"Merry!"

"Look, their boat, what's going on?"

"Go and save people!"

No one had expected Merry's sudden situation. The people from Arebagua rushed into the sea like dumplings and rescued the Straw Hat Pirates.

Although Merry was broken into two halves, due to the nature of its wooden material, it was still floating on the sea and did not sink into the sea. However, it was only a matter of time before it would sink into the sea.

The salvaged Straw Hat crew members were lying on the Merry, receiving first aid measures.

Captain Luffy had the seawater pressed out of his stomach. He didn't care at all that his body was aching and seemed to be falling apart. He looked at Arebagu eagerly with pleading eyes: "Uncle, it's bad! The Merry, the Merry is in trouble! Please help quickly!"

Then, Luffy's eyes swept to the people brought by Arebagu behind him, and his voice became more urgent: "By the way, you are also ship repairmen, please help Merry!"

Luffy hasn't forgotten the death notice they issued to Merry before, but Merry crossed the ocean to take them home, how could such a Merry be hopeless!

A glimmer of hope ignited in Luffy's heart. As long as there was hope, he would never give up. That was their companion!

"That's the companion who has been sailing with us till now!" Looking at the silent ship repairmen, Luffy wailed from the bottom of his throat: "It just saved our lives!"

Although the other Straw Hat members didn't say anything, the expressions in their eyes were no different from Luffy's. Everyone looked at Arebacus and the others solemnly, hoping that they could save Merry.

Looking at the appearance of the Straw Hat guys, Arebagu's heart sank: "Then... let it rest in peace!" He closed his eyes weakly, as if he couldn't bear to look at Luffy and the others: "I've tried my best!"

When he heard Merry's voice in the tsunami, he was already in disbelief. The ship that was overturned by the tsunami kept sending him messages in order to pick up its companions. When he saw Merry, the hull was already riddled with holes. The huge rocks and wood blocks brought by the tsunami hit it, and the wind and waves also took advantage of the victory and continued to cause harm to Merry. Despite this, Merry just asked Areparch to repair it, and it wanted to take Luffy and the others home.

"I still want to sail—"

"I want to sail again—"

......

Those simple and stubborn words made Arebagu, who was always rational and calm, do something stupid.

"What am I doing? I'm repairing a hopeless ship!" Arebagu said this with disgust, but his hands never stopped moving.

"Thank you!" Meili thanked him sincerely, and went against the tsunami without hesitation, heading for the distance, where his companions were! And he was just going to take his companions home, that's all.

"Mr. Aspagu, what are you doing there? A big wave is coming!" The sharp-eyed ship repairman spotted Arepagu alone on the shore and called out to him loudly. Arepagu's fingertips trembled, and he took one last look at Meli, made a decision in his heart, and turned away.

"Everyone, I want to go to sea!"

"What! Going out to sea! The tsunami hasn't passed yet!"

"I want to go alone!"

"How can that be possible? How can I let you go alone?"

......

"At that time, I saw a miracle, a miracle of a ship that went beyond its limits!"

From that moment on, he knew that Meli's bloom would only be short-lived, but he was also willing to give applause and flowers to this gorgeous bloom.

"Although I have been a ship repairman for many years, I have never seen such an amazing pirate ship!"

“It has fulfilled its mission!!”

Arebagu told the little story between him and Meli, and the whole place was silent except for his voice.

Dazai Osamu's gentle fingertips lightly touched the book on his chest that contained Merry's soul. His eyelids closed, and no one knew what he was thinking in his heart. There was just an inexplicable sadness lingering around his body.

"I understand." Luffy took a deep breath, fell silent, looked at his companions, and asked in a deep voice: "Everyone, have you thought about it?"

"Ok!"

"Ok!"

No one disagreed. Although they didn't say it out loud, everyone knew it in their hearts. Even Usopp, who had always been the most opposed, just cried madly behind his mask: "Yeah!"

Captain, Captain, the most important character on the ship, Luffy was holding a torch, the fire was burning, the dark orange light illuminated his profile, at this moment, Luffy seemed to have grown up a lot.

