dmims Chapter 227 Farewell, Merry
Chapter 227 Farewell, Merry
"Usopp, which option do you want..." Just when Luffy was about to give the choice to Usopp, a sudden scolding interrupted Luffy's words.
"I'm asking you, Luffy! Not Usopp!" Yun Yi's tone suddenly became sharp, "You are the captain of this ship and the leader of this pirate group. Your decision is an order that every crew member should obey!"
"This is not a game! The fate of the Merry can only be decided by you!"
Without looking at Usopp's eyes, Yun Yi continued to scold Luffy cruelly: "Now, give your answer immediately!"
"Otherwise, just go back to Windmill Village. What Straw Hat Pirates? What One Piece? If that's how you treat this journey, then go home as soon as possible!"
This was the first time that the Straw Hat Pirates heard Yun Yi get angry. Just like his fighting power, it was terrifying and majestic!
Luffy's body began to tremble slightly uncontrollably, but at this moment, Usopp put his hand on Luffy's shoulder.
"Hey, Luffy, make a decision!"
"The Merry won't blame you, and we... won't blame you either!"
"But you are...our...captain..." As Usopp spoke, tears began to flow again from the corners of his eyes, which he had just wiped clean.
"Usopp." Luffy raised his eyebrows suddenly, and said to Yun Yi affirmatively, "I choose the second method."
"Rather than letting Merry continue to get hurt with us, it is better to replace it with an indestructible body. At least, it still has a chance to accompany us on adventures."
No matter what choice is made, it will undoubtedly be a painful decision, but there is no doubt that this is the responsibility that the captain must bear.
The weather in the Seven Water City changes very quickly. It was clear and sunny one second, but suddenly became gloomy and dark the next second.
"It's going to rain..." Yun Yi said melancholy, "Let's go and say our final goodbyes to the Merry!"
"Once the new ship is built and the ship spirit of the Merry has migrated to its new body, this ship that has accompanied us all the way will never be seen again."
After explaining this, Yun Yi quickly walked up to Uncle Tom and the others, and walked out of the dock with them.
In order to ensure that it can hold out until the new hull is built, they must come up with a plan as soon as possible to carry out the final repairs on this dilapidated ship.
As dark clouds pressed down on the dock, the air was so heavy that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it.
The iron chains above their heads were shaking violently. Luffy and the others raised their heads and sniffed the salty wind, then walked slowly and silently towards the Merry.
Suddenly, a slight movement broke the silence.
With a soft "pa" sound, large raindrops poured down. A dark red stream meandered along the rust gully, and then large pieces of raindrops began to chisel the boat frame.
The rain curtain seemed to cover the dock into a rusty cocoon. Rusty rivets oozed ochre tears on the wooden beams. The gray-brown sail hung on the broken mast like a crumpled old ticket.
"Merry...I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
"It's all my fault. I don't know how to steer the ship. I always cause you to hit icebergs and tear your sails!" Tears and snot mixed with raindrops on his head fell together. Luffy knelt on the deck and continued to cry bitterly, "Sanji and Zoro are also very violent. They always hurt your body!"
"Although Usopp can repair it, he is always clumsy..." A whimpering sound came from Luffy's mouth and gradually infected the entire deck.
However, at this moment, an ethereal and gentle voice of comfort was heard, and in an instant, everyone looked up at the source of the voice.
"it does not matter…"
From the figurehead, an identical voice was heard again.
"It's okay, Luffy... I feel really happy to be cherished by you all this time."
"Yun Yi said that I can still accompany you on your adventures, although only in a different form...but it doesn't matter!"
"I will accompany you all to witness the promise you made when you set out to sea!"
"Merry..."
Luffy knelt on the ground and looked up at the figurehead of Merry. The smile had long been blurred by the rain. Dark brown rust accumulated in the eye sockets of the sheep-head statue, like two dried tear marks.
Behind him, Usopp turned around quietly, whimpering like a young animal in his throat.
In the midst of the wind and rain, a gust of howling wind suddenly blew, blowing up the sail that was originally drooping on the ground again. The place at Yangtou, where Yun Yi had written "invulnerable to wind and rain", suddenly blossomed with brilliant brilliance.
A huge transparent dome suddenly appeared, blocking out all the heavy rain above.
However, what followed was a piece of rotten wood that fell off the side of the ship and fell into the dock, creating a splash of water.
Even when it was about to die, the Merry still remembered to protect the Straw Hat Pirates from wind and rain.
"Merry..."
……
The clouds have cleared and the rain has stopped, a rainbow bridge appears across the sky.
A gap appeared in the lead-gray clouds, and the sunlight poured like molten gold onto the bronze weather vane at the Tom Shipbuilding Company's dock.
Reaching out to open the window to dispel the rotten smell from last night, Yun Yi looked out towards the canal.
The spots of light refracted in the canal looked like dancing gold coins, and the crystal coating inlaid on the exterior walls of the buildings were awakening, decomposing the sunlight into seven colors of the rainbow.
The moment the mermaid swimming in the canal jumped out of the water, the sparkling water droplets dropped from her tail fin floated in the air, weaving a web with the colorful light reflected by her scales.
The passing news birds were dyed into phantom-like glass sparrows, flying across the glass dome of the shipyard.
The bluestone steps on the shore were soaked with moisture, and several slender figures walked up the steps, leaving wet fishtail traces - this was the unique scene of the City of Seven Waters!
"It's great!" He muttered a few words to himself while leaning against the window to admire the scenery of the Seven Water City. After a long time, he returned to the house.
"The rain has stopped, let's get everyone up and start working!"
After sorting out the drawings he had worked on all night, Yun Yi kicked Frankie who was sleeping soundly on the ground.
"Get up and get to work!"
"Don't disturb me, let me sleep a little longer!" Franky, lying on the ground, turned over impatiently and fell asleep again.
"If you keep sleeping in and the design drawings of the new ship are not completed, I will use the iceberg idea!"
"No! Benshan's idea is not as good as mine!" Franky woke up instantly and said in a very tough attitude, "You must use my design."
"Besides, he also designed the last ship of Ace. He has to use my ideas this time no matter what."
Although Yun Yi still doesn't want to use this ship, for Franky, being able to help Yun Yi is something he is happy to see.
"The storm has receded!"
"It's time to go to work!!!"
In the dock, an old boatman wearing a tricorn hat stood on a high platform, holding up a bottle of wine.
Behind him was a huge bronze bell. The old boatman drank a mouthful of strong liquor and then struck the huge bronze bell hanging behind him.
The melodious and deep bell sound echoed throughout the shipyard, followed by a bright whistle.
Inside the dock, as the sea train entered the factory, fishmen and humans also walked towards the ship being built one after another.
A moment later, the sound of hacksaws rubbing against wood was heard in the shipyard, and the keel soaked by rain was laid back on the deck.
Shipwrights wearing goggles pulled the slide rails to erect the newly waterproof-coated masts, the bright wood paint glowing with a rainbow luster in the sun.
Suddenly, a child-like figure pointed at the sea and screamed, startling a huge frog that jumped out of the water.
The waves it stirred up formed a half rainbow hanging overhead, just framing the white smoke from the sea train slowly approaching in the distance.
"Luffy!! Stop running and yelling!!"