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

Seriously, Vivi is a princess of the Alabasta royal family, yet she doesn't even know her own father's or the Den Den Mushi number in the Alabasta royal palace?! If she did, she wouldn't have gone through all this trouble; she could have just made a call.

Moreover, she could share information and discuss countermeasures with her father, enabling them to better and more promptly save the country.

Unfortunately, both father and daughter were incredibly carefree...

After seeing Karu off, the group continued their voyage.

Soon, we arrived at our destination, the landing point.

The Going Merry arrived at a rocky shore, and Zoro was about to throw the anchor he was holding into the water.

But then the sea started gurgling, and several bubbles and dark shadows appeared on the surface!

"Wuqia!"

Accompanied by the cries of sea beasts, a group of creatures with turtle-shell-like shells on their backs emerged from the sea.

They have forked tails, but their appearance is very similar to that of manatees.

"If you want to land, defeat me first, otherwise go back to the other side, you bunch of cowards!"

Chopper faithfully translated the provocative words of the turtle-manatee creature leading the group on the shore.

As he spoke, the guy beckoned with his hand, his eyes sharp.

“Those are Kung Fu Manatees, unique to Alabasta. They’ll challenge any stranger they see to a fight; they’re fervent Kung Fu enthusiasts,” Vivi explained to the group, introducing these strange creatures.

"They really are the militant type!"

The group was expressing such feelings.

"Is that so? Then we can't just pretend we didn't hear that!!"

Usopp rolled up his sleeves, stepped onto the edge of the ship, and said, "I've been called a coward." With that, he leaped forward.

"Wait, Usopp!!"

Before Vivi could finish speaking, she saw Usopp lying on the ground with his face covered in bumps.

"Kung Fu Manatee is really powerful!!"

"You should have told me this beforehand..."

Usopp coughed up blood on the spot.

We can't just sit idly by and do nothing!

boom!

"But some of them won too."

Zoro pointed in another direction and saw Link and Luffy each defeating a kung fu dugong.

"If we don't defeat them, it will be troublesome if they block us from going in."

Link shook his hand.

"But even if we win, it won't work..."

Vivi had a bit of a headache, "These kung fu manatees are really tough to deal with. Once you beat them..."

The kung fu manatee in front of Link recovered very quickly and immediately woke up from its coma.

Then~

"They will then choose to become your disciples!"

Oh my god!

Then the kung fu manatee struck a bowing pose, looking at Link with shining eyes.

"If you lose, you have to acknowledge the other person as your master; that's their usual rule."

Vivi had barely finished speaking when Luffy took down several more in quick succession, almost wiping out all the Kung Fu Dugongs except for the one Link had defeated.

"Okay, follow me!!"

Luffy, on the other hand, was full of enthusiasm and managed to recruit them all as his disciples.

"Pack your bags, let's head to El Maru together!!"

“Woohoo!!”

"Wait a minute!!"

When they saw Luffy was serious and had the kung fu manatees pack up, Vivi and Nami couldn't sit still any longer.

"They're manatees! Do you really think they can come with us across the desert?!"

"It seems that it really can't be done..."

Luffy tilted his head and thought for a moment before replying.

"look……"

Nami and Vivi breathed a sigh of relief, but before they could be too happy, they heard Luffy continue:

"However, if we have Link and his gadgets, we might be able to bring them along."

You're still not giving up, huh?!

"My tools aren't toys for you to do recklessly without considering the consequences!"

Link glanced at him sideways. "Besides, even if it were possible, I wouldn't recommend bringing them along."

"What we're about to do is something these manatees can't get involved in."

“Woohoo, woohoo!”

As soon as Link finished speaking, the group of kung fu manatees immediately clung to Luffy's legs and wouldn't let go. Even the kung fu manatee next to Link's feet was staring at him longingly.

"Although you can't come with us, there's something I'd like to ask you."

Link naturally knew how to deal with such simple-minded creatures who greatly admired the strong and were quick to recognize victory and defeat.

"Do you see that ship?"

Link pointed to the Merry, "Your next task is to keep an eye on the ship for us."

“If there are no problems with our ship, I might consider taking you on the rest of the voyage.”

Link smiled and said to the kung fu manatee listening intently at his feet.

This kung fu manatee was the leader of the group of kung fu manatees that had just provoked them.

