One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

"Ah! Stop! Stop! All of you, get the hell out of my way! I'll never let you go, even if I die!" The intense pain shot straight to his brain, and he, who was acting completely unpredictably, hurriedly roared at his subordinates.

"Haha! That's it, why suffer so much pain!" Maggie laughed as she looked at the crowd that was slowly retreating around her. She got up, jumped down, put away the half-cut mechanical Gundam, and turned back to ask Franky and Robin to translate and see if it could be used.

"Have you found Mabi?" Mabi Franky asked as he pushed through the crowd and led his two younger sisters toward them after the situation was brought under control.

"Found it! Check if it's right." He sheathed his longsword, had Neilco cut off a piece of wood, and tossed it over. He continued to drag Cassis toward the huge hole.

"That's right, this is it! This is the legendary material! It feels incredibly good!" Franky took the block of wood, broke it open to examine the wood fibers, analyzed them, and then put his arms together and leaned forward to express his joy.

“Since there are no problems, we should be going! I’ve already put Adam Wood away!” Maby turned and replied. Figures were beginning to emerge from the cave entrance. She had fulfilled her promise, and everything had gone exceptionally smoothly.

"Haha! Well done, Maby! This big brother must be your partner. Thanks for saving us trouble." Warren, who had already climbed out, stepped forward and laughed heartily when he saw Maby.

“Well said! You’re definitely a comrade!” Maggie laughed as she looked at Franky, who was all smiles, ready to pick up his guitar again. As for Franky’s own opinion, they could discuss it later!

"Hey! Mabi, I never agreed to join you guys!" Upon hearing Mabi's reply, Franky threw down his guitar and yelled in rebuttal!

"Haha! Just wait! You'll soon be our comrades! Cassis, here you go!" Mabi laughed loudly, throwing the human body in her hand into the deep pit. He was afraid of getting his hands dirty; surviving with half his neck severed was a stroke of luck. Turning to the stunned crowd still holding weapons, he shouted, "If I were you, I would save my own boss first!"

A single sentence jolted Cassis's men from their daze! Enraged, some rushed to the bottom of the cave, while others raised their guns and cannons, firing directly at Mabi! Shells rained down from the cannons, hurtling towards Mabi!

"Boss!"

"Boss!"

"Quickly, save the boss!"

"That bastard actually threw the boss down there! Die!"

Countless shells instantly filled the entire underground plaza!

"Let's go keep your boss company! Shake the air!" Facing the countless cannonballs, Mabi instantly drew her sword and swept the back of the blade. The powerful force directly stirred the air, sweeping the cannonballs flying in the sky back and rebounding them onto their masters, causing bursts of roars and howls.

"Franky, Warren, let's go!" Without even watching the effects of the exploding shells, he immediately told Franky and Warren to open a human-shaped passage and leave amidst the chaos.

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After saying goodbye to Warren, Maby didn't wander around. She went straight with Franky and the other two to buy the materials needed to build the new ship. They left the underground black market, which had become chaotic due to the power struggle, and boarded the sea train to return. The moment she was settled, Maby slumped lazily on the hard chair without any regard for her image.

"Mabi, what did you find down there! You're so tired!" Franky, holding a newspaper delivered by the flight attendant, glanced at Mabi, who was slumped beside him, with a puzzled look.

"Nothing much! I just discovered a historical building where elves were born, which might be useful for future voyages! I just want to relax for a bit right now," Mabi replied lazily, getting up to accept the cola Moz offered her and thanking him.

"Thank you, ma'am!"

"Hehe! Brother Mabi bought us so much jewelry, we need to repay him!" Moz shook the Coke bottle in his hand, squinted at the lazy Mabi, and said with a smile.

"I wonder if Brother Meibi has a girlfriend! If you don't want to go, I'll marry you!" Kiwi, who was also holding a Coke bottle, asked boldly with his smiling eyes.

"Well!" Mabi laughed, not giving a direct answer, but gently tapping the glass bottle with the ring on her finger, making a crisp sound.

"So she's already taken! What a pity!" Hearing the crisp sound from Mabi, she turned to look and was immediately disappointed!

"Haha! Little sisters! Don't worry! I'll definitely find you all good families to marry off!" Franky laughed heartily upon hearing their conversation.

