(End of this chapter)