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[Vista: "Oh ho~? So he's not interested in women after all?? Hmm... looks like this point is the same for both Luffys~"]
[Nico Robin: "And here I thought there'd be a good show~~~"]
[Trafalgar Law: "But it seems... that Nami over there has ideas about her captain, Straw Hat~~~"]
[Boa Hancock: "Very obvious! She was actually prepared to accept Luffy's peeping just now, but unexpectedly... hahaha!!!"]
[Nami: "Grrr!!! What weird points are you all focusing on...??? Shouldn't the focus be that the Luffy over there actually has to learn navigation...?"]
[Roronoa Zoro: "Haha! That's right! For a blockhead like Luffy to actually endure learning navigation, truly admirable!"]
[Edward Newgate: "That Straw Hat kid over there, as a captain, actually personally learns navigation to improve sailing success rate. Truly a leader who leads by example!"]
[Marco: "Indeed~~~ Although Pops' ship also has two navigators as insurance, if Pops had to learn navigation, Pops would probably rather jump into the sea and end it all!"]
[Izo: "Haha! Well said!!"]
[Edward Newgate: "You two bastards, actually teasing me here~~~"]
[Vista: "How is this teasing, this might be flattery~~~"]
[Edward Newgate: "Gu ra ra ra!!! Bunch of brats~~~"]
[The Going Merry sails on the sea...]
[...]
[During the day, everyone trains on deck; at night, Luffy drills into Nami's room~]
[...]
[Several days later, the Going Merry arrives at Loguetown!!!!]
[Similar to the situation on Luffy's side here, Sanji and Usopp go shopping for food supplies, Zoro goes to buy a sword, Luffy wanders around...]
[...]
[Buggy feels bored, so he follows Luffy to wander around~~~]
[Loguetown is a very prosperous town in the East Blue, and its Logue Plaza is extremely famous!]
[Following the flow of the crowd, Luffy and Buggy walk to Logue Plaza~~]
["Ah... so this is the place where the Pirate King was executed..."]
[Luffy raises his hand to shield his eyes, looking up at the execution platform standing prominently in front of the shops in the plaza!!!]
["It is! Speaking of which... back when the Pirate King Gol D. Roger was executed, I was right here sending him off. Didn't expect 22 years to pass in a flash..."]
[Buggy reminisces about the past, unintentionally taking off his hat, his eyes revealing infinite nostalgia~~]
[Luffy glances sideways, surprised: "Oh? Didn't expect you to have witnessed big scenes..."]
["Hehehe, I've seen plenty of big scenes! But... heroes don't brag about past glories, it's all smoke from the past, meaningless~~ meaningless..."]
[Buggy forces a smile and shakes his head.]
[Me... I've witnessed big scenes...]
[But what does that matter???]
[Is it worth boasting about???]
[No! To me... it's rather a kind of mockery~~]
[The person who once witnessed big scenes alongside me, is now resting eternally in this sea!!!]
[While I... am still just an obscure little pirate~~]
[Don't mention the past, it only adds to the sorrow...]
[Don't mention it!!]
[Luffy laughs haha, assuming Buggy is just joking~~]
["Let's go, let's go take a look!"]
[...]
[Luffy grabs Buggy with one hand, the other arm suddenly stretches, grabbing the edge of the execution platform!]
[Shwoo!! ——]
[The two instantly arrive atop the execution platform.....]
[Buggy's mouth twitches~~~]
[Damn! I didn't say I wanted to come up here....]
["So this is the scene the Pirate King Roger saw before his death..."]
[Luffy looks down at the vast crowd below~~]
[These people include Loguetown locals, pirates from outside the sea, and merchants traveling between islands...]
[Everyone comes and goes, all bustling for their livelihood~~~]
["Not the same!! On the day Roger was executed, the entire Loguetown plaza was packed with people!! There wasn't even room to stand on the docks! The ships couldn't even dock properly, they just stopped out on the sea surface!!!"]
["Even if we stand in the same place, we can't experience the same perspective Roger had back then~~"]
[Buggy explains.]
[Luffy thinks about it, nods: "That's true! The scene might be the same, but the people are different! The same scene with different people and time, the meaning is completely different~"]
[Just then, a stern shout suddenly rings out!]
["Hey!! Those two people!!! How dare you trespass! Climbing up there is forbidden!! Hurry up and get down!!"]
[Below the execution platform, a local Loguetown police officer is pointing and yelling at Luffy and Buggy on the platform.]
[Uh...]
[Luffy shrugs, then jumps down from the execution platform.]
[Buggy sees this and immediately follows, jumping down right in front of the police officer!!]
