East Blue, Windmill Village.
A red-sailed ship with a dragon figurehead dropped anchor and docked by the pier.
The black pirate flag hanging from its mast had already revealed the name of this pirate crew... the Red Hair Pirates!
Though Red-Haired Shanks was not yet as famous as Kaido of the Beasts, Whitebeard Newgate, and the others, the 140 million Belly bounty he had earned for causing widespread destruction in the Elegia Kingdom had made him a notorious figure on the Grand Line...
Laughter and noisy chatter drifted from the bar with the sign reading "Party's Bar" above its entrance.
The Red Hair Pirates sat around the tables, drinking and fooling around as they talked about amusing things they had encountered during their adventures. Cries of "Cheers!" rang out without end.
At the far right end of the bar counter sat a small wooden chest, openly displayed and left unlocked...
Red-Haired Shanks, seated at the counter, held a plate of fried rice in one hand and a spoon in the other, leisurely scooping the food into his mouth and chewing.
Luffy, sitting beside him, made the request he had repeated countless times before.
"Hey! Shanks, can you take me with you next time you set sail?
I want to become a pirate too..."
After swallowing his mouthful of fried rice, Shanks burst into laughter and refused without hesitation.
"Hahaha! How could a kid like you possibly become a pirate?"
Luffy looked dissatisfied as he complained to Red-Haired Shanks.
"Ah! Why not?"
"No means no! I'm not taking a brat like you out to sea..."
Just then, the bar's saloon doors were pushed open. Sephiroth walked in from outside, wearing a red floral shirt, white beach shorts, and slippers, with two long swords hanging at his waist.
The moment the silver-haired