"Water 7! Super! I'm back!"
Franky stood on the deck and shouted at the top of his lungs.
Jango, unable to stand the noise, kicked him from the side.
"You're too loud. Can't you be quiet?"
"Hahaha!"
Franky did not get angry after being kicked. Instead, nostalgia appeared in his eyes.
"Tom-san, I'm back. I built a battleship I never even dared imagine before. If you saw it, you'd definitely be proud of me."
White Ghost and Issho walked out of the cabin. Seeing Franky talking to himself, White Ghost shook his head.
"Iceburg refused. I had everything arranged, but he said this place is his hometown and he doesn't want to leave."
Franky did not look surprised at all. He burst out laughing.
"That guy still hasn't changed. Then let him do what he wants."
"That's it?" White Ghost looked at Franky.
"Mm." Franky nodded. "That's it. Everyone has their own choice."
White Ghost waved his hand.
"Suit yourselves. Same old rules. Free time. Watch your own safety. Robin needs someone with her. There are CP agents here."
Wanda was the first to jump off the ship. She was going to purchase Water 7's special sea salt.
There were too many big eaters on the ship, and their salt reserves were running low.
The others also disembarked one after another.
White Ghost's women looked at him with expectant eyes.
White Ghost sighed.
"Fine, fine. Let's go. I'll shop with you."
Issho was the same as always, holding his cane and wandering off to find a casino. This time, however, Enel went with him.
After leaving people behind to guard the ship, everyone began strolling around Water 7.
Robin and Reiju also joined the shopping group this time.
For Robin, the CP agents here were a bit troublesome.
As for Reiju, she felt she also needed some pretty clothes.
White Ghost's arrival could be said to have sharply boosted Water 7's business. His group bought whatever they liked, and they bought in large quantities.
Wanda found the local salt merchants, patted her chest, and said,
"I want all the sea salt you have."
The salt seller was overjoyed.
He recognized Wanda. A few years ago, this Mink had also bought a large amount of sea salt in one go, letting him make a fortune.
After Wanda declared that she would take all the sea salt, the salt merchants of Water 7 went crazy. One after another, they rushed to deliver salt to her.
Wanda accepted everything.
After Stella gave her a bracelet, things had become much more convenient.
Of course, with so many salt merchants, there were also people who tried to take advantage of the chaos.
Wanda pulled back her bloodstained sword, and all the salt merchants collectively took one step back.
"If anyone wants to pass off bad goods as good ones, think about what happened to him first. I'm not a fool."
Only then did everyone remember.
This was a wanted criminal with a bounty of four hundred million berries.
For a time, those who had been thinking of taking advantage quietly withdrew on their own.
"Continue."
Wanda coldly glanced at them.
The captain was right.
The filthiest thing was the human heart.
The people monitoring from the shadows reported the situation upward, but they did not stop her.
The order they had received was, "As long as that group does not act recklessly, turn a blind eye and pretend not to see it."
Wanda spent half a day buying up the sea salt in the entire city. Satisfied, she packed it all into her bracelet, mounted a Yagara Bull, and went shopping.
She was also a woman, after all.
Franky did not go to see Kokoro or Iceburg. That was better for them.
Instead, he began wildly buying everything related to machinery in Water 7.
Their generous spending shocked the people here.
They discovered that this group was not unreasonable like some others. As long as the price was suitable, they would not say anything.
White Ghost's crew had money.
Before they were wanted, who knew how many pirates they had killed and how much bounty money they had exchanged?
On top of that, they had hunted treasure everywhere and looted pirates. Each of them was richer than the last.
Even after Issho boarded, he had collected quite a bit of gambling money. Otherwise, how could he dive into a casino every time they reached a new place?
White Ghost followed his women from behind with a lifeless expression. Chopper sat on his shoulder, eating cotton candy.
White Ghost poked the little guy with a finger.
Smack!
Chopper slapped his finger away with one hoof.
"What are you doing, you bastard captain?"
"Well, I don't want to walk. Can you transform and let me ride you?"
Chopper's face filled with anger. He turned his head away and ignored him.
White Ghost sighed.
"Chopper, you have to remember. In the future, the female deer you like will also be like this. One day, your turn will come too."
"Bastard! I'm still little! I'm not looking for a mate that soon!"
Chopper flew into a rage and began messing around with him.
Elena covered her mouth and laughed softly.
"Don't teach him bad things. Bepo is already crooked. Chopper is so cute. Don't lead him astray too."
"Sorry."
Bepo, standing to the side, lowered his head and apologized sincerely.
White Ghost spread his hands.
"I wasn't the one who led him astray. Liking female bears is his nature."
"Sorry."
Bepo lowered his head and apologized again.
"Hahaha!"
Everyone was amused by Bepo's adorable appearance.
White Ghost extended a finger and fired a wind Finger Pistol into the alley behind them.
Pfft.
The wind Finger Pistol struck a masked figure in black.
White Ghost looked coldly in that direction.
"Go back and tell your superior. If he doesn't want to die, don't do anything unnecessary."
Everyone glanced calmly at the silent CP agent.
Only after White Ghost and the others had walked far away did the man clutch his chest and hurry off to report to his superior.
"What did you say? That guy is this arrogant? We're people of the World Government, and he dares act this way?"
A purple-haired man with part of his face covered by iron roared loudly.
"Yes, sir. Those were his exact words," the injured CP agent quickly replied.
"Bastard."
Spandam's face darkened like charcoal.
He had received information that one of the World Government's important wanted criminals had boarded that man's ship.
Originally, he had planned to quietly find a chance to take her away.
That way, no one would know. Even if that man became furious, he would not be able to find him.
Now it seemed he had been too naive.
How could a great figure like that fail to notice someone following him?
Spandam's mind spun wildly, considering whether he should activate Lucci and the others.
After all, those people were not weak.
Just as he hesitated, he remembered something his father had once said.
"To climb higher, anything can be sacrificed."
Spandam gritted his teeth.
"Send someone to inform the CP9 agents. Have them gather here tonight."
"Ah! Sir, you want to activate them?"
The person beside him was startled and hurriedly wanted to advise against it.
"Shut up and do as I said."
Spandam roared, and the person beside him immediately lowered his head and left.
Spandam had his own plan.
He would gather them. As soon as Nico Robin was alone, they would strike immediately.
Capture her and run.
No hesitation.
As for Iceburg, they could simply send people again later.
There were still CP agents, so what was he afraid of?
As long as he could be promoted and make a fortune, sacrificing one or two people was worth it.
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