【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Chapter 317 Troubles in the Water City

"They can't come up...Storm Kick!!" Rob said and stretched out his legs to attack the wall. A slash came out from his toes, and the next second the whole house began to shake.

Zoro hurriedly shouted to Chopper and Nami who were standing under the wall, "Get away from that wall, Chopper! Nami!"

Nami and Chopper hurriedly started running, trying to avoid the collapsing wall.

At the moment the wall was about to fall, Chopper knocked Nami out, but he was instantly buried by the collapsed wall.

"Chopper!!" Nami shouted in shock as she looked at Chopper's buried figure.

"Damn pigeon!!" Luffy angrily punched Rob Lucci, and his rubber fist hit him hard in the face.

Rob's eyes darkened instantly, and he stretched out his sharp claws and shot a "finger gun" at Luffy's abdomen at a very fast speed.

"Ouch!" Luffy covered his stabbed abdomen, took two steps back, and coughed up blood.

"Luffy!!" Zoro's eyes were red with anger as he watched this scene. "Damn it, you bastard!!"

"Fly away from this island!" Rob Lucci grabbed the injured Luffy and threw him away.

"Luffy!!" Nami shouted worriedly as she looked in the direction Luffy flew.

"Damn it!" Zoro angrily slashed at Rob Lucci.

"Iron block!" Rob Lucci stretched out his hand and easily blocked Zoro's blade, turning around and kicking "Same to you!!"

Zoro's body was kicked hard and the Wakatsuki in his hand was forced to fall off.

"Zoro!!" Nami shouted in shock. The next second, Rob Lucci's huge body enveloped her. Before Nami could react, she lost consciousness instantly.

"The pirates' words cannot serve as evidence. In this way, the truth will never be known, Mr. Aspagu, no matter how great a shipbuilder you are..."

Rob Lucci looked at the blazing flames of the Carrera Mansion and said, "This is what happens when a mere citizen rebels against a powerful government!"

"Let's go find Tom's other disciple, Franky!" Rob Lucci said gloomily, "No, it's Katifram. Take the design from him!"

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Warehouse under the bridge

"Woooooooo..."

"Wow~~ We were good friends since the East China Sea, but we ended up breaking up over a ship..."

"Why are you crying?" Usopp looked at Franky and the other two in confusion while repairing the Merry. After he explained the reason why he left the Straw Hat Pirates, the three guys kept crying and showed no signs of stopping.

"Silly, we didn't cry!

"fool!"

"But I am deeply moved that you still guarded the sailboat alone under such circumstances!"

"Anyway, you understand, I'm no longer a partner with those guys!" Usopp turned around and continued to punish Merry, no longer paying attention to the three strange guys behind him. Unexpectedly, the next second, these three guys suddenly started acting and began to sing. He couldn't help but bared his teeth and shouted angrily, "Are you kidding me!?"

"I'm so tired of crying, even though I didn't cry..." Franky lay on the sofa and took the scalding hot tea handed to him by Moz. As he spoke, he pursed his lips carefully and sipped the tea. "I understand, little brother...ah! It's scalding me!!"

"Can't you guys be a little quieter?!" Usopp couldn't stand Franky's noise and complained loudly. Before he could be quiet for a second, Franky started to mutter again. In the end, he said arrogantly that he had spent all the money. If looks could kill, Franky would have died several times under Usopp's eye attacks. "I really want to beat you up!"

Usopp turned around and ignored the noisy Franky. Even though Franky suddenly started to get angry while talking, it did not affect him. He repaired the Merry in silence.

"What are you going to do next?" After Franky lost his temper, he sat back on the sofa with the comfort of the Cube Sisters, and asked Usopp who was silently repairing the sailboat, "Since you have nowhere to go, let me take care of you! Be my subordinate!"

Hearing these words, Usopp stopped what he was doing and refused without hesitation, "I don't want to be a shipbreaker. Even though I've broken away from them, I'm still a pirate!"

Looking at the group of people who started singing sad songs again after he finished speaking, Usopp shouted in dissatisfaction, "Stop playing tricks on me!" Then he thought of the rumors he heard about the tsunami, so he asked, "I heard that a tsunami is coming. Is it true?"

"It's called Aqua Laguna." Franky sat back on the sofa and explained, "The streets in the back streets have been flooded by sea water. It usually floods at least to the second floor of residential buildings. If you stay in the bay, you will definitely die in an instant."

"But you can rest assured that the boat is here. This is my secret base and the sea water cannot flood it."

"Oh, thank you for helping me a lot! But you guys are really hard-working, having to deal with such severe floods every year." Usopp said as he knocked on the wooden board used to repair Merry.

"Everyone has gotten used to it. We have to take shelter once a year, but the biggest worry for this city is the rising water level every year." Franky fell into deep thought. "If you dive to the bottom of the sea, you will understand that the back streets floating on the sea are actually built on the roofs of ancient walls hundreds of years ago."

"It turns out that this water city also has such troubles!" Usopp sighed.

"Well, it is said that the Shipbuilding Island and Backstreet used to be on the same island, but now it has been flooded by the sea and turned into a floating city, and the streets have completely turned into waterways." Franky explained, "Rather than saying that the sea level is rising, it's better to say that the foundation of the island is sinking."

"But it should be convenient for you to leave now. If there is any accident on this island, you should be able to move to another island quickly via the sea train." Usopp said with a smile, holding up his hammer.

"That's right!" Franky grinned proudly. "It is true now, but before the sea train was opened, sailing between islands was quite difficult. This is all thanks to the great shipbuilder, Mr. Tom, who created the sea train Smoky Tom. It was he who freed everyone from the anxiety that the islands might sink at any time."

"Is that so? He is truly an amazing person!" Usopp said in admiration.

Franky sat back on the sofa with satisfaction and asked casually, "So, little brother, what are you going to do after you repair the boat?"

"Of course we have to continue our adventure with it!" Usopp said happily.

Franky watched Usopp happily talk about his plan to drive the ship back to the East China Sea. His expression gradually became serious, and he interrupted Usopp's delusion without hesitation, "No, you can't go back to the East China Sea! It's too far..."

"Brother..." the Cube sisters shouted in confusion.

"I checked it when I pulled it up just now. The appraisal result of Carrera Company is correct. As the boss of shipbreaking, I suggest you break it down." Franky said as he walked towards the Merry. "If you are reluctant, let me help you break it down!"