Its intelligence, strength, and talent are all superior to other kung fu manatees; otherwise, it wouldn't have become the leader of this group.

Later, Link remembered that in the original version, this kung fu manatee followed in Luffy's footsteps and longed for the outside world of the sea after Luffy left.

Thus, they formed their own Sea Beast Pirates, which consisted entirely of sea beasts, and sailed all the way from the first half of the Grand Line to the New World in the second half.

It's also worth mentioning that this kung fu manatee has quite a bit of talent.

Without any instruction, he mastered Armament Haki on his own and traveled from Alabasta to the island in the New World.

They overcame many hardships and dangers along the way, including bizarre and harsh weather, as well as various pirates and sea king-like enemies.

It is clear that this kung fu manatee is indeed a promising talent and is well worth training.

Even Link couldn't help but be slightly tempted.

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However, we still need to observe further to determine its quality.

Thinking of this, Link pondered for a moment, then took out another strange prop.

This time it wasn't an ordinary item, but something resembling a doll.

Is this a fox doll?

The others also looked on with curiosity at the new gadget that Link had taken out.

For a moment, everyone was confused: was it a prop, or his toy?

Then they saw Link take out another food, which looked like fried tofu, and feed it to the fox doll.

"She's transformed?!"

The next second, to their astonishment, the red fox doll grew larger and transformed into a human.

"That's... Link?!"

The red fox transformed into a human who looked exactly like Link standing next to him!

"Hmm"

Ace, leaning against the edge of the boat, couldn't help but whistle.

Today, he was truly amazed once again, whether it was the "all-purpose faucet" that could flow water at will, or the "message airplane" that could find its target and deliver things.

Even now, the fox doll that can transform into Link himself has greatly broadened his horizons.

"Hmm, he is just as handsome as I am."

Link looked the [Transformation Robot] he had taken out up and down, and was very satisfied with its transformation effect.

Item: [Transformation Robot].

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Description: This is a fox-shaped robot. If you feed it fried tofu, it will transform into your appearance and do the things you ask it to do.

"You stay here and teach my disciple properly, and then work with these kung fu manatees to protect our ship."

After Link gave the order, the "Link" robot instantly stood up straight, clearly having accepted the command.

"He can actually transform into another Link..."

Luffy, also curious, leaned closer. "Link, do you have any extra foxes? I'd like to see if I can become one of them..."

"You'd better stop now!!"

Nami couldn't listen anymore and went straight up to subdue Luffy.

"We already have enough with just one of you, are you trying to drive us crazy by adding another one?!"

The noise was mixed with shouts from the Kung Fu Manatee.

Ultimately, through Chopper's efforts in persuasion, some food was left for the group of kung fu manatees, and the [Transforming Robot], transformed into Link, was put in charge of teaching them. Only then did the kung fu manatees agree to stay and help watch the ship, and...

They took care of Mr. 2 Bon Clay, who was somewhat reluctant to leave Luffy after he put him down.

During this time, the two got along very well and shared similar tastes, and a deep friendship developed between them.

However, as a member of Baroque Works, von Clay still failed to gain full trust and remained inside the "trap bag."

He and a group of kung fu manatees, with large bones and meat in their mouths, tears streaming down their faces, and throwing small white cloths, bid farewell to Luffy and Link.

After disembarking here, you enter the inland desert of Alabasta.

The first city to border this coastline is Almaru, known as the city of oases.

However, when Weiwei led her group here, all they saw was ruins and desolation.

"It seems they've become victims of the drought..."

The group of people all fell silent.

There are no traces of human activity here anymore, and the wind and sand keep blowing in, stirring up layers of sand and gravel.

Everywhere you look, there are dilapidated ruins and houses lying on the ground.

Chopper casually picked up a stone and threw it into the well, and the muffled echo could be clearly heard.

There is no water left here, and naturally, no trace of human activity remains.

"I am fine."

Noticing the concerned looks from everyone, Weiwei managed a weak smile.

Once she calmed down, she was much stronger than everyone imagined.

"Even the oasis city has become like this; the drought here is more severe than we imagined."

As Vivi spoke, she explained that in the past three years, it hadn't rained anywhere in Alabasta except for the capital, Albana, and that dancing powder had been discovered at the capital's docks, along with its effects.

In the desert of 106, a lottery will be held to determine whether you'll get a speedboat or a paddle boat!