Blizzard, Prohibitions, and the Witch

The Grand Line's weather had never made any sense.

One moment, the skies were clear; the next, clouds crushed down from Drum Island's towering, cloud-piercing peaks.

Dragging this stretch of sea into a world of pure white.

A thick shell of ice had formed along the White Shell's railings.

The crow's nest and rigging had long been buried beneath ice and snow, like frozen sculptures.

Though the cabin was relatively warm, they could still feel the bone-piercing chill outside.

Other than Lin Nuo, everyone had changed into thick winter clothes.

Alice had wrapped Teach in several layers of blankets, while Ginny and Ivankov squeezed together beside the stove.

Kuma sat quietly in a corner. He was less sensitive to temperature changes, but he had still put on a fleece-lined coat.

At that moment, Moria sneezed. Glancing at Lin Nuo in short sleeves, he could not help muttering.

"Hey, you... are you really not cold?"

"Why not turn on that fire on your back to warm up? Just looking at you makes me shiver."

"Lunarian adaptability, kid." Lin Nuo stood with his hands on his hips, speaking confidently.

"If I hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit, I wouldn't even be afraid of jumping in for a winter swim in weather like this."

As he spoke, his gaze returned to the increasingly close Drum Mountains outside the window.

The system interface quietly appeared.

The previously dim "Portal" icon was now emitting a soft glow.

"Just a little more..."

Lin Nuo closed the interface.

Judging by its color, he was already very close to entering System Space again to claim his reward.

At this point in time... Chopper, Wapol, and Dalton had not been born yet, had they?

In other words, the Munch-Munch Fruit, the Ox-Ox Fruit, and the "Human-Human Fruit, Commoner Form" that