83: Chapter 83 New Ship, Franky Joins"Straw Hat Brother, something bad has happened!Your bounties have increased!" The man in fishnet stockings, who was leading the crew, pulled out several bounty posters from his pocket and placed them in front of Luffy and his crew.Luffy and the others immediately took the posters excitedly and began to read them.After this incident, everyone's bounties had increased significantly.First, Luffy led the Straw Hat Pirates to storm Enies Lobby, openly declaring war on the World Government.Then, he defeated Chaton, a Vice Admiral and Admiral candidate.Finally, as the mastermind behind the destruction of Enies Lobby, this action was undoubtedly a slap in the face to the World Government.Therefore, his bounty increased from the original 200 million Berries."Great!My bounty has finally increased!" Luffy shouted excitedly, showing no sign of the anxiety that comes with such a significant increase in bounty.Zoro, the first mate, defeated Admiral candidate Momousagi and countless Marine officers on the Bridge of Hesitation, raising his bounty from 100 million to 300 million Berries.Zoro grinned.Meanwhile, Sanji, clutching his bounty poster, prayed as he opened it.The photo on it was still a drawing.Sanji had almost accepted it.His gaze fell to his own bounty: having defeated CP9 member Jabra and numerous Marine officers, his bounty had increased from 90 million Berries.Sanji's bounty increased to 150 million Berries.He looked up, annoyed, only to meet Zoro's mocking gaze."Green-haired, directionally challenged guy, what are you looking at?" Sanji retorted, "What's it to you, you perverted kappa with those round eyebrows?" Zoro immediately retorted, and the two began to fight.However, no one was stopping them.Chopper was bouncing around, venting his frustration.Luffy glanced at him and almost burst out laughing.Compared to last time, Chopper's bounty had increased dramatically—a full 50 Berries!That's enough to buy two cotton candies!"Why?I've performed so well, why is my bounty only 100 Berries?" "Oh dear," Chopper said sadly, squatting on the ground drawing circles.Uta smiled and handed him a marshmallow.Chopper's attention was immediately drawn to it, and he instantly forgot the unpleasantness brought by the bounty.He happily ran to the side and ate the marshmallow.Uta didn't pay much attention to her bounty, which had increased from 70 million Berries to 90 million Berries.Next was Vivi.Vivi looked at the 70 million Berries bounty on her poster, happy that she finally had a bounty, but also worried about her father who was far away in the Alabasta Kingdom.Luffy saw her worry and comforted her with a smile, "Don't worry, Vivi, your father will definitely be alright."
Vivi nodded, unaware that her worried father was currently rolling around on his bed in his palace, excitedly clutching his wanted poster."As expected of my daughter!Truly remarkable, doing something so earth-shattering!" Vivi's father said proudly, looking at his daughter's photo on the wanted poster.As for the World Government's inquiries, he thought, "My daughter can do whatever she wants.What proof do you have that this is your daughter?My daughter is safely in Alabasta!" Nami, meanwhile, stared at her wanted poster with shining eyes; her bounty had increased from 40 million Berries to 80 million.Usopp did the same, his face a mixture of fear and excitement.Kuina's bounty increased from 60 million to 90 million, and Robin's increased from 79 million to 80 million.The Straw Hat crew was celebrating their bounty increases when the man in fishnet stockings quickly stopped them.He pulled out another bounty poster from his pocket, this one featuring Franky, who now had a bounty of 44 million due to the incident.The man knelt down and pleaded with the crew, "Straw Hat brothers, I know this is a bit much, but if Franky stays here, he'll face danger because of this bounty, and he'll definitely fight strong opponents to protect us.So, I'd like to ask you all to take Franky with you to the sea."
Seeing Franky's family kneeling on the ground pleading for him, Luffy smiled and said it was a given, after all, Franky was the chosen shipwright.After receiving a response, the man in fishnet stockings led Franky's family away.The group packed their luggage, intending to first see their new ship.Led by Iceberg, they quickly arrived at the ship's location.As Iceberg and the others pulled down the curtain covering the new ship, the new ship, inheriting the will of the Going Merry, was officially revealed.It was largely the same as in the anime, but much larger than in the original work.The group excitedly rushed aboard to tour the ship.Franky didn't disappoint Luffy.Just as they boarded the new ship to begin their tour, a gentle, mechanical voice rang out, "Hello everyone, I am Jarvis, the intelligent butler.I have granted you the highest level of access.I hope I can be of assistance on your journey ahead."
Everyone was startled by the mechanical voice.Iceberg explained that it was Franky's work, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.As Luffy gave the order to demonstrate the ship's structure, a holographic image appeared before them, and Jarvis explained all the ship's functions."So cool!" Usopp and Chopper exclaimed with excitement.Even Zoro, who was usually only interested in swords, became engrossed in studying the intelligent butler.After a brief period of excitement, everyone realized that Franky, the greatest contributor, wasn't there.Before Luffy and the others could even look for him, Franky arrived carrying bags and packages."Yo, are you satisfied with the new ship I built for you?But such a powerful new ship deserves a skilled shipwright, so I'll be your shipwright." Franky struck a classic pose.Luffy was a little disappointed that he wouldn't see Franky get a beating, but the next second, Franky tripped over a pebble and bumped his head on a protruding rock.
"Ouch, it hurts so much!" The men on the ship instinctively squeezed their legs together, looking at Franky rolling on the ground with pity.Franky, who had wanted to board the ship in style, could only shakily climb aboard with Iceberg's help.Luffy patted Franky's shoulder with pity to comfort him, "Franky, don't worry, I'll prescribe you some medicine.I guarantee you won't become a sister." Chopper confidently patted his chest and said.Franky was on the verge of tears.Did he have to modify even his precious thing?Iceberg watched everything on the ship from the shore, both amused and exasperated.With Luffy's order, Jarvis unfurled the sails, and the new ship slowly left the port amidst the cheers of Water 7.At this moment, Garp caught up in his dog-headed warship."Luffy, as a Marine, I absolutely cannot tolerate a pirate escaping in front of me!" Garp shouted into a megaphone, ordering the Marines to launch volleys of cannonballs.Aokiji lay on his chair, quietly watching Garp's performance.