One Piece: Accidentally Becoming the King of the World

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City of Seven Waters, on the deserted streets

"Da da da!"

There was a sound of neat and rhythmic footsteps on the stone road.

I saw a group of soldiers wearing navy short-sleeved uniforms escorting the handcuffed fishman Tom to the port where the justice ship docked.

"Soup, Mr. Tom? How is this going?"

On both sides of the street, residents of the Water City looked at this scene in surprise.

"Hello!! Wait a moment! What crime has Mr. Tom committed? Why did you arrest him?"

Frankie and Bingshan, who appeared behind the team, shouted. They were about to rush forward but were stopped by two navy soldiers.

"Kid, it seems that you are very close to this felon! You should be glad that your names are not on the arrest list and get out of here, otherwise don’t blame us for being rude."

"Step aside! What are you bastards doing? Get out of the way! Give us back Mr. Tom!"

Frankie pushed hard at the navy who was blocking him, but it was a pity that he, a little kid, had no strength to break free.

Hearing the commotion from behind, the entire team stopped.

"Uh hahaha, Franky, Bingshan, I'll be fine, don't worry, you go back first."

Tom turned around and comforted the two disciples in a relaxed tone.

"Uh hahaha~！"

Tom was urged by the escorting soldiers to continue walking forward, and finally disappeared at the end of the street. Only Tom's hearty laughter was heard in the distance.

"Mr. Tom! Mr. Tom!"

Frankie shouted at the top of his lungs but got no response....

"Mr. Geer! Mr. Geer! Oh no!"

Hearing someone calling him, Captain Geer, who was sitting on the sofa in the bow of the ship and drinking tea leisurely, turned his head subconsciously and saw Franky running over in a hurry.

"Yo! It's little Franky. What's wrong? Are you here to invite me to visit your new battleship?"

Knowing why he came here, Geer still joked calmly.

"The French No. 9 battleship is still a little closer to being launched into the water, ah! wrong! Now is not the time to talk about this! Oh no, Mr. Ger, Mr. Tom was captured by the navy! Please think of a way to save him quickly! Everyone says you can do anything, you must have a way!"

Frankie hurriedly ran to the boat, his face was already covered in sweat, he put his hands on his knees and shouted while breathing heavily

"Don't worry, come up and have a sip of tea first, and tell me if you have anything to do."

"No, Mr. Gale, it's urgent. I heard them say that Mr. Tom was arrested because he helped Gol D. Roger build the pirate ship Orr Jackson. He will definitely be sentenced severely."

Actually, Franky didn't even know why he thought of asking Captain Geer for help. Maybe he was deeply impressed by the unusual Captain Geer.

"Yeah, yeah, I understand, I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry, we'll talk about it later, we can't shout at each other like this, right?"

Frankie thought it was reasonable. He didn't waste time and quickly climbed onto the boat and came to Geer.

"Mr. Geer!...."

"Okay, don't worry too much. Mr. Tom will be fine for the time being. The judge is very interested in his sea train plan and will make him guilty."

When Frankie saw Captain Geer's confident look, he felt a lot more relieved about Mr. Tom's safety. However, he seemed to have never heard Mr. Tom mention this train plan, so he looked puzzled. asked:

"Mr. Geer, what is the Sea Train program?"

Ger was also stunned when he heard this. Didn't Fishman Tom already discuss it with Franky when he was imagining the sea train? Maybe he remembered it wrong.

"It's okay. Anyway, you know that Mr. Tom's life is not in danger for the time being and he will be released on bail. Go back, maybe he has been released."

"Is this true?"

Frankie was hesitant to believe it, but seeing that Geer said so firmly, he was also willing to think about the good outcome....

That afternoon.

Justice ship court.

In the gallery, the residents of Water City who boarded the judicial ship to watch Mr. Tom's public trial were completely silent. Franky and Bingshan in the crowd clenched their fists nervously, and their palms were already covered with sweat.

On the high platform in the middle of the courtroom.

An old man with a slender beard and gray hair held a mallet in his hand and stared indifferently at the fishman Tom in the audience.

The trial begins.

A naval officer wearing a great cloak of justice took a step forward, glanced at the people in the audience with his nose high and his eyes low, and then said seriously:

"Tom the fishman shipwright!"

"Based on the fact that you built the pirate ship [Al Jackson] of Gol D. Roger, the pirate king who has been executed, this act is regarded as assisting the world-class vicious criminal Gol D. Roger, so you are sentenced For the crime of aiding criminal activities, it is now decided to escort Tom, the fish-making boat builder, to Judiciary Island to be tried and sentenced to death!!"

"What? ?"

"Did I hear that correctly? death penalty? ? Isn't it stipulated in the Capital of the Seven Waters that you can't build ships for pirates?"

"Isn't this too outrageous? Mr. Tom is a shipbuilder. What's wrong with a shipbuilder just building a ship? It’s not like he went out to sea to become a pirate on his own."

"Keep your voice down, I'll catch you later!"

The whole audience was stunned, and everyone in the audience was discussing in low voices.

"Hey, you’re lying! Mr. Tom!"

Frankie and Bingshan's pupils shook violently, and they couldn't believe what their ears heard....

"Uh hahaha! No objection! [The Orr Jackson] was built by me. It is a great ship with a great sound!!"

Tom admitted directly and frankly without making any excuse.

Hearty laughter echoed in the hall, instantly breaking the serious and depressing atmosphere of the scene. Then he looked up and looked directly at the judge on the stage and continued:

"There is no distinction between good and evil in the boat itself. It is just like my child. As the owner who built it with my own hands, I will never deny it. A man should face the boat he built with a loud voice! and! I feel very honored to be able to contribute to a man like Roger!"

"Mr. Tom!"

Iceberg and Franky were shocked, and felt that Mr. Tom was giving them the last lesson.

Everyone in the audience was shocked by Tom's passionate words, especially the shipwrights of the Seven Waters City, who could empathize with him. Everyone spoke up to support Tom.

"Mr. Tom! He just built a ship, and Roger happened to become the Pirate King, so why was he sentenced to death! Our City of Seven Waters also built many ships for the navy. Many of the warships used by the navy masters who successfully arrested the pirates were also built by our City of Waters. Why don’t we get a share of the credit? No! We don’t want this credit, just help Mr. Tom take the credit!"

"well said! I agree!"

"Seconded!!"

The crowd in the audience was furious....