Forget it.
I'd better wait here.
After all, I was an outsider visiting Shimotsuki Village. Who knew whether Koushirou was busy with personal matters right now? Going over and disturbing him rashly would be rather impolite.
Figuring Koushirou would be back in a while, Noah sat back down on the wall and casually pulled out a stack of bounty posters, flipping through them to pass the time.
As for Zoro, the kid automatically took on the role of host. He ran into the house to boil water and make tea for Noah.
He had gotten these bounty posters from Buggy. The information on them was quite detailed, and practically every pirate crew with a name in the East Blue was included.
Sure enough, Noah found quite a few familiar faces among them.
"Krieg Pirates. Fleet Admiral Krieg, thirty-four years old, bounty of 9 million Beli. Mm, that face really does make me want to punch him..."
"Cook Pirates. Zeff, fifty-seven years old, bounty of 12 million Beli... Hoh, old Red-Leg still looked pretty young and spirited back then..."
"Sniper Star Pirates. Van Augur, seventeen years old, bounty of 18 million Beli... He must have the highest bounty in the East Blue right now, huh? He'd made such a name for himself right after coming of age. No wonder Blackbeard would take a fancy to him in the future and make him one of his captains..."
While Noah was browsing, Zoro returned as well. He respectfully set the teacup beside Noah, then plopped down next to him and craned his neck curiously to look along with him.
Didn't know him. Didn't know him. Still didn't know him...
Shimotsuki Village was simply too isolated. Zoro had never even heard of many infamous pirates in the East Blue, the sort who could frighten