CHAPTER 349: CHAPTER 349: STRIKE FREEDOM!

Chapter 349: Strike Freedom!

Bang!

Queen fell on his back into the crowd, his entire expression one of disbelief as he stared at Franky again.

A head of sky-blue buzz-cut hair, short lower eyelashes...

"It really is you, you brat!!"

Images from his sealed memories surged into his mind. Queen cried out in shock. Looking at Franky’s lower body, which was only wearing a thin pair of swimming trunks, he slapped his forehead in frustration.

He should have recognized him earlier. It was just that there were too many people on his ship who liked to mess around. Wearing underwear on the outside was considered conservative in the Beasts Pirates.

"L-Lord Queen."

"What’s the situation now?"

"Is this guy someone related to Lord Queen?"

The surrounding pirates couldn’t help but whisper.

"Ah, this guy..."

Queen propped himself up with his elbows and stood up, his gaze deep as he looked at Franky, his throat bobbing:

"Is my son."

"Eh?"

"Son—!!!"

After a moment of stunned silence, the row of pirates behind Queen were dumbfounded, their jaws dropping to the ground in shock.

"You finally remember, you old bastard who threw me in a pile of garbage."

"Son or whatever... I’m not too keen on admitting I have a bastard father like you."

Franky’s palm wrapped around his fist and clenched. He grinned, but there didn’t seem to be any anger in his expression.

"What!"

"Is that for real, Lord Queen!"

"To actually leave his young son in a garbage truck to fend for himself."

Hearing this, the surrounding pirates all cast surprised and somewhat disdainful gazes at Queen.

The others nearby were fighting hard, but they had apparently already started to gossip.

"What the hell do you know, you brat! This great me was being closely watched by the World Government because of my work in the [MADS] organization back then! How could I possibly have taken you with me in that situation, you idiot!"

Queen’s lips curled in displeasure as he shouted.

"C-could it be!"

Hearing these words, the expressions of the surrounding pirates changed. Hot tears welled up in their eyes, and they had already imagined a touching drama of a ’father abandoning his son for love’.

"Waaah—I knew it!"

"We misunderstood you, Lord Queen!"

"To have to endure the pain of giving up your child to protect him... you must have been in a lot of pain back then, Lord Queen!"

"Shut up, you guys!!" ×2

Queen and Franky, in unison, rolled their eyes at the pirates and roared angrily.

"It’s fate. At this point, you must hate me very much. But even if I had to do it all over again, I would make the same choice."

Turning his head, Queen said indifferently, his two fingers holding a cigar as he exhaled a long ring of smoke.

Perhaps it was his natural personality. There was not much expression on his face, not even a hint of sadness.

Franky was the same in this regard. He just grinned faintly.

"Stop being so full of yourself. I don’t have such complicated feelings for you. In fact, I should be thanking you."

Remembering Tom’s back, Franky smiled with relief:

"If I hadn’t been abandoned there by you, I wouldn’t have met Mr. Tom, the most important ’father’ in my life."

Mr. Tom, Kokoro-san, Iceburg, Yokozuna...

Fortunately, his childhood was not lacking in family love.

"It seems you met some good people, Flam. Perhaps it’s more appropriate to call you Franky now. It’s really good to see you’re not a crying mess."

A corner of Queen’s mouth also lifted. Seeing Franky’s appearance, the guilt in his heart was also somewhat comforted.

Franky grinned, raised his steel fists, and leaped at Queen.

"A man’s tears don’t fall for such small things. Right now, I just want to beat you up, you bastard."

"A man? Then I really should have a good look!"

Clang!!

Queen swung out his thick right arm, and the two fists collided, creating a powerful gale.

Hearing the sound of metal clashing, Franky’s eyes showed surprise.

"That’s right. This great me’s right arm is also a modified mechanical arm."

Queen’s tone was proud. He flicked his head, and from the end of the braid behind his head, a mechanical claw quickly shot out.

