By that time, Grandma Kokoro had also arrived with Chimney. They too, along with the straw hats, were surprised by Ken's words. Ken turned back to ask for the approval of the captain. He put his fingers in his forehead for a bit and said,

"Ken is right. We do need a shipwright. And you will be the perfect one. Since my brother trusts you, then I will too." Luffy said. Franky had helped them a lot during the whole saga of CP agents and even fought back, knowing full well that the Straw Hats would help him even if he didn't.

This showed he had commitment.

"Don't make decisions for me. I will never accept any such terms."

"Franky, you always wanted to roam the sea and make a ship that could do so. You can't just let this chance slip by." It was Iceburg who came forward and spoke on behalf of Franky.

"Baka-burg, I don't remember asking you for advice." Feanky fired back. The Franky family also came forward and talked about how he had taken care of them for such a long time and that it was time he let go of this place and lived his dreams.

Of course, Franky was still not okay with it. Iceburg finally used his trump card. Their mentor.

"Franky, you need to let go of the past. Whatever happened, it wasn't your fault. It happened because some clever people manipulated your creations. You have seen what they were ready to do to get their hands on Pluton's plans. It's better for you to leave and keep yourself safe."

Franky got silent and didn't know how to respond. After Tom was taken away, he made it his mission to be on the island and serve the people here. He had caused too much pain to the people, and the least he could do was atone for his sins, or so he thought.

"Franky, whatever happened wasn't something you did. You made weapons, but that didn't mean you fired them. Take pride in whatever you make. And leave the island. You have been here for too long." Iceburg continued. Later, other people chipped in too, and Franky finally buckled under the pressure.

"Fine.. Fine.. You want to get rid of me so fast, then I guess I should just fuck off." Franky replied at the end. Ken was praying in his mind. He didn't want anything like seeing his dick in the open before he got on the ship. He was glad that everything turned out well, and he accepted their welcome. In the original story, he was too stubborn to get on the ship, so they had to literally force him.

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At least he was persuaded quite easily compared to that.

"Yosh. Now we have a new friend."

"It's damn time we had our shipwright."

"Thank God, Merry wouldn't have to suffer at the hands of Luffy and Zoro anymore."

"Oye, we have done good work on Merry."

Meanwhile, Nami and Vivi whispered to each other.

"New character."

"Yes!"

The Straw Hats were happy to get a new member in their crew, and this called for a banquet. And since it was evening, Luffy and others went on to have a grand one. And thus, with that, the banquet had started, which went on for two days. It was so huge by the end that the whole city showed up at once.

It was good that Ken and Sanji went to the sea to bring some huge meat to feed everyone. On the third day, after a long rest, Franky and others were finally ready to work on Merry. But of course, before Franky went on to repair the ship, he needed something else.

"Franky, come with us."

"What is it? Leave me alone. I need to repair our ship." Franky replied.

"Just come with us." Ken said this and then brought out his Stormbreaker. Without any warning, he opened the bifrost and vanished. Iceburg and others who were about to get to repair the ship were dumbfounded to see Ken and the whole Straw Hats vanishing from their place along with Franky under a rainbow.

"What was that?"

"No idea, dude. But man, this was cool."

"Do you think they teleported?"

"No. I think they became invisible. Oye, Franky, are you still there?" Paulie said as he threw some rocks at the location that was burning in a weird pattern, but there was nothing.

Meanwhile, the Straw Hats had reached the previous island. The same island where they met Aokiji last time. Unlike last time, there was no ice buildup, and it was as good as new. The environment in One Piece was really strong and could get back to full force at amazing speed.

Franky fell down on his knees and vomited out whatever he had previously eaten. It took him some time to get a hold of the situation.

"Luffy.. What the hell is going on?" Franky demanded after getting his bearings. He was suddenly thrown into the air at a very fast speed, and before he knew it, he was in a random, different place that looked nothing like Water 7.

"We brought you here because we needed privacy and a need to share a secret that has been guarded by us on our journey." Nami said.

"A secret? Iceburg and others could be trusted. Haven't they proved it enough?" Franky asked.

"We know, but they already know about Pluton's drawings; knowing more would put them in danger if it ever got out." Ken said.

"What secret is it that needs to be guarded?" Franky became curious.

"The reason for our power The reason why we were able to take down the bad guys so easily." Vivi said.

"And?" Franky was still confused and asked while looking at Luffy, who pointed his finger at Ken.

The system simulates a character for Franky.

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Simulating character for Cutty Flam, a.k.a., Cyborg Franky

]

Just like last time, everyone was taken into the system space, and this was where Ken gave a small rundown of the 'devil fruit' of Ken.