Windmill Village, a peaceful and tranquil town.
Inside a bar.
"Hahahaha! Boss, how did you end up in such a sorry state? Losing an arm in a place like the East Blue—no one would believe it if you told them!" the fat man gnawing on a chicken leg laughed so hard that tears streamed down his face.
"Our Red Hair Pirates are definitely going to become the laughingstock now!" the cool-headed Beckman said helplessly.
"You mocked other people for being disabled last time, and now look at you—you've become disabled too!" Yasopp said with a laugh, raising a mug of beer.
"Hahahaha!" Shanks laughed loudly as well. "You bastards really aren't leaving me any dignity!"
"Hm? Why is it quieter than usual today?" Shanks asked suspiciously, looking to the side. He found that the little squirt who was usually the most boisterous was sitting there with his head lowered, completely shut off from the world.
Shanks expertly grabbed him by the back of his neck and lifted him up. The skin on the little squirt's neck stretched out with remarkable elasticity.
Shanks brought the little squirt in front of him and found that his face was covered in snot and tears. "Oh, dear! You were saying yesterday that you wanted to become a brave pirate. Why are you crying today?"
"Luffy, when you cry, you really..." Shanks said in an "affectionate" tone. "You're super funny! Hahahaha!"
"Boss, shouldn't that be super ugly?"
"You look awful, Luffy!"
"What's so funny?" Luffy suddenly exploded. "Shanks lost an arm!"
"And it was because I was so useless that Shanks lost his arm!"
The bar fell silent for a moment, then laughter once again erupted.
"It's only an arm, no big deal!" Shanks said with an unconcerned laugh. "Besides, I have an even better