The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

"Me! Me! Me! Hahaha, I'm going to be the Pirate King!"

The boat, carrying three people, headed towards Cocoyasi Village.

Chapter 334 Usopp and the Going Merry

"Xiluobu Village should be just ahead."

Zoro looked at the island in front of him and asked.

Only after you truly have a navigator can you realize just how wonderful it is.

Predicting rainy days half an hour in advance allows for easy avoidance of natural disasters and provides the advantage of rapid movement using sea breezes—it's simply amazing!

Whenever Zoro thinks about how good Nami is, he can't help but want to beat Luffy up.

Thinking back to his first few days, it must have been incredibly tough for him.

"Yes, this is a relatively peaceful village, and it's also the only way to reach Cocoyasi Village."

Looking at the island ahead, Nami's face showed a hint of nostalgia.

She vividly remembers when she met Ace, she said she was an orphan from Syrup Village, which was incredibly embarrassing.

"After we resupply here, we can head straight to Cocoyasi Village, right?" Zoro asked with interest.

"There's a floating restaurant called Barati along the way, which is the best restaurant in the East China Sea. If you don't want to experience its cuisine, you can go straight to Cocoyasi Village," Nami explained.

"Hey, is there anything to eat?"

Luffy's eyes lit up when he heard about a place with delicious food.

Seeing his demeanor, Zoro's lips twitched slightly, but he still said:

"Let's go then, it's on the way anyway."

He himself was also quite curious about what the Donghai No. 1 Restaurant would look like.

"Wow! Zoro! Nami! Look, I see my ship!"

Hearing Luffy's exclamation, Zoro and Luffy, who were discussing what supplies to buy later, looked up.

The ship was now close to the dock in Xiluobu village, and the scene there was visible.

What came into their view was a fast sailing ship with a triangular sail on the stern and a central rudder at the stern, and a ram's head on the bow. The ship was armed with four cannons: one at the bow pointing forward, one at the stern, and the other two on the sides.

The top of the mainmast is currently empty, and the brand-new hull looks as if it has never been used.

When Luffy saw the ship, he suddenly had the thought, 'This must be my ship.'

Both Zoro and Nami were immediately struck by the sight of the ship.

Fed up with the near-scrap ship, they desperately needed a new one.

With Nami's sailing skills, this ship could probably reach Cocoyasi Village several days earlier, Zoro thought to himself.

"Pirates are coming! Pirates are coming!"

As Luffy and his crew's ship approached, the pointed-nosed man standing on that ship suddenly shouted, his voice booming and echoing throughout the entire village.

Hearing the man's shout, Zoro and Nami also tensed up.

They were just in this village to resupply, and maybe they could rob a boat while they were at it, but they didn't want to face a siege by innocent villagers.

Luffy, on the other hand, remained carefree and, upon hearing the shouts, even laughed and declared himself a pirate who would become the Pirate King.

But several minutes passed after the man shouted, and Luffy and his crew arrived at the shore, but no villagers came running over, and the port remained empty.

Seeing this, Zoro and Nami exchanged a glance, both somewhat confused about what had happened.

"Hey, are you guys really pirates?"

On another ship, the pointy-nosed man Usopp waved at Luffy with great interest.

He looked at everyone except Luffy with great interest, trying to figure out what kind of people they were.

Luffy was someone he had known for a long time, a second-generation figure with a lot of titles and status.

He was still not quite sure about the origins of the other crew members.

His situation is similar to Sanji's; neither of them has been informed of the identities of the other crew members. For them, an unknown but interesting undercover journey would be a particularly cool thing.

How to win over the spies the family has prepared, and how to identify the family's enemies—this is a tough job!

In response to Usopp's shout, Luffy patted his chest as if it were the most natural thing in the world:

"Of course! We're pirates! I'm Luffy, the man who's going to become the Pirate King!"

"Nice ambition, but I've heard that pirates are all trash!"

Usopp spoke with a smile, completely ignoring the dark expressions on everyone's faces.

"I won't allow you to say that!"

For once, Luffy's expression turned serious.

"Am I wrong? My bastard father is a pirate. After getting my mother pregnant, he said he was going to pursue some kind of freedom, and then he disappeared without a trace. He didn't come back until my mother became seriously ill."

When talking about Yasopp, Usopp showed a rare display of genuine emotion, his expression one of gritted teeth.

Upon hearing his description, Zoro and Nami realized what was happening and gave him a sympathetic look.

