The four people on the Forward Merry were not considered to be working together, but could only be said to have temporary common interests, which brought them together.

Luffy is bent on recruiting the other three as the initial members of the "Straw Hat Pirates", and then enter the great voyage together to chase their dreams.

However, both Zoro and Nami explicitly rejected him.

Zoro went to sea in search of the legendary "world's greatest swordsman" and "Eagle Eye" Mihawk, and he didn't even want to work as a bounty hunter for a long time, let alone become a pirate for no reason.

In addition to the long-term goal of finding the "world's No. 1 swordsman" Mihawk, he also has a short-term goal, which is to capture or kill David Jones alive.

He watched how David Jones' bounty rose from 25 million Bailey to 50 million Bailey today.

With this in mind, he was able to focus on gathering Mihawk's intel for a long time.

And Nami's rejection of Luffy is more because of her background.

In her childhood, the nightmares brought by pirates have not dissipated now, and she didn't knock Luffy on the head with a stick, which can be regarded as polite to him.

As for Usopp, he is willing to join the Pirates.

Because his father, Jesus Bu, was also a pirate, and Jesus Bu also knew Luffy.

However, Usopp put forward another condition, that is, he will be the captain of this pirate group.

When it comes to the captain's position, Luffy can't of course let it go.

So, a group of Straw Hats, who were not yet collective, rode the Forward Merry to the rear of the Horror Ghost.

"I'm ready to board." Zoro tied a turban around his forehead as soon as he came up, which meant that he was ready to fight from now on.

He planted his feet on the side of the advancing Merry, observing where he was going to climb onto the Terror Ghost.

Luffy sat cross-legged on the head of the Merry's sheep and pressed the straw hat on his head to avoid being blown away by the storm.

He turned his head and asked, "Zoro, do you need my help?" ”

"No, you don't." Zoro pursed his lips, "Anyway, you're going to use this as a condition for me to join your pirate group, right?" ”

Along the way, Zoro also saw Luffy's strength and was sure that Luffy could become his comrade-in-arms.

With Luffy's help, it must have been easier for him to capture David Jones aboard the Terror Ghost.

It's just that Sauron still doesn't want to let go.

"Huh-" Luffy pouted in disappointment, and then he suddenly slapped his palm and said to himself, "Okay! So decided! I'll help you get the bounty, and you'll be my buddy! ”

Zoro was so angry: "Hey, don't make decisions again!" ”

Luffy had already ignored him at this time, turned to look at Nami and Usopp, and asked, "Do you want to board the ship together?" ”

"Don't ignore me!" Sauron shouted behind him.

"I'm not going." Nami replied a little coldly, then leaned against the side of the ship and bowed her head in silence.

Everyone was a little surprised.

Usually she values money the most, why did she have the opportunity to share the bounty of 50 million Bailey today, but she was so calm?

Is it too scared?

In fact, Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp were half right.

Nami was indeed scared to meet that David Jones, but the reason for her fear, in addition to the murderous records that had been rumored by David Jones, was also disgusted by his appearance.

Ever since she saw that image on the bounty order, Nami had memorized the name "David Jones" from the ground up.

The octopus head and tentacles, the crab claws and tentacles, really resembled the members of the Fish-Man Pirates entrenched in her hometown of Cocoa West Village.

The group of fishmen made a bad impression on her at all.

Nami refused, Luffy shrugged his shoulders and looked at Usopp again, but he didn't expect Usopp to shake his head again and again.

Joke aside, the nightmare of the black ship that night is still vivid, and now it is in front of me, and Usopp does not dare to board the ship.

Not to mention, there are also the vicious "Hades of the Deep" David Jones, "Iron Rod" Aryrita, "Joker" Bucky on that ship, and now it is likely to add a "Hundred Tricks" Chloe.

The black boat was a tiger's den, and Usopp shook his long nose, not wanting to follow at all.

He clutched his chest, pretended to be in pain, and said, "No, no, no, I have a heart attack on that black ship, and I can't go with you." ”

Since Nami and Usopp were reluctant to follow, Luffy didn't force it, turned around and looked at the black ship.

"Hey, Luffy!" Zoro also wanted to theorize, "I didn't promise you help, you just have to watch here...... Luffy, what are you holding me for? ”

Luffy is the one who eats the Devil Fruit ability of the "Rubber Fruit" - at least that's what he says, he has gained a rubber-like physique, so he can stretch all over his body.

He now stretched out his left hand, wrapped it tightly around Sauron's waist like a rope, and then turned his head to give Sauron a hearty smile.

Zoro had a sense of foreboding, and he looked at Luffy's right arm and realized that it had stretched out at some point and wrapped up in the mast of the black ship.

"Road...... Luffy...... You don't think ......?"

"Sauron, let's go!"

Luffy, who was laughing, hugged Zoro with a worried expression, and with the shortening of his right arm and a stretching force, he flew into the air, and then landed on the deck of the black ship quite smoothly.

Boom!

Luffy landed on the deck with his feet secure.

Sauron, on the other hand, was forced to smash his face on the ship's board first.

"Ah, Zoro, sorry, I didn't control ......"

"Bastard, I'm going to kill you......"

Zoro knew that there were strong enemies such as David Jones on the black ship, so he didn't bother with Luffy anymore, but stood up with a curse, and then came face to face with David Jones and the others.

The rain also gradually weakened at this time.

"What impressed me the way I played......" David Jones took out the pipe in his arms, bit the long-handled mouthpiece, and pulled out the tobacco and stuffed it into the pipe, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"It's just that you remind me of two bastards, and I wouldn't be surprised if they were like that."

He smoked a cigarette, as if he were caught in a memory.

Both Arrita and Bucky glanced at the captain curiously, and seeing that he had no intention of continuing, they had to suppress their curiosity and concentrate on dealing with the two people who suddenly appeared in front of them.

As for Chloe, he was indifferent.

He was still thinking about the previous battle with Click.

His own claws couldn't cut through Klick's armor no matter what, which made him quite concerned.

If I do it again, I'm well prepared and I'm sure I'll be able to finish that guy.

Chloe had already simulated various ways to kill Klick in his mind at the moment, but unfortunately Klick was obviously defeated by the captain, and he had no chance to practice.

Zoro faced the four men in front of him - he already knew from Usopp that Chloe "Hundred Schemes" was also likely on the ship, so he was not surprised by the scene in front of him.

Keng——

He directly pulled out the three knives, the blades of which hummed, and assumed his trademark three-knife flow pose.

Sauron bit the hilt of the sword in his mouth, holding a knife in each hand, and this posture made Arrita and Bucky shudder.

Zoro!

Roronoa Soron!

It had to be him!

Arrita and Bucky immediately recognized Zoro's identity from such a unique posture as the Three Blades.

Needless to say, the purpose of Zoro and another uninvited guest is also clear.

Bounty hunters come to the door, what else can they do for?

Chloe was also interrupted by Zoro's momentum, looked over, and held his glasses with the palm of his hand.

Another troublesome guy, endlessly.

Only David Jones is still immersed in the fog.

"David Jones." Sauron bit the hilt of his knife and said in a somewhat muffled voice, "I'm here to take your bounty. ”

The bounty order stated that as long as David Jones could be brought to the naval base, he would receive 50 million Bailey, whether he lived or died.

Plus, if all goes well, he'll be able to get a bounty on the underground black market.

Eat both black and white, and directly have a wave of fat.

Hearing this, David Jones finally withdrew from his memories, and his gray-blue eyes looked at Sauron and his three-knife posture, and then looked at the young man wearing a straw hat next to him.

The boy happened to be looking at him.

Zoro frowned slightly, he didn't care that David Jones ignored him, but worried that with Luffy's usual personality, maybe a stupid thing like "Uncle Octopus, come and be my partner" would suddenly pop up.

However, unexpectedly, Luffy quieted down.

Zoro turned his head to look and saw Luffy have a serious expression on his face that he had never seen before.

"I'm Monchi. D. Luffy. Luffy, who was wearing a straw hat, introduced himself to David Jones, "I'm the man who wants to be the King of the Pirates." ”

As soon as he said this, Sauron, who he often listened to, was nothing, and Yarrita, Bucky, and even Chloe were all surprised.

What is he saying?

Does he know what "One Piece" means?

However, Luffy's words were not meant to them.

He kept staring at David Jones, and a beastly instinct told him that this uncle octopus, who was smoking, would be his future rival at sea!