General Lanlin of One Piece

Chapter 781 Leopard Head Lu Qi Returns for a Limited Time

City of Seven Waters, Hulk Island, Boatman's Tavern.

Under the dim light, a tall man wearing only a pair of briefs sat in front of the bar, pouring one glass after another of the drinks in front of him into his mouth. After a while, a large bottle of high-strength rum was poured into his mouth. He drank it all.

After finishing the liquor in front of him, Franky, who looked a little unkempt with droopy hair and unkempt beard, slapped the bar counter with his thick arms in displeasure, making the wooden countertop bang and muttered something inarticulately. :

"Asiye! Get the wine quickly. What are you doing? I've finished the bottle."

"Asiye?"

In the tavern, a little girl who was cleaning the table got a little impatient by Franky's constant shouting. She threw the tablecloth on the table angrily, put her hands on her hips, and glared angrily. To Franky.

"Stop arguing! You pervert, can't you put your pants on first? It's all because of you that we have no business at all. All the customers we managed to attract were scared away by you, a pervert who doesn't wear pants. "

"Pervert?" Franky burped and grinned, "Are you praising me? Thanks, Olga."

"Who is praising you? Can't you hear that I'm scolding you?!" Olga almost burst out of anger.

Hearing the noise in the tavern, a middle-aged bald fat man in an apron hurriedly ran out of the back kitchen and shouted to the little girl who was losing her temper: "Olga! Shut up, how can you do this to us?" How could our great benefactor be so rude? If it hadn't been for the help of Brother Franky, both of us might have ended up on the streets. How could we still have our own tavern in the Capital of Seven Waters like we do now? Times have changed. You need to restrain your temper and adapt to this kind of life. Isn’t it nice to live a stable life here selling drinks and food every day? "

It was good that the fat middle-aged man didn't nag, but when he did, the little blond girl Olga became even more angry.

She pouted angrily and looked at her father unhappily, "I don't want to stay here all my life. I want to go to sea, go on adventures, and become a pirate!"

"Shh!" Asiya was startled, and quickly put his finger to his mouth, shushing, "My little ancestor, why haven't you given up on this unrealistic dream of being a pirate? What you said is outrageous. You must not be heard by the navy branch in the water city, otherwise our tavern will definitely not be able to open. "

"What's so unrealistic about this? I just want to be a pirate. Not only do I want to be a pirate, but I also want to become the Pirate King! Huh! Anyway, I can live for a long time and I can always find the partner I want..." Olga Not convinced by Qi Dao.

Seeing that his daughter's voice was getting louder and louder, Asieye panicked and ran over from behind the bar. He reached out to cover her mouth, but Olga dodged it.

Assie was anxious.

"You must not say that outside. Have you forgotten who rescued us from the belly of the lantern fish? It was General Rorschach. General Rorschach was the person who wanted to end the era of great pirates. Don't say it now Paradise, even in the sea, there are very few people who want to go to sea to be pirates. It is too dangerous to be a pirate in this era. Can't you see how powerful the navy is now? Even Franky..."

Asier pointed at the drunken Franky behind him, "Even a man as powerful as Franky was disbanded from his pirate group because of General Rorschach. There was also the Whitebeard Pirates. You were destroyed by the navy. What do you think you can do when you go to sea like this? Aren't you afraid of meeting General Luo Xia on the sea? "

Hearing her father talk about Rorschach, Olga immediately shrank her neck and did not dare to talk back.

He held the tablecloth angrily, muttered vaguely, and wiped the table.

But Franky, who was sitting on the bar, froze, twitching the corners of his mouth, and glanced at Asier sideways.

This fat man really didn't give him any face.

He actually used him as a negative example in front of him.

Franky felt extremely unhappy, but couldn't find the words to refute.

Asier was right, he was indeed a loser. Because of Rorschach, his short career as a pirate was over.

Thinking of the experience of adventuring around the sea with Luffy, Franky always felt nostalgic in his heart.

