East Blue, Cocoyasi Village.
Thanks to Demacia Company's special policy support, Cocoyasi Village had transformed in just one short year from a poor fishing village ruled by Arlong into a prosperous town situated along a popular East Blue shipping route.
The old Arlong Park had been demolished, and the new Cocoyasi Town had risen from its ruins.
Docks, roads, shops, hotels, restaurants.
The infrastructure required for a burgeoning town was gradually being built here.
East Blue's first Sea Train station would soon be established in this town as well.
When the green-haired swordsman Zoro stepped off the passenger ship onto the dock, what he saw was a town only beginning to show its splendor.
And yet, the town seemed like a construction site that never stopped working, constantly creating something new.
Having only recently left his master and sailed out from a remote little village, then spent all his time chopping wood in the wilderness to make a living, Zoro instinctively found the sight somewhat novel.
However, as a devoted swordsman, he would not linger too long on such mundane things.
Not long after leaving the dock, Zoro's sword-sharp gaze settled on a white banner in the distance bearing a dazzling golden greatsword.
That banner, which sheltered all of East Blue, represented a man he wished to challenge:
"Garen."
Zoro enunciated the name one syllable at a time.
Then, Zoro shifted his gaze to a notice board beneath that banner and solemnly read two more words:
"Now hiring."
There was another line in smaller print beneath it:
"Goa Kingdom construction team under Demacia Company. Phase One of the Cocoyasi Station project. Temporarily recruiting general laborers, carpenters, masons, painters..."
Of course, that was not the important part. The important part was:
"Meals and lodging provided."
Zoro's eyes narrowed, and he quickly