Yamato Wants to Play, Junior

"So bored."

Yamato slumped listlessly against the ship's railing, her eyes vacant as she gazed out at the endless sea.

She looked utterly dejected, like a small cabbage left out to bake in the scorching sun for two days, completely wilted.

"I'm SO bored!!"

Like a spoiled child forced to visit relatives during Lunar New Year with no phone to play with.

"Didn't you say you'd never get tired of looking at it?"

On the deck behind Yamato, under a wide-open parasol, Ian wore a floral shirt and beach shorts, a pair of yellow sunglasses perched on his nose. He looked like a young man on a cruise to a tropical island.

He leisurely took a sip of the iced orange juice specially made for him by the ship's chef, flipping through a book. The cool, sweet-and-sour liquid slid down his throat and into his stomach, bringing a refreshing coolness that cleared his mind and spirit. "It's only been a week."

Today was already the seventh day since they left Wano Country.

For the first few days, Yamato had been incredibly excited, wishing she could wave hello to every seagull flying overhead. She'd run around the sea like a wild dog off its leash for two hours every day.

But that burst of energy only lasted for three days.

Starting on the fourth day, Yamato began to feel bored.

There was no helping it; sailing on the sea was like this. All you could see was the vast, boundless azure ocean. No matter how beautiful the sea was, one would eventually get tired of it.

Fortunately, this was the New World. Normally, they'd encounter a storm, heavy rain, or even snow and hail every few hours, allowing her to experience the thrill of challenging nature. Otherwise, Yamato would have likely grown tired of it even sooner.

"Anyway, it's just really boring!"

Yamato puffed out her cheeks. She turned her head, her eyes fixed on Ian, "Ian! Let's fight!"

When she was really bored, she'd want to fight Ian to pass the time.

"No way,"

Ian rolled his eyes. "Too boring."

"Huh? Why not?"

Yamato was very confused.

"Big Sis Yamato!"

Just then, Jack, who had been diligently lifting weights on the deck nearby, stood up, dripping with sweat, and volunteered enthusiastically, "Let me fight you!"

"No thanks."

Yamato refused without hesitation. "Too boring. Jack, you're too weak!"

Jack staggered as if shot in the chest, collapsing onto the ground.

Too, too weak!

He gritted his teeth.

I have to get stronger!

He resumed his weightlifting with even more fervor.

"Ian!"

Yamato rushed to Ian's side, clinging to his lounge chair. "Come on, come on!"

Why don't I want to? Didn't you just answer your own question?

It's no fun.

It was difficult to deal with Yamato when she used her abilities without using his own, but if he used his abilities, Yamato couldn't even hurt him.

Annoyed, Ian shouted, "Babanuki!"

"Lord Ian!"

Babanuki hurried over. "What are your orders?"

"How much longer until we reach Hachinosu Island?" Ian asked.

Yamato immediately turned her head to look at Babanuki.

She was even more impatient.

"We've sailed about halfway there now,"

Babanuki said immediately. "It should take another week to reach Hachinosu Island."

"Still that long?"

Yamato's face immediately fell.

"Are there any islands nearby?"

Ian said.

Yamato's eyes lit up instantly. She stared intently at Babanuki again.

Babanuki was sweating profusely under her aggressive gaze. If I don't give Miss Yamato a satisfactory answer, will she kill me?

"Yes, yes!"

Babanuki quickly said, "About eighty nautical miles to the northeast, there's a small island with a town. Many pirates use it as a supply point."

"Then let's go check it out."

Ian said.

Eighty nautical miles wasn't that far out of the way.

Teacher Kai probably wouldn't object either.

Besides, when you're out in the field, you don't have to follow orders!

No, wait, I'm the ruler of Wano Country?

"Yes."

Babanuki nodded. "I'll have the helmsman change course immediately."

"Yay!!"

Yamato cheered, throwing herself onto Ian. "Ian! I love you the most!"

"Got it, got it."

Ian's expression was calm.

The overwhelming fragrance and the soft body of the girl didn't even make his eyelids flutter. He was so used to it, it was practically commonplace.

The island was named Banana Island. When viewed from above, its outline resembled a banana, and its color, due to the lack of vegetation and its bare yellow rocky mountains, was exactly like a banana.

In the middle of this giant banana, on a small plain beneath the rocky mountains, a small town was situated.

The town wasn't large, but it had everything a traveler might need: a tavern, a general store, a shipyard, a weapon shop, and a hospital. Though all were rudimentary, they were more than enough for the pirates who frequented this island.

Some pirates were even fishing at the docks, enjoying a rare moment of leisure.

It was at this moment that the Golden Flying Dragon approached the dock.

