Under the waning moon.

In the desert wilderness of the Kingdom of Alabasta.

Boom, boom, boom...

Six members of the Super Running Ducks, carrying the seven members of the Straw Hat Crew, were running wildly towards the upper reaches of the Sentora River.

"Mr. 2, that guy, is actually kind enough to help us take the Merry away from the Navy?"

Usopp suspected that this might be a conspiracy.

Just now, former Mr. 2 von Clay called the palace with a Den Den Mushi and said that the Golden Merry was now in his hands.

He had already driven the Merry to the upper reaches of the Saint Dora River and agreed to meet up with everyone there.

"Ah!"

Luffy ate the meat in his hand with a big mouthful and said with a grin:

"If he lies to us, we will beat him up!"

"Are we really going to just abandon Weiwei there and leave?"

Sanji asked worriedly.

Qin Lang, with Chopper on his head, said with a smile:

"We have made an appointment with Weiwei to go through the East Port at 12 noon sharp.

If Weiwei really wants to go on an adventure with us, of course she will arrive at Donggang and set off with us before then. Sanji pursed his lips and said sadly:

"Woohoo, but I really want Miss Weiwei to go on an adventure with us! Zoro crossed his arms and said calmly:

"Weiwei is a princess after all. Encouraging Weiwei to be a good princess and go with us to be a pirate is not what a gentleman should do."

"Why!"

Sanji sighed, rarely echoing Zoro's words:

"Also, Miss Weiwei is still the princess of this vast country. He has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders."

When Sanji said this, he glared at Qin Lang who was smiling at the side:

"Hey, Qin Lang, what did Weiwei tell you when she asked you to go out?

Qin Lang, if you dare to disappoint Weiwei, I will kick you away! Qin

Lang said with a smile:

"She was grateful for all I had done for the country and gave me a peacock thorn as a parting gift"

"A parting gift? It’s just a love thing! Damn Qin Lang!"

After Sanji glared at Qin Lang sourly, he looked at Nami crying:

"Woohoo, I’m so envious! Miss Nami, I also need a confession of love! I also need a token of love!"

"……"

Nami was silent the whole time, and her expression was very sad.

"Nami……"

The friends looked at Nami.

Everyone knows that Nami is the best friend who has been with Weiwei for the longest time and has the deepest affection among the friends.

Sanji consoled him:

"Miss Nami, are you thinking about Weiwei? I know you have been together for a long time and have a deep relationship……"

""Ah!"

Nami suddenly sighed sadly and said sadly:

"For Weiwei, I gave up my previous relationship with Ikalem���Good Billion Baileys……"

Everyone yelled speechlessly:

"So you are sad because of money! You are such a greedy woman!"

……

"Hoo, ho, ho……"

Kalu was lying on the bed beside him, sleeping soundly.

Weiwei was lying on the bed but couldn't fall asleep, so she whispered:

"It's so quiet, Karoo.

There is no Mr. Pirate here who is smiling and pointing out swordsmen and chefs.

There are no chefs who worry about the kitchen being stolen, no swordsmen who train day and night, and no snipers who brag solemnly.

There is no navigator throwing pillows after falling asleep, no captain laughing and shouting about adventure, and no ship doctor running around shy after being praised.……"

Weiwei closed her eyes, and a tear slowly fell, being absorbed by the pillow.

Should I go on an adventure with my friends, or should I stay in this country that needs me and help its citizens get out of poverty?

……

Mr. Pirate, can you tell me the answer?

……

Upper Sentora River.

As expected, the Golden Merli docked here.

A tall and slender figure stood on the observation deck on the Merry, with his waist tucked proudly and saying hello to the Straw Hats below:

""Ah, I've been waiting for you for a long time, long time no see!"

It was the former Mr. 2 von Clay.

But no one paid any attention to him. The Straw Hat Pirates were all saying goodbye to the members of the Speed Runners:

"We are going to say goodbye here."

"Be careful when you go back!"

"Tell Kalu to drink less, he has a terrible drinking habit!"

"Say hello to the King and Curly for us��！"

""Quack! Quack!"

The members of the Super Run Duck Force waved their wings and said goodbye to the Straw Hat Pirates, turning around and running quickly back the way they came.

"hateful! The slave family is very angry!"

