Chapter 344

Just as Franky's voice fell, artillery fire landed on the Fourth Pillar behind them, blowing up the bridge between the Third and Fourth Pillars.

"Don't hesitate! Hurry!" Lord Lord Sima Di said and ran toward the Second Pillar.

Usopp was the first to run with Luffy on his back, and Zi Zi Zi Busheng, Zoro, and the others followed Lord Lord Sima Di's footsteps without the slightest hesitation. A-Yin carried Chopper and the others, flying low and following closely behind everyone.

Franky was still a bit hesitant, but was patted by Sanji who ran past.

"Believe in my family's 080 Vice-Captain! He's a prophet!" Sanji said.

"Prophet... really or fake..." Franky muttered and followed everyone's footsteps.

Regardless of whether the Straw Hat Pirates really believed Lord Lord Sima Di was a magical prophet, the fact that they "believed in him" had never changed.

"The Straw Hat Pirates have already reached the Second Pillar!"

"Prepare to fire on the Second Pillar! Eliminate the Straw Hat Pirates in one fell swoop!"

The Navy's emergency broadcast rang incessantly.

"Lord Lord Sima Di, the Navy..." Facing Facing Nami looked at Lord Lord Sima Di somewhat anxiously.

Lord Lord Sima Di made a "shh" gesture and said with a smile.

"They're here."

He, or it, had already entered Lord Lord Sima Di's modeling range.

"Who?"

"The Going Merry."

"Merry?!" Everyone looked down in astonishment and indeed saw that familiar ship silhouette. And...

Everyone looked in astonishment at this strange creature floating in mid-air.

Sheep head, human body, height no more than 1.2 or 1.3 meters, wearing a small skirt as bright as a sunflower, dotted with cherry-red bows. If this creature had an age, it would be at most ten.

It's just that everyone felt this sheep head looked familiar.

Thinking carefully... isn't this the Going Merry!!!

"Merry! You couldn't be Merry, could you!" Luffy was the first to shout.

"Yes, Papa. I am Merry."

Merry tilted her head and smiled, with a sweet little girl's voice.

"Haha, Lord Lord Sima Di, you really succeeded!" Luffy laughed loudly.

"Papa? Who are you calling?" Usopp asked.

"Of course it's Luffy." Merry giggled and floated to Usopp's side. "Papa Usopp, give Papa to me, you're also seriously injured, aren't you?"

Before Usopp could refuse, Merry easily carried Luffy and let Luffy sit on her shoulders.

That appearance looked strange to others. But Merry didn't feel it at all, because Papa had always sat on her head like this; this was Papa's exclusive seat.

Merry carried Luffy, turned her head, and smiled at everyone.

"Everyone! Papas and Mamas! I've come to pick you up!"

The other members of the Straw Hat Pirates looked at Merry carrying Luffy, their eyes almost popping out.

"Going Merry?!! Papas and Mamas?!!"

And Zi Zi Zi Busheng was in the pose of the famous painting *The Scream*, "Oh my god! The ship girl is really anthropomorphized!"

"Papas and Mamas, hurry! Otherwise, those bad guys will attack again!"

Under Merry's urging, everyone barely came to their senses and jumped down one after another.

Inside the First Pillar.

Rob Lucci, nearly in a coma, was repeatedly whispering such a sentence.

"Conqueror's... Haki..."

A few days ago.

When Luffy and the others had just left the Sky Island.

Lord Lord Sima Di couldn't fall asleep no matter what tonight, so he put on a sweater jacket and walked to the deck, intending to blow the sea breeze.

The only person still awake on the entire pirate ship was him; everyone else was immersed in beautiful dreams.

A-Yin transformed into a human form and honestly steered the ship.

If it were according to the original timeline, they would have a duty roster. But it was different now that they had Lord Lord Sima Di; Lord Lord Sima Di's modeling domain just happened to cover the entire ship, including the bottom. And the spirit imbuing bodies created by Lord Lord Sima Di could even be used as helmsmen.

