The Adorable Little Raccoon

Several days later, a medium-sized ship that looked rather unassuming docked at the port of Loguetown.

With its pirate flag deliberately stowed away, the ship did not attract the attention of the Marines at the port. The Straw Hat Crew gazed at Loguetown, now within arm's reach, with immense anticipation.

"Is this the place where the legendary 'Pirate King' Roger was publicly executed?" Luffy asked, his eyes shining.

"Mm, that's right. And since this is the last island in the East Blue before entering the Grand Line, it's also known as the 'Town of the Beginning and the End.'"

Kong pushed up his glasses and explained to Luffy before turning to assign the various supplies they needed to purchase in Loguetown.

By now, in a sense, Kong had truly become the vice-captain of the "Straw Hat Pirates." Since Luffy was a complete idiot when it came to everyday matters, Kong handled nearly all the big and small chores of the entire crew.

Although the first half of the Grand Line was not entirely unfamiliar to Kong, he had inherited Yaen's cautious personality, so he still intended to make the most thorough preparations possible.

After all...

"Ordinary circumstances would be fine, but my father is a man with some truly terrible tastes. It's hard to say whether he'll deliberately add some trials and difficulties for us in the Grand Line..."

As Kong secretly thought this with a helpless sigh, he quickly assigned the tasks. Sanji, Reiju, Usopp, and Nami would mainly purchase food, ammunition, and other daily necessities.

"Um, wait..."

Just then, Zoro suddenly spoke up. "Kong, my two swords were damaged in my previous battle with Mihawk. I need to buy weapons. Can you give me some Belly?"

"Hmm? No problem. How much do you need?" Kong asked.

Zoro estimated