Only You

After leaving Pudelonai Tea Garden, Ryan went to look around some of the other tea gardens as well.

It had to be said that Spring Queen City had an incredibly deep tea culture. Major tea gardens could be found on every street in the city, interspersed with smaller tea houses.

Ryan even saw a man dressed like a pirate emerge from a tea house, pulling up his pants with a refreshed expression.

Moreover, from Ryan's observations, the people of Spring Queen City did not discriminate against these tea girls at all. When the tea girls appeared on the streets, people would even greet them very politely—not perfunctorily, but with genuine sincerity.

Ryan found this rather interesting. Even in the world he had lived in during his previous life, there had been some discrimination against tea girls, yet there was none here!

Ryan's understanding of Spring Queen City was limited to the Pirate King manga he had read in his previous life.

And even then, it had only been from a cover story.

After Lucci and the other members of CP9 were defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates at Enies Lobby, their superior Spandam shifted the blame for Enies Lobby's fall onto them. As a result, Lucci and the other CP9 members were hunted by the World Government.

Bruno found Lucci, and together with the other members, carried the unconscious Lucci on their backs. After a long escape, they arrived in Spring Queen City, San Poplar.

Since they had no money, they earned medical expenses for Lucci's treatment through street performances and cleaning work. Later, Lucci finally woke up as they had hoped.

While out buying supplies, they happened to encounter the invading Candy Pirates. Out of habit, Lucci and the others stepped in and drove the Candy Pirates away.

However,