Those Who Know the Times Are Wise...

Kin'emon glared angrily at the Tea Beard. "What do you mean Momonosuke is sick?"

How could he not know whether the other person was sick or not?

Although the young master is very young, he has inherited Lord Oden's physical qualities and will definitely not get sick!

Tea Beard looked at Kin'emon speechlessly. If he wasn't sick, why would his master have brought him here?

Then, as if Tea Beard had understood something, he gave a look of Satori realization and said, "Oh, I see."

You must have come to the wrong place.

"You're talking nonsense!"

Kin'emon angrily retorted, "My son is right here. How could I have come to the wrong place?"

He was absolutely certain of this.

"Then do you see the person you're looking for here?" the Tea Beard sneered.

All the children on this island are here, but has the other side found that child?

No, I don't think so.

"This..."

Kin'emon, momentarily speechless, opened his mouth, then snorted and said, "I think it was hidden away by your so-called master."

"You're talking nonsense!"

Tea Beard immediately flew into a rage and said, "How could my master possibly do such a thing?"

"Then why isn't my son here?"

"I already told you you've come to the wrong place!"

"Impossible!"

Seeing the two arguing incessantly, Nami rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache, and said, "Alright, you two, stop arguing."

"Whether it's true or not, we'll find out by asking the children."

As she spoke, Nami glanced at the children building snowballs; who knows if they really do know something.

Kin'emon paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "That's true."

After saying that, Kin'emon paused for a moment, then continued, "I didn't expect you to be such a smart woman."

"That doesn't sound like a compliment," Nami said, pursing her lips.

"No, I was indeed complimenting you," Kin'emon said, looking away.

Nami:???

Why did you look away, you bastard!

Look at me while I speak, you bastard!

Forget it, I won't bother arguing with this guy who only has one head left.

"Have you seen that person?" Perona asked, crouching down to look at the children.

"We don't know who you're talking about," a little boy said, "But there is indeed a child whose name we don't know."

He was certain of that!

"Really!"

Kin'emon exclaimed excitedly, "Then it seems that person is my son!"

Where is he now?

"I don't know..."

The little boy shook his head; he had only seen that child once, and had never seen him again.

Kin'emon was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this; he hadn't known before, and his hopes had been dashed.

"But at least we've confirmed that the other party is on this island, right?" Sanji said calmly.

"That's true."

Kin'emon nodded, and at the same time, he rallied his spirits.

Once we've confirmed that the other person is on this island, things are much easier; the next step is figuring out how to find them.

"Oh, right."

Usopp looked at Kin'emon curiously and said, "Samurai, why can your lower body talk?"

Could this guy be some kind of special Devil Fruit User?

"Say?"

Kin'emon paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, that wasn't me speaking."

What is that?

That's a fart!

"This can be considered one of my signature skills~"

Seeing Kin'emon perform his amazing skills for them, everyone was completely speechless.

"Bump!"

After kicking Kin'emon away, Nami opened her shark-like mouth and roared, "You bastard, what are you doing?!"

They're in a locked room right now, what's the point of farting like that?

Kin'emon:...

He was just showing off his special skill; he meant no harm.

"Why."

Xi Yan, covering his nose, shook his head helplessly, then looked at Merry and said, "Merry, blow it out."

"Um..."

With a look of disgust, Merry nodded and used her ability to blow away the foul gas.

After doing this, Merry flew onto Zoro's shoulder, keeping a safe distance from Kin'emon.

Kin'emon, who had noticed Merry's reaction, looked a little embarrassed. Was he being looked down upon by a little kid?

Brook smiled at this and then said, "Speaking of which... I just encountered someone who only had a body."

"Yohohohoho~"

"That must be this guy's body," Zoro said.

"Huh?"

"That's really true!"

Brook, realizing what was happening, immediately had a look of understanding on her face.

It really is the same person; they're even wearing the same clothes!

"You ran into him?!" Kin'emon exclaimed excitedly. "Where did you meet him?"

"Well..."

Brook turned her head slightly, a little embarrassed. How should she put this?

Kin'emon was puzzled. What did this skeleton mean?

"You didn't get into a fight with this guy's upper body, did you?" Xi Yan asked.

"Huh?"

How did you know?!

Brook looked at Xi Yan in surprise, clearly not expecting that the other party knew about this.

"Just a guess."

"Yohohohoho~"

"I see."

Brook smiled and nodded, then said, "You're right, I did indeed have a conflict with this samurai's upper body."

Why?

Merry looked at Brook with a puzzled expression and asked, "Why did you two start fighting?"

Could it be... that Brook provoked the other party?

How should I know?

Brook said, somewhat speechless, "I was building a snowman at the main entrance and waiting for you guys, but this guy's upper body suddenly rushed out and started hacking at me."

"If I weren't strong enough, I probably would have been killed by this guy."

By the end, Brook felt somewhat annoyed.

That snowman was something he worked really hard to build!

"I can't believe such a thing exists..."

Perona glanced at Kin'emon and said, "Looks like what you're saying isn't quite the same."

"This..."

Kin'emon said somewhat awkwardly, "After being cut into three pieces, my upper body couldn't identify who was around me, so..."

He didn't want it to be like this, but what could he do with his upper body without a head?

There is no other way to protect yourself except by sensing the atmosphere around you.

"Yes, that's true."

Brook nodded understandingly and didn't pursue the matter further.

After all... this guy is indeed in a lot of pain.

Just then, Usopp pulled out several wooden plaques with his friends' photos on them and said, "Here you go, everyone, I'm done!"

"What is this?" Nami asked, puzzled.

"Of course, it's Identity Plate."

As they spoke, Usopp handed the wooden plaque with Nami's Avatar Wooden Plaque to the other person, then continued, "With this, everyone will be more organized and won't get confused."

