Wano Country.
The Thousand Sunny had already charged up the cliffside waterfall, and the rare sea current had the Straw Hat crew whooping and shouting in excitement.
As for Nekomamushi and Inuarashi, they had returned to Zou and were leading the elite Musketeer Squad and Guardians under their command this way.
Luffy and the others landed in the Kuri region, and all along the way, Raizo and O-Kiku told them about the glorious deeds of Kozuki Oden.
And when he heard that Kozuki Oden had actually sailed on the ship of Roger the Pirate King, Luffy, for once, became interested in something other than barbecue.
"So the Pirate King found Laugh Tale with help from that Oden guy?"
Luffy asked with an excited look on his face.
"Exactly. Back then, Lord Oden was still the commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division. Lord Roger invited him and asked Lord Oden to help him search for Laugh Tale, and that was why Lord Oden boarded his ship..."
As someone who had personally experienced those events, Raizo looked proud by association as he told the story.
"Ah, but Oden's already dead, so doesn't that mean he can't help me find Laugh Tale?"
Luffy cried out, sounding a little disappointed.
"Lord Oden may no longer be with us, but Lord Momonosuke, who inherited the bloodline of the Kozuki Clan, still is. If you are willing to help us restore our country, Lord Momonosuke will surely not be stingy with his repayment."
Raizo looked at Momonosuke, who was still shamelessly nestled in Robin's arms, as he spoke.
"Him?"
Luffy looked at Momonosuke, picked his nose, and wore a face full of doubt.
Just then, they suddenly saw Zabuza Momochi patrolling outside the Flower Capital.
Although the one who had killed Usopp in the Sabaody