Kuri, beach.
The Oro Jackson had run aground on the shore.
The Roger Pirates gathered around three strange creatures with imposing curiosity.
"So, you're a cat, a dog, and a pufferfish? You got stranded here too?"
First mate Rayleigh stroked his chin and asked with a smile, "What are your names?"
"Nekomamushi."
"Inuarashi."
"Kawamatsu."
The three little creatures huddled together in fear.
"They're Minks, right?"
Gaban folded his arms and studied the cat and dog before looking at Kawamatsu. "You're from the Fish-Man Race. Aren't you together?"
Inuarashi explained, "Nekomamushi's and my ship ran aground and washed up on this coast."
Kawamatsu added, "Then I found them, and not long after that, your ship ran aground too."
After a pause, he said with a terrified face, "Don't kill me, don't kill me. I'm just an innocent kappa."
"Don't be afraid, hahahaha! I won't do anything to you." Roger burst into laughter.
The other crew members immediately had a bad feeling about this.
"Captain, you're not thinking of inviting them to join, are you?"
"They're still kids. Spare them."
"There are already two kids on this ship!"
As they spoke, everyone turned to look at the only two little brats in the crowd.
Shanks scratched her head, while the other red-nosed brat, Buggy, planted his hands on his hips.
"Listen up, monster cat, monster dog, and monster kappa! Even if you join, you'll be my underlings, got it?"
Roger lightly bonked Buggy on the head with his fist and laughed. "We're not here to recruit crew members, Buggy."
Then he looked up at the sky. "They're here?"
More than twenty members of the Roger Pirates looked up. Within the range of their Observation Haki, two powerful presences were rapidly approaching the coast.
"A dragon?" Gaban raised a brow. "That's Kaido, isn't