The Lord of the Underworld of Pirates

Entering the Water City, all the friends who have not visited are extremely curious. This city that seems to be built on the sea has a special beauty.

The ubiquitous river, the bull fish called 'Buru', and various features attract everyone's attention.

Not long after entering the Water City, the mayor of the city sent someone to invite them. After declining the mayor's invitation, a group of people went to Tom's studio led by Kurokas.

It was an abandoned area, and everyone who came here looked a little abnormal, except of course Brooke.

Everyone was surprised that the world's number one shipbuilder actually lived in such a place, but Kurokas was a little worried. He still knew something about Tom. Because he helped Roger build the Oro Jackson, Tom He has been sentenced to death by the World Government. Only those who create a sea train that can be used normally can be exempted. What was originally a very powerful studio has become half a scrapyard. You can imagine Tom's situation at this time.

A group of people cautiously approached Tom's residence. Of course, most of the crew members were in the body of Zombie No. 11. The only outside members were Brooke, Robin who wore a mask, Kurokas and Abu Am. Well, plus Zombie No. 11 following them.

"boom!"

There was an explosion, and Kurokas' eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help but walk a little faster.

After a short distance, a heroic voice caught the ears of several people.

"La la la, Frame, what you made failed again."

"Mr. Tom, you should stop Fram, he will get into trouble sooner or later."

A slightly calmer voice interrupted Tom's laughter, and then a slightly younger voice retorted:

"How could it happen, Stinky Bingshan, please don't frame me."

The footsteps of several people attracted Tom's attention. The tall fishman Tom turned around and looked away, then laughed and said:

"La la la la la, it looks like an old friend is coming to visit!"

Fishman Tom saw a familiar figure and strode towards the approaching guests.

"Kulokas!"

The petal-like hairstyle made them instantly recognize the ship's doctor Kurokas, who had been here with Roger more than ten years ago.

"Tom, long time no see!"

The two of them greeted each other, one tall and one short, holding hands together. Fram and Bingshan looked at each other, with doubts flashing in their eyes. This person was somewhat familiar, but they couldn't remember it at the moment.

"After following Roger around the world, you actually go out to sea and become a pirate? This is really a strange thing."

"Haha, I'm just a retiree, following this guy around. Of course, the main destination is to take care of that guy."

Kurokas reached out and pointed to the shore. Bingshan and Franky turned to look, and were immediately startled. A huge black shadow jumped up from the sea. If the huge figure was If we press this way, everyone will die.

"Sea, Neptune type!!!"

The two of them almost stared out of their eyes. Sea beasts have rarely appeared in this place since it was transformed by Mr. Tom.

Tom narrowed his eyes, looked at the huge whale landing on the sea, and asked:

"Is this an island whale?"

Kurokas, who was wearing a colorful shirt and beach pants, laughed, and then shouted in the direction of Rab:

"Rabu, be quiet and don't break things here."

"Woooooo...!"

The whale Rab swung his body and then returned to the sea, as if there was something he hated here.

Whoosh whoosh!

Several figures appeared instantly, looking at the extra outsiders present with vigilant eyes.

"The bounty is 600 million Bailey, the undead swordsman Brook. This is not the place you should come."

Robin, who was wearing a mask, moved a little closer to Brooke, while Abram looked warily at the enemy who suddenly appeared.

Brooke narrowed his eyes, looked at several guys dressed as government officials, and said:

"You guys are too lenient."

A person who seemed to be in charge here took a step forward and said without fear:

"Tom is still a prisoner of the government at this time and is strictly prohibited from contact with others, not to mention you, a pirate. Don't forget that the King of the Shichibukai is only your captain, not you."

Brooke clenched the crutch in his hand and looked at the man who stood up to speak. The air seemed to fall into silence.

"Hey ho ho ho, that's interesting. We're just here to catch up with friends. Well, we'll be leaving in half an hour."

He said this, but Brooke was actually not angry but happy. The guy who spoke seemed to have some strength. Brooke suspected that this person was a member of cp, so he decided to wait until later to find trouble for him.

Jebbs looked at the skeleton in front of him that exuded a dangerous aura and hesitated for a moment, compared them with each other, and felt that he had little chance of winning, so he decided to retreat first. The task he received was just to keep an eye on Tom, and leave the rest to the World Government. Just solve it.

"I advise you not to do anything unnecessary."

"retreat!"

Whoosh whoosh!

Brooke looked at this person's speed and nodded. He was most likely a member of the CP organization, but he didn't know who he was.

After hearing the conversation between the two, Franky and Bingshan's eyes became evil and they stared straight at this person.

"Hey, oh, oh, you don't need to look at me with such a murderous look. I just want to make a deal with you."

Looking at Frame, whose memory was somewhat similar to Mo Wen's, Brooke smiled slightly.

Tom stood up to block the sight of the two apprentices, and said with a heroic smile:

"La la la, I'm a guilty person now, so I can't do ordinary work."

Brooke swung the crutch on his wrist and then said:

"Maybe you can ask your apprentices to do it. They just build a special boat."

Tom shook his head and said:

"There is really no other way. We are very short of manpower at this time. Maybe I can recommend a few shipwrights with equally high skills to you."

Kurokas interrupted at this time and said to Brooke:

"Brooke, if Tom said it was a shortage of manpower, then it really means a shortage of manpower. He didn't mean to refuse."

Brooke nodded. He knew that Tom had been working on the sea train at this time. This was a major matter related to several surrounding islands and his own life. He really shouldn't be distracted from getting what he wanted, so he could only say helplessly:

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Tom. I just have some ideas and would like to ask the world's strongest shipwright for advice."

"La la la, you're rewarded, you're rewarded. The strongest shipwright in the world is just a bad old man."

It seems that because he was a little embarrassed after rejecting Brooke several times, Tom agreed to Brooke's request.

As the atmosphere relaxed, several people entered Tom's studio and drank a few cups of tea. After Kurokas and Tom finished reminiscing, Brooke communicated with Tom about the details of the ship he wanted to build.

During the conversation, Tom's eyes lit up from time to time, and he nodded repeatedly while taking notes in his hand. Finally, he happily agreed to help Brooke make ship drawings overnight.

"Then it's up to you, Mr. Tom!"

Tom closed the notebook and laughed:

"La la la, what's going on? I got a lot of inspiration from you, which is also very valuable."

Thinking of some details of the previous conversation with Brooke, Tom felt that some things could be added to the sea train after modification.

"By the way, Mr. Tom, I heard you say you were short of manpower before, so will you accept young apprentices here?"

Brooke pointed to Abu who had been observing the surroundings and said:

"That guy's name is Absalom. He is the shipwright of our pirate group. We should stay in this city for a while and let him help you. It's free."

"This……"

Tom hesitated a little, then Brooke continued:

"Don't worry. He just admires Mr. Tom's skills and comes here to practice. There is no need to teach him anything. Just let him do odd jobs."

Tom glanced at Kurokas covertly, and when he saw that Kurokas made no move, he agreed. He believed that as a former member of Roger's crew, he would not have any intentions.