The person is wearing a straw hat, and starts with the power of words!

As soon as Franky finished speaking, artillery fire fell on the fourth pillar behind them, shattering the bridge between the third and fourth pillars.

"Don't hesitate! Hurry up!" Sima Di said and ran towards the second pillar.

Usopp, carrying Luffy on his back, was the first to run off, while Zibu, Zoro, and the others followed Sima Di without hesitation. Ayin, carrying Chopper and the others, flew low behind them.

Franky hesitated for a moment, but Sanji patted him on the shoulder as he ran over.

"Trust my 080 first mate! He's a prophet!" Sanji said.

"A prophet... really?" Franky muttered, following the others.

Regardless of whether the Straw Hat crew truly believed that Sima Di was a magical prophet, the fact that they "believed in him" remained unchanged.

-

"The Straw Hat crew has reached the second pillar!"

"Prepare to fire on the second pillar! Wipe out the Straw Hat crew in one fell swoop!"

Emergency broadcasts from the Navy kept ringing.

"Sima Di, the Navy..." Nami looked at Sima Di with some anxiety.

Sima Di made a shushing gesture and said with a smile.

"coming."

He, or rather, he has already entered the modeling scope of Sima Di.

"Who?"

"The Going Merry."

"Merry?!" Everyone looked down in surprise and, sure enough, saw the familiar silhouette of the ship. And...

Everyone stared in astonishment at the strange creature hovering in mid-air.

It had the head of a goat and the body of a human, standing no more than 1.2 or 1.3 meters tall, wearing a short skirt as bright as a sunflower, adorned with cherry-red bows. If this creature had an age, it would be at most ten years old.

However, everyone felt that the sheep's head looked familiar.

Thinking about it carefully... isn't this just like the Going Merry?!

"Merry! You wouldn't happen to be Merry, would you?!" Luffy was the first to shout.

"Yes, Dad. I'm Mary."

Meili tilted her head and smiled, her voice sweet and childlike.

"Haha, Sima Di, you really succeeded!" Luffy laughed.

“Dad? Who are you calling?” Usopp asked.

"Of course it's Luffy." Merry chuckled, then floated to Usopp's side. "Daddy Usopp, let me take care of Daddy. You're badly injured too, aren't you?"

Before Usopp could refuse, Merry easily lifted Luffy up and let him sit on her shoulders.

To outsiders, her appearance looked strange. But Mary didn't think so at all, because her father had always sat on her head like this; this was her father's special seat.

Merry carried Luffy, turned around and smiled at everyone.

"Everyone! Parents! I've come to pick you up!"

The rest of the Straw Hat crew stared wide-eyed at Merry carrying Luffy.

"The Going Merry?! Parents?!"

Meanwhile, Zibu Sheng looked as if he were exclaiming in a masterpiece, "Holy crap! The ship girls have really been anthropomorphized!"

"Mom and Dad, hurry! Otherwise, those bad guys will attack again!"

Urged on by Mei Li, the group finally snapped out of their daze and jumped down.

Inside the first pillar.

Rob Lucci, who was nearly unconscious, was repeatedly whispering this sentence.

"Conqueror's Haki... Dominance..."

several days ago.

When Luffy and his crew had just left Skypiea.

Emperor Sima couldn't fall asleep tonight, so he put on a sweater and went to the deck to enjoy the sea breeze.

He was the only one still awake on the entire pirate ship; everyone else was lost in a sweet dream.

Ah Yin transformed into human form and obediently took the helm.

According to the original timeline, they had a duty roster. But things changed with Sima Di; Sima Di's modeling domain covered the entire ship, including the hull. Furthermore, the spirit beings Sima Di created could be used as helmsmen.

Sima Di was on duty 24 hours a day without rest, which was also one of the duties of the first mate. This meant that the other crew members had more time for training and study.

Naturally, this also means becoming stronger.

"It's so quiet... Sailing on the sea like this, with the night breeze blowing... This was something I could never have imagined before." Sima Di murmured to himself, looking at the beautiful night through A Yin's eyes.

The bright moonlight spilled onto the lake, like handfuls of silver powder sprinkled on the sea, shimmering and sparkling.

"The air is so fresh... I think if I go back, I might get a disease that makes it hard to breathe?"

Sima Di couldn't help but take a deep breath, feeling much more comfortable.

Emperor Sima stood there quietly for a long time before remembering that he had to sleep.

"It seems he's gotten used to Zoro's training lately, and he's less tired now. But he can't stay up all night. Even when he can't see, Zoro's training is as rigorous as ever."

After finishing his speech, Emperor Sima prepared to retire for the night.

"help me……"

A very faint shout came through.

If the night hadn't been so quiet, like a place of rest, Emperor Sima probably wouldn't have heard that cry for help, which would have been carried away by the wind.

"who is it?"

Sima Di's hair stood on end, and the divine magic sword was already drawn.

To be able to enter his modeling field so quietly, one must be an extraordinary figure, or perhaps the possessor of some strange fruit.

"do not be afraid……"

"What?" Sima Di frowned.

“I…I am Mary…”

Sima Di watched as a cloud of mist gradually rose in front of him, within which a small human figure could be vaguely seen.

"Meili?" Sima Di sheathed his divine magic sword.

"...Help, help me."

His voice sounded so helpless and pitiful.

Emperor Sima agreed without the slightest hesitation.

“I understand… I’ve had this idea for a while now.”

-

From that day on, Sima Di attempted to strengthen this newly born, weak soul. He used a method of layering dual spiritual empowerment to continuously urge the soul to become more robust.

116 Why isn't she a cute girl?

The forward gun emplacement compartment houses the Going Merry's cannons, gunpowder, and other supplies, as well as ship repair equipment. Usopp often conducts research here, and it's also the birthplace of the Weather Stick.

However, ever since Sima Di began his "resurrection" plan for Merry, this place has been forcibly seized by Sima Di. Although Usopp complained a few times, he eventually succumbed to Sima Di's tyranny.

Sima Di chose this location for no other reason than that it is closest to the bow of the Going Merry (except for Luffy's special seat, of course).

If things had progressed normally, it would have taken at least several hundred years for Meili to reach her current level. However, due to Sima Di's special abilities, this soul was born ahead of schedule.

The corresponding price is having three slots for spirit empowerment: loss and gain.

Moreover, this method also allows Meryl to exist not as a biological being, but as a specially endowed spirit.

At first glance, this form is no different from other creatures, but if Sima Di were to suffer any misfortune, Mei Li would immediately revert to her original form.

-

Water Seven, the Straw Hat Pirates' temporary residence.

"...That's impossible," Zoro said decisively. "The first time I met you, you were already clamoring to commit suicide, but you haven't died yet. You're as tough as iron."

"As solid as iron..." Sima Di rolled his eyes at Zoro, "Can't you praise me as being as gentle as water?"

"Alright, alright, Ru Shui... hurry up and get ready, today's training is about to begin!" Zoro said.

Sima Di's face was scrunched up like a bun with eighteen pleats, each pleat revealing eighteen unwillingnesses, but under Zoro's stern gaze, he still obediently prepared to wash and groom himself.

“According to Sima Di, does that mean… we can still continue our journey on the Going Merry?” Chopper asked.

Chopper and Merry were having a great time playing together.

“No, Papa Chopper, my body has reached its limit and I can’t continue sailing, so Mom came up with this idea,” Merry said sweetly. “Besides, Papa Franky is building us a new home, and I’ll have new friends!”