This was the clothing store Nagato and the others had stopped in front of.
Its enormous scale and lavish decor made it stand head and shoulders above the rest on the commercial street of the Young Eagle Training Camp.
The storefront was built from reddish-brown stone.
A huge sign with a Sunflower-like pattern around its edges hung in the center above the entrance.
A striking word was written across it in flamboyant, ornate letters of the common tongue.
Riku.
Anyone in the know could recognize it at a glance.
This was clearly a business founded by the royal family of the former Dressrosa Kingdom.
The Riku Family.
Dressrosa had always possessed a long and rich culture of fashion.
Even its name carried the meanings of dressing up, decoration, and formal attire.
The wife of Riku Doldo III, the former queen, had keenly seized the business opportunity.
Drawing on her family's deep foundations.
She combined gladiators, clothing, and Island Cloud into one.
After several years of effort, she successfully established a highly popular brand.
It was now managed by her eldest daughter, Kyros's wife, Scarlet.
At that moment, the shop was packed with people, so lively it seemed ready to blow the roof off.
Children darted about excitedly throughout the spacious, brightly lit store, its floor covered in red carpet.
Some had just changed into miniature chainmail.
They posed before full-length mirrors in what they believed were their most imposing stances.
Others swung lightweight yet realistic-looking Island Cloud battle axes.
Childish battle cries rang from their mouths.
For a time, the cheers of children trying on gladiator-style clothing, the playful noise between companions, and the praise and good-natured teasing from adults watching their own children's comical yet adorable appearances all blended into a symphony brimming with life and joy.
Yet amid