One Piece: The Ninja Who Started as a Fisherman.

Chapter 241 Meili Ship Spirit, the way to strengthen

Everyone gathered around the campfire and continued to talk about Mary.

"You mean, we should cover the keel with steel?" Qi Kang expressed his understanding and tilted his head to think about the possibility of this method.

Franky shook his finger, looking mysterious: "No! No! No! The keel of your ship still can't withstand this method. Let's be more radical! Where did the alloy come from?!"

radical?

Could it be!

Qi Kang suddenly thought of a possibility - Tuntun Factory!

"You want that guy to use the ability of the 'Swallow Swallow Fruit' to resynthesize the Merry Dragon Bone?"

Usopp had also seen the power of that fruit, and was immediately horrified after hearing it, and asked worriedly: "Is that dragon bone still Merry's dragon bone?"

"This doesn't sound reliable. If the wood turns into metal, how can it still be the same thing as before?" Sanji, who also has experience, expressed his own understanding.

At this time, he who was grilling suddenly smelled a pungent smell and shouted angrily: "Hey! Fisherman! Your wood (fish) is about to burn! You grill this thing yourself! Take it away!"

Sanji was speechless, eating wood was unheard of. This thing was not food at all, not even a seasoning!

Qi Kang took the wooden fish and took a look at the charred thing.

He was sure it was fish, so theoretically it was edible!

At worst, you can eat it yourself.

So Qi Kang put it on the campfire!

As the smoke from the wooden fish dissipated, everyone was shrouded in the mist without knowing it.

At this time, Franky coughed again, attracting everyone's attention because he was about to show off.

"Theoretically speaking, the newly synthesized keel is definitely not Mary's keel..."

As soon as this was said, everyone's face turned black! Then what do you say, Kun Kun!

"But..." Franky changed the subject.

Everyone said Shark Tooth: Can you please stop breathing heavily when you speak!

"If there is a ship spirit living in the keel, and the keel is intact, and the ship is built with the regenerated keel, I think it is still the same Merry."

! ? ? ?

"Because it's just the keel that's mixed with other unconscious things. The soul or main consciousness of the ship or keel is still Merry. There's nothing mixed up."

Franky’s words are very abstract and metaphysical, and most people would be confused when they hear them - such as Luffy, Chopper, Zoro and Xiang Nandiao.

And our 21st century five-good youth - Qi Kang seemed to be thinking about something.

Franky's explanation elevates the soul and consciousness.

If Mary is a consciousness living on the dragon bone.

After the dragon bones are fused, Mary's consciousness is combined with the unconscious dragon bone material.

Its consciousness may become larger and stronger, but it is still Mary's consciousness.

Of course, the premise of all this must be that the consciousness of the Merry ship spirit still exists, that is, the keel is not damaged.

"Bah."

Franky took out a book from somewhere. The cover was dark and strange. He said mysteriously:

"This is a book about the study of souls and ship spirits..."

"The author is a naval officer who came back alive from the Devil's Triangle and later became a cook on Cake Island. This is a very authoritative book."

"I escaped from the Devil's Triangle and became a guest of honor for the aunt"

Qi Kang: Damn... Is this author really reliable?

Nami took the book. If Robin was not there, she would be the only one to verify the authenticity of the book.

She casually flipped through the catalog and was confused...

Isn't this book just a horror story and a romance about Cake Island? How come it is the definitive book on ship spirits and spirits?

And no matter how you look at it, it seems like a book written by a third-rate author. If she were to give it a score... she would give it a maximum of 6.9.

"There's no way to verify this kind of thing, right?" said Zoro who was pretending to be asleep. He didn't believe in gods and ghosts, but he was very curious about them.

"Sure..." Just then, an ethereal voice came from the Merry nearby.

! !

"what sound?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a little girl in a raincoat and holding a hammer looming beside the boat on Mary's deck.

"This is..." Sanji and Nami, who saw it first, exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

"This is Mei... Meili!"

"Why did Meili appear?!"

Qikang and Usopp turned around and recognized the ship spirit at the same time.

"Is this our Merry?" Luffy stopped chewing and held down his straw hat which was almost frightened off.

At the same time, Zoro lost his sleepiness and opened his eyes wide.

Are there really ghosts?! Is there really a curse on Sandai Kitetsu? What about Wado Ichimonji?

Xiangnanniao's eyes widened: "Chirp!" (Damn! Brother! It's such a pity that you're not here!)

Only Saikan and Usopp saw it on Sky Island. Now, except for Robin and Murkrow, almost everyone is present. Even Franky and Cubehead, who have no feelings for Merry, saw it!

"Is this the legendary ship elf?! It's really Super!" Franky didn't know what language to use.

【Rubber——Rocket! 】

Whoosh whoosh.

Everyone boarded Merry in their own way, but after getting on the boat, they could not see anything at all, it was completely empty.

"Merry!! Wasn't Merry here just now?" Luffy was full of confusion.

"No..." Nami turned into thunder and appeared below Meili again.

Sure enough! Meili appeared again!

"I know! It's this fog!! This might be a principle similar to a mirage or projection." Nami seemed to want to explain it in a scientific way.

"Is this the piece of wood that the fisherman roasted?"

Sanji looked at the piece of wood or fish that looked like a rhino horn. It seemed that the smoke produced by this thing that gathered and lingered made Merry's ship spirit materialize.

Qi Kang was also amazed - isn't this a fish?

"Qiankan, Usopp, and everyone else, Merry has caused you worry." As she said this, the little loli bowed first.

"Merry wants to take you further, and wants to go on adventures with you all."

Everyone could feel the desire in Mary's heart from what she said.

This caused Luffy to suppress the Straw Hat.

Out of responsibility for the crew, our captain wanted to replace Mary for a moment. After all, Bingberg's words were still lingering in his throat.

Now seeing Merry like this, Luffy felt ashamed and distressed.

"Merry..." Everyone was hesitant to speak.

"Everyone, listen to me." Merry's ship spirit looked at Qi Kang, Usopp with tears in his eyes, Captain Luffy and everyone else, and the ethereal voice continued:

"If Meili cannot be upgraded, she will not be able to accompany you on your voyage further, so please help me! Help me upgrade and transform her..."

Then Merry looked in Franky's direction and said sincerely, "Please!"

Franky grinned and struck a perverted pose, "For you! I'll make an exception this once! Super!"

Usopp was like an old father: "Merry! Don't look! Don't look!! And don't learn!"

Faced with such strange and suspicious guys, Franky would not help them no matter what. However, after seeing the ship elves, he could be sure of these people's love for ships.

For a guy like Franky who once denied his own ship, helping Merry is also a form of self-redemption.

However, in response to Meili's request, Qi Kang still frowned and asked the question: "Does this method really have no effect on you? After all, dragon bones are..."

Meili nodded her little head, and her ethereal voice reached everyone's ears:

"Don't worry...everyone..."

"That method is possible. Meili's keel is not damaged. This means that I am not dead, but just integrated into a new body."

As the smoke from the wooden fish died down, Meili's voice began to become intermittent.

"As long as you think it is Merry... then it is Merry... because my consciousness was born because of you, and it will die because of you--"

By the end of her speech, Mary's voice was almost gone.

“Please…I’m counting on you…”

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(PS. Different people have different opinions on how to save Mary, but this is the best way I can think of.)