I thought I could go on adventures in this vast sea with Sanji, Nami, Robin, Chopper and the others. But I didn't expect to meet Rorschach on the gold ship, and under such hostile circumstances.

But who can blame this?
Is it Luffy's fault?

At that time, he was also eager to save his companions and did not understand the situation, so he mistakenly attacked Musgarud.

Blame Rorschach?

But Rorschach is also doing his duty. After all, doesn't the navy serve the world government and the world's nobility?
Although Rorschach is not an accomplice like a hawk or a dog in Franky's mind, he must have things he has to do in his position and in his political affairs, right?
So in the end, Franky could only blame himself, blaming himself for not being strong enough to protect his partners, which led to the disbandment of the pirate group and the death of Bator.

Although I heard that Luffy, Yixiao and the others have created a new Straw Hat Pirates in the new world.

And not long ago, Luffy called and said that he wanted to gather his old friends to go on another adventurous journey together.

Franky was lying when he said he wasn't moved, but when he thought that his heart was still with Rorschach, Franky became depressed.

He felt that even if he really went to the new world, he would not be able to help Luffy. He could only become a burden to Luffy and fall into Rorschach's trap.

He had promised Rorschach that the Straw Hat Pirates would not set sail again. If other partners were implicated and harmed because of his return to sea, it would be too late to regret it.

So depressed, he could only stay in this pub all day and get drunk, occasionally reading about Luffy's current situation in the New World in the newspaper, and recalling past adventures.

With a bang, the door of the tavern was pushed open, and a man, also wearing big pants and sunglasses, hurried in, panting, and shouted to Franky who was deep in thought:

"Brother, Brother Frankie! Why are you here drinking again? You can't do this. If you drink every day, your body will collapse. Let's go home!"

"What are you talking about? I haven't had enough to drink yet." Frankie shook off Zanbai's hand and knocked on the bar in front of him, "Assie, what are you doing standing still? Bring me some wine. I won’t miss your money.”

Asiye didn't move. He had secretly called to inform him of Zanbai's arrival.

For the past few months, Franky had been drinking in his pub every day. Although he was given money, drinking like this every day and getting drunk was not an option.

So every time Asier would secretly call Franky's younger brothers and ask them to come and take Franky back.

"Brother, Jiwei and Mozi are waiting for you. We have prepared food and have barbecue. Come back with me."

Zanbai still wanted to pull, but Frankie pushed him away.

"Leave me alone! Do you still think of me as your big brother? You don't even listen to your big brother's orders? Go get me some wine, I want some more!"

When Zambai saw that he couldn't pull Franky, he fell to his knees and choked.

"Brother, please, please don't torture yourself like this. If you can't be a pirate, you can be a ship worker. Franky's family is doing well now and can support themselves. We even saved a little money and talked to Mr. Iceberg about buying a share in Carrera Company and investing in building a shipyard, and let you be the director. If you can't be a pirate, we can find another way of life. There's no need to continue to make yourself suffer."

"Yes, big brother, what Zanbai said is right. Let's go home. If we can't be pirates, then we won't be pirates. Let's be ship workers. With your skills, we will definitely be no worse than those people in Carrera Company."

When Zanbai was begging Franky, a group of people rushed in, led by two square-haired women who were sobbing with excitement.

The huge tavern was packed with a group of strange people. The sounds of crying, talking, and Franky's scolding filled the tavern, making it noisy in an instant.

Olga frowned at the noise and covered her ears with her hands.

Franky was helpless against the quarrels of his younger brothers, and finally he couldn't get over it. He was dragged out of the tavern by the sisters Kiwi and Moz, holding his arms, and walked out of the tavern.

A group of people just walked to the door, but found that the entrance of the tavern was blocked by several figures.

"Hey, isn't this Cardiflam? I remember you liked drinking Coke, but why are you drinking alcohol? Can Coke make people drunk? Seeing you crying like this, it seems that the disbandment of the Straw Hat Pirates must have been a big blow to you."

