East Blue, Koz Port Town, 16 Potatina Street.
Sephiroth stood at the entrance of a white three-and-a-half-story villa. He carried a metal cage in his left hand while his right hand pulled out a key from his pocket and unlocked the iron gate.
He walked straight to the grapevine gazebo, casually plucked a grape, and popped it into his mouth, chewing it once.
Mm! A little sour...
The former owner had enjoyed making his own wine, so he had built this gazebo in his spare time—partly to grow grapes, partly to provide a cool place to sit.
Sephiroth figured that after moving in, these grapes would probably be of little use beyond occasionally satisfying a craving.
After all, he was not very interested in winemaking...
Three months ago, Sephiroth had relied on his wealth and charm to smoothly purchase the villa from its former owner, then had it renovated according to his preferences.
For example, he had a large bath built, expanded the master bedroom, added an enormous bed, and so on...
Sephiroth arrived at the villa's front door, unlocked it with the key, and walked into the living room.
He first casually placed the iron cage containing the Vampire Bat on the living room table. Then he drew the Butcher Blade from his waist and opened a Spatial Gate connected to the top floor of the Red Rose Hotel in faraway Dressrosa.
"Grab your luggage. We're moving!"
Sephiroth called out to Uta, Isca, and Perona, who were watching a movie in the living room.
Today was the final day of his three-month vacation. Tomorrow, he would officially report for duty at Marine 16th Branch, so he planned to move in advance to Koz Port Town, where the branch was located...
Hearing that, the three girls did not waste any