One Piece: The Straw Hat Pirates' Mechanic

Chapter 97

"Forget it, let me draw it!"

"Painting happens to be my hobby, although I am not very proficient in it,..."

Usopp wanted to be modest at first, but after looking at the flag Luffy drew a few more times, he felt that even if he drew it with his feet, it wouldn't look like that.

"But I think this is great!" Luffy said without realizing it.

"Don’t worry about what you think!"

"Usopp, this difficult task is left to you!"

"Don't worry!" Usopp patted his chest and said confidently.

It must be said that Usopp's artistic talent is really not exaggerated. It only took him half an hour to change Luffy's crazy pirate flag into a realistic one. However, the object of this realistic painting is......

"Usopp, you guy, why do you have to draw your own face on it?"

Luffy pointed at the iconic long nose on the flag and was very angry.

"It’s just that the patterns are different, okay!"

When Nami saw that Usopp was so unreliable, she also gave him a hard lesson.

Under the threats of several people, Usopp could only redraw it aggrievedly, and this time, he finally drew it. A few people are satisfied with the pirate flag.

The main body of the flag is the iconic skull of pirates, with two crossed bones behind it. This element is found on basically all pirate flags and represents the fundamental principles of pirates. It's killing.

Then on the basis of this element, each pirate group will add some unique symbols, which constitutes their unique pirate flag, such as Alita's pirate flag. On the flag, a red heart is added to the skull, and on Clown Bucky's pirate flag, the skull's nose is replaced with a conspicuous red nose, marking his identity as a clown. Their unique symbol is the straw hat on the head of the skull.

That one is Luffy's most cherished straw hat!

There is a clear red ring on the brim of the yellow straw hat. , there are no other elements, even if it is placed in the pirate flag, it is considered simple.

"Straw hat? It looks pretty good!"Karl nodded, as if thinking about something.

"Right! Because this straw hat was given to me by a very important person, and it was also this straw hat that led me to the sea!"

"so...I have decided!"

"Our pirate group is called the Straw Hat Pirates!"

"The Straw Hat Pirates? It's finally normal."Zoro didn't have much reaction this time. For him, as long as it's not too outrageous, he won't care too much.

And the pirate flag that Luffy just drew is obviously beyond the realm of outrageous.

Nami and Wu Thorpe naturally had no objection either.

"Well, since everyone has no objection, let's ask Usopp to draw this group on the sail again! From now on, we are pirates!"

"Wait."

Suddenly, Carl stopped Luffy from enjoying himself.

"I always feel that it is a bit monotonous if it is just like this."

Carl picked up a slightly thinner paintbrush from the side, and gently sketched a few times on the front tooth in the middle of the skull's mouth, sketching a gear pattern to represent his pattern.

Although Luffy is the captain, Carl does not think that the pirate group belongs to him alone. Besides, when Luffy invited each of them at the beginning, he used partners instead of subordinates.

So, Carl felt that it should not be too much to leave a mark of his own on this flag representing their pirate group.

However, although Carl's imagination was beautiful, the effect presented was a little wrong.

At first glance, it was as if the skull had a cavity.....

"Yeah~~Is it a gear?"

"Yes, because I am a mechanic~~"

In just a moment, Luffy understood what Carl meant, but he did not intend to refute it. Instead, he became excited.

Perhaps in his opinion, this flag not only belongs to him, but also to every companion on the ship.

As for why he did not mention it before, in Carl's opinion, maybe Luffy simply did not think of it.

After Carl pointed it out, Luffy became even more excited than himself.

"No, I think I need to add something!"

Luffy grabbed the brush and started to change the flag again.

"What's this? Why is it all blacked out?"

"This is a book!"Luffy scratched his head,"It doesn't seem to be easy to draw.~~"

Because the main colors of the pirate flag are black and white, the teeth are white and the flag is black. Without using other colors, it can only create a hollow effect. It is relatively simple to present a gear, but if you add a book behind the gear without affecting the elements of the teeth itself, it is still a bit difficult for Luffy.

"Well...Why are there books?"

"Because Carl is a missionary! I heard others say that missionaries always have a book in their hands!"

Karl:???

"Asshole, I told you I'm a mechanic! And you see, I don't run around with a book every day!"

""I understand!" Luffy suddenly made an expression of sudden enlightenment,"He is both a mechanic and a missionary!"

"So both gears and books are required!"

Karl:.....

"You guy, you're not listening to me at all, are you?"

"Damn it!"

Looking at Luffy's unyielding look, Carl could only sigh helplessly.

Let him go~~

Who made him the captain?

However, why do I always feel so angry in my heart!

I Are you that much of a magic stick?

"Usopp, please help me design it!"

Seeing that Carl gave in, Luffy happily pulled Usopp along and asked him for help.

""A book and a gear? Leave this to me!"

Usopp thought about it for a while and came up with an idea.

Soon, a new pattern came out.

Usopp used only a few strokes to outline an open book. This is where his painting skills are superb. Although it is just a few simple strokes, it is enough to make people recognize it at a glance. It is a book, not something else.

In the middle of the book, there is an obvious gear.

