Was that... Bartolomeo just now?
Lin Mo didn't expect to run into this shameless guy so quickly.
Bartolomeo is a super fan of Luffy after he sets sail. Before he became a pirate to chase stars, this guy used to be the leader of a gang controlling 150 streets.
In short, he's a troublesome guy once you come into contact with him.
Lin Mo wasn't sure where Bartolomeo was heading so early in the morning, nor did he care.
Next, what he needed to do was visit the execution platform where Roger was executed.
With the help of some townspeople, he quickly arrived at his destination— the town's central square.
Looking at the execution platform, which was several tens of meters high, Lin Mo didn't think too much and climbed up.
As soon as he stood firmly on the execution platform, the system's prompt sounded in his mind.
Ding! Successfully reached the Roger Execution Platform, Sign-In progress +10%, current total progress 20%, reward: Master-level Shinken Skill.
Immediately, more detailed information about Shinken appeared in Lin Mo's mind.
Before he could examine it in detail...
"Hey, little brat on top, come down right now! This is the special execution platform under the jurisdiction of the world government. If you don't want to get arrested, come down immediately!"
From below the platform, a marine holding a loudspeaker shouted at him.
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo looked down from the execution platform. There were already some townspeople gathered around.
"Look, there's a kid on the execution platform."
"Who's that?"
"I don't know, never seen him before. How did he climb up there?"
Everyone was discussing amongst themselves.
Lin Mo didn't want to attract too much attention here. Though it would be easy for him to just jump down from this height, he was still a ten-year-old kid. To ordinary people, jumping from such a high platform would likely result in injury or worse.
To avoid drawing too much attention, he decided to slowly climb down from the side of the platform.
At that moment, Smoker, along with a group of marines escorting a bunch of captured pirates, was coming down the main street.
When he saw Lin Mo climbing down from the execution platform, he froze for a moment, "Isn't that the kid from the bar?"
Just as Smoker had his moment of distraction, one of the captured pirates swiftly pulled out a small pistol from his sleeve and shot at Smoker with a wicked grin.
Smoker reacted quickly. He sidestepped the bullet and swiftly disarmed the pirate.
At this time, there was a sudden cry from the square.
"Ah, the kid's going to die!"
"Someone save him!"
"Hurry, someone save the kid!"
Smoker looked towards the sound.
He saw that the bullet fired by the pirate was heading straight for Lin Mo.
Even if he used his Smoke-Smoke fruit powers to stop it, it would be too late.
Lin Mo was helplessly watching the bullet get closer and closer.
Avoiding the bullet was easy for him. But even if he dodged it, the bullet would still hit the frame of the execution platform.
There was a high chance that the platform would collapse due to the impact...
And he was still about ten meters above the ground.
Normally, if a child fell from such a height, they would either die or be severely injured.
If he landed safely, it would definitely attract attention.
But if he just blocked the bullet, the result wouldn't be any different.
In short, no matter what choice he made, he would become the center of attention.
He just wanted to stay low-profile, but why was it always impossible?
Helpless, Lin Mo grasped the iron frame of the execution platform with one hand and covered his other hand with Armament Haki.
Right in front of everyone, he simply reached out and easily caught the high-speed bullet in his palm.
The entire square went silent.
A few seconds later, the exclamations broke out again.
"Huh? Is this real? Am I seeing things?"
"Oh my god, did I just see that right? The kid caught the bullet with his bare hand?"
"That bullet can't be fake, right? How could someone catch a bullet with their bare hands and be fine?"
"Impossible, impossible. I heard the gunshot. That bullet can't be fake!"
The pirate who had fired the shot was sweating profusely, looking incredulously at Lin Mo, "How is this possible? This bullet was specially modified to be several times stronger than regular bullets. Who the hell is this kid?"
Smoker stared blankly at Lin Mo's arm, which had already returned to normal.
He was extremely shocked.
That kid... did he just use Armament Haki?
Lin Mo, still hanging on the iron frame, had already become the center of attention in the square.
Since that was the case, there was no need to keep pretending anymore.
When he let go of the frame and jumped down from the ten-meter-high platform, he landed perfectly on the ground.
From the corner of his eye, he inadvertently noticed a boy with a green mohawk in the crowd, staring at him excitedly.
Huh?
Bartolomeo?
Why is that guy here too?
Lin Mo paused for a moment, a bad feeling creeping over him.
Without thinking too much, he immediately changed direction and started walking towards a quieter area, quickening his pace.
Smoker, seeing that Lin Mo had run off, ordered his still-shocked subordinates to take the pirates back.
Then he quickly pursued the direction Lin Mo had gone.
That kid is definitely not an ordinary person! He needs to figure out who he is!
Lin Mo knew Smoker was after him, so he purposefully walked into some of the maze-like alleys.
As he had expected, he quickly shook Smoker off.
He had been too high-profile just now. Now, he needed to avoid drawing attention.
Lin Mo didn't want to be watched by countless pairs of eyes wherever he went.
While thinking about where to go next, a weapon shop selling swords caught his attention.
Isn't this the shop where Zoro will come to buy his swords in ten years?
Seems like the cursed sword Sandai Kitetsu and the great sword Yubashiri will be in this store.
Since he's here, he might as well take a look.
With that thought, Lin Mo stepped into the weapon shop without hesitation.
"What? A kid?"
The shopkeeper, who was selling swords and had just prepared to greet a customer with a smile, frowned in dissatisfaction when he saw that the customer was a child. He mumbled grumpily.
Lin Mo casually glanced at the swords hanging on the walls, his eyes falling on the three sword racks filled with swords in the corner.
Seeing that Lin Mo seemed interested in the cheaper swords, the shopkeeper impatiently said, "Those in the racks are the cheapest swords, 50,000 Berries each. If you have money, feel free to pick one, but if not, then scram."
Lin Mo didn't pay attention to him and walked straight towards the racks, intending to see if he could find Sandai Kitetsu.
Just as he approached the racks and was about to start looking for the sword, a tall, thin figure passing by the shop's door caught his attention.
Seemingly aware that someone was watching him, the person suddenly stopped and looked inside the store.
Their eyes met.
Silver-white long wavy hair, a silver beard on the chin, glasses, and a long scar under the right eye.
It was none other than the Dark King Rayleigh!