"Me too. I'll leave a message on the bulletin board tomorrow," Usopp nodded at the comment about Mello. The idea of Sai training him was still a little strange, and made Usopp nervous, but in a peculiar way jealous too. Because Mello was one of the few people Usopp felt as though he could actually stand a chance against in a fight in this place? Or just how much Sai's attention had been split lately? That was ego, taking on another person's social growth as a personal project and then being surprised or a little upset that he had other people to hang out with. Maybe it was easier on a boat, where the options for socialization were limited anyway.

"Okay, it seems like we're all set, then!" Usopp slung his bag over his shoulders, and put his makeshift slingshot and hammer away in his coverall pockets for easier access. "Let's go, on a real pirate treasure raid!"

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