[Swish!]
[A dagger appears in Buggy's hand!]
[Luffy bows slightly, showing an apologetic expression: "Sorry, Uncle. We came from the Baterilla archipelago¹ and didn't know the rules here. We just saw the view up there was wide and came up out of curiosity. We'll leave now~"]
[Although this police officer spoke aggressively just now, Luffy isn't angry~]
[After all, they broke the rules first, the other person getting angry is normal.]
[Just apologize and it's over~]
[Nani???]
[Buggy is stunned!!]
[Didn't we jump down menacingly to beat this officer up?]
[Although Buggy's strength hasn't improved much over the years, he is a pirate after all, and the captain of a pirate crew! So his way of doing things is still quite bold!!]
[Just now below, he heard this officer telling them to get down, Buggy was naturally furious!!!]
[Coupled with Luffy jumping straight down in front of the officer, Buggy thought Luffy wanted to teach this officer a lesson, so he directly drew his dagger to back Luffy up...]
[Result... Unexpectedly, Luffy came down to apologize to the guy~]
["What are you doing!!! What are you doing holding a dagger!!"]
[The Loguetown officer suddenly sees the dagger gleaming coldly in Buggy's hand, instantly pales, takes a step back, points his finger at the dagger in Buggy's hand, and yells in terror~]
["Uh..."]
[This really puts Buggy in an awkward spot~~]
[Luffy doesn't want to fight, so naturally, he can't fight either.]
[After all, the captain is Luffy. If Buggy acts without Luffy speaking, it would be "too disrespectful"...]
[Immediately, Buggy forcefully explains: "It's like this, Uncle... Actually... I'm a hairstylist... I carry a dagger for shaving clients' beards... This is very reasonable, right~~?"]
[Gol D. Roger: "Pfft...!!! Hahahahaha!!! Little Buggy over there, are you trying to kill me with laughter!? This is too funny!"]
[Edward Newgate: "Gu ra ra ra!! Red-nose brat's mind turns quite fast~~"]
[Charlotte Linlin: "Mamamamama! You're making this old lady cry from laughing~~"]
[Monkey D. Luffy: "Ahahaha!!! Buggy is so interesting!"]
[Gecko Moria: "Shaving a beard with a dagger... what talent!!!"]
["Bullshit!!! Who shaves beards with a dagger???"]
[The Loguetown officer instantly flies into a rage!!]
[Are you Y-ing insulting my intelligence??]
["What's wrong with that???"]
[Luffy takes the dagger from Buggy's hand, "We've been shaving beards for people with daggers for years, it works smoothly. Come, Uncle, let me demonstrate for you~~"]
[Saying that, Luffy holds the dagger and directly approaches~~]
[Shwi shwi shwi!!!]
[Before the officer could react, Luffy had already swiftly shaved the beard on half of the officer's face clean!!!]
[Although Luffy hasn't studied this craft, as someone already proficient in swordsmanship, isn't shaving a beard a piece of cake???]
["Hmm~? Seems like it's shaved quite cleanly..."]
[The Loguetown officer touches his half-smooth face, his eyes wide with surprise!!]
[This skill is incredible.....!!!]
["Little bro, your skill is really amazing! Come, help me shave this side clean too!"]
[The Loguetown officer stretches out the other side of his face.]
[However, Luffy doesn't continue, instead showing a troubled expression: "Well..., Uncle, that was just a free trial. If you want to continue, you'll have to pay. We're artisans, we need to eat too~"]
["Nani!!"]
[Hearing this, the Loguetown officer's eyes widen instantly, "You're extorting money by force!!"]
[Luffy shows an innocent expression, waving his hands: "No, no... Uncle, please reconsider~"]
["...."]
[The Loguetown officer instantly wants to walk away, but now half his face is shaved, and half has a beard. This looks really too unsightly...]
[If he wanders around like this until the end of his shift, probably all the local residents of Loguetown will see his ridiculous appearance~~]
[Just after walking a few steps, the Loguetown officer walks back again, sighing: "How much!"]
["10,000 Beri², honest price~"]
[Portgas D. Ace: "Wow~, Straw Hat kid over there really has a lot of tricks!!"]
[Trafalgar Law: "Have to admit, Straw Hat-ya truly has talent in all aspects~~ Even in sales promotion like this, he's exceptionally gifted~~"]
[Donquixote Doflamingo: "Fuffuffuffu... if he were a merchant, perhaps even I over there wouldn't be his match~~"]
[Vinsmoke Sanji: "Luffy, you should learn from that Luffy! He's always earning his food money anytime, anywhere!! You should learn from him!!!"]
