Chapter 889 Meili: Listen to me, thank you...
At the banquet, Nami approached Kira alone, trying to exchange her beauty for money. She clasped her hands together and started to act coquettishly, moving her body closer to Kira.
"Please, just give us some, okay?"
I declare that this Nami is the NPC that best fits the original image that I have seen so far!
but……
Using honey trap in front of me? Are you kidding?! Am I the kind of person who would fall for it?
The 'sage' Kira has a good reputation of being able to remain calm and value money over women, which is known to everyone in the entire Kingdom of Fiore. How could he fall for a little girl like you?
If it was Nami two years later it would be fine, but now... hehe!
"Don't even think about gold, but I can help you repair the boat!"
“Huh?!”
"If I'm not mistaken, your ship is about to fall apart, right? As a navigator, you should know how strange the climate of the Grand Line is. It's very dangerous for a ship like that to continue sailing on the sea!"
Kira's words silenced Nami for a moment.
In fact, her main purpose of wanting gold was to sell it for money to repair the Golden Merry. Otherwise, she would not have come to Kira even though she knew that the Golden City had been taken away by him. She had originally prepared to let Kira take advantage of her if things didn't work out - of course, it was limited to holding hands and drinking wine, etc. - but she didn't expect Kira not only didn't fall for it, but also saw through her true purpose at a glance...
Is this the man who defeated Crocodile and saved Alabasta? What a keen eye!
"Really? Thank you so much! Brother Kira!" Nami excitedly drank the wine in her hand in one breath, then hugged Kira in her arms.
No...I should be the one saying thank you!!
Nami made a lot of noise, and the moment the two of them hugged each other attracted the attention of several people around them.
"Damn it!! How could that red-haired bastard lie in Miss Nami's arms so unscrupulously?!" Sanji on the side suddenly became crazy with envy, and the boiling flames burned from the soles of his feet almost to his head.
"Wow, Sanji! Can you also catch fire?" Natsu came over at some point and looked at the flames on Sanji's body, eager to try.
"Yeah, I can't control my anger towards that guy anymore!!"
Nami just let Kira have a taste of the sweetness and then let go. This hug was both a reward for Kira for repairing the Merry and a thank you for helping them eliminate Arlong, the trouble maker, from the Cocosia Village.
"Everyone, Brother Kira has promised us to repair the Merry~"
Hearing Nami's voice, Luffy and the others were all stunned: "Repair the Merry?!"
"Yes! The Merry has been with us for so long that it has become tattered. I originally planned to renovate it after getting the gold, but..."
Sanji understood immediately: "But now we are a step too late, we don't have the gold, and we don't have the money to repair it."
"Yes, that's it!"
Nami smiled slyly and patted Kira on the shoulder, "Fortunately, Brother Kira is willing to help us repair the Merry, saving us this expense!"
"So that's how it is..."
Before Sanji could finish his words, Usopp, Luffy, and Chopper rushed towards Kira at the same time, crying: "Wow! You are such a good person! Thank you so much!!!"
"Hahaha, you're welcome. I'll definitely have a chance for you to repay me in the future!"
After a while of arguing, Sauron finally asked a question: "But, since you said you want to help us repair the Merry, how exactly are you going to do it? Are you a shipwright?"
Zoro knew that the repair that Kira mentioned definitely did not mean directly paying Merry to go to the shipyard for a full body repair, otherwise he would not have taken all the gold. Therefore, the only explanation was that he had the technology to repair ships.
"I'm not a shipwright, but I can use magic to restore the object to its original state."
"Amazing! Magic is so powerful!!!"
Kira enjoyed the astonished and admiring looks from Chopper and the other two very much.
"Use magic to restore the ship to its original state? Is such a thing really possible? This is totally unscientific..."
Kira was completely shocked: What? What did I just hear? You guys from the pirate world are actually talking to me about science?
"I've already told you this is magic, of course it's not scientific!"
Taking advantage of the night and the good mood of drinking, several people came to the place where the Merry was docked.
"This one is really badly damaged! Have you ever thought about changing it?"
