On the outskirts of the Sabaody Archipelago, Grove 49.
On a busy commercial street, specialty stalls stood beneath tents on both sides. Colorful bubbles rose from the ground one after another, drifting slowly into the sky.
The Straw Hats rode several bubble bikes along the street, floating about a meter above the ground.
They were a local specialty, with a wooden board mounted on a bubble. As the rider pedaled with both feet, the board sprayed out gusts of air from behind, propelling the bubble forward.
"How's this? Pretty easy to ride, right?"
Hachi rode a large bubble bike with everyone aboard, giving the impression of a tricycle hauling piglets off to market.
Several single-rider bubble bikes surrounded them. Luffy, who was riding in his own unique way, had crawled inside the bubble and was lying down as he pedaled furiously. He sighed,
"Ah, I really want to buy one. Too bad you can only use them on this island."
"Honestly, you just got your allowance, and now you want to buy everything you see." Nami rolled her eyes.
She rode a single-rider bubble bike, with Chopper sitting in the basket at the front.
Lina sat at the back of the bubble bike Hachi was pulling. Beside him, Brook seemed to have spotted something. Pointing at a stall, he chuckled,
"Yohohohoho! I see free samples again, everyone!"
"Yosh! On my command, charge!"
Luffy shouted excitedly, then immediately turned and charged toward the stall.
"Another shop about to have a bad day." Lina shook his head, pitying the shopkeeper in his thoughts.
After landing on the Sabaody Archipelago, they had first followed Hachi to the Gold Exchange, exchanged a large amount of cash, and handed out plenty of pocket money to everyone.
Everyone had bulging wallets now. But why pay for