Taking in the Three Little Ones

"Hey, where's the garbage here?"

Just as Ye Tong was about to leave, a childish voice rang out beside him.

"This is..."

"Luffy, Ace, Sabo?"

Seeing the three little ones before him, memories of them surfaced in Ye Tong's mind.

The reason Ye Tong had stayed here all this time was to wait and see whether these three little fellows would show up.

Because Ye Tong didn't know the way!

While he remembered some of the people and places here,

he didn't have a detailed map!

"Hey, are you mute?"

"Why has my treasure mountain disappeared?"

Luffy asked again.

"Ace, how old are you?"

Ye Tong asked directly.

"I'm nine. What about it?"

Ace replied with a delinquent air.

"Nine, huh?"

Hearing Ace's answer, that meant Sabo would set sail in another year.

That idiot Luffy hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit yet.

But in less than a year, he would.

"Become my little brothers!"

"I'm already twelve this year!"

Thinking of this, Ye Tong curled his lips into a smile and said slowly.

"You want to be our big brother?"

"Then we'll have to see what you're made of!"

Ace had a short temper. He immediately swung the steel pipe in his hand and charged at Ye Tong.

Bang, bang, bang...

The next moment, the three of them were squatting on the ground, clutching their heads and glaring stubbornly at Ye Tong.

What a joke. His half year of training hadn't been for nothing.

Aside from the attribute boosts he got from picking up garbage, he had also trained in Armament Haki.

Dealing with three little kids was easy.

"Once I'm your boss, every bit of treasure we get will be yours."

"And I'll prepare the ship you'll need when you set sail in the future."

"So, what do you say? Want to think it over?"

Ye Tong looked like a creepy uncle using candy to trick children.

His face was full of slyness.

"I have a feeling you're not being this nice for no reason!"

"I..."

Bang!

Before Sabo could finish, Ye Tong gave him another punch.

"You can't beat me, and I don't want your treasure."

"If you refuse to acknowledge me as your big brother, I'll tell Dadan about the treasure in that tree!"

Ye Tong directly played his trump card.

At this time, that treasure was more important to the three of them than their own lives.

"Big Brother!"

The three immediately called him Big Brother with wholehearted sincerity.

"Uh... that was easy!"

"Come on, let's go to Foosha Village. Big Brother will treat you to a big meal first."

Ye Tong said generously.

According to the original storyline, Red-Hair should be arriving here soon.

And if he stayed around these three little ones, he would also meet another legendary figure—Garp.

Either of those two tossing away some garbage would mean top-quality loot!

As for setting sail and all that, Ye Tong had no such plans right now!

Whoever wanted to become the Pirate King could go ahead. The Celestial Dragons had nothing to do with him either.

Wasn't life spent picking up garbage great?

The moment they heard Ye Tong was treating them to food, smiles appeared on Luffy and the others' faces.

They immediately led Ye Tong away from there.

Soon, they arrived at Foosha Village and entered the Party's Bar.

"Makino's bar!"

Seeing the green-haired Makino, Ye Tong immediately knew where he was.