"Franky Fireball!!"

Franky puffed out his cheeks and blew hard, and a ball of explosive flame spewed from his mouth.

"Hair Crisis!!"

Queen’s pupils constricted in shock. The flames directly engulfed his entire body.

Clang!

The mechanical claw crashed into Franky, sending him flying. Queen, wreathed in flames, rolled on the ground.

"Ah—dadada! It hurts so much, you bastard! My fat is going to be burned off!"

"In your dreams! How could fat be burned off!"

A row of pirates couldn’t help but roar in complaint.

Soon, Queen put out the flames and stood up from the ground. He looked at Franky with great interest, and at the same time, his body, which was scorched black in various places, began to expand.

His fair skin gradually turned into a rough, orange hide. A thick tail grew from his back, and his neck continuously stretched.

"Not bad, you brat. It seems you have some skill."

Queen’s face was proud. He quickly transformed into a tall, standing brachiosaurus, his mechanical right arm like a Gatling gun barrel, giving off a ferocious, oppressive feeling.

"The Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Ancient Zoan, Model: Brachiosaurus! The ruler who dominated the world a hundred million years ago, the power of a dinosaur combined with the power of technology."

"Compared to you, who are just a simple cyborg, this great me can be called...!"

Queen’s face was serious as he shouted with a powerful voice:

"A... MO-DI-FIED... DRA-GON!!"

What a casual name!!

The crowd roared inwardly.

"In terms of modification, you’re still a long way off, you brat! Feel the power of the combination of a dinosaur and technology!"

"Bridal Heat Knuckle!!"

The claws on Queen’s mechanical right arm ignited with flames, and with a chain attached, they separated and were launched.

Bang!!

The claws struck the ground, directly smashing a deep pit. Franky jumped back, secretly shocked. Before he could land, the chain was flicked, and the mechanical claws attacked again.

Clang!

Franky was sent flying by this immense force. After doing a couple of flips in the air and landing, he plowed back several meters.

Looking down, he saw that his steel-forged arm had actually been slightly deformed by this one blow.

"Modifying an animalized body... a very interesting idea. This power is really exaggerated."

"It’s a strange feeling to be praised by my son. Since you know the gap in our strength, what are you going to do next, Franky?"

Queen held a large sword in his left hand and waited for the other’s choice with a smile.

"Of course, I’m going to do what I said and beat you up. Let me show you my SUPER idea, the Undead Modified Mech."

A corner of Franky’s mouth lifted as he looked up at the horizon.

"Oh?"

Queen followed his gaze with curiosity and saw a meteor streak across the night sky, falling rapidly towards them.

Bang!!

The ground trembled, kicking up a large cloud of dust and smoke. The huge commotion attracted the attention of everyone nearby. In the smoke... a tall, dark silhouette was vaguely visible.

"Ah... ah... ah..."

"Th... that’s...!"

Chopper and Usopp were stunned, their mouths agape, unable to utter a complete sentence.

The dust and smoke slowly dissipated, revealing the true form of the figure within.

Its body glinted with a cold metallic luster. The main colors of blue and white were simple yet beautiful. The 15-meter-tall mech had sharp angles on every part, and the sharp armor lines displayed a fierce, offensive style to the fullest.

Hiss—!

The mech let out a hiss of white gas. The chest opened to reveal a cockpit, and Franky flipped in and sat in the control seat.

"This is the most handsome! The strongest mech warrior!"

"Franky... Strike Freedom!!"

Clang!

The mech was activated, and its two eyes flashed with a cold red light.

"M-m-m-mech...!!"

"It’s a mech!!"

Chopper and Usopp’s faces were flushed with excitement, their noses bleeding profusely, a golden light shining in their eyes as if they were about to release a laser beam in the next second.

"I’m going to die, Chopper!!"

Usopp, overcome with excitement, had his eyes roll back as he was on the verge of fainting.

(End of Chapter)

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