The Sky Weeps for Him

"Well, this, our prize possession in the shop isn't cheap!"

The shopkeeper looked up and down at Moyun and Kuina, neither of whom looked like they had any money on them.

What if they just grabbed his sword and bolted in a moment?

If Moyun heard that thought, he would definitely fly over and plant a massive flying kick right on the man.

Just where on earth did he look like he didn't have any money!

He, Moyun, was a Celestial Dragon when he crossed over; he had nothing else, but he was certainly rich!

"Why waste so much breath? If I told you to bring it out, then hurry up!"

Moyun rolled his eyes. Zoro was going to wander over soon, so how were they supposed to buy it then?

"Yes, yes, dear customer, please wait a moment, I'll bring it out right away!"

The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, and before Moyun could lose his temper, he hurriedly took out Yubashiri.

Yubashiri was packed inside a wooden box, and the wooden box alone was worth a pretty penny.

A good sword not only needed a good scabbard, but it also required good packaging.

Only when the packaging was up to standard could customers rest easy.

"This sword is called Yubashiri, and it belongs to the Fifty Skillful Grades. This is an heirloom passed down in my family, you see. If this customer hadn't known his stuff, I would never have sold it!"

The shopkeeper wore an expression as if they were getting a massive bargain.

In reality, he was secretly hoping to fleece them for all they were worth.

"What do you think, Kuina?"

"The scabbard of this sword is ornate; it should be a pretty good blade."

A deep gleam of interest flashed in Kuina's eyes, and she couldn't wait to draw the sword. The weight felt just right, too.

She pulled the sword out of its scabbard, the sharp blade flashing with silver light under the lights, and the pattern on the blade looked slightly different from her previous Wado Ichimonji.

Still, one could tell it was a fine sword.

"Is the customer satisfied? This is our shop's prize possession, and if you miss out on this store, you won't find another like it next door."

Seeing the way Kuina couldn't bear to put the weapon down, the shopkeeper knew she was very pleased.

"How much for this sword?"

Moyun looked out the window, feeling somewhat anxious inside.

He wanted to take the sword and leave in a hurry; if those two troublemakers came over in a moment, it wouldn't be easy for them to get away.

Seeing Moyun's anxious expression, the shopkeeper tentatively offered, "This sword costs ten million Beli."

"Deal!"

Moyun pulled a stack of money out of his backpack, tossed it to the shopkeeper, and hurriedly left with Kuina in tow.

The speed was so fast that the shopkeeper didn't even have time to react.

What the hell, they just bought it like that?

No bargaining, no temper?

He had been careless—if he'd known, he would have asked for an even higher price!

At that moment, the shopkeeper was filled with endless regret for letting two suckers slip away just like that!

At the same time, Zoro happened to brush past Kuina.

It was that strange woman and teenager again; to think they had turned up here as well.

Zoro quietly watched the two departing backs.

Naturally, this was the only way through to the Grand Line, so there was nothing strange about running into them here.

Zoro glanced at Kuina's back once more before withdrawing his gaze.

"Hey! Shopkeeper, