Chapter 1180! It Makes No Sense
Chapter 1180! It Makes No Sense
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Shortly after Kalifa left, Shen Ye and the others finished their breakfast. Since Kalifa had left them a key before leaving, they locked the doors and windows and went out.
Now that they've arrived in the Seven Water Capitals, they naturally want to have a good time.
Speaking of which, Water Seven is based on a real-life counterpart, the so-called water city of Venice. Therefore, it also features a network of waterways and a gondola-like mode of transportation similar to those in Venice.
Although it is modeled after Venice, the Seven Water Cities are much larger than Venice, so they also have land routes as complex as the waterways.
However, since this place is famous for its water, everyone decided to travel by water. After renting a small boat, Shen Ye and his group began to explore.
They spent most of the morning on the small boat, taking turns rowing, which was quite an experience. Around noon, they finally returned the boat to a drop-off point and then found a restaurant by the roadside.
While eating, everyone chatted about where to go in the afternoon... During the boat trip, they discovered several places worth exploring.
Soon after, the group left the restaurant, but this time they didn't rent a boat again; instead, they planned to walk to where they wanted to go.
only……
"Shen, I want to drink coffee!"
After walking for a short while, Robin suddenly stopped and pointed to a coffee shop on the side of the road.
As an expert in ancient history, Robin's only hobby used to be drinking coffee... Of course, now he also has a love for milk, but he can't drink it as often.
Shen Ye didn't immediately agree to Robin's request. Instead, he asked Nami and the others. After a brief discussion, they didn't object. Since it was still early, it wouldn't matter if they went a little later. So, they quickly appeared on the second-floor terrace of the coffee shop.
The city by the sea is always sunny, but there are several large parasols on the terrace, so there's no need to worry about the sun being too strong.
The group then found a seat with the best view, and a waitress who followed them asked:
"What would you like to drink?"
"coffee!"
"Cola!"
Shen Ye ordered the cola. Although he had learned how to appreciate coffee under Ada's guidance, he would never choose coffee if cola was available.
So you could say that he's more true to himself when it comes to cola than when it comes to women...
Soon after, coffee and cola were delivered, but only Shen Ye's cola had ice in it.
“Speaking of which, I just asked around, and the biggest building over there is the Carrera Company, the largest shipbuilding company in the Seven Waters.” After taking a sip of her coffee, Lily looked toward the huge building in the center of the city. “I heard that Iceberg, the mayor of the Seven Waters and president of the Carrera Company, lives there.”
"Mayor and company president? Doesn't that mean he's the local tyrant of Water Seven?" Nami's eyes lit up. "In other words, he must be incredibly rich, right?"
"Probably! But what does his wealth have to do with us?"
"It's okay, can't we just ask?" Nami pouted, then said with a hopeful look, "If something happens to him and he asks us to come and help him, he'll probably pay us a lot of money, right?"
"How could that be? The president and mayor, if something unexpected can happen in Water Seven, it's good enough if he doesn't bully others." Robin glanced at Nami with disdain, showing great contempt for her greed.
However, the girls' conversation prompted Shen Ye, who was quietly sipping his cola, to think. Yes, now that he had intervened, the original plot probably wouldn't happen, right? After all, Nami had him protecting her, and Kalifa probably wouldn't reveal Robin's whereabouts in Water Seven. In order not to expose their identities, the CP9 members would probably continue to infiltrate until they gained Iceberg's complete trust before making their move, right?
In fact, Shen Ye felt that thinking about this now was completely useless, because the trigger point of the Water Seven plot was basically on Robin. Just like in the original plot, if Robin hadn't left the crew, the Straw Hat crew wouldn't have had much interaction with either CP9 or Iceberg and the others, let alone the Enies Lobby plot later on.
"So, will the Straw Hat crew just get a new ship and leave Water Seven peacefully?"
With this thought in mind, Shen Ye picked up his cola and took a sip. However, before he could swallow the cola, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out across the sky.
Upon hearing the explosion, the girls immediately jumped up from their chairs, but Shen Ye remained seated, frowning as he looked in the direction from which the explosion came... the headquarters of Carrera Corporation, where Mr. Iceberg, the mayor of Water Seven, worked.
He was completely baffled, thinking, "How is this possible? Robin is still with me. CP9 shouldn't be making a move. This makes no sense at all!"
But just as he finished thinking that, Carrera's company headquarters exploded again, and this time Shen Ye stood up immediately.
"You guys wait here, I'll go take a look."
After saying that, before the girls could speak, he vanished from the spot in a flash.
Soon after, Shen Ye appeared above the Carrera Corporation headquarters. Seeing that the building's dome had been blasted open with two large holes, he jumped in without thinking.
Since it served as the company's headquarters, the building was naturally enormous, with at least a dozen floors. Just as Shen Ye reached the top floor and was about to peek down into the large hole, he heard a voice filled with suppressed anger: "Kalifa, do you know what you're doing? These guys are pirates, and you're actually standing up for them? What are you thinking?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Ye was immediately stunned.
Is Kalifa standing up for pirates?
What is this ghost?
Is it...
Suddenly, Shen Ye thought of a possibility, and then he heard Kalifa say, "Because these pirates are friends of the man I like."
"A friend of the man you like? Kalifa, how come I didn't know you had someone you liked?" The voice that had been suppressing anger rang out again, but this time it carried a hint of doubt.
At the same time, Luffy's very distinctive voice rang out, though it sounded very weak: "Big sister, who is the person you like? Do I know him?"
Shen Ye heard it clearly. After Luffy said those words, Kalifa remained silent for more than ten seconds before shouting, "Who are you calling 'big sister'... I think you might as well just die!"
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