I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

The origin of this pointer comes from an afro-haired host who wanted to organize a frenzy action movie... but now there's no need for that anymore.

"Humph."

Barrett didn't say anything, just snorted and glanced at Hale.

He didn't know if Hale's idea was bad or not, but since he was already there, he might as well play along.

Barrett rejoins the Roger Pirates, preparing to embark on a journey to the stars with Roger. To this end, he studies the Chronos spaceship, intending to build a ship for the Roger Pirates to fly into space.

Barrett is now the world's best shipwright in every sense of the word.

Thanks to the fusion-bond fruit's enhancement, his shipbuilding ability far surpasses Tom's.

However, ships and spaceships are ultimately two different things.

The Kronos spaceship is a product ahead of its time, and Barrett encountered many difficulties in trying to build her own spaceship.

It's not just financial difficulties; more flight tests are needed.

Roger and the others didn't want to be guinea pigs for a half-finished spaceship, so he and Hale put their heads together and came up with this idea.

"Human dreams never end." Hale was still speaking passionately through a megaphone at this moment:

Have you ever been mocked for your unrealistic dream of becoming the Pirate King?

"For just 100 million Berries, your dream can become a reality today!"

"During the initial launch of the One Piece experience event, the number of seats on the Starry Sky Tickets is limited, so buy yours quickly!"

Hale's fervent shouts spurred a surge of people, many of whom were quite moved.

Reaching the final island is more than just an honorary title of Pirate King; ONE PIECE is also on it.

With a legendary figure like Barrett, a former member of the Pirate King's crew, endorsing the idea, many people are excited and eager to try it out.

"Luffy? You really aren't interested?" Usopp tried to persuade him.

“But even if we don’t go, Barrett and Hale will take other people to Laugh Tale.”

"Wouldn't they get there first if they took ONE PIECE?"

These words failed to persuade Luffy, but they did surprise Franky and the others.

Luffy was also easily dealt with... When the silver-white, disc-shaped spaceship broke through the sky and docked at the coastal port under Barrett's command, Luffy and Chopper's eyes lit up, and they seamlessly blended into the crowd watching the spaceship.

"so cool!"

"This ship... is it called a spaceship? What's it like inside? Can it really fly? I really want to sit on it and try it out!" Luffy was instantly captivated.

"So, what do you guys think?" Zoro also woke up from his nap, his face expressionless as he looked at his companions.

"After boarding this spaceship bound for the final island, many of our dreams can be realized ahead of schedule."

"The perverted cook can disembark then, and Robin, didn't you also want to find out the truth of history through the Poneglyphs of Laugh Tale? The final island is just around the corner."

"Zoro, are you kidding me?" Franky shook his head.

"Putting everything else aside, of course I object."

"I just want to board this Sunny that I built myself and reach the end of the world."

"If we board Barrett's spaceship and head to the final island, wouldn't that be completely pointless!"

Franky's loud shouting caught Barrett's attention, causing him to turn his head to look at him.

"Isn't this Franky?" Barrett was taken aback, then leaped up and landed beside Franky with her tall body.

The two sides were once enemies, but their relationship improved after Barrett became the apprentice of shipwright Tom.

"Franky, I heard you've become a member of the Straw Hat Pirates. Do you also want to go to Laugh Tale?"

Barrett, unusually, showed a fairly kind smile:

"So, if you want to get on the ship, and if you're willing to lend me a hand, it's free."

"How about we treat it as a free sightseeing tour?"

Barrett's main purpose was to find guinea pigs to use as test subjects and make some money along the way, while the current Starship was still an experimental model.

But Franky often has some whimsical ideas, and if he could board the ship, he could lend a hand to Barrett and help improve the Starship.

"Free?" Nami's voice rose two octaves.

However, Franky remained steadfast.

"I refuse."

"I've already said, if I can't reach the end of the world aboard the Sunny..."

"Hahahaha... What's so difficult about that?" Barrett placed one hand on the Starry Sky spaceship, and the spaceship immediately began to deform. The already fixed alloy structure changed shape according to Barrett's will, and soon a newly added warehouse took shape, making the entire spaceship larger and increasing the size of the internal space.

"You mean the Sunny, the pirate ship? I've already added an extra seat to the Sunny," Barrett said.

"Now, you can board your Sunny and head to the end of the new world, the final island of Laugh Tale."

Franky: ....

He didn't know what to say for a moment, but he felt that something was not quite right.

However, under Barrett's enthusiastic invitation, the Straw Hat Pirates eventually succumbed and boarded the Starship.

Half an hour later, the Starship, filled with passengers, took off again, heading towards the deepest part of the new world, the final island.

......

The Starry Sky was just the initial model of the spaceship; after Barrett's modifications, it resembled a sightseeing spaceship.

