Choba and Culeha met in Water Capital purely because of their similar interests.
As for Zoro, meeting Da Dan and the others was purely an accident.
Zoro was originally waiting for the shipwright to come over to check the extent of damage on Merry.
Hearing the results of Kaku's inspection, he had mixed feelings.
This ship that accompanied them from the East Sea had reached its limit.
Zoro had a hunch about this.
It was just that when this day came, he still couldn't accept it.
He wanted to buy some wine, but he accidentally rushed into the skincare shop where Da Dan and the others were.
Da Dan and the others were used to Zoro's daily actions.
Every time he went to a place, he would not be Zoro if he didn't get lost a few times.
"Little Zoro, don't run around, follow us."
The roads in Water Capital were too messy. Even normal people would get lost here, let alone Zoro.
The foundation of Water Capital had been sinking over the years, and the houses that could be seen on the surface of the water were actually built on top of the old houses.
Diving down, one could see that below the surface of the sea, there were many old houses that had been submerged in the sea.
If it weren't for the existence of the sea train that could escape from Water Capital at any time, this place would have become an empty city.
"Don't worry, I will follow you. I won't get lost."
"By the way, where is Master? I have a question to ask him."
Zoro did have a question that he wanted to ask someone to answer.
"Him? Who knows? After he came here, he disappeared without a trace." Da Dan sighed helplessly, "Sigh, men should be given enough freedom. Although I am so beautiful, I can't always tie him to my side …"
Everyone was already used to Da Dan being like this.
But there was one thing that she didn't say. She was indeed beautiful.
Since coming to Water Capital, there were more and more people quietly following Da Dan from a distance.
Now, it was like a parade outside.
The reason why Zoro got lost was because he saw the bustling crowd outside.
He thought that there was some kind of gathering here where he could drink free wine.
After all, he did not have a single cent on him right now.
Galley-la Corporation, dock number one.
Iceberg had already brought Barry to his office. He was going to give him the blueprint and let him pick the right people to start the forging.
Luffy and the others were still trying to persuade Lucci and Kaku to help them repair the Merry.
It wasn't that they didn't understand the current situation, nor that they didn't believe in the judgment of a professional shipwright. It was just that they couldn't bear to part with the Merry.
"As long as it's repaired, it can definitely continue sailing!"
"It was sailing perfectly fine today without any abnormalities, but you suddenly say that it can't sail anymore and can only be dismantled or wait to rot. How can we believe that?"
"It's because you don't know how sturdy that ship is that you say such things!!"
…
Lucci looked at Luffy expressionlessly. He was too lazy to continue entangling with Luffy and the others.
Kaku took a deep breath. "As a professional shipbuilder, I can tell you that even if Mr. Asparagu personally inspects your ship, his conclusion will be the same as mine."
"Do you want it to sink to the bottom of the sea in the process of sailing?"
"I'm really speechless. You … Are you really the captain of a ship?"
Luffy was shocked. He wanted to say something but closed his mouth.
He was silent for a moment. He clenched his fists and then slowly loosened them.
"I understand. Give us the price list. I want to choose a new ship."
The Usopp saw Luffy like this. His heart almost sank to the bottom.
He couldn't give up. He couldn't give up the Merry!
This ship not only accompanied them from the East China Sea to here, but also witnessed them grow from weak to strong.
The Merry was given to him by Miss Keya. It was a gift from Miss Keya!
More importantly …
"Captain!"
The Usopp suddenly roared, startling everyone.
He never called Luffy Captain. This was the first time.
"Do you know what you're talking about, Captain!" The Usopp stared at Luffy with bloodshot eyes.
Luffy looked up at the Usopp. At this moment, when the Usopp called him Captain, he felt the Usopp's heart slowly drifting away from him.
"Of course I know what I'm talking about!"
"I can't let everyone take such a big risk. You should know better than me how dangerous the Grand Line is. Once we lose the ship we can rely on, everyone will die!"
The Usopp didn't know that Luffy's choice was right, but he couldn't accept it.
"So, are you going to kill the Merry here?"
"Usopp!" Luffy panicked. For the first time, he felt confused.
In the past, no matter how powerful the enemy was, he wouldn't be like this. He believed that he could defeat the opponent.
But now, in the face of his companions, he was at a loss.
"The Merry can no longer continue to sail. Thanks to the Merry, we were able to come here. But now, its mission has been completed. It's time to say goodbye to it. "
"Oh!" The Usopp smiled bitterly, "Mission? Goodbye? "
"I understand what you mean."
"With Merry's ability, sailing here is the limit. It can't afford to continue the voyage."
"Merry is like us, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Chopper, and I are the same. If we also reach our limit and can't continue the voyage with you, you will also say goodbye to us!"
"After all, your goal is to become the Pirate King. This is such a difficult dream. It's normal for someone to fall behind …"
"Bang!"
Before the Usopp finished speaking, the furious Nami punched him to the ground.
"Usopp, do you know what you're talking about?!"
This was the real reason why the Usopp fell out with Luffy.
He never questioned Luffy's decision because of Merry itself, but because of himself.
From East Blue to here, he felt more and more inadequacy.
In terms of combat effectiveness, he can't compare with Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji.
In terms of usefulness, he doesn't have Nami's navigation skills or Chopper's medical skills.
Although he didn't want to admit it, he occasionally found that he seemed to be really useless on the ship, and he could only barely fix the ship.
Seeing his companions getting stronger and stronger, but he himself was still the same as before. He didn't even have the courage to fight a powerful enemy head-on.
The only reason he stayed on the ship was Merry.
And now, Merry was going to be eliminated. He was useless, so what reason did he have to stay in this powerful team?
"Of course I know what I'm talking about!" The Usopp jumped up and pointed to Luffy, "You want to abandon Merry, it doesn't matter, this ship does belong to you, Captain, but please duel with me, if I win, Merry will be mine!"
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