A sarcastic voice sounded at the door of the tavern, making the tavern silent in an instant.

Franky paused, anger flashed in his eyes, and he looked up.

"Which bastard dares to tease me like this?"

As soon as he looked up, the expression on his face changed instantly.

At the entrance of the tavern, I saw several people wearing long robes and various animal masks on their faces, standing shoulder to shoulder with their backs to the light, blocking the door tightly.

Franky seemed to have seen the animal masks on these people's faces before.

"You..." Franky sobered up instantly and subconsciously opened his hands to stop the younger brothers around him and protect them behind him.

A burly man wearing a horned mask came over and stood in front of Franky. The two eyes in the holes of the mask looked behind him and cast their cold gaze on Asier who was at a loss.

"I don't remember ever saying that I would give my tavern to a stranger. Franky, can you explain to me why my tavern was taken over by a bald old fat man?"

"Bruno."

Franky gritted his teeth and looked past the man with horned mask in front of him and fell on the man behind him with a white dove standing on his shoulder.

"Rob Lucci, why are you here? None of the Seven Waters welcomes you. If you know what's best for you, leave now. Otherwise..."

"What else do you want to do? Kadiflam. Chatterbox."

A man whose body was as fat as a ball let out a strange laugh.

Franky looked at him, raised his strong right hand, took off the glove on his right hand, revealing a fist made of steel.

"Owl, do you want to taste my iron fist again? Have you fixed the broken tooth last time?"

"Chiba, times have changed. Our strength is no longer on the same level, Cardi-Flam." The owl shook its short legs and rolled in front of Franky like a big ball. It took off the mask on its face, revealing a big round face with a zipper on its mouth, and came in front of Franky.

"Come on, hit me in the face and see which is harder, your fist or my face."

"You think I don't dare?"

Franky's face looked a little ugly.

"Then go ahead and hit me." The Owl looked like he was asking for a beating, which made Franky clench his right fist. But after seeing Bruno, Lucci, Kaku and others standing behind the Owl, he still forced himself to suppress his anger and did not act rashly.

Franky knew that now was not the time to take action.

He wanted to find out why Rob Lucci and his people came to the Seven Water City again.

He had to find a way to leave here and tell Iceberg about this. It was never a good thing for the CP agents of the World Government to come here.

Could it be that Rob Lucci is still determined to find the blueprints of Pluto's battleship from him and Iceberg?

"He doesn't dare to do anything. Please help him, Bruno." Suddenly, Lucci, who had his hands in his pockets, spoke lightly.

"Okay." Bruno nodded.

Without waiting for Franky to react, he stretched out his big hand and slapped Zanbai in front of him. Zanbai screamed and flew out with blood on his face, knocking down more than a dozen Franky's brothers behind him, and knocked over several tables. Finally, he hit the wall and slid to the ground with a bang. He was silent in an instant and no one knew whether he was dead or alive.

"Thumbs up!" Franky's eyes were bloodshot, unable to suppress the anger in his heart any longer. He raised his right fist and punched the owl that was blocking his way in the face.

With a dull bang, a ball of white ash exploded behind the owl's head. The head tilted back sharply, but then straightened itself again.

Franky's eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.

There was nothing on Owl's face, not even a bruise, which was different from what he expected. You know, the last time he fought with Owl, he had broken half of the guy's teeth with one punch.

But at this moment, his fist, which was many times stronger than before, hit the opponent's face, but it didn't even scratch his skin.

"Chacha, I told you that the difference in our power is no longer on the same level, Cardi-Flam." The owl laughed strangely, clenched his right fist and punched Franky in the abdomen.

With a loud bang, Franky opened his mouth wide, his whole body was bent over, and he flew into the air, directly crashing through the ceiling of the tavern and flew out.

"Fight!" The Franky family exclaimed, and attacked Rob Lucci and others who were blocking the door of the tavern.

However, they were no match for Rob Lucci and his men. They were easily knocked down by Owl and Bruno in just a few moves.