To be honest, they weren't really interested in pirates. They joined Luffy's Straw Hat Pirates either to repay a debt of gratitude or to complete a mission; they didn't really consider themselves pirates.

"Hey, pirates are the freest people on the sea. If he doesn't come back, I'll take you to find him!" Luffy shouted, waving his hand.

Having learned the reason, he no longer had the idea of ​​arguing with the other party using force, but instead felt that he should prove the benefits of pirates with practical actions.

"Tsk, it would be a good thing if that bastard Yasopp was like you."

Usopp chuckled. If he had met Luffy before joining the Donquixote Family, he might have been tempted by him.

Having experienced so much, all he wanted was for Kaya and Banchina to have a good life; nothing more.

"Huh? Uncle Yasopp is your father?" Luffy asked in surprise.

"You know him!?"

Usopp narrowed his eyes slightly. He still remembered that if it weren't for Stella protecting him, he would have died a miserable death at Yasopp's hands.

"Yeah! He and Shanks are partners, we're good friends! They stayed with me for a year back then! Hehe, this straw hat was given to me by him!"

As Luffy spoke, he proudly shook his straw hat.

He was simple-minded and spoke with some reminiscence about the happy times he had spent with Yasopp and others.

"What a coincidence... If I want to find him and beat him up, you won't stop me, will you?"

When Usopp heard that Luffy and Yasopp had a good relationship, especially that Yasopp had stayed in Luffy's hometown for a year, his smile widened.

If he remembers correctly, Luffy's hometown is in the East Blue.

Luffy met the other party about 10 years ago, which means that Yasopp had been in the East Blue for a full 7 years.

He'd rather go to some strange place to drink and enjoy himself than go home to see his pregnant wife. What a scumbag!

"Of course! I'll help you beat him up! Hehe, serves him right for abandoning you! But you'll have to become one of my crew members, and that ship will belong to our pirate crew!"

Luffy chuckled and extended an invitation to Usopp directly.

My friend's son, and a boat he really wanted, of course I had to bring him along as a companion!

"Haha, then I promise you, you'll beat him up for me, and I'll be your crew member! You can use the Going Merry too!"

Usopp readily agreed.

The Merry was a ship designed by Kaya's butler, Merry, when he was young. After Merry left with Kaya, he gave it to him as a gift for going to sea.

He cherished this kindness immensely.

Chapter 335 Undercurrents on the Ship

"Alright! Let's prepare a banquet to welcome our new companion!"

Luffy became even more excited when he saw that Usopp had agreed.

Nami and Zoro, on the other hand, both had a wary look in their eyes when they saw the new member.

They know Shanks and the others.

Zoro had heard from Ace that Shanks was once a crew member of his bastard pirate father and that he would definitely make trouble for him in the future, and that Shanks was an enemy of the Donquixote Family.

Nami had heard Uta mention this person before; the two people Uta talked about most were Luther and Shanks.

However, when people talk about Luther, they always say how good he is, but when they talk about Shanks, they are full of hatred.

Nami had no doubt that if given the chance, Uta would definitely kill Shanks.

Now we hear that Usopp is related to Shanks' crew. Although the relationship doesn't seem very good, they are still blood relatives.

Such a person seems like a future problem.

With this in mind, they were inwardly resistant to Usopp joining them.

However, given Usopp's ship and the fact that they believed it was normal for unexpected events to occur during the journey, they restrained themselves and joined the banquet celebrating the newcomers' arrival.

Usopp seemed to sense Zoro and Nami's malicious stares. He remained outwardly calm but inwardly became more vigilant, treating the two as bodyguards provided by Luffy's family.

After a pleasant banquet and a few days of rest, the Going Merry, carrying the Straw Hat Pirates, continued its journey.

This time their destination was Barratier, and with the addition of the Merry, their speed increased considerably.

On deck, Usopp glanced at Zoro at the helm and chuckled as he explained:

"Look, our pirate crew is pretty complete now. I'm the lookout and shipwright, Nami is the navigator and cook, and Zoro is the combatant and helmsman."

After hearing what he said, the basic structure of the entire pirate crew was complete.

Nami rolled her eyes at him and said irritably:

"I have to watch the weather and cook for you big eaters, it's exhausting! My dream is to draw world nautical charts, not to be a chef."

She didn't want to take on too many tasks; she was there to infiltrate, not to do manual labor.

Zoro, on the other side, didn't speak, but the sound of him pounding the ship's rudder in frustration clearly revealed his emotions.