After Kira asked, Luffy and his crew were stunned. Could it be that the Merry was so damaged that even magic couldn't repair it? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! !
"How is that possible?! Mary is our partner!!"
Before Luffy could speak, Usopp was the first to stand up and looked at Kira with a somewhat dissatisfied expression, "Is the magic you mentioned really that effective?"
"Usopp..."
"Oh, sorry! I was a little excited, but this is about Mary, so I have to be cautious!"
Usopp realized that his tone was too excited, and quickly apologized, fearing that Kira would be unhappy and refuse to help. If that happened, he would not have the money to go to the shipyard to repair the Merry.
"It's okay, it's human nature!"
Kira waved his hand and said, "The magic is definitely effective, but with so many of you, you don't even have a room for each person. Don't you think it's too crowded? For six people, at least each person should have a bedroom, right? Add in the kitchen, warehouse, bathroom , and conference room, and ten rooms is the minimum requirement!"
"Look carefully. It has only been a few months since the Merry set out from the East China Sea . It has not even traveled halfway through the first half of the Grand Line, but it is already in such a state that it is about to fall apart. How will you deal with the more dangerous and harsher sea routes in the future? Can the Merry last until you find the great secret treasure?"
"How about I lend you a few hundred million Baileys to buy a new ship after we get to Qinghai? I'll go to the Seven Waters City and hire the best shipbuilder to build you a ship using the best wood and branches from the precious Adam tree, how about that?"
"You can change the Merry to Ship No. 2, so that you don't abandon your partners. Don't worry, I won't charge you interest. You can even pay me back after you find the great secret treasure!"
Kira suddenly felt like a devil. He first described a life of extravagance and debauchery to tempt these poor people in front of him. Then, through his eloquent tongue and evil tone, he presented facts and reasoned with them, laying out the bloody and cruel reality in front of them.
The main purpose of doing this is to sound a warning to Luffy and others, so that they can prepare early, in case Merry really falls apart suddenly in the sea one day, and then they will have no place to cry.
"No, I won't abandon my friends!!"
Luffy's answer was sonorous and powerful. He did not hesitate at all when facing Kira's suggestion. He still had a confident smile on his face when he refused. "Besides, Merry has survived so many adventures. I also believe that it can take us to continue our route in the future!"
"Besides, didn't you say you could restore the boat to its original performance? I believe you!"
Hearing Luffy's words, Zoro and the others also smiled with relief.
It's Luffy's character after all...
Although Luffy is stubborn, he is always clear-headed about major issues. The current situation of the Merry is not as desperate as in the original work. As the captain, he naturally will not choose to give up treatment.
"Really? Then I wish you good luck!"
Kira chuckled and turned his gaze to the Merry. With the perception of magic, he saw something that others could not see. It was a dwarf wearing a raincoat, holding a wooden hammer, and whose face could not be seen.
The ship spirit is undoubtedly a kind of soul.
In the setting of the One Piece world, ship spirits will be born on the ships that are valued by pirates. Their images are very uniform, and they will occasionally appear in storms to guide the crew, or control the ship across the storm, but few people have seen them with their own eyes, and they basically only exist in legends.
Kira remembered that some big guys speculated that ships can give birth to ship elves because the wood used to build ships was born from certain special trees, such as Adam and Eve, and the reason those trees can give birth to elves is because they have been given souls by the Soul-Soul Fruit.
But in his opinion, Oda probably won't use this kind of setting, because it wouldn't be romantic enough, and would make the whole setting too realistic, too scientific, and too logical.
As we all know, the world of pirates should be a world full of fantasy!
Before Sky Island, Oda said in the narration that "everything imagined by humans will become reality", and this sentence was said by an adventurer in the past. This means that although this sentence is outrageous and unfounded, it works in the world of pirates, can be cited, and can even be regarded as the truth.
Kira took a close look at the Merry from a magical perspective.
In his field of vision, the white dwarf was leaning against the side of the boat. Although he couldn't see its face clearly, Kira felt that it should be smiling and greeting him...
etc!
Something seems wrong? ?
Is that a greeting? Why does the posture of swinging the hammer look like it's about to hit someone?