"I see, you've thought of everything." Nami laughed.

After saying that, Nami tied the wooden sign to her clothes so that everyone could clearly see who she was.

Seeing this, the others followed suit, taking the items and tying them up, and it all seemed pretty good.

"So what should we do with this guy?" Merry asked, pointing to the Tea Beard.

Upon hearing this, everyone's attention immediately turned to Tea Beard.

Should we kill this guy?

With that in mind, everyone turned their attention to Luffy, since this guy really liked this 'mode of transportation'.

"Tie him up," Luffy said.

As long as this guy doesn't get in their way, they don't need to kill him.

"Then leave it to me!"

Usopp chuckled, then took out a rope and walked over, intending to tie Tea Beard to the huge pillar.

"You..."

Tea Beard pursed his lips. Weren't these guys being a bit too disrespectful?

Did you really think he would just give up...?

"Um?"

"Cough..."

Upon hearing Xi Yan's voice, Tea Beard coughed lightly, then walked to the pillar and said, "Come on, tie him up."

As he spoke, Tea Beard silently comforted himself.

This isn't cowardice, it's being pragmatic... what was it again?

Forget it, whatever, it's always better to just behave myself for now.

Once the masters arrive, we can capture these people!

Thinking of this, the smile returned to Tea Beard's face.

Usopp:???

Upon seeing this, Usopp, who had tied the other person up, immediately looked puzzled.

Why do you look so happy?

Are there still people these days who are happy to be tied up?

Is this guy some kind of pervert...?

Thinking of this, Usopp subconsciously moved away from the Tea Beard, while also giving him a disdainful look.

The Tea Beard ignored the other's gaze and grinned, "Of course, it's because you're about to be killed!"

Why do you say that?

"Of course it's because of Luo!" the Tea Beard exclaimed, raising his head. "He'll definitely come to save me!"

After all... he's the captain of a very important centaur unit!

Hahaha!

"Luo came to save you?"

Xi Yan gave him a strange look; that guy named Luo didn't seem to have that intention.

Otherwise, they would have attacked right away.

"Of course, he'll definitely come!" the Tea Beard said without hesitation. "Because Luo is special!"

"Special?"

Luffy looked at Tea Beard with a puzzled expression. What was so special about Tra-man?

"That's right!" Tea Beard said, "Although they are pirates of the same generation as you, they are completely different from you!"

As if he had just thought of something, the expression on Tea Beard's face became somewhat complicated.

What does "our generation" mean?

Tea Beard:???

Tea Beard Luffy with a face full of question marks. How could the other party not know this kind of information?

"You don't even know something like this?"

"Should I know?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

Gathering intelligence wasn't his job, so isn't it normal that he didn't know?

Tea Beard:...

"I really don't know how you guys even got here," the Tea Beard said speechlessly.

After speaking, Tea Beard paused for a moment, then explained, "The pirates I'm referring to this generation are the Supernovas who appeared in the Sabaody Archipelago two years ago and Blackbeard who caused a ruckus at Navy Headquarters!"

"And you people are known to the world as the worst generation."

"You were born in the cracks between the end of one era and the beginning of another, you are problem children burdened with the fate of war!"

"After Whitebeard died, you guys really turned the New World upside down."

"You guys are almost always there whenever a major event happens."

By the end, the man with the Tea Beard's expression had become very complicated.

Who could have imagined that these Supernovas from two years ago would cause so much trouble?

"I never knew we had such a nickname," Luffy said, scratching his head.

He really didn't know about this.

"Then why do you harbor such resentment towards this generation?" Perona asked, puzzled. "Has anyone among them attacked you?"

"That's right!"

The moment this matter was mentioned, Tea Beard's expression turned ferocious.

"If it weren't for the magician Basil Hawkins, my legs wouldn't be in this state," the Tea Beard said through gritted teeth. "If it weren't for my master, I would have committed suicide long ago!"

He would have committed suicide if his master hadn't taken him in as a subordinate!

"What does this have to do with Luo?"

"Of course they're related!"

Tea Beard said, "He used his abilities to reattach my lower body, and I am extremely grateful to him!"

So... in his eyes, Luo is different!

"The power of the Op-Op Fruit...?"

Nico Robin turned to look at Kin'emon was now only a head and lower body, and said, "No wonder I was able to turn you into this."

"So, those half-goat people we saw in the research institute were also created by their abilities, right?" Sanji said, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

As he spoke, Sanji recalled what those goat-men looked like.

Hmm... that is indeed strange.

"That must be it," Franky said. "Otherwise, there's no way to explain why there are so many strange people here."

Usopp nodded in response to Franky's words.

Now he understands why centaurs and birdmen are here; it turns out it's all because of that Luo!

Then, as if remembering something, Usopp said, "Oh right, what about the dragon?"

"Was he also created by Luo using his powers?"

Thinking about it carefully... there don't seem to be any stitched-together parts on that guy's body.

"You saw a dragon?" The Tea Beard first showed a surprised expression, then said, "That thing is a super creature created by Vegapunk to protect this island."

"That guy can adapt to any environment, he's very strong, and he's also extremely ferocious!"

"So... if you run into that guy, run away as fast as you can."

By the end, a look of fear appeared on the Tea Beard's face; he was clearly terrified of the legendary creature.

After all... some of his subordinates were eaten!

"A dragon...?"

Upon hearing this, Luffy tilted his head and thought for a moment, then grinned and said, "Hmm, that guy does taste pretty good."

"Yes, yes, that guy's smell..."

Tea Beard froze before he could finish speaking, then looked at Luffy in shock and asked, "That guy's taste?"

Does this guy even know what he's saying?

That... was a terrifying dragon!