Representing the identity of Karl, a missionary and a mechanic.

""Eh? This is good! Usopp, you are awesome! This is it!"

Luffy hugged Usopp's neck with satisfaction and rubbed his face wildly, making Usopp a little embarrassed.

Usopp was very happy to be able to contribute to everyone as soon as he got on board.

"What do you think, Carl?"

"Um...Not bad!"

The main reason is that Usopp's drawing is so good, so the last bit of resistance in Carl's heart also disappeared.

Let him be a charlatan!

At least this aspect of the coolness should be full.

"Haha, then Nami is next!"

After taking care of Carl, Nami is next.

Because fundamentally speaking, Nami is the second partner he invited and the real third person on this pirate ship. As for Zoro, that's all What happened after Nami?

"I...Me?" Nami was stunned. Obviously, she didn't expect that there would be a share for herself. But after hesitating for a few seconds, she gritted her teeth and refused,"I...I'll just forget it!"

The main reason why Nami refused was that she still had responsibilities that she hadn't fulfilled.

Although Luffy had already regarded her as a partner and a member of the pirate ship, Nami herself...There is still a mountain in my heart.

And painting your own symbol on the pirate flag is tantamount to clearly joining the pirate group.

Although Nami had done a lot of deception and abduction, she couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart when facing Luffy, Carl and the others. she...

I do n't want to deceive them....Just don’t add it!

""Huh? Is that so?" Usopp joined late, so he naturally didn't know the reason, so he was very curious.

Just when he wanted to ask more questions, Luffy stopped him.

"Then let’s go to Sauron!"

Luffy looked at Zoro, as if he didn't care about what he had just been rejected by Nami, as if nothing happened at all.

At the beginning, Nami also expected many situations, such as Luffy would continue to ask questions , or make trouble unreasonably...But I didn't expect that the other party would expose her so gently, as if she was not important at all....

"Zoro, you are a three-sword style, right? Then draw three swords!"

Luffy licked his lips and drew three long swords that crossed each other on the right front teeth of Carl's pattern. The shape formed was similar to an inverted triangle. The reference prototype might be the shape of Zoro's three-sword style, with two swords in each hand and a horizontal sword above the mouth.

"Can!"

Sauron took one look and was deeply attracted by this group.

【It seems that my ship is not as unreliable as imagined. ]

Zoro thought in his heart

""It's my turn, it's my turn!"

Usopp said impatiently after helping Luffy beautify the group.

According to the order, it was indeed his turn.

At this time, Usopp also understood that this was not just drawing a pirate flag.

It was clearly the captain's recognition of the crew.

Having his own logo and pattern meant that he was accepted as a member of the pirate group and truly became a member of this family.

It was just like naming a newborn baby.

"Usopp's words..."Luffy scratched his chin and thought for a while before designing a pattern for Usopp.

"Is it a slingshot? What about the one above? It looks like a shooting star!"Usopp asked curiously.

"Stupid, it's a long nose!"

"Ahahaha~~ Is it my long nose? Luffy, you are awesome! I love this pattern so much!" Usopp cried with joy. Luffy did not just draw it casually, but really put his heart into it.

It is precisely because of the effort that the effect of connecting hearts can be achieved.

In the eyes of others, these are just simple patterns, but for Luffy, each of them is a partner he can entrust life and death to!

With the completion of the pirate flag, everyone on the ship was very happy, including Nami, of course.

Because she noticed that Usopp's pattern was painted on the row of teeth directly below Zoro's pattern.

In contrast, the teeth corresponding to Carl's pattern are still empty.

Luffy naturally would not simply forget to miss it.

Then who this position is reserved for, needless to say.

Everyone knows it well.

Of course, this also includes Nami

【Even so, will you still wait for me? 】

Nami couldn't help but think of the night when she landed on the island. In order to protect himself, Luffy used his body to build a small safe zone for himself even though he was pressed by huge rocks.

At that time Nami asked him why?

Why did he still want to save himself when he had lied to him?

Ask him why he stole the money, but he doesn't blame himself at all.

Facing Nami's question, Luffy has only one answer

"Because you are my partner!"

At that moment, Nami almost broke down in tears. Her long-forgotten heart suddenly improved and exuded real brilliance.

After that, the two talked a lot. In that situation, they said what was in their hearts. They encouraged and comforted each other, and finally they held on until Carl and the others rescued them.

To be honest, the moment she was rescued, when Luffy realized that he was saved and smiled happily at her, she had already determined it.

That was her captain!

It's just that she still has an unfinished mission and a lot of things to do.

She didn't want to implicate Luffy and the others, nor did she want to involve them.

After all, that was not an experience worth talking about. It was her past, her most unbearable and darkest past.

Even she didn't want to show those things to Luffy.��Show it to her friends.

Therefore, she just rejected Luffy's proposal.

And Luffy's behavior further strengthened Nami's determination.

【Luffy, thank you!】

【After I have resolved everything, I will truly call you Captain!】......

"Ahhahahahaha, I declare! The Straw Hat Pirates are officially established today!"

Luffy stood in his special seat at the bow of the Mianyang, proudly put his hands on his waist and laughed: