Three days later, on a sunny, breezy morning, white clouds drifted across a deep blue sky as a bicycle leisurely rolled over the sparkling sea.
"Ah, it's a lovely day for a walk." A deep, steady voice sounded lazily.
The tall man had a head of black, unruly curls and dark skin. His expression was languid, and he wore a dark blue shirt with a yellow tie beneath a light blue vest.
Aokiji pedaled slowly toward a lush little island ahead, holding up Luffy's wanted poster.
"Like father, like son. It should be about time, shouldn't it?"
Aokiji's thoughts wandered as he muttered to himself, "Well, what should I say when I get there? Maybe I'll tell them I'm out for a walk."
"Or... that I came to see Garp's grandson or something..."
"Ah, what a bother... I can't be bothered to think about it..." Aokiji murmured a few more times and continued pedaling slowly toward Long Ring Long Land.
Elsewhere, gentle waves lapped against the shore as a small ship with a sheep's head moored. Several figures jumped down from it.
Long Ring Long Land was made up of ten small islands arranged in a ring. The island they had landed on was one of them. Grass stretched as far as the eye could see across the flat plains, with a few tall, slender trees scattered here and there.
Because of the island's unusual geography, all the creatures living there had grown into peculiar, elongated shapes.
"Haha, it's a huge grassland! Let's go!!"
"Hey, Luffy, look at this dog!" Usopp ran excitedly ahead and pointed at a short-legged dog with an extremely long body.
Foxes, wolves, and all the other animals wandering across the grassland were just as oddly shaped. They had only one thing in common: some part