[Pirate] I! Orochimaru! I will never split! Chapter 071

Character name suggestions:

– : Luffy

– : Franky House

– : Merry Go

– : Robin

– : Usopp

– : Orochimaru

– : Nami

– : Sanji

– : Chopper

– : Zoro

– : Merry

– : Mayor Iceberg

– : Paulie

– : Kaku

– : Kalifa

– : Lucci

Waiting for Luffy to dismantle Franky House, the group returned to the Merry Go to discuss Robin’s situation…

Luffy looked at Usopp, wanting to speak but hesitating… “Usopp… I’m sorry we decided this while you were away, but we’ve decided to get a new ship… The Merry Go can no longer sail… so…”

“Hold on a moment… I have something to say to Usopp,” Orochimaru said, seeing Usopp’s pain, interrupting Luffy and dragging Usopp out by his hair…

After a thought, he came back. “…Nami… Sanji… Chopper… you all come too. Zoro, you watch Luffy.”

Usopp was a bit stunned. “Wait… Orochimaru, my hair… my injury just healed… my soul is still hurting… be gentle… and Merry…”

Orochimaru directly led them to his laboratory and then laid out his plan.

Upon hearing it, their eyes widened, revealing expressions of disbelief.

Nami asked hesitantly, “Can this really be achieved?” In her heart, she still didn’t quite believe this crazy idea.

Orochimaru nodded, “Yes, but it requires Merry Go’s cooperation, and Merry is clearly avoiding us… so the time isn’t right yet…”

Usopp, on the other hand, was so excited that tears streamed down his face, choking out, “So that’s it! Merry has a new life? So Merry wasn’t abandoned after all! Arigato… Orochimaru!”

After a while, Usopp wiped away his tears and couldn’t help but ask Orochimaru, “Then we really aren’t going to tell Luffy about this?” Although he understood earlier that Luffy’s decision was correct, he truly couldn’t accept the Merry Go’s departure. He felt that Luffy, who abandoned Merry, would also abandon his useless self. But now the situation was different; the Merry Go had new hope, and Orochimaru had uncharacteristically enlightened him, making him start to worry about Luffy. Losing the Merry Go was also a very painful thing for Luffy, and as the captain, he had to bear that responsibility.

(≖_≖ ) Orochimaru was expressionless. “Don’t tell him… First, his IQ won’t understand it, he’ll only cause trouble.

Secondly, Merry became like this because he kept crashing around on the Merry Go… You wouldn’t want the next partner to take over Merry to become like this, would you?

…Merry is special. What if the next ship is just an ordinary ship?… So he needs to learn a lesson.”

A group of people covered their faces and simultaneously thought of a problem… “It’s definitely his pettiness acting up… They knew it… How could Orochimaru not react after being yelled at by Luffy?”

“What about that moss-head, and what about Robin-chan?” Sanji lit a match and lit the cigarette in his mouth.

Orochimaru leaned against a glass culture dish.

“Zoro probably knows something; he’s not curious about these things, just knowing Merry is fine is enough. For Robin, I left a snake clone with her.

And the one I gave Chopper before also followed when Robin left, to send messages in emergencies.

After all, my memory only returns when my clone disappears, so I need an extra layer of assurance.”

Nami looked a bit dejected. “Does Robin really not want to be with us anymore…?”

Orochimaru patted Nami’s head. “Of course not. I suspect she was basically threatened, like being chased by an Admiral or something… If Robin really left voluntarily, why would she say goodbye to Sanji and Chopper? She was probably afraid something would happen to us, after all, people who like snakes… anything they do can be forgiven.”

Nami’s mouth twitched. What kind of theory was that… Aren’t you Orochimaru, the man of science…?

“Anyway, the rest is up to Luffy. Isn’t he the captain…? Doesn’t he like to act rashly…? I’m just a ‘vice’ captain.” (∩△∩)

“He’s definitely angry… and very angry!” This thought simultaneously popped into everyone’s minds.

Orochimaru would never have imagined that by letting Luffy act rashly… the result would be meeting someone who had been “thinking about him and Luffy day and night, itching for a fight.”

The group returned to the ship’s cabin. Usopp forced a smile at Luffy. “Luffy… they’ve explained the Merry situation to me. Since Merry can no longer sail, let her rest well here.

But… before Merry rests, can we fix her up, at least let her leave cleanly? And when the new ship is ready, let Merry see it, so she can rest assured.” As Usopp spoke, he started to tear up again… Although he knew Merry would continue to live, he wouldn’t see her for a long time, and he still couldn’t bear to let her go.

Luffy heard Usopp’s words, and the two embraced, crying bitterly. “Arigato… Usopp… I was really afraid you wouldn’t accept it, Merry… boohoohoohoo.”

Nami walked over and forcefully pulled them apart. “Stop crying… We’ll talk about the new ship later. What we need to think about now is Robin!!! And we just got news that Mayor Iceberg was assassinated, and Robin did it… Now we’re wanted criminals.”

Luffy reacted, pressing his straw hat. “I don’t believe Robin would leave like this. I want to ask her myself… Let’s go find Iceberg.”

Meanwhile, at Iceberg’s place, all the shipwright foremen were guarding Iceberg’s door, keeping watch for the Straw Hats, and other shipwrights were also guarding the main entrance in layers.

After a series of unknown assailants attacked the Galley-La Company headquarters, Luffy got lost… Zoro got lost… The group finally bypassed numerous shipwrights and forcibly blew up Iceberg’s room to converge.

Luffy looked at Robin, somewhat happy. “Robin!! You’re here after all… Come back with us.”

Paulie, one of the shipwright foremen who was with Luffy, looked in disbelief at the injured Iceberg in the room, and those familiar faces, filled with betrayed anger. “What happened!!!

Kaku! Kalifa!! And Lucci! Why are you dressed like this?” Paulie looked at his friends, unwilling to accept this reality.

Lucci spoke, but this time it wasn’t his pigeon; it was the first time Paulie had heard Lucci’s real voice in years.

“Paulie… Actually, we are government spies. An apology will make you forgive us, right…? After all, we were partners who ‘built’ ships day and night together. If you can’t accept it right now, I can step on Iceberg’s face to prove it to you.”

Luffy stood there dumbfounded and speechless.

Paulie clenched his fists. “Damn it… You can talk! Were you toying with me?!”

Orochimaru looked at the two, glancing left and right… and still couldn’t resist retorting… “So Lucci, is Iceberg that ship…? Do you care about Paulie that much…? You’d step on the target’s face for Paulie?

Paulie… You’re not even concerned about Iceberg lying on the ground, but rather that he didn’t use his real voice with you…?”

The air suddenly went silent.

Nami quickly covered Orochimaru’s mouth and dragged him away. “Gomen, gomen, our snake accidentally got out… You guys continue… continue…”