"Haha! You two are so beautiful, I'm sure you'll find good husbands soon!" Mabi laughed as well.

"Hmph! Slippery!" The two girls simultaneously pouted and rolled their eyes at Meby.

"Hey! Mabi, do you guys know about Robin? You know, the Ancient Weapon Poseidon that can control Sea Kings?" Franky asked in a deep voice just as Mabi and Keyamus were joking around.

"Ancient weapons that control Sea Kings? I know a little about them, what's wrong?" Mabi calmed down and became puzzled. Why would information about Sea Kings appear at this time? Could it be that Shirahoshi's identity has already been discovered by the world?

"She's known to the World Government just like the weapon that can deal with Pluto! She's wanted with a bounty on her head! She's currently on the run in the East Blue!" Franky handed the newspaper to Maggie and said heavily. As someone who possessed a weapon that could deal with Pluto, he knew those bastards would do anything to get what they wanted! If it weren't for the Straw Hat crew, his senior brother would probably be imprisoned in Impel Down right now!

"What a pity! She's only eight years old and already wanted by the authorities, forced to wander and evade countless pursuers and robbers just like Robin did!"

"An eight-year-old who controls sea kings! Fleeing from the East Blue! Could it be that little girl Apis!" Upon hearing this information, Mabi's heart sank. She snatched the newspaper from Franky's hand and opened it to search for the information she wanted. Apis, whom she knew, could also communicate with beasts. Please, it couldn't be her!

The prominent front page further enraged Mabe, confirming his suspicions! The front page, right in the center of the newspaper, featured an image of countless sea kings floating on the sea, with a small human figure highlighted above the head of one of the sea kings. A huge headline dominated the entire banner!

"An ancient weapon inheritor, 'Sea King! Apis,' has appeared in the East China Sea!"

Giant characters occupied half the page, issuing a warning! They warned the people of this world that a weapon symbolizing world destruction had reappeared! This warning was also spread throughout the world by news birds, falling into the hands of countless people!

Chapter 131 The Decision! Leaving Alone!

"What! Mabi, you know her?" Franky asked, noticing Mabi's heavy mood.

"Hmm! She's a very cute little girl who was a travel companion of ours before." Mabi put down her newspaper, leaned back in her chair, and stared blankly at the ceiling, pondering how to solve the problem! She was only an eight-year-old child. How could she break through the encirclement of numerous pirates? Although she had dealt with most of the famous pirates in the East Blue, it didn't mean that new pirates wouldn't emerge. Moreover, bearing the name of an Ancient Weapon would attract even greater pirates from the New World to cross the Calm Belt in pursuit! In addition, because she summoned Sea Kings to destroy warships, she would be besieged by the world's largest organization.

At this point, they only had two paths to take to get back and rescue her! One was to sail across the Calm Belt from the Twin Capes, using the Red Line as a landmark, towards the East Blue. That was the starting point of the Grand Line, the area with the fewest Sea Kings in the Calm Belt, and according to other nautical logs, the safest route out of the Grand Line! The other was to sail along the Red Line, the dividing line between the first and second halves of the Grand Line, using it as a landmark. However, this route would become extremely dangerous due to its proximity to the New World, but for someone like them who was almost halfway there, it was the only route that would save the most time and get them to the East Blue quickly!

If you use the permanent Pose to travel directly from Water 7 to the island closest to the Calm Belt and enter the Calm Belt, you will only get lost and be destroyed and devoured by the active Sea Kings!

Thinking of this, Mabi stood up, looked at the blue sky, and scratched her messy hair to clear her mind!

"This is a real headache! What should we do?!" None of these routes are the fastest or safest! Back when we entered Jack's hometown in the Calm Belt, it was only a few kilometers away, enough to temporarily evacuate without getting lost! But this time, we have to cross at least a hundred kilometers of the Calm Belt! What's more, we don't even have a boat!

"What's wrong, Maggie? Are you having a headache about going back to rescue her? Don't you have that little angel girl? Just have her fly over the Calm Belt, take everyone into the Grand Line, and then use the Permanent Log Pose to reunite!" Franky only heard Maggie say that she was a crewmate, and he didn't know the specific reason why she left the ship, but judging from his troubled expression and their loyalty in attacking the World Government for someone they had only met once, he understood what he was worried about and replied directly.

"Flying Angelia? Yes! Not all of them, just one person needs to go and find her, then use Luffy's Vivre Card to bring her back!" Hearing Franky's subtle hint, Maggie turned around and immediately solved all her problems, even coming up with many solutions! Gazing at the azure sky, her frustration vanished, replaced by confidence. She turned back, put her hands on Franky's shoulders, and earnestly asked, "Flying Angelia? Yes! Just one person needs to go and find her, then use Luffy's Vivre Card to bring her back!"

"Frankie! Can you build me an airplane?"

"Hmm?" Franky blinked twice at Maby's question, looking at Maby's confident face with a face full of questions!

"An airplane? What's that?"

After the train arrived at the station, Maby quickly moved to the rooftop and jumped between the rooftops, while Franky and the others walked below and eventually reached the Carrare Company.

"Hey! Barry's taking a break! Where are my crew?" Upon arriving at Carare Company, Maby immediately asked Barry, who was resting and smoking a cigar.

"Hey! It's Maggie and you guys back from buying materials! They just got together and are having a meeting inside! You've come at just the right time!" Barry, who was resting on a log, turned around and teased upon hearing Maggie's voice, pointing to a window in the direction he was looking for.

"Thanks!" After thanking her, Mabi pushed open the window and jumped in.

As Maby jumped into the hall, she saw her companions sitting on the carpet, lying on the sofa, or squatting on the table. Without exception, all of them had heavy expressions on their faces and turned to look at the figure jumping in through the window!

"What's wrong with you guys? Can you tell me what happened?" Mabi asked in a deep voice, looking at her silent companions.

"Mabi, we're just waiting for you! I'm afraid we won't be able to wait for the new ship to be built! We need to buy a ship as soon as possible and set sail back to the East Blue!" Nami put down the sea chart in her hand and looked at Mabi who jumped in, and said in a deep voice. At this moment, there were already countless sea charts in front of her, and Robin's hand was helping her analyze and organize them.

"Why!"

"Crack!" The flint made a soft burning sound as it sputtered.

"Hoo!" Sanji took a deep breath, expelling the smoke from his nostrils, and slowly replied.

"Abis is wanted as an Ancient Weapon! Countless powerful pirates will target and control her! We must return to rescue her as soon as possible! The ship has been arranged; we'll set sail immediately after checking the supplies!"

Upon hearing Sanji's explanation, Maple immediately understood why her companion was so burdened. Robin had been hunted down for twenty years simply because she knew about the buried history, and now Apis was even called an ancient weapon capable of destroying the world. One could only imagine the kind of pursuit she had to endure!

"Luffy, sit down first! I already learned about Apis's situation from the newspaper on the train. Also, everyone, please wait a moment and let me finish. A good plan will save a lot of unnecessary trouble than rushing in recklessly!" Maggie stepped forward and pressed Luffy, who had taken off his straw hat from his face and placed it behind his back, back onto the sofa with a serious and calm expression, ready to take action.

Facing her companions who were looking at her seeking answers, Maggie explained the problems she had analyzed: "I already know about Apis's situation, as one of our former partners! It's too late to take a ship now! We've spent three months traveling from Twin Capes to here, stopping and starting along the way! Even if we set sail now and travel non-stop, given the harsh weather and rough seas, it will still take at least half the time to reach Apis's hometown! And a lot can happen during that time! Compared to those ambitious pirates in the New World who travel through the North Blue, West Blue, and then the Rising Sea to the Grand Line before heading to the East Blue, we are currently at the furthest point from Apis's hometown!"

"How do we get across to Mabe?" Usopp, sitting on the carpet-like prop-making platform, looked up and asked, echoing the thoughts of everyone present.

“Fly! I believe you have all witnessed Proverbs’ flying ability! Franky has agreed to use Proverbs’ technology to replicate a small spaceship for air travel! This will be several times or even ten times faster than traveling on the ocean!” Maggie nodded in response, then looked at Luffy, whom she had pressed down onto the sofa!

"Wouldn't that be incredibly troublesome! As far as we know, the entire Proverb took six years to create!" Mia stopped organizing the documents and asked in surprise.