[Nico Robin: "Fufufu~~ That's right, Captain Luffy also needs to learn to be more self-reliant~~"]
[Collecting the 10,000 Beri, Luffy and Buggy leave the plaza~]
[The two meet Zoro halfway.]
[Buggy asks doubtfully: "Weren't you going to buy a sword? How come you're here?"]
[Zoro's mouth twitches slightly: "Well... I was planning to first..."]
["...come check out this side, then go find a weapon shop~"]
["Check out this side???"]
[Buggy points to the ladies' lingerie store beside the road, looking at Zoro in shock....]
["...Hahaha!! He's actually just lost!"]
[Luffy laughs heartily, mercilessly exposing Zoro's true situation~~~]
[Zoro instantly shows a Fishman Hordy Jones expression: "Grr! Bastard!! Don't say it like that!!!"]
[With Luffy and Buggy leading the way, Zoro successfully enters Loguetown's most famous weapon shop. The owner is Ippon-Matsu....]
[...]
[Among Zoro's current three swords, Wado Ichimonji belongs to the Great Grade Swords, one of the 21 O Wazamono grade swords. It also holds extraordinary significance for Zoro!]
[The other two swords are just ordinary standard-issue swords~~~]
[Coming to the weapon shop isn't necessarily to buy a sword, but just to look around. If there's a good sword, he can replace the two ordinary ones.]
["Boss... are there any good swords in the shop?"]
[Zoro comes to the counter and asks.]
[Luffy also walks over, directly slapping his money pouch: "Want the best sword! Money is no object~~~"]
[The boss, Ippon-Matsu, hears this, his face instantly beaming: "Haha!! Little brothers, you're really lucky!! Last month I just received a famed sword, I'll bring it out for you right now!"]
[Duang!!!]
[A sword stand covered by brocade is placed on the counter. The boss dramatically whips off the cover, grandly announcing: "One of the 50 Ryo Wazamono Grade Swords, Sandai Kitetsu!!!"]
[Zoro picks up the Sandai Kitetsu, observes it carefully, then runs his hand along the blade, as if choosing a concubine, extremely serious~~~]
[After a moment, Zoro suddenly nods: "Indeed a good sword! Boss, how much?"]
["Hehehe! To be honest with you little brothers, obtaining this sword was quite difficult!"]
["Back then, to buy this sword, my wife and I argued for three days and three nights!!"]
["Actually... you can probably tell, I myself am very passionate about swords! I was planning to keep this sword for my own collection!!! But this green-haired little brother has excellent taste, I see he has quite the affinity with this sword~~"]
["How about this!! Since meeting is fate... I won't make money off you, I'll transfer it to this little brother at the cost price I acquired it for, 1.5 million Beri!"] (What money?)
[Nami: "This treacherous merchant!!! Clearly, two or three years later, he only sells this sword for 1 million Beri! Yet he dares to ask 1.5 million from Zoro over there!!!"]
[Tony Tony Chopper: "Yeah! Treacherous merchants are truly hateful!!"]
[Scratchmen Apoo: "Red Luffy over there said money was no object right from the start, it'd be weird if the shop owner didn't rip him off~~~ Ah hahahaha...!!!"]
[Boa Hancock: "Indeed, who buys things like that? Isn't that just asking to be ripped off? I thought Red Luffy over there was exceptionally gifted, didn't expect him to be clueless about bargaining~~"]
[Vinsmoke Sanji: "Just praised him for always thinking about earning money, didn't expect him to get ripped off for 500,000 Beri right away! I take back what I just said..."]
["1.5 million!!!!!"]
[Luffy jumps straight up, his expression extremely exaggerated!!!!!]
[He points his finger at the shop owner: "You... you you you..... are really too greedy!!!"]
[The shop owner Ippon-Matsu's heart skips a beat!]
[No way... this little brother doesn't look very old, could he also have researched the prices in the sword business???]
[He eyes Luffy suspiciously, unable to figure it out~~~]
[No... is this kid trying to bluff me???]
[However, at this moment, Luffy walks up to Zoro's side, pats the Wado Ichimonji hanging at Zoro's waist: "See this? Recognize it?"]
["Wh...!!! Wait!!! Could this be..."]
[Following Luffy's hand, the shop owner Ippon-Matsu instantly sucks in a cold breath, quickly searching his mind for information on this sword, exclaiming: "Wado Ichimonji!!!"]
["Ha! So you recognize good stuff!!"]
[Luffy crosses his arms, looking very smug, "See that? We're not some country bumpkins who haven't seen famed swords! This Sandai Kitetsu of yours is worth 500,000 Beri at most!!"]