ONE PIECE

A-A frog is doing the front crawl!

What?!

It went to your side, so take a look at it!

--Is that true? --Hey, Luffy...

Are you taking what that stupid Admiral said seriously?

To start with, there's no way a frog would do the front cra... Hey, it is!

A-A frog is doing the front crawl!

We'll follow it, guys!

Yeah!

Why is there a lighthouse in a place like that? I wonder if someone's there...

Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho!...

It flew!

All right! The frog stopped. Corner it at once!

We ran ashore on something!

What's this sound?

Ow, ow, ow...

Go back! Go back! Turn 180 degrees!

"The Dashing Sea Train and the City of Water, Water Seven"

What the hell is that?!

Just turn around! Now!

What the hell is this?!

Wh-Wh-What the hell is this lump of iron?!

A ship?

No! Something shaped like this can't travel on the sea!

Hey, frog! Run! What're you doing?!

Ahhh! It got run over!

The ship was puffing out smoke!

Pirates...?

Grandma! Grandma! Pirates are here!

What?! Is that true, Chimney?!

Okay then, bring the Transponder Snail to me!

Okay!

This is a problem. Someone came out of the building.

They're gonna call for help.

Here it is, Grandma!

Err... Hello?

Let's see... What was it? I forget.

So she's drunk?!

Oh? Paille, huh? It goes good with alcohol.

Whoa! This is good!

I'm Chimney. This is our cat, Gonbe...

...and Grandma Kokoro.

You guys aren't train robbers, are you?

I'm Luffy. I'm the man who'll be King of the Pirates.

--Really?! --Yeah.

What a funny guy.

Say, Chimney, that thing is a steamship, right?

But with a shape like that, it can't go on a voyage.

You've never seen something like that, have you?

Even if you look all over the world, this is the only place you can find it.

It's a sea train called the "Puffing Tom."

Puffing Tom?

It turns paddlewheels using a steam engine and runs on the sea railway.

Railway?

That's right. It runs a little below the surface of the sea.

The train travels the same route every day,

taking passengers from one island to another.

It carries ships and the mail as well.

She's right. There really is a railway.

Then we ran ashore on that, huh?

That's right! There's both a signal and a partition.

It's dangerous to come inside like that!

But the signal should face the other way. Otherwise, how do we see it?!

Even if it's dangerous, that guy wouldn't understand, right?

It wasn't nice to send him flying. We were after him, you know.

What? "That guy"? Are you talking about Yokozuna?

Yep, that front crawl frog.

Yokozuna wouldn't die from that.

He's the source of all our headaches at this shift station.

He loves strength contests and always tries to defeat the sea train.

He'll show up again.

Strength contests? Oh... That's why he didn't run, huh?

He's sure got guts.

Give me a break! We're having problems!

The rail guard was broken many times, too!

Every time he shows up, it causes the passengers a lot of trouble!

I see...

Okay, then! I'm not gonna eat him!

I'm not gonna eat a fighter!

You shouldn't have thought about eating a frog in the first place!

So where do you guys wanna go?

If you're gonna take the sea train from here...

The town of the Spring Queen, St. Poplar... The gourmet town, Pucci...

The Carnival town, San Faldo... They're all fun places.

If you work for the Government, there's a separate, special train.

The gourmet town, Pucci?

Oh, I see...

That's the place the guys we met on the uninhabited island were talking about.

Oh... Come to think of it...

Then, we'll pick the gourmet town.

Obviously not!

Since we've got our own ship, we won't take the train.

We'll just follow the log.

Oh...? Where is it pointing?

East of here.

I see. Then it must be Water Seven.

The train you saw earlier came from that island's Blue Station.

It's called the "City of Water." It's a nice place.

Water Seven?

Above all, it's a city that made a name for itself with its shipyard.

Their technology is No. 1 in the world!

The ships they build are the World Government's favorites! Isn't that amazing?!

I see... Then there's gotta be some amazing shipwrights, right?!

Not just "some"! It's a hangout for the world's best shipwrights!

Usopp!

Yeah!

All right! I've decided!

We're gonna go there and get a shipwright to join our crew for sure!

Oh, is that right? Then hold on a sec.

Oof.

--What's that about? --Beats me.

Well, then... Here's a simple map of the island and a reference letter.

Give this to a guy named Iceberg and ask him to fix your ship good.

Water Seven is a big place. Don't get lost.

--Whoa! --Kokoro- san ! You have a big heart! What a nice person you are!

We're gonna go back to Water Seven soon, too.

Yeah. If I see you guys again, I'll treat you to a drink at my favorite bar.

Okay. I hope we'll see you guys again!

It'll take about a week for the log to be stored in Water Seven. Take it easy.

Yeah! Thanks!

All right, guys! Get ready to set sail!

--Yeah! --Well then, we'll get going!

Thanks for all your help, Kokoro- san ! Chimney!

Be careful!

Watch out for the Government people!

Yahoo! Let's go! To the city of meat! Yahoo!

Were you even listening?

Hmm... What a nice wind!

We may be able to get to the city of water sooner than expected.

I hope so.

Luffy, leave the shipwright search to me. I'll find an incredibly pretty woman.

Are you an idiot?! It's a shipwright we're talking about!

It's gotta be a big guy like a mountain! Five meters tall!

But if he's too big, we don't know if he could live okay on this ship.

All that matters is that he's skilled, right?

More importantly, the question is if we could find someone

crazy enough to want to be on a pirate ship.

I'm looking forward to it. We're gonna have another new friend!

We were lucky to stop at the station first, since they drew a map for us.

If we go to the place on the map and visit the Iceberg guy...

"Around here" "Water Seven"

"Around here" "Water Seven" I see...

Ha! Too simple to figure out!

Whoa! This is like Luffy's drawing.

"Shipwright" "5 meters"

"Shipwright" "5 meters" So, we're gonna all look for a guy like this.

So, we're gonna all look for a guy like this.

If there was a guy like that, I'd run.

Yeah, me, too. If I had a boat, I'd escape to the sea.

But this guy seems to be related to octopuses.

He might follow me to the sea.

What the hell are you guys running on about?!

Well then, guys, come here!

I'll give you some allowance for the week we're gonna stay there.

Seriously?! Yaay! I'm first!

Whoa! That's generous!

Hey! Stand in line!

Allowance! Allowance! Allowance!

What's the matter, Usopp?

This tinplate patchwork brings back memories of battles and adventure.

I'm filled with deep emotions when I think that she will be repaired soon.

--I do understand that, but... --Hm...?

...especially since we entered the Grand Line,

our journey has taken quite a toll on the Merry.

The deck squeaks and the leakage at the bottom of the ship is bad as well.

If we don't do anything, both we and the ship will be in danger.

Yeah, but we've got tons of money now.

We can have her repaired perfectly. We can power her up, too!

All right! Let's get more cannons!

Then, let's get a bronze statue on board, too!

Hey, isn't that the one?

Hm?

The island! We can see the island!

Okay, guys! Paddle!

We've got enough wind. Don't make us waste our energy!