The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

"First of all, as a qualified pirate, you must have a comprehensive understanding of your pirate ship, so you need to clean the deck first..."

Seeing Usopp being persuaded by Link to work there, and looking so enthusiastic and full of fighting spirit, Zoro and Nami were speechless. However, they could understand Usopp; they hadn't really noticed it when they were all crammed onto a small boat.

But now that they have their own pirate ship, they feel that Link is becoming more and more like an older brother, taking care of many things on their ship.

That kind of big brother demeanor and style made it difficult for them to disobey his requests.

It's like the feeling a student has when facing a teacher.

It's not that there aren't people with this kind of temperament in a pirate crew, but it usually appears in the captain.

As for their captain... well, let's just pretend that such a creature and position don't exist, shall we?

"Hey, Luffy!"

Link called Luffy down from the VIP seats.

"what happened?"

Luffy, who had jumped down, looked at him with some confusion.

"You said you wanted to be a pirate, to become the Pirate King, right?"

Link looked at him calmly, a rare occurrence for him.

"Of course, that's my goal when I set sail!"

Upon hearing this, Luffy immediately straightened his chest and said.

"Well……"

Link nodded. "Now that you're aiming to become the Pirate King, and you have a pirate ship and suitable crew members, shouldn't you start thinking about the main matters of your pirate crew?" "Main matters?" Luffy tilted his head.

"It's simply the catchy name a pirate crew can proudly proclaim, and the flag that represents that crew!!"

Link looked at him seriously and said.

Names, and flags...

Upon hearing this, everyone—from Zoro, who was about to yawn and go to sleep, to Nami, who was plotting to steal the money, to Usopp, who was working—looked over.

They all gathered around, very interested.

"A name? I've already thought of one..."

Compared to his unreliable behavior before, this time Luffy was smiling and placed his hand on his head.

034 The actual elder brother [Thanks to Guan Yuxi and Are You a Pig? for the monthly tickets!]

"This straw hat holds immense significance for me; I intend to use it to command my pirate crew!!"

During their voyage, Luffy also told everyone about the origin of his straw hat and its importance to him.

Everyone had expected this, so it wasn't surprising.

"The Straw Hat Pirates? That's not a bad name."

Zoro thought about it and agreed, while Nami remained silent, although she also felt it was quite suitable.

Usopp, who was standing next to him, tried to be clever, but Link suppressed him with a single look.

Thus, the name Straw Hat Pirates was officially established.

Luffy and Link's crew—no, the Straw Hat Pirates, or simply the Straw Hat Crew for short—officially began their journey across the seas under this name!

"And then there's the pirate crew's flag?"

Zoro looked up at the empty sails and realized that they really needed a flag of their own!

"Drawing? That's what I'm best at..."

Upon seeing Link suddenly pull out a pen and a hat, Luffy, once again oblivious to his own limitations, rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward with a smile to take them.

Well, this time Link didn't need to be there. Zoro and Nami, who were already familiar with him, simply held him down, their suspicion and distrust in their eyes making no attempt to hide it.

Luffy can draw? He'd probably draw something like a ghost!!

Usopp wanted to say that his drawing skills weren't bad, but then he saw Link put on the painter's hat that he had taken out, which was definitely a light green color.

Meanwhile, the peculiar paintbrush with twenty-four sides in his hand continued to smear on the paper.

"It's done!"

Looking at the incredibly clear design on the paper, exactly the same as the Straw Hat Pirates flag he remembered, Link nodded in satisfaction.

Props: Original beret and 24-color paintbrush.

Introduction: Wearing a beret allows you to transfer the impressions in your mind to your arm muscles, enabling you to use a paintbrush to draw the images and figures in your mind as clearly as if you were taking a photograph.

In short, it's a tool that allows you to draw whatever you think of.

It's an absolute must-have for drawing!

"Is the skeleton wearing a straw hat smiling?"

Zoro and Nami looked at it and said, "Hmm, it has both our pirate crew's symbol and captures Luffy's optimistic character as captain. It's pretty good."

Link's paintings received unanimous praise from both of them.

At the same time, he looked at the hat and paintbrush in Link's hand with a rather strange expression.

They had all thought they were almost immune to Link's gadgets.

However, every time Link takes out a gadget, he is always amazed by its various effects.

Luffy was initially a bit unconvinced and, without any sense of self-awareness, intended to compete with Link. However, upon hearing that the flag bore his own features, he grinned foolishly.

Usopp stared at the pirate flag drawing with a strange look, paused for a moment, and then looked at Link with admiration.