Both sides of the ship have huge, transparent portholes, through which one can enjoy the beautiful scenery from above and look down at the sea.

The spaceship was currently skimming across the sea, ignoring the waves of the new world.

"There were about twenty passengers on this trip, and we made a killing of over a billion Berries. We have a lot to thank Roger for making ONE PIECE famous all over the world," Hale, the cockroach bully, exclaimed from the porthole.

"If it weren't for the fact that you brought some people with connections on board, Barrett, we could have earned even more." Hale frowned as she looked at Luffy and the others in the distance.

"Come on, money is just a bonus; debugging the spaceship is the most important thing," Barrett said in a deep voice.

Hale came up with a terrible idea to embezzle money, while he offered his spaceship; the two hit it off immediately.

“Barrett, if people like you want money, there are plenty of quick ways to make it, right?” Franky asked from the side.

Franky was originally a gangster boss in the original work. He was used to stealing money from pirates. He even stole 200 million Berries from the Straw Hat crew.

Both Hale and Barrett are legendary pirates on the high seas. For pirates, robbing is perfectly normal; it's a quicker way to make money, right?

“Times have changed,” Hale shook his head.

"In this day and age, even the fifty-six emperors have to be subservient, and there's still a mountain bandit king above them."

“Sigurd... he is indeed very powerful.” Franky had met Sigurd with Tom and others more than ten years ago and still had a fairly deep impression of him.

"It's not just a matter of strength; he's a very special kind of person... otherwise, why would Barrett be avoiding him?" Hale shook her head and whispered:

"Roger is stronger than Barrett. When has Barrett ever been afraid of Roger?"

At this point, the Straw Hat Pirates had already joined forces with other Supernovas to defeat Kaido, and in the eyes of the world, they were the most dazzling figures among the younger generation of pirates.

In Hale's eyes, the Straw Hat Pirates have a deep connection with Higuma, Roger, and others.

So even though he's a young person, he's willing to chat with him.

"The greatest pirates in this world have very different personalities. There are those like Shiki, and there are also outliers like Whitebeard and Roger."

“And Sig… seems to have some similarities with them, but also quite different.”

“Young man, you are too far removed from Sieg. Although you have met him, you have no idea how terrifying he truly is,” Hale sighed.

"When we found out that the Black Dragon General Sun Bear, the Piercing Dracula, and others were all him, our jaws almost dropped to the ground."

"Powerful and mysterious, yet unscrupulous and resourceful, seemingly without limits, yet also possessing lofty goals... I simply cannot understand how such a person could withdraw after breaking through the World Government."

"After the bandit gang disbanded, his whereabouts became even more elusive. He might be secretly watching us from within the Door-Door Fruit's alternate dimension..."

"One thing is certain... on this vast ocean right now, no one would want to be enemies with that man."

While the group chatted, they looked out from the observation porthole further away.

After Luffy and Chopper boarded the spaceship, they wandered around and touched things like country bumpkins visiting the city, their eyes shining, looking nothing like pirates.

"So cool!"

"But come to think of it, it really feels like a dream." Usopp was thrilled after boarding the spaceship, but amidst his excitement, he also sighed:

"I never imagined that we would end up flying to the final island, Laugh Tale, in this way."

"What Laugh Tale?" Luffy was taken aback, snapping out of his earlier excitement.

He was drawn to the spaceship's futuristic design, but his single-mindedness prevented him from associating it with the final island, Laugh Tale.

It wasn't until Usopp explained things that he belatedly realized... he had boarded the wrong ship.

"I don't want this kind of adventure that's not fun at all."

"If anyone can go to the final island and become the Pirate King by riding a spaceship, then I'm not going to be the Pirate King!" Luffy's emotions gradually became agitated.

The word "One Piece?" caught Barrett's attention.

A cruel smile spread across his face as he strode toward Luffy.

“Don’t yell on my ship, and... it’s been a long time since I’ve seen a brat dare to talk back to me like that.” He cracked his neck, making a series of popping sounds.

"Straw Hat Luffy? I think there was such a person during the Marineford War."

"I heard you and a few Supernovas took down Kaido... Well then, let me see what kind of person you are, young man!"

Barrett has turned completely corrupted and has been aroused by Luffy's desire to fight.

The two sides disregarded the fact that they were on a spaceship and quickly started fighting.

This was an intense fight that could last two hours in a theatrical version. The entire spaceship trembled violently during their battle, the high-strength transparent glass windows cracked, and the floor shattered.

When Luffy suffered two crushing defeats at the hands of Barrett and was preparing to unleash his full power for the final battle...

Outside the porthole, thunder rumbled, dark clouds covered the sky above the sea, and waves crashed in layers.

The storms of the new world always arrive unexpectedly, without any warning.

Because they were inside the spaceship, isolated from the outside world, even the navigator Nami was unaware of the rapid formation of the storm.