"Admiral Sand Crocodile, listen to me. At first, they were really scared of me, and I felt a little awkward too. But I was so bored that I tried shrinking myself and walking into the city."
"Back then, the police came to warn me and even kept watch nearby. The people on the streets didn't dare come close to me either."
"But their eyes were different from the people of Sand Village. There was no disgust, only simple fear and nervousness. That, I could understand."
"So I thought it over and helped them clear all the gravel out of the city. And whenever I bought fruit to take back, I left Beli behind and asked the police officers to give it to them."
"After a while, maybe a month or so, the people in the city stopped being so afraid of me. Then, after I beat up a bunch of bastards trying to kidnap two children, I finally heard them cheering and thanking me!"
In the vast desert roughly ten kilometers from Rainbase.
Having returned to his original size, Shukaku happily swayed his tail as he moved forward, enthusiastically telling Crocodile, who stood on his shoulder, about his experiences over the past few months.
Sea Star World was certainly a wonderful place.
It was just that there were few people he knew, and Shukaku could not find anyone he could truly talk to.
Meanwhile, Crocodile smoked his cigar and patiently listened to Shukaku's stories.
Until the latter brought up the Sea Mother from Zero Magic World in the Sandora River.
"I'm telling you, this Sea Mother is a blue flying dragon about my size—no, a little smaller, probably. She has a pair of wings, but she calls herself some kind of Rhyme Dragon. There are also a group of much