Weapons

Ye Mu was certainly no fool, nor was he insane.

He knew full well that, after killing a Celestial Dragon, he was already "guilty of the most heinous crimes" in some people's eyes.

Whether it was the Marines or the World Government, they all wished they could seize him at once and execute him. Yet he still dared to appear openly in Loguetown, the place that currently had the tightest Marine garrison, the most Marines, the strongest fighting force, and the highest number of World Government spies in the entire pirate world.

Because he had thought it through very clearly.

First, the most dangerous place was the safest place.

At that moment, if one had to name the safest place in the world for Ye Mu and the Sky Pirates, then aside from hiding in the Calm Belt, Loguetown was the safest.

Because anywhere else, on any other island, as long as there were people, they would probably be unable to escape the pursuit of World Government spies. And when the time came, who knew what terrifying combat power the Marines or the World Government would deploy to eliminate these two utterly heinous criminals?

The Marines might not be able to spare the manpower, but the World Government's foundations were still far too deep, so Ye Mu had no choice but to be a little cautious.

But Loguetown was different. A major event that would affect the entire world was about to take place here: the public execution of the One Piece, Roger.

At this moment, no one knew how many people in the entire world, how many pairs of eyes, were fixed on this place.

Before Roger was executed, whether it was the Marines or the World Government, in order to make Roger's execution a perfect spectacle, they definitely would not want any extra trouble in Loguetown, nor would they want to take that risk.

After all, whether it was Ye Mu's Flame-Flame Fruit or Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit, if they really fought, they probably would not be captured so easily.

As for after the execution was over, Ye Mu had even less reason to worry.

Because once Roger began the Great Pirate Era, even if the Marines and the World Government still refused to let him go, they probably would not be able to spare much combat power.

This could be proven by the establishment of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

As the Marines, they actually needed to recruit pirates through amnesty in order to deal with pirates. Did that not show, from one angle, that the Marines' control over the Grand Line had already slipped out of hand?

Later, when Tiger climbed the Red Line, entered Mary Geoise, and liberated the slaves imprisoned by the Celestial Dragons, that proved even more clearly that the World Government, or the Five Elders, could no longer grasp the state of the world.

By then, the first half of the Grand Line might still be somewhat dangerous, but as long as they entered the New World, the sky would be wide enough for birds to fly and the sea vast enough for fish to leap.

Second, as a major event that would affect this pirate world, the beginning of the Great Pirate Era, Ye Mu could not possibly avoid coming to Loguetown and witnessing the opening of a new age with his own eyes.

As for the final reason, it was the matter he had entrusted to Tiger.

After all, Ye Mu was only a transmigrator, and his understanding of this world was superficial. But when sailing the seas, especially the Grand Line, even the slightest carelessness could be fatal.

Fortunately, Tiger was a professional in that regard. He was a traveler who had completed a trip around the world all by himself, so he could handle the stockpiling of supplies.

Of course, aside from the three reasons above, Ye Mu had one particularly minor reason.

That was because he remembered very clearly that Loguetown had two fine swords.

They were Snow Run, which Zoro would later buy in Loguetown, one of the fifty Skillful Grade swords just like his Lion Maru, and Sandai Kitetsu, a cursed sword.

Although with his current strength, he did not especially need these two swords, and he was not a professional swordsman either, as a pirate, how could he let treasures that appeared before his eyes slip away?

Even if he had no use for them now, he could collect them and give them to his future companions later.

He just did not know whether, with time moved nearly twenty years earlier, those two swords had already appeared in Loguetown, or whether that weapon shop was still around.

Still, Ye Mu did not insist on it.

After parting ways with Enel and Tiger on the ship and splitting into two groups, Ye Mu put on a simple disguise, threw on a trench coat, pulled up a hood, and slowly walked through the streets of Loguetown.

Clearly, his disguise could only fool ordinary people. From the moment he landed in Loguetown, countless pairs of eyes had already appeared behind him, but Ye Mu did not care.

As if he really were out shopping, he began browsing the weapon shops on the island...

In the conference room of the Marine building in Loguetown.

Sengoku asked the people before him, "What's the situation now? Are all three members of the Sky Pirates under close watch?"

"We've already sent people over. CP9 has also deployed personnel. Should we prepare to make a move, Admiral Sengoku...?"

Sengoku shook his head. Just as Ye Mu had thought, at this moment, unless they had a way to swiftly deal with and capture Ye Mu, or unless Ye Mu deliberately provoked them, they could do nothing before Roger's execution was completed tomorrow. ŴŴŴ.

"Not yet. However, such vicious criminals absolutely cannot be allowed to leave Loguetown tomorrow. Tell Lieutenant General Kuzan and Lieutenant General Kizaru that after Roger's execution ends tomorrow, their primary target is to join forces and capture the Sky Pirates."

"Yes, sir!"

As his subordinate left, Sengoku finally let out a long breath, his gaze stern as he looked at the wanted posters of the three members of the Sky Pirates on the table.

"There's a road to heaven, yet you refuse to take it; there's no gate to hell, yet you barge right in. Since that's the case, this time, you'll be staying here for good."

Unfortunately, Sengoku did not know that tomorrow, this world would completely usher in a new era because of a single sentence from Roger. At that time, even if the Marines had the will, they would no longer have the strength...

Because his memory had already grown blurry, and on top of that, this was twenty years earlier, Ye Mu could no longer remember which shop held Snow Run and Sandai Kitetsu.

However, Ye Mu had his own method.

Every time he arrived at a weapon shop, he would take out the pouch at his waist, place it on the table, and let the glittering gold inside show through.

Without exception, every owner's eyes instantly gleamed with gold as they asked enthusiastically, "Oh... customer, what would you like...?"

"Bring out your best and most expensive swords..."

"No problem... please wait a moment..."

Unfortunately, the best Ye Mu saw were famed swords of the "Wazamono" grade, one level below the fifty Skillful Grade swords. They were good swords, but regrettably, there were too many swords of that grade. They were not considered precious, nor was there any need to collect them.

And so, Ye Mu went from weapon shop to weapon shop.

Fortunately, although Loguetown was large, there were not that many weapon shops. When he reached the fifth one, he stepped inside and saw the owner's rather distinctive look and style, and some of the memories in his mind stirred back to life.

"Looks like this is the place..."

But before Ye Mu could say anything, the weapon shop owner spotted Lion Maru at Ye Mu's waist. His eyes went wide, and he said in terror, "You're... the captain of the Sky Pirates... that... that heinous man... Ye Mu..."