In the open space outside the tavern, Franky, who had smashed a hole in the ground, struggled to get up. He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, and he covered his abdomen and retched on the ground.

There was a concave fist mark on his abdomen. His body, which he had made of steel, could not withstand the punch of Owl and was almost penetrated.

Franky wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, raised his head and looked towards the door of the tavern, his eyes gloomy.

"Damn, how did this guy get so much stronger? If Owl, that loser, has gotten so much stronger, then Rob Lucci must be even more abnormal?"

Without time to think, seeing his brothers being knocked down one by one by Owl and Bruno, Franky rushed over and entangled with Owl.

At this time, Lucci, with his hands in his pockets, slowly walked in from the door of the tavern, calmly adjusted the collar of his suit, took off the mask on his face, and looked at the panicked Asiye father and daughter with a pair of indifferent eyes.

"I didn't expect that you two would actually be here. Very well, Dr. Asiye, hand over the pure gold you made and come with me."

When Asiye and Olga, father and daughter, heard Lucci say the word pure gold, their faces instantly lost color and turned ashen.

On the sea outside the Seven Water City, a warship with a damaged hull was slowly approaching from a distance. On the deck of the warship, Qilin looked at the sea ahead curiously.

"Is this the Sea Train? It's amazing that it can actually travel on the sea. Grandpa Vegapunk was right. Tom, the boatman of Water City, is indeed a very outstanding scientist. Even he praised the Sea Train of Water City and believed that it was a great invention that could change the future of ocean transportation."

"Yeah, that's the Sea Train."

Rorschach smiled as he watched the sea train leaving the train station and heading towards Judicial Island, with emotion in his eyes.

Time passed so quickly. In a blink of an eye, several years had passed since he last came to the Water City.

Time changes a lot of things, just like the Seven Waters City in front of him. Compared with when he was here to help fight the tsunami, many changes have occurred. The most noticeable thing is that many new buildings have appeared on this island.

For example, the Seven Water City Naval Branch, and the newly built urban area of ​​the Seven Water City.

Under the strong encouragement of Bingshan, the residents of the upper city of the Seven Waters City agreed to relocate the refugee area in the lower city and arrange a location in the upper city to build resettlement housing, thus avoiding the danger of the lower city being swallowed by the Lakulana tsunami every year.

The abandoned lower city area will not be empty. The boatmen of the Carrera Company will demolish these houses and buildings, and then build some new floating devices here to surround the entire Seven Water City, making this maritime city seem like a giant island ship like the terrifying three-masted sailing ship.

According to Bingberg, when the island experiences an unstoppable tsunami again, these suspension devices will be able to help the Seven Water City float like a ship in the wind and waves, so as not to be swallowed by the tsunami.

Just as he was thinking, Luo Xia suddenly heard Qilin's voice in his ears.

"Dad! I saw a warship. Are Mother Skylark and the others coming? Am I finally going to see Mother Skylark?"

Rorschach turned his head and saw eight large warships appearing a few thousand meters away on the sea to their right. They were lined up in a row and sailing towards them in a mighty manner.

In addition to the G5 logo, there was also a white wolf head tattooed on the fluttering sails of those warships, which was the symbol of the White Wolf Fleet.

Looking at Qilin's expectant eyes, Luo Xia smiled and nodded, "Yes, it is indeed Yun Que and the others who have arrived."

"I didn't expect them to be the first to come. Smoker and Drake are really useless. Not only did they make a wasted trip but they didn't even find Moria's people. Their return speed was so slow."

Luo curled his lips and teased Smoker and Drake behind their backs, then ordered S Bear to control the rudder, stopped the warship, and waited for the warships in the distance to approach.

Soon, eight large warships approached, and a white cloud impatiently rose from the opposite warship, flew towards this side, and landed in front of Rorschach.

"Brother Rorschach, we have accomplished our mission. We have captured Boa Hancock and her Nine Snakes Pirates."