"It's much simpler to build a spaceship that only needs two important parts, the power room and the cockpit, and with Merry's Ray metallurgical abilities, it will be much faster!"

"Only enough for two people? Mabi, you're leaving alone!" Angelia, who was holding the injured Jack, suddenly cried out in surprise, not even noticing that Jack had fallen from her arms.

“Yes, smaller size means faster power transmission! Faster speed! This way I can reach the East Blue in just a few days! I can carry all my supplies without taking up any space!” Maggie replied slowly, then looked down at Luffy, who was being held down on the sofa, and asked.

"Luffy, I request to leave alone for a while! You all continue sailing to the next island! After finding Apis, I will use your Vivre Card to find you!"

"Leaving alone?" Luffy muttered to himself, then opened his mouth wide and laughed, as if his previous gloomy mood had not affected him at all.

"Mabi, I promise you! You must bring Abby back. She's our comrade and we can't let anyone bully her!"

“No problem! My Luffy captain!” Maggie laughed, then turned to her companion and asked!

What do you all think?

“There’s no faster way! After all, the faster the better!” Nami could only nod in agreement upon hearing Mabi’s answer. After all, nothing was more suitable for fast travel than flying, and she had carefully analyzed that either way would consume a lot of time.

"Since everyone has decided that Mabi will go alone, let's prepare all the necessary supplies for her so that she doesn't waste any time on the road!" Now that the decision has been made, let's all get to work!

"Robin, please compile a map showing the straight route to the East Blue!" Nami, decisive and efficient, slammed a stack of maps onto the table!

"No problem!" Robin smiled slightly, and suddenly several arms and eyes appeared on the table. He picked up the sea chart and began to analyze it.

"I'll prepare food and water if we need them on the way!" Sanji took a deep drag of his cigarette, stubbed it out, and headed towards Karare's kitchen without looking back!

"Sanji! We need meat, we need meat to fight!" Luffy shouted as he followed Sanji to the kitchen. Whether he was preparing meat or sneaking some, only he knew.

"Don't worry! It will happen!" Sanji's voice came from afar.

"Angelia! We need to make more medicine! Without me, we can't even replenish the medicine!" Chopper jumped off the sofa and called Angelia to his makeshift pharmacy.

“No problem, Chopper! Jack, you come too!” Angelia said softly, holding Jack in her arms, and followed Chopper down the aisle.

"Mabi, take these smoke bombs! They'll make it easier to escape if you encounter a Sea King." Usopp took a bunch of round balls out of his backpack and put them into a cloth bag, instructing him.

"Thanks!" Mabi accepted it with a smile.

"Mabi, I'll go with you to buy a permanent compass! It'll be so easy to locate things at sea!" Mia grabbed Mabi's arm and pulled her outside to go shopping together!

"Ah! Are we leaving?" Zoro asked, yawning as he sat cross-legged on the carpet, clutching his three swords, looking around at the few people around him.

"Ugh! So you didn't listen to a word I said!" Nami covered her forehead, speechless.

"The plan has changed! The new mode of transportation is only suitable for Mabi to sail alone. We will sail according to the original direction and Mabi will quickly head to the East China Sea to find Apis."

"Oh! Is that so? Then I'll take a nap!" Upon hearing that they wouldn't be taking any more action, Zoro nodded and went to sleep!

Chapter 132 The Straw Hat Crew's Treasure!

As night fell, the people of Water Seven, who had been busy all day, ate dinner early and disappeared into the streets to prepare for the next day's repair work. In the courtyard in front of the Karare Company, a gate shimmering with mysterious runes stood in the center, with a bright light shining out from the middle, illuminating the grass and forming a gate-shaped reflection.

"Hey! Hey! Hey! Straw Hat Boys, you guys really robbed a country!" Franky, who had been led into a portal by Mabi, shouted upon seeing the situation inside.

"Haha! Franky, welcome to our Straw Hat base! This is our treasure trove! All our usual supplies are stored here!" Mabi patted Franky on the shoulder and laughed. Compared to Capone Bege's Castle-Castle Fruit, which allows him to create space inside his body to live, store supplies, and open windows at will for battle, this shelter they found was just a small place, about the size of a city with a radius of tens of kilometers, for storing supplies. They had only cleared the entrance area, and the area beyond that had not been developed or utilized at all.