"Treasure hunting, treasure hunting, what could the treasure be~?"
Uta walked behind them with Kate holding her hand, humming a special tune that sounded like something she had made up on the spot.
Because of the Hextech Heart, Kate grew very slowly, but she was not completely incapable of growth. Unlike Camille, she had not undergone much bodily modification and was still mostly biological.
However, even that growth rate was slowing down. Based on the properties of the Hextech Heart, once a living being grew to a certain stage, there was a possibility that its growth would come to a complete halt.
There were still too few examples in this regard.
There had never been many people who underwent Hextech heart replacement surgery, and the few modified individuals who did all chose further modification. There was practically no one Kate could use as a reference.
Terra had also returned to her original form. More than a decade was very brief for an Elemental Wyrm. Compared to before, Terra in her normal form had not changed much, aside from the scales on her body becoming somewhat sturdier.
Traveling through the Four Seas was much easier than traveling on the Grand Line. There was no need to adjust one's direction with a Log Pose. Once they determined their destination, they could simply fly straight in one direction.
They had been on the new island for some time now and had already arrived at Joy Town.
"Joy Town, meow... This name feels kind of weird. Stussy is in a place like that, right?"
There was nothing wrong with the word "joy" itself, but for various reasons, many words had long since lost their original meanings.
"It has nothing to do with that. Fifteen years ago, this town was nearly destroyed by pirates. Since