Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

"I'll go check it out first. You guys take your time, no rush. After all, you're slow, so you'll be a step behind in getting the juicy gossip!"

Bye-bye~

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of lightning flashing rang out again, and Sabo transformed into blue lightning and flashed towards Water Seven.

Everyone: ? ? ?

"Packaging? So you two are the only ones who can fly, huh?"

Ace cursed and suddenly leaped up, turning into a ball of fire and flying towards Water Seven. Although his speed was much slower than Kayle and Sabo's lightning, it was still better than the group below.

However, Luo remained silent, and a stone was thrown out without anyone noticing. The next second, Luo's figure disappeared from the ship and reappeared in mid-air not far away. He threw the stone out again, and his figure disappeared again shortly afterward.

oops??

The remaining crew members, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Kuina, were not to be outdone and flew towards Water 7 together using Moonwalk.

Hey!! So what if there's a boat? They just won't take it!

Chopper: ? ? ? ? ?

(⊙o⊙)...

Chopper kept shaking his head from side to side, but no matter how he did it, he only saw air.

The people who were just chatting with him now all distanced themselves from him.

No?! You're human?!

Are you taking advantage of him because he hasn't learned Moonwalk yet?

What I'm saying is, can we please stop having this damn competitive spirit and leave one of us here to keep him company?

At that moment, Chopper made up his mind: after returning from Water Seven, he would train Moonwalk relentlessly and not leave the seclusion until he mastered it!

-

Two minutes ago.

A region in Water City.

A large crowd had gathered, mostly residents of Water 7, along with CP5 intelligence agents from the World Government and some judicial personnel responsible for law enforcement.

Among them, an old man dressed in purple was sitting in a chair with a small table in front of him.

He is a judge in the judicial system, responsible for adjudicating crimes.

In front of them, surrounded by countless residents and intelligence agents of Water Seven, were three people sitting on the ground. They were Tom and his two companions. Tom had already woken up from his coma, and his eyes were slightly darkened.

The old judge in purple robes looked at the three of them and said:

"Do you admit to the crime of attacking the judicial ship?"

Before Tom could even speak, Franky couldn't sit still any longer and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Don't joke around, the killer who attacked the judicial ship wasn't us, it was Spandam, who's right next to you!!"

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere fell silent for a moment, then bursts of loud laughter erupted from the crowd.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"What nonsense is Tom's disciple spouting? Why would the government agency CP5 attack a judicial ship?"

"Attack yourself? Hahaha!! Nonsense, absolutely impossible!!"

……

The crowd erupted in laughter; no one believed what Franky was saying.

Seeing this, Spandam couldn't help but smile faintly, looking down at Franky and the others.

This is the feeling he likes the most. So what if Franky and the others know that he did it?

The problem is, who would believe him?

When no one is willing to believe, the true facts become less important; distorted facts can also become facts if someone is willing to believe them!

At least for now, the 'facts' that everyone believes are the real facts!

"quiet!"

The judge spoke softly, but his voice was not loud, yet it silenced the discussion and laughter of the crowd.

After the noise subsided, he looked calmly at Franky and said:

"But according to our investigation, those ships that attacked the judicial vessel were yours, weren't they?"

Upon hearing this, Franky fell silent, then suddenly spoke after a long pause:

"That thing... is no longer my ship!!"

!!!

Upon hearing this, Tom, who had been keeping his head down, suddenly stood up and struggled violently. The chains were torn apart by his powerful strength. He then went to Franky and punched him hard, sending him flying more than ten meters away and crashing into a corner of the wall.

Upon seeing this, the iceberg next to him immediately widened its eyes.

"Mr. Tom actually hit Franky for the first time?"

Tom gasped for breath, his eyes wide with rage, staring intently at Franky, who was getting up not far away, and roared:

"You said 'It's not my ship'? You absolutely cannot say such a thing!!"

"What's the point of saying it?"

Franky yelled at the top of his lungs.

"I regret it so much. If it weren't for those ships, no one would have been hurt!"

Franky kept his eyes tightly shut, and a few tears seeped from the corners of his eyes.

Tom gripped the iron fork in front of his chest and pulled it out as he opened his mouth.

"No matter what kind of ship it is, it has no inherent good or evil. It doesn't matter what kind of ship you build in the future, no matter who it harms, even if it destroys the world!!"

"Everyone who builds it must cherish it. As long as the person who built it cannot deny its value, a real man should stand tall and proud of the ship he has built!"

"Don't blame the ship!!"

"Heh~ Heh~~"

After saying that, Tom stood there catching his breath for a while, then turned to Franky and Iceberg and said:

"Don't interfere with what happens next!"

Tom's gaze darkened slightly, his mind churning with thoughts.

The World Government made him take the blame, and it is the World Government that wants to sanction him. It will be very difficult for him to clear his name!

It seems he's going to stop here, but before that, there's one more thing he needs to do!

Tom looked at Franky and saw the deep self-reproach on Franky's face. He knew that Franky must be in great pain right now.

Only shipbuilders like themselves can truly understand the feeling of watching the ships they built being used for evil deeds.

Tom slowly turned around, his gaze fixed on Spandam, who was watching them with a sinister smile not far away.

Suddenly, he sprang up, his figure darting out instantly, arriving in front of Spandam in the blink of an eye, and his huge fist slammed down towards Spandam.

Spandam's entire face was distorted from the blows, and he slammed heavily to the ground.

In an instant, everyone on the field was shocked.

"Tom...Tom's gone berserk!!"

The inhabitants of the Seven Waters City screamed in terror and retreated one by one.

Tom then walked up to Spandam, grabbed Spandam's head with one hand, and stared intently at him.

"You bastard!!"

Raise your other hand and clench your fist.

"Quickly, fire!!"

In extreme fear, Spandam immediately screamed in panic, and the CP5 members, upon hearing this, did not hesitate at all. They all aimed their rifles at Tom, and as the triggers were pulled, bullets rained down on Tom like a storm.

At this critical moment, a purple lightning curtain suddenly appeared behind Tom. All the incoming bullets exploded the instant they hit the lightning curtain, and were then crushed into dust by the raging lightning...