Fon Clay, who was ignored, said angrily:

"You actually ignored the existence of the slave family! Aren't we friends?"

Luffy said in confusion:

"Aren’t we enemies? You hunted Weiwei before! And you deceived us!"

Fon Clay felt wronged:

"I didn't lie to you! I didn't know the truth at that time. Chasing the princess was just my previous mission.

Hey, I apologize to you!"

Qin Lang walked onto the Meili with two bags of things in both hands, and passed by Fon Clay with a smile:

"You move over there, blocking the road."

Von Clay moved to the side aggrievedly:

"Oh, that's good."

Qin Lang turned and smiled at the other partners:

"We can trust him. After all, without him, the Merry would have probably fallen into the hands of the navy.

Luffy looked at Von Clay in shock and said in doubt:

"What! You actually helped us save the Merry from the navy?"

Usopp said in shock:

"Why?"

Chopper gritted his teeth and said in disbelief:

"Why?"

Fon Clay gave the three people a thumbs up and said sincerely with tears:

"We are friends!"

……

"are friends! Friends in the autumn rain and cold wind walk together for life~"

These four people were like friends who had been together for decades, smiling and dancing together:

"Wow, hahahaha, we are friends! Friends! Friends!"

Nami looked speechlessly at the four people dancing weirdly on the deck:

"So noisy! These idiots"

"Haha, let them be happy, the happiness of fools can dilute the sadness of parting."

Qin Lang waved his hand with a smile.

【The [Smoke Fruit] ability was activated, and the black smoke lifted all the luggage on the ground to the deck.

Sanji pushed open the door and watched the luggage slowly fall to the ground.

"All luggage is packed! We can set sail!"

Qin Lang looked at the dark river on the side with a smile:

"Von Klay, call out your buddies. Without us, it would be difficult for you to escape from the sea blocked by the North Korean Navy."

Fon Clay looked at Qin Lang with tears in his eyes and said gratefully:

"Woohoo, Qin Lang! You are such a good person!"

……

After searching the entire sea area for many days, the navy finally found the Golden Merry hiding in the Santa Dora River.

"Report! The Straw Hat Pirates' ship has been spotted!"

Captain Hina bit the gloves she had just put on, her plump lips slightly raised:

"Finally found it? Get ready for battle!"

……

The sun had already risen high.

After being discovered by the navy, the Golden Merry and von Clay's Swift Swan were surrounded from a distance.

The ten warships kept a fixed distance.

"Damn it, there are ten warships surrounding us!"

Von Clay, standing on the Fast Swan, looked worriedly at the naval warships that were far away but maintained a stable siege formation.

"Is this the powerful Black Slammer Army? What they will use next should be the Black Gun Array that can pierce the hull from a distance!"

Sure enough, soon the gun barrels of the ten ships were all aimed at the two ships surrounded in the middle.

"Fire! Fire!"

With an order, the ten ships opened fire in unison.

Four huge, thick and long black guns were fired from each ship.

Forty black guns flew towards the two ships surrounded by the middle with great momentum.

"Ah! Damn it! It's not a cannonball, it's a spear!"

Luffy, who had originally intended to deflect the cannonball, was stunned.

Everyone stared in amazement at the black spear falling towards the Merry.

Luffy looked up and shouted:

"Qin Lang! give it to you!"

There was a thunderous, deafening laughter in the air:

"Haha, leave it to me. captain."

The next second, a large number of black clouds and mist billowed down from the sky.

These clouds and mist were like arms, easily holding the more than forty spears that were shot, and throwing them into the sea.

Qin Lang turned into black smoke and fell from the sky. , floating in the sky above the Meili, looking at the surrounding navy and saying with a smile:

"Hey, don't hurt other people's love boats!"

"Qin Lang is so awesome!"

The companions looked at Qin Lang in the air as if they were looking at a hero.

"Woohoo, Qin Lang. Amazing! Scared me."

Nami Usopp and Chopper hugged each other and cried. They were very lucky to have Qin Lang on the ship.

In the distance,

Navy Captain Hina, who was watching the battle on the main ship, looked at Qin Lang in the form of black smoke in the sky and said calmly:

"Is this the fruit snatcher that Smoker was talking about? Drive the boat over there, and I will fight him myself!"