Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

The next afternoon, the port of Shields was packed with people.

"Big brother~"

Lika was in her mother's arms, looking at Zoro in front of her with reluctance.

But he also knew that his elder brother was a man destined to go to sea, and he had no reason to stop him.

So, at least for the last time...

"This is a rice ball that Lijia made herself. It has sugar in it, so it's very sweet."

"To my big brother~"

Rika took out the rice ball she had prepared long ago and handed it to Zoro.

"We will never forget your help to my daughter and me, Mr. Zoro."

Lijia's mother also bowed at this time and spoke seriously.

He looked at the rice ball in his hand, then at Rika and her daughter who were staring at him.

Zoro didn't say a word, but just silently opened the rice ball and stuffed it into his mouth.

The rice ball filled his mouth completely, but Zoro didn't care.

While eating, he said, "Delicious, very delicious rice balls."

Then he turned and left without looking at the mother and daughter again.

-

"Mr. Luffy, I have officially joined the navy."

Pink-haired Coby wiped his tears and said to Luffy who was still smiling:

"I am extremely grateful for your previous help!"

If I hadn't picked up Luffy at sea, I might still be living in fear on the pirate ship.

If I hadn't seen Luffy's courage to sacrifice his life for his dream, perhaps I would still be timid and afraid to move forward.

But...but Mr. Luffy, please forgive me.

"From today on, we are enemies, Mr. Luffy."

Kobe said with tears in his eyes but full of determination:

"I will definitely train hard, and in the near future, I will put all the pirates on this sea, including Mr. Luffy's pirate group, into jail!!!"

"The Navy is the righteous one!!!"

Even though Coby was roaring at Luffy, he knew in his heart that this was only a promise made to himself.

"Okay, but I won't let you catch me."

Luffy smiled after hearing this, his face full of confidence and expectation:

"I won't stop until I become the Pirate King!!!"

"Well, see you on the sea, Mr. Luffy!!!"

-

"Mr. Bai Ye."

Navy officer Brian was now facing Bai Ye in casual clothes.

Looking at Bai Ye who saved the town of Shields and the 153rd branch, his eyes were full of complexity.

On the one hand, he was very grateful for everything Bai Ye had done, even though Bai Ye had put forward many conditions and requirements for them.

But these things are nothing compared to what Bai Ye did.

On the other hand, as an upright marine, Brian's faith did not support him thanking Bai Ye. No matter what, the man in front of him had already decided to embark on the path of a pirate.

What I should have done was to arrest him instead of seeing him off here.

"Here's the Den Den Mushi you need, and..."

Brian was a little hesitant. He didn't know whether it was right or wrong to give such a thing.

But at this point, even if I don't give it to you, I'm afraid this man will try to snatch it away.

"And a nautical chart of the Grand Route."

Brian finally chose to hand over the chart.

"That's right, Mr. Brian really kept his promise and fulfilled this part of the agreement."

Bai Ye took the things from Brian's hand, put the sea chart into the inner scene, and put the Den Den Mushi into his pocket.

There is no way. Now, no matter whether it is the interior scene of Bai Ye’s cultivation or the interior scene of the Taoist collection of talismans, no living creature except Bai Ye is allowed to enter.

"This is what the heroes who saved this town and the Navy branch deserve."

Brian now faced everything that was about to happen calmly, and said in a relaxed tone:

"Then it is settled, Mr. Byakuya. Until you have your own pirate flag, we, the 153rd Marine Branch, will not consider you as pirates."

"During this period, Mr. Bai Ye can call us according to the agreement made before, and we will take over as soon as possible."

"And when you raise the pirate flag on your ship, it will be the day we no longer hide your identity."

"That's right, Mr. Bai Ye."

Brian finished speaking in one breath and looked at Bai Ye.

"Well...that's about it."

Bai Ye replied: "Don't worry, Mr. Brian, helping to conceal our pirate identities is only temporary."

"I believe it won't be long before you see our bounty."

"After all, this is something my captain cares about very much."

At this point, Luffy's voice was heard from the port behind him.

"Hey! Bai Ye, it's time to go!"

Hearing this, Bai Ye clasped his fists and bowed to Brian in front of him.

"Well, I look forward to our next meeting, Mr. Brian."

"Well, I hope that the next time we meet, we won't be as enemies, Mr. Bai Ye."

Brian watched Bai Ye get on the boat, then lowered his head, turned around and disappeared into the crowd.

-

Seeing Bai Ye boarding the ship, Luffy tapped his palms and made a decision.

"Then let's go and continue sailing!!!"

"Idiot?"

Zoro's voice came at this time. He crossed his arms and looked at Luffy with a helpless expression.

"Take a good look at the boat beneath your feet, please."

"Ah?"

Luffy looked around and found that Alrita's Swan-Bow Pirate Ship was no different from before.

Seeing Luffy's expression, Zoro rolled his eyes.

"How can the three of us possibly start such a big pirate ship?"

"Now it seems that we either need to get a small boat or hire some boatmen."

"But we are pirates, so not everyone may be willing to board our ship."

Later on, Zoro also began to analyze it seriously.

"Is that so?"

Luffy suddenly realized: "Then let's change to a small boat."

He had no intention of hiring anyone. In Luffy's opinion, when sailing at sea, it was natural for him to go with his partners.

Just like Shanks.

"No need to change boats,"

Bai Ye's voice was heard, and at this moment, a stack of yellow paper in the shape of a human appeared in his hand, with many inexplicable patterns on it.

"I can solve the problem of lack of manpower."

Bai Ye didn't have a special liking for Alrita's ship, but for other reasons.

On the one hand, he didn't want to be like in the original book, where several people had to squeeze into a small boat before getting the Merry.

There's not even a place to sleep.

On the other hand, this pirate ship is also included in Bai Ye’s subsequent plans. Although it is not irreplaceable, there is no need to abandon it deliberately.

"Wow!!!"

Seeing that Bai Ye took out something he didn't recognize again, Luffy, who had long been accustomed to Bai Ye giving him surprises from time to time,

Naturally, he came to Bai Ye's side first, staring at the stack of yellow papers with his eyes shining.

"It's really something incredible, so amazing!!!"

Sauron: ...

No matter how you look at it, it's just a pile of paper, how can you find it incredible!!!

Complaining in his mind, Zoro couldn't help but look at the stack of yellow papers.

Although the contact time was not long, but according to his guess, it was something that Bai Ye could create out of thin air.

It must be magical.

Seeing the expressions of the two people, Bai Ye no longer kept them in suspense.

These paper figures were naturally learned by Bai Ye through the Taoist collection of scrolls -

[Taoist Secret Art: Paper-cutting into Soldiers]