I quit the Straw Hats at the beginning and joined the Beasts Group

With tears streaming down her face, she cried loudly, "Merry, it's really our companion. I really can't leave it behind!"

"I've already seen it back on Sky Island... Actually, it wasn't anyone else who repaired the Merry back then. It was it, wearing a raincoat and holding a mallet, that fixed it itself, one stroke at a time!"

"Although I only saw it once, and it felt like a dream, I am certain that it was not a dream, it really exists..."

"Merry..."

Luffy, Nami, Zoro, Sanji, Chopper and others all couldn't help but tremble violently.

His face was full of disbelief, he stared blankly at Usopp: "Usopp..."

"Ryan, did you know this a long time ago?"

Nami looked at Ryan and asked in disbelief.

"Although I can't see the ship elf, my observation Haki is very special and I can sense Merry's existence..." Ryan shrugged.

His observation Haki was indeed able to vaguely sense Mary's emotions.

It never had any complaints, but was happy from the bottom of its heart to be able to continue carrying everyone to sail on this sea and experience those wonderful adventures.

But even he couldn't save the Merry.

Unless the Merry had never entered the Grand Line, a sea area with unpredictable and treacherous weather, from the very beginning.

But for a ship, isn’t it a blessing to have such a magnificent and wonderful journey?

Even if life is short, we should be willing to accept it like a moth to a flame.

"There's always been a rumor on the sea..." Franky said in disbelief, "A ship might give rise to a ship spirit if the crew cares for each other and takes good care of the ship."

"When the ship becomes close enough to the crew, the ship, in order to repay the favor, transforms into a 'person' wearing a raincoat and holding a mallet, resembling a crew member..."

“I never thought the legend of the ship elves was actually true!”

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Chapter 74: Ryan's verbal attack leaves the Straw Hat Pirates speechless [Part 3]

"Pattering..."

"Woo hoo hoo..."

As the time goes.

As the annual massive tsunami approaches, the water gods are about to have an impact.

On the sea near the Water City, the wind and waves are getting stronger and stronger.

The sky darkened and a light rain began to fall.

And inside Tom's studio.

Looking at the sudden rain falling outside.

Ryan looked at the Straw Hat Pirates who were shocked because the Merry had a ship spirit.

Those familiar faces made him subconsciously recall every detail of the wonderful and adventurous journey he had experienced along the way.

"As a former companion..."

He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I will say a few words from my heart one last time, or give you some advice!"

"I hope you can curb your excessive kindness!"

"After all, you've come this far, so you should know what kind of personalities most pirates have..."

He looked at Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and the others and said bluntly, "Those vengeful and unscrupulous pirates who escaped disaster because of your innocence and kindness, will they really be grateful and turn over a new leaf? Will they be so kind that they won't come to you for revenge after you leave?"

"Ryan, we are not like you!"

Luffy held down the straw hat.

He looked directly at Ryan with a determined gaze and shouted, "We are pursuing a free and unfettered adventure. We will never be like you, who has no bottom line and relies on power to kill people at will!"

"You're right, Ryan..."

Sanji couldn't help but agree.

Regarding Ryan's twisted theory of "If I don't kill him, he will kill me."

He simply couldn't agree with it.

"Well, since I'm free right now, I'll just talk to you guys!"

Ryan raised an eyebrow.

Just sit down cross-legged.

He pointed at Zoro first and said, "I won't talk about Zoro, his teacher Koshiro..."

"Based solely on the few words Zoro revealed during our previous sparring session, I can infer that his strength is definitely more than meets the eye. He's very likely a true master swordsman!"

"At least we can protect Seymour Shiki Village from being invaded!"

"what?"

Zoro's pupils shrank sharply, and he was inexplicably surprised.

He continued to make progress along the way, largely unintentionally, and understood the teachings of his mentor Koshiro, which seemed to be spoken casually but were full of profound meaning.

He did have some guesses.

Your teacher may be a hidden talent.

Ryan's words undoubtedly confirmed this.

Is it true that his teacher Koshiro is not that simple?

"Those marines you defeated, Luffy, are fine. With your grandfather, Iron Fist Garp, a marine hero, keeping them in check, even if they harbor resentment, I believe they wouldn't dare to act rashly. At the very least, they wouldn't go to Windmill Village in the East China Sea to seek revenge..."

"Don't rush to refute me. The facts are the facts... The title of Navy Hero is still very useful. Otherwise, just your old (adca) revolutionary Ryuna, as the leader of the revolutionary army, attempted to overthrow the rule of the World Government, thus becoming the World Government's number one target and being hailed as the 'world's most vicious criminal'. The World Government might have directly issued a demon-slaying order to wipe out Windmill Village!"

Ren stopped Luffy when he heard him mention his grandfather, the hero Garp, and his father, the revolutionary Dragon, who was the leader of the Revolutionary Army. He became emotional and wanted to say something to Luffy.

"but……"

"Even your grandfather Garp's comrade, the former Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, 'Black Arm' Zephyr, who always upheld justice and never killed any pirates, only arrested them, and was known as the 'Non-Killing'... The relatives of such a powerful figure were sought out for revenge by the pirates who had once spared their lives out of mercy but had no bottom line and harbored resentment. His wife and children were tragically killed, and in the end, this Admiral was deeply devastated and retired..."

"What!?"

"Former admiral?"

"Were all your family members killed by pirates in revenge?"

"Are you kidding me?"

