"How can Buggy's ship have such technology?"
Jon was stunned for a long time, then suddenly remembered that Buggy had returned from the New World!
He had been to Water Seven and knew Iceberg, which seemed perfectly reasonable.
Tsk, so he was sitting on a high-end knockoff of the Thousand Sunny?
It was just a cola barrel, though; the shipbuilder's skill wasn't quite there.
While Makino was deep in thought, Jon's eyes darted around. He suddenly slapped the green button.
The cola barrel in the slot immediately began to churn violently. He burst out laughing, wrapping an arm around Makino's shoulders, letting the sea breeze fill his clothes: "If you encounter it, you have to try it! Let's go, Jon- 1!"
"Ah!? Aren't we supposed to go around the island? The anchor isn't up yet~ No way…"
Makino's urgent cries were swallowed by the sea breeze, turning into fragmented words.
Caw~!
Seagulls swept past the railing, the airflow from the ship's bottom dispersed the wave traces, shattering into foam in the sunlight. The island, which was originally their destination, gradually became a distant green speck, disappearing from view.
...…
Two days later.
"Anata (Darling)~ No way! You absolutely cannot steer anymore, absolutely!"
Makino clung tightly to Jon's arm, refusing to let him continue playing.
God knew what she had been through these past two days?
Jon was as cheerful as a child, abusing the navigation buttons.
Every time, she had to experience a 'spaceship' ride.
But whenever she tried to stop him, the domineering Jon would drag her into the room for some BABA.
Although she enjoyed it, her body and mind were constantly stimulated.
She was afraid she would die young!
"Alright, alright, I won't steer anymore."
Jon knew he was in the wrong. He pouted and let Makino dock the ship.
In these two days, both Jon and Makino had gained a tiny bit of sailing ability.
But no one would have imagined that it would take them two days to get from Shimotsuki Town to Shimotsuki Village.
Even though it was on the same island.
......
After disembarking.
A fine, continuous drizzle began to fall.
Jon and Makino finally arrived at the center of the northern part of Shimotsuki Island, which was Shimotsuki Village.
A group of children were playing by the shore, and the sharp-eyed ones immediately noticed the two strangers.
"Huh? Who are they?"
"They look so well-matched, are they a married couple?"
"Dummy, how can there be such young married couples? They must be boyfriend and girlfriend!"
"Hey, hey, hey, I know that man! The one from the newspaper."
"I remember! Demon Slayer Jon!"
The children quickly swarmed forward, surrounding Jon and Makino as they approached.
Makino watched the tall and imposing Jon being hugged by the legs, covering her mouth to tease him:
"I didn't expect you to be so popular."
"Heh, I didn't either."
Jon scratched his head with a smile. After chatting with the children for a while, he realized they were all apprentices of the Isshin Dojo.
A moment later.
Jon found the tallest boy among them, rubbed his head and said.
"I want to pay my respects to Mr. Koushirou. Can you show me the way?"
"This…"
The boy hesitated upon hearing this, then suddenly noticed a figure not far away and immediately shouted:
"Zoro!!"
"Huh?!"
A moss-headed boy emerged from the woods, panting and sweating profusely. He was stunned when he saw Jon and Makino: "Who are they?"
"Be polite, they are guests here to see Sensei!"
"Are guests here to see Sensei supposed to come empty-handed?"
"Less talk! We need to receive next month's supplies for the dojo here. You take them to the dojo to see Sensei."
"Ah, I know, leave it to me."
Zoro came over, carrying a bamboo sword. He suddenly froze as he approached Jon and Makino.
His eyes were fixed on the Wumang Blade at Jon's waist, and it took him a long time to tear them away.
"Follow me."
Zoro said casually, "You two look tired. After you see Sensei, I'll treat you to some fruit."
"Okay."
Jon held Makino's hand and walked behind with a smile.
"I've seen you, in Kuina's room."
Zoro suddenly blurted out this sentence, and the scene instantly fell silent.
Him: o(*￣︶￣)o
Makino: ???
Jon: Hiss—
"Don't pinch, don't pinch~" Jon grimaced and slapped Makino's butt, whispering, "This kid is talking nonsense, I don't even know who Kuina is."
"I'm not talking nonsense!"
Zoro had amazing hearing. He turned back, unconvinced, and said, "I really saw you. Your newspaper was cut out by Kuina into a separate picture, and it's taped to her headboard!"
After he said that.
Makino immediately released her wicked little hand, her jealous pufferfish face instantly turning obsequious and fawning.
"Why does this child speak with such pauses? Did I pinch you hard, darling?"
Jon: "..."
Damn, she still wasn't convinced!
Jon gave Makino's backside a firm smack, then his attention was drawn back to the green moss head.
Zoro was only about 1.4 meters tall now, like a little bean. His lush green hair swayed like leaves, making one want to shave it bald.
"I say, you seem really strong. How about we spar sometime? I'm the strongest disciple in the dojo!"
Jon's mouth twitched.
The reliable Three-Sword Style Zoro of the Straw Hat Pirates in his memory didn't look like a person now.
This bullish little brat, when he bragged, it was truly loud.
"You're the strongest?"
Jon looked at him with a smile, then suddenly asked, "Then what about Kuina, the one you keep mentioning? Are you stronger than her?"
Zoro's face flushed a deep purple.
What the hell, why was this guy only asking about Kuina?!
"I… I'm about the same as her! Kuina is the dojo master's daughter, so she gets special training, which is why she can go toe-to-toe with me." Little Zoro struggled to maintain his pride.
Jon and Makino exchanged glances, their smiles teasing.
Children were thin-skinned, so they naturally wouldn't expose him and continued walking forward.
Until half an hour later.
Jon looked at the Shimotsuki Noodle Shop sign in front of him and couldn't help but cock his head:
"Why did you bring me to a noodle shop? Aren't we going to see Koushirou?"
"That's not right, I remember the dojo was in this direction."
Zoro looked up at the sky, deep in thought: "How many turns did I take just now?"
Jon's expression stiffened.
You can get lost in your own home?!
......