As expected of a powerful mentor, even the pattern he came up with was exactly the same as his own, and he drew it perfectly.

Well, to be honest, this was originally Usopp's masterpiece, and it's quite lifelike.

Thus, with Link's redrawing, the flag representing the Straw Hat Pirates was soon hoisted aboard the Going Merry.

You know what, having a flag and not having a flag make a difference!!

"Alright, now that we've decided on the name and flag, there's one more important thing, isn't there?"

Zoro turned his gaze away from the flag.

"Regarding the positioning issue on our ship."

"Location? What's that?" Captain Luffy tilted his head once again.

"It refers to the position and identity that each crew member represents on the ship..."

Nami tapped him on the head, annoyed. "You can't even figure this out? Are you really the captain?"

"That's it..."

Luffy nodded knowingly, then raised his arm. "I'm the captain!!"

Yes, yes, we all know that.

The crowd nodded perfunctorily, and no one paid him any attention.

Whether you have a captain or not makes no difference.

"So I'm a swordsman, and my identity is that of a combatant, right?"

Zoro spoke first.

Nami continued, "I'm a navigator. If necessary, I can clean up the enemy's warehouses, hehe!"

Usopp quickly added, "Then I'll be the sniper, a brave warrior of the sea in the future!!"

"Then I must be the prop master."

Link knew that Zoro was the most team-oriented person, and he echoed that sentiment.

"You forgot to mention one identity, didn't you?"

Zoro looked at him. "First mate."

"Yes, I'm the captain, and Link is the first mate!"

Luffy grinned, remembering the day Link and he met when they fought Alvida together.

"First Captain!"

Nami and Usopp also laughed and chimed in.

Regardless of any other thoughts, at least at this moment, when their identities on the ship were confirmed, both of them genuinely believed that Link was the first mate of this ship.

Yes, the nominal first mate, but in reality, the big brother.

Link looked at his companions and a genuine smile appeared on his face.

With such a group of partners who would share life and death with you, what more could you ask for?!

Therefore, although the Straw Hat Pirates only have five members when they are officially established, they already cover a wide range of professions.

Small but complete.

Although it is still a small workshop-like team, it has the basic configuration and personnel, as well as moral support.

It was quite noticeable that everyone's mood during the voyage had changed from before.

With this spirit of striving for excellence, the group embarked on a new adventure.

035 Next, we need to find an excellent chef! [Thanks to Orange for the monthly pass!!]

The sun at sea is always so dull and tedious.

While an endless sea can be exhilarating, it can also easily lead to boredom.

After cleaning the ship, Usopp and Luffy, who couldn't contain themselves, whispered among themselves for a while before turning their attention to the ship's only cannon.

"If I had known our cannons were this good, I could have tested them out on Rare Beast Island."

Usopp was wiping the cannon while he was reminiscing.

After leaving Xiluobu Village, they ended up on an island of rare animals by chance.

There, they encountered the old pirate Gamon, who had been stuck in a box for twenty years.

The so-called treasure at the very top of the island was found to be completely empty when Luffy climbed up and opened it.

Having resolved his inner conflict, Camon decided to stay on the island and continue protecting its rare creatures.

"Aim at that rock!"

Luffy pointed to a direction, and then the two happy boys excitedly flipped the cannon barrels.

boom! !

A cannon shot rang out, reaching Link's ears as he examined the props inside the ship's cabin.

Knowing the nature of those two idiots perfectly well, he didn't even raise his head.

However, a commotion immediately followed on the deck, forcing him to pack up his props and leave.

As soon as he came out, he saw Chang Wei fighting... no, he saw Luffy knocking down a man with a buzz cut wearing black sunglasses and a blue jacket.

The man with the buzz cut lay on the ground, crying and roaring, which quickly woke up Zoro, who was sleeping nearby.

then……

"Johnny?"

He recognized him at a glance as one of the two underlings who had recognized him as their leader when he was a bounty hunter.

Since they were on the same side, Johnny didn't say anything more, but brought his other companion, Joseph, who was suffering from scurvy, onto the ship as well.

The two of them just happened to be resting on the same rock that Luffy and Usopp had just bombarded.

"This is just the most common form of scurvy; a vitamin supplement will do the trick."

Link made his judgment after only glancing at the ashen, bloodless face.

Then he instructed the two who felt deeply apologetic for causing trouble to go to the warehouse and bring over the oranges they had obtained in Orange Town.

"Oranges are the best fruit to replenish the vitamins you need. After eating them and taking care of yourself for two or three days, you will be fully recovered."

Link directed the two idiots to feed the oranges, and then spoke to Johnny.

"Brother Link!!"