"Merry, it's dark at the bottom of the sea and you'll be lonely, so let me see you off for the last time!!"

Merry's smiling sheep head looked gently at its cherished companions. As always, it watched them come and go, but this time, it just got off the flight halfway.

The torch fell on the Merry, and the fire suddenly became bigger. There was a crackling sound, the sound of burning wood, and perhaps also the sound of people crying.

Luffy opened his eyes wide, staring at the dazzling spark without blinking, not wanting to miss a single moment: "It might be better if Liar Bu isn't here... He won't be able to stand it."

Zoro, who was standing behind and looking at Luffy's back, said, "What do you think?"

"No..." Usopp, who was standing next to him, answered the question immediately, but his expression could not be seen because he was wearing a mask: "It's time to say goodbye! This is a man's farewell, and I can't shed a single tear! It has been prepared for a long time!"

"Thank you, Merry, for carrying us for so long!"

The ashes after the fire floated like snow, falling on everyone's heads, palms, and anywhere else, like the most romantic farewell.

"A large sailing ship!"

"Golden Merry is complete!"

"It's a cannon!"

"Look! The Merry is injured!"

"A sailboat needs everyone to work together to operate it. Remember this!"

"Dazai, that's my exclusive spot!"

"Zoro, stop drinking in broad daylight!"

"Heading towards the Grand Line!"

"It's Sky Island!"

"Fly!"

......

Memories were flying all over the sky, like snowflakes, countless. It turned out that they had accumulated so many memories with Meili~~

The burning temperature of the book suddenly increased, scalding Dazai Osamu. He ignored the burning pain in his chest, took out the book and flipped through the pages. There were big words written on it: Let's make a deal? The thing you asked me to contain wants to come out and say goodbye!

Dazai Osamu silently read the book, the handwriting disappeared, and then reappeared: Let it go out again, the probability of being discovered is risky, but I am your 'good companion', I will help you! I just need you to repay me a little~(*^_^*)

The book is very skillful in imitating human emotions. It speaks its mind directly as soon as it opens its mouth, trying to take advantage of the situation, but it may have noticed Dazai Osamu's excessive concern for the word "companion", so it added an identity to itself.

After interacting with others, the shortcoming of being ignorant of human nature may be improved through continuous learning, but the purpose is not as direct as it is now, and the effect of selling favors is not achieved.

You know, money is easy to repay but favors are hard to repay, and the reason why books are lost is that you don’t understand the ways of the world.

Dazai Osamu tapped the blank page with his fingertips, agreeing to the book deal. He tore off a page and placed it on the railing in front of him.

"Thank you, Dazai-nii! I want to say goodbye to everyone~"

The white light on the pages of the book gradually appeared, and Meli's voice sounded again, "I'm sorry, everyone, I still want to take you further--"

Don't worry, this is just a short break~"

"I still want to continue my adventure with you!"

I'm very greedy~

Our adventure isn't over yet!

"We are the ones who should say sorry!" Luffy finally couldn't hold it in any longer, and cried with tears and snot all over his face: "I don't know how to steer the ship, and I caused you to hit the iceberg!"

"You also broke the sailboat. Zoro and Sanji are both idiots who always sabotage it. Although Bu Li fixed it every time, his skills are terrible. We are the ones who should say sorry!"

"But, I am very happy!"

Brother Dazai said, we will see each other again!

"Thank you! You have always been so nice to me! I am really, very happy!"

I'll be back! Everyone, wait for me!

"Merry!!!"

The simple-minded Merry trusted her brother Dazai and thought that this was just a simple farewell. However, since she had never left the Straw Hat Pirates, she still felt particularly uncomfortable. She just tried to comfort everyone, but some of her words were cut off by the clever Shu with asterisks, and only the parties involved, Shu and Dazai, could hear them.

After saying goodbye to everyone properly, Merry (thought he) used up the last bit of his energy, immersed himself in the pages of the book, and fell into a deep sleep.