Lord Lord Sima Di was on duty twenty-four hours a day, never resting; this was also one of the responsibilities of the Vice-Captain. For the other companions, this meant more training and study time.

Naturally, it also meant becoming stronger.

"It's really quiet... riding a ship like this, blowing the night breeze, sailing slowly on the sea... this was something unimaginable before." Lord Lord Sima Di talked to himself, looking at the beautiful night scene through A-Yin's vision.

The bright moonlight sprinkled on the lake surface, as if handful after handful of silver powder were sprinkled on the sea, sparkling.

"The air is really fresh... I think if I go back, I might get a disease where I can't breathe?"

Lord Lord Sima Di couldn't help but take a deep breath, feeling much more comfortable.

Lord Lord Sima Di stood here quietly for a long time before remembering the matter of sleeping.

"It seems I've gotten used to Zoro's training recently, the fatigue is already very weak. But it won't do to not sleep. Even if I can't see anything, Zoro's training is as strict as ever."

Lord Lord Sima Di said and intended to go to bed.

"Save me..."

An extremely weak cry for help came.

If it weren't for the fact that this night was as quiet as a resting place, Lord Lord Sima Di surely wouldn't have heard this cry for help that would dissipate with a breeze.

"Who is it?"

Lord Lord Sima Di's hair stood on end, and the magic sword was already unsheathed.

Being able to enter his modeling domain without a sound, it must be an extraordinary big shot, or the possessor of some strange fruit.

"Don't be afraid..."

"What?" Lord Lord Sima Di frowned.

"I... I am Merry..."

Lord Lord Sima Di watched a mist gradually rise in front of him, and a small human figure was vaguely visible in the mist.

"Merry?" Lord Lord Sima Di sheathed the magic sword.

"...Save, save me."

Her voice was so helpless and pitiful.

Lord Lord Sima Di agreed without the slightest hesitation.

"I understand... I've had this idea for a long time."

From that day on, Lord Lord Sima Di tried to strengthen this weak soul that was born. Using the method of double spirit imbuing superposition to constantly urge this soul to become more solid.

The front gun deck is where the Going Merry's cannons and gunpowder were placed, and some ship repair supplies were also placed here. Usopp often conducted some research here, and the Clima-Tact was also born here.

However, since Lord Lord Sima Di started the Merry "resurrection" plan, this place was forcibly requisitioned by Lord Lord Sima Di; although Usopp complained a few times, he succumbed to Lord Lord Sima Di's tyranny.

The reason Lord Lord Sima Di chose this place was none other than because it was closest to the Going Merry's figurehead (of course, except for Luffy's special seat).

If it followed normal development, Merry would need at least a few hundred years to reach the current standard. But due to Lord Lord Sima Di's special ability, this soul was born ahead of schedule.

The corresponding price was the loss of three spirit imbuing slots.

And this method also made Merry exist not as a biological entity, but as a special spirit imbuing body.

This form looked no different from other creatures at first glance, but if Lord Lord Sima Di were to suffer any misfortune, Merry would be immediately reverted to her original form.

Water 7, where the Straw Hat Pirates were staying.

"...This situation is impossible." Zoro said decisively. "The first time I saw you, you were clamoring to commit suicide, and you still haven't died yet. You're completely made of iron."

"Made of iron..." Lord Lord Sima Di rolled his eyes at Zoro. "Can't you praise me as being like water?"

"Fine, fine, like water... hurry up and get ready, today's training is about to start!" Zoro said.

Lord Lord Sima Di's face wrinkled into a bun with eighteen folds, each fold written with eighteen unwillingness, but under Zoro's strict gaze, he still obediently prepared to wash up.

"According to Lord Lord Sima Di's statement, that is to say... we can continue to travel on the Going Merry?" Chopper said.

At this time, Chopper and Merry were playing very happily together.

"No, Papa Chopper, my body has reached its limit and I can't continue sailing, which is why Mama came up with this method." Merry said sweetly. "And isn't Papa Franky building a new home for us? I'll have new friends too!"