"Hey! Look!"

The pirates fishing at the dock were the first to notice the approaching ship. "What a huge ship!"

The golden-yellow sea vessel, over three hundred meters long, was like a mobile fortress on the sea, impossible to ignore.

More importantly...

"That, that's!!"

A pirate holding a spyglass suddenly turned pale. "The Beasts Pirates' flag! It's a Beasts Pirates ship!!"

"What!!"

The dock erupted in chaos.

But there was no mistaking it. The skull with large horns hanging from the mast of that enormous ship!

That was indeed the flag of the Beasts Pirates!

"The Beasts Pirates are here! A Beasts Pirates ship has docked!"

The news spread through the town like wildfire.

Some pirates fled at the sound of it.

However, many more pirates gathered towards the port.

It was the Beasts Pirates, after all! How could they not see it with their own eyes?

The Golden Flying Dragon slowly docked at the town's pier.

"We're here!"

Amidst the expectant gazes of the pirates gathered on the dock, a young girl leaped from the ship's deck, cheering excitedly. "What fun things are there to do on this island?"

So young!

She's just a little kid who's still breastfeeding!

This was the pirates' first impression upon seeing Yamato.

"It's just a small town, don't expect too much."

Another young man slowly descended the stairs from the deck, followed by two impossibly tall brats, a boy and a girl.

Four brats?

"Lord Ian! Miss Yamato! I will guard the ship here, please enjoy yourselves."

However, it was the man on deck respectfully addressing the brats who gave the pirates a sense of true strength. A robust physique, dark skin, and a rugged appearance – this was a real pirate!

Ian didn't turn back, merely raising his right hand in a wave, acknowledging Babanuki.

"Let's go explore the town!"

Yamato impatiently grabbed Ian's hand and pulled him forward. "Come on, Ian! I'm so sick of being on the ship!"

"There are so many people."

Black Maria followed behind them, curiously observing the people on the dock. "Are they all pirates? Babanuki said this is a gathering place for pirate crews."

This was her first time seeing pirates from overseas.

Jack was concerned about something else: among these pirates, were there any worth fighting?

Ian said nothing, merely observing silently.

"Hey, brats, are you from the Beasts Pirates?"

From among the pirates gathered to watch the Beasts Pirates, a group stepped forward and blocked the path of the four.

Leading them was a burly man carrying a large iron hammer, his muscles bulging. He stood over four meters tall, taller than two Ians, and he looked down at Ian and Yamato, grinning maliciously.

"It's Hammer Heim! His bounty is almost forty million, right?"

The pirates behind him buzzed with discussion.

"What does he want to do? Is he trying to join the Beasts Pirates?"

"I don't think so."

"Huh?"

Yamato tilted her head in confusion, then nodded matter-of-factly. "That's right! I am Yamato!"

Ian rolled his eyes. No one asked you to introduce yourself.

"Hahahahaha! Are you really brats from the Beasts Pirates?"

The pirate with the iron hammer burst into laughter, his hand tightening on the handle of his massive hammer. "Good, good, good! Excellent! So, if I take you down, I'll become famous across the seas, right!!"

Without hesitation, taking advantage of Yamato's surprise, the giant iron hammer smashed down.

Ian raised an eyebrow. Ah, here it is, the world's unique, nonsensical bloodthirsty pirate.

The insolent gaze, the arrogant words, the nonsensical laughter – he was clearly the cream of the crop among the riff-raff.

It didn't matter if the opponent was a Marine Admiral or a Pirate Emperor; they'd attack given the chance.

The gasps of the watching pirates had only just begun to rise.

However, the heavy hammer in the hands of the man called Hammer Heim was already shattered.

A fair, tender, delicate little fist, wrapped in invisible fluctuations, had pulverized the heavy hammer with a single punch. Then, with the leap of the fist's owner, the punch landed squarely on Heim's face.

The cheek of the man with a bounty close to forty million instantly caved in, his facial bones shattering. He spun through the air and crashed heavily to the ground.

"Eh!!"

The pirates on the dock's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

A one-hit, one-kill?

No matter what, Heim was a pirate with a bounty close to forty million!

And this young girl?

"The local pirates are really unfriendly!"

Yamato landed cheerfully, rubbing her fists together as she looked at the stunned pirates, her hand reaching for the mace behind her. "But, do you want to fight us? That's great! Then let's have some fun!"

The girl sprang forward, charging at all the pirates ahead.

Although I suspect they didn't quite mean it that way.

But it doesn't matter, as long as this girl stops being bored.

Meanwhile, in a bar in town, the bar door was pushed open by a hand, and a man rushed in.

"Boss Squard! A ship from the Beasts Pirates has landed!!"