Summary:
Paulie makes his debut when he retrieves Usopp’s stolen money while on the run from debt collectors. Kalifa shows Luffy, Nami, and Usopp around Dock 1 and tells them how Iceburg started the Galley-La Company. While Usopp’s attention is focused on seeing the cannon being readied on the galleon, the Franky Family sneaks up from behind and grabs him. A dockworker finds his trunks and brings them back to Luffy and Nami, but Usopp is nowhere to be found. Kaku returns from the Going Merry and tells them that their keel is irreparably damaged.
As Usopp continues to pursue the Franky Family, the family is stopped by Paulie (the ship’s foreman at Dock #1) as he flees from the debt collectors. After realizing the money in the yagara that was stolen by the Franky Family, he tried to run away with the money and Luffy tried to stop him, but Lucci stopped Luffy and said she would, it was revealed that Kaku was now controlling the floorboard. from Merry. When Lucci successfully stops Paulie from taking the money, the Franky Family is introduced to Usopp, Nami, and Luffy as demolition workers and that they are on the side of bounty hunters. After the money was returned to the Straw Hats, Lucci and Paulie engaged in a fight that didn’t last long and the Straw Hats were finally allowed to enter Dock #1.
Inside Dock #1 as Kalifa states how Galley La was built, Luffy on the other hand was shown asking Iceburg to join their crew, Iceburg then asked if they didn’t have any boatmen on the crew, which Luffy proudly he admitted and stated that they went. to Water 7 to find the shipwright and get him to join their crew, which brought them back to the topic of Luffy asking Iceburg to be one of their crew, which Iceburg immediately refused, saying that he was the mayor of Water 7.
Iceburg suddenly asked if Nico Robin was really their classmate, Luffy confirmed and said Robin was a smart woman. Usopp was seen admiring the craftsmanship when he was suddenly attacked, again by the Franky Family. On the other hand, when Chopper tries to find Robin, he finds Sanji instead.
Kaku finally returned and Zoro was shown on the Merry’s deck remembering the conversation with Kaku. Back to Luffy and Nami, one of the Galley la Company (GLC) craftsmen brought back the trunks that Usopp was carrying. As Luffy and Nami go on and on about how they want to fix Merry and that they would pay enough, Kaku stops them and says that the Straw Hats have come a long way. Luffy said it was true and told them about their adventures and asked them not to believe him, but Kaku replied that he believed Luffy because Merry’s battle scar was too deep and said that Merry can’t be fixed even with the GLC ability , Merry’s chances of reaching the next island would be zero.
In the final scene, Zoro was shown looking at Merry and asking her if it was true that she couldn’t sail anymore.