Rorschach looked at Yun Que, who looked a little haggard, and reached out with a smile, touching her head.

"Thanks for the hard work. Good job."

Yun Que smiled and shook his head quickly, "It's not hard, it's not hard."

Then she asked, "Brother Rorschach, how's your situation? Hawkeye?"

"Hawkeye was defeated by Dad, and even his weapons were seized."

Before Rorschach could speak, a childish voice gave the answer first, sounding behind Rorschach.

"Dad?" Skylark was stunned for a moment, thinking it was Seraphim who was speaking.

But when she followed the voice and saw Qilin, who looked almost exactly like Rorschach, only more immature, she was completely stunned.

Qilin's next words made her brain crash. Her eyes were blank and she froze in place.

"Mom!" Qilin raised his head with an innocent smile on his face. He walked up to Yunque and called out crisply.

Skylark was completely stunned.

"You...you...what did you call me?"

"Mom, I call you mom." Qilin turned to look at Luo Xia who was smiling, "You are Dad's wife, so of course I have to call you mom."

Yun Que turned his head blankly and looked at Rorschach, thinking he had heard it wrong.

"Brother Luo Xia." She pointed at Qilin and stammered, "What on earth is going on? Am I hallucinating? I heard someone calling my mother. And it was another you, the you when you were a child."

When the word "mother" was mentioned, Yun Que's pretty face was already flushed.

Seeing Yun Que's bewildered look, Rorschach found it even funnier.

He squatted down, stretched out his hand to hold Qilin's shoulder, and said to Yunque: "No, you heard it right, this is not an illusion, Yunque, you are indeed a mother. Come, let me introduce him to you, his name is Qilin, he is your and my child. I am his father, and you are his mother."

"Brother Rorschach, you and my child?" Yun Que's eyes widened little by little, his mind instantly became dizzy, he didn't know where he was and fell into a state of confusion.

At the same time, I felt sweet and shy in my heart. I couldn't help pinching the corner of my clothes, feeling a little at a loss.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore, this is what happened."

Looking at Skylark whose CPU seemed to be about to burn out, Rorschach just found it funny. He immediately stopped teasing her and was about to tell her everything about Qilin.

However, at this moment, a cannon shot was suddenly heard from the direction of the Abandoned Ship Island of the Seven Water City, startling everyone on the warship. They looked and saw that in front of their route, somewhere at the foot of the Seven Water City, there was a fire rising in the distance. That was the direction of the lower city area of ​​the Seven Water City.

"What happened over there?" Yun Que asked in surprise, "Are there pirates causing trouble here?"

Rorschach turned his head and glanced over there, raising his eyebrows.

"I didn't expect that after a few years, the father and daughter would still be noticed by the World Government."

"What?" Yun Que didn't understand.

"Do you remember the last time we went to rescue Weiwei, we found a father and daughter who had lived for more than 200 years inside the lantern fish?"

Yun Quezhi recalled and immediately remembered that before the last World Conference, they came back from the North Sea and searched for the disappeared Alabasta royal family in the Devil's Triangle.

"Athie and Olga, you mean?"

Rorschach nodded. "Yes, that's them. More than two hundred years ago, Dr. Asier developed pure gold that can make people immortal in disguise. More than two hundred years ago, the World Government has been looking for him, but because the father and daughter were swallowed by the lantern fish, they have never been able to find them. When we met up with Vivi last time, we rescued them. We said goodbye to them when we passed by here. They settled in the Seven Waters City, and I asked Iceberg to take care of them, but I didn't expect that after more than two hundred years, the World Government would still pay attention to them. Now Rob Lucci and his guys have found them. The explosion just now was Franky fighting with Rob Lucci and his guys."

Rorschach shook his head.

Eternal life is indeed what those in power desire most after gaining control of the power.

"Come on, let's go over and take a look."

"Do we want to sail the warship over there?" asked Skylark.

"Go ahead, take a break here, repair the damaged ship, and wait for Smoker and Drake."

(End of this chapter)