Hearing Ryan say this.

The Straw Hat Pirates, and even Franky, were all inexplicably shocked.

They had never heard that even the family of a figure like the admiral of the Navy Headquarters was killed by pirates in revenge.

"That's not all..." Ryan sneered. "I heard that after Admiral Zephyr retired, he became the chief instructor at the Naval Academy. A few years ago, while leading students on a naval training ship on a mission, they were attacked by a pirate he had once captured but had let go after crying and begging for mercy. A large number of naval trainees were ruthlessly slaughtered, with only two or three surviving. Even the right hand of this naval instructor was severed..."

Speaking of it.

He looked directly at Luffy, who seemed a little bit incredulous, and asked bluntly, "Luffy, what makes you think that those pirates who challenged the Straw Hat Pirates and failed but survived will not feel resentment and seek revenge on your hometown?"

"I……"

Luffy clenched his fists.

I wanted to say something, but I couldn't refute it.

"Nami, your village is Cocosia Village, right?"

He glanced at Luffy.

Ryan had no intention of pressing the issue further.

Instead, he looked directly at Nami and asked calmly, "Have you ever considered what would happen if, because of your momentary weakness or some omission in your plan, a murloc escaped? If they gathered their accomplices and came back after you left, what kind of disaster would your village suffer?"

"After the massacre in Cocosia Village, are you going to bring Luffy and the others back with all your might to avenge the deaths and show off your power as the 'Great Pirate'?"

"This……"

But before Nami could say anything.

Ryan looked at Sanji, the Straw Hat Pirates chef, and asked with a sneer, "Sanji, the person you care about most is at Barati Restaurant, right?"

"Where on earth do you get the confidence and assurance to believe that after the insidious and cunning Creek Pirates have recovered, Creek won't harbor resentment and go directly to the Baratti Restaurant to retaliate because you and Luffy and the others thwarted their conspiracy and brought endless shame to him, the dignified 'Overlord of the East China Sea'?"

"Or do you think Barati Restaurant has enough strength to deal with those unscrupulous and unscrupulous guys from the Creek Pirates?"

"As for repaying kindness with enmity, I think Creek should have taught you a lesson before, right?"

Sanji's expression changed and he was speechless.

Ryan did not continue to mock him, but continued to look at Usopp who was lying there seriously injured: "Usopp, you are from Xiluobu Village, right?"

"You crushed the Black Cat Pirates' captain, Hyakuji Kuro's plot... but have you prevented future troubles?

"Do you think that after you leave, Baiji Kro and the others will come back to your hometown? Will they come back to find the girl you secretly love?"

"This……"

Listen to Ryan's blunt revelation.

Usopp's face was bruised and swollen, and his expression changed drastically: "No, that will never happen. Don't be alarmist, Ryan!"

"I'm just stating a possibility, a hypothesis based on reality. It doesn't mean it will definitely happen..."

Ryan didn't mean to argue with him fiercely.

She glanced at him and said calmly, "But whether I'm exaggerating or not, you know it in your heart. After all, you've seen the ups and downs of life yourself!"

"Chopper, your hometown is the Drum Kingdom, right?"

Followed by.

Ryan looked at Chopper again: "If I hadn't killed King Walpo of the Drum Kingdom and his subordinates, but had only defeated and expelled them by you..."

"What do you think will happen to the people of the Drum Kingdom, and your beloved Dr. Kuleha, if he one day uses the power of the World Government to retake it?"

"Doctor Doriel..."

Chopper stayed there.

My mouth was open, but I couldn't say anything.

He had always felt that Ryan's methods were too intense and cruel.

But there was something he couldn't refute about what Ryan said.

"Those pirates who escaped disaster due to your naivety and leniency and have now made a comeback..."

"Even if they knew the Straw Hat Pirates were powerful and didn't dare come after you for revenge, the vast majority of these ruthless pirates wouldn't be so rational and consider so many things. To vent their dissatisfaction and resentment, they would only intensify their revenge and oppression on those people..."

"Perhaps, when you return one day, all you'll see are devastated ruins, burned to ashes, and empty..."

"Even if you're lucky, and they don't retaliate against your hometown or your relatives and friends..."

"You can be lucky once, you can be lucky twice, but can you be so lucky every time and encounter such a 'kind' pirate?"

"The disaster won't affect the family? For a pirate who has completely lost his moral bottom line, that won't happen!"

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Chapter 9: CP Arrives, Angry Luffy [Fourth Update]

"You're definitely going to say that there's no need to kill those navy sailors who are committed to justice and haven't done anything evil..."

"But don't forget, you are free, independent pirates who do whatever they want and don't engage in production. You are not those good citizens who work diligently and abide by the law..."

"Since we are enemies with swords drawn against us, then life and death are naturally determined by fate, and the fight will not stop until one dies!"

"In this cruel sea, any act of mercy may bring unpredictable disasters and consequences!"

"You're trying to say they're innocent, right? You think since you've already won, or are in the upper hand, there's no need to continue the fight, right?"

"If we don't kill them, are we going to let them become like the endless swarms of locusts and ants? After a few days, they'll recover from their wounds, regroup, and continue to hunt us down under the command of those high-ranking naval officials?"

"Some of the navy who claim to be righteous are even more unscrupulous than pirates. Under the banner of justice, they will do anything to achieve victory..."

"If any of our companions are unfortunately caught, do you think they will threaten you with their lives?"