Garp and Shanks' Observations

On Konoha's streets, Garp walked along with his two disciples, Coby and Helmeppo.

A young kunoichi named Feng Ling was guiding the three of them.

Garp held a brown-paper food box containing some pastries they had just bought from a bakery.

As he ate, Garp watched the crowds moving along the streets.

As an old Marine, Garp had visited many Affiliated Nations under the World Government. He had plenty of experience judging whether a country's people lived happy lives.

There was no need to check whether a country's buildings were magnificent or its streets were clean. He could tell from just one thing: the ordinary people's clothes and appearance.

You could tell at a glance which people lived happy lives.

On Konoha's streets, some people wore fine clothes and others wore worn-out ones, but most were neat and clean.

Regardless of the quality of their clothes, most of the commoners living in Konoha looked spirited, and there was hope for the future in their eyes.

That alone was enough for Garp to judge that, at least for the people living in the capital, Konoha, the standard of living in the Land of Light was quite good.

"Feng Ling, could you tell me what happened to the nobles from before the Land of Light was established?" Garp asked curiously.

Feng Ling stopped and looked toward Garp. She had a bob haircut and chubby cheeks, and when she smiled, two adorable dimples appeared.

"Vice Admiral Garp, let me take you somewhere!" Feng Ling said with a smile.

Then Feng Ling led Garp out of Konoha and to the edge of a vast stretch of farmland in the suburbs.

It was morning, and people were still working in the fields.

Feng Ling raised her hand and pointed ahead to her right, around the