'Once upon a time, there was a boy who went on a journey to become the Pirate King, ' Usopp begins.

No one interrupts him.

Sanji sits down-- and Chopper comes to his side, clinging on in his not-hiding way. Zoro kept his hand on the handle of his mug-- but doesn 't take a sip. Luffy takes periodical, quiet bites-- his eyes never leaving Usopp as the blind man continues to speak, his hands running through Kinoko 's feathers.

'He gathered a small but powerful crew of his own, amassing a grand fleet of allies headed toward the same destination-- the One Piece, ' Usopp dramatises, bloating the emphasis on some words, despite the clear indication that Chopper and Luffy weren 't going to be childishly impressed about them right now.

He simply continues, without any regard for the audience reception.

'It took years. The journey was long, perilous, and hard-- but they never gave up. And at the end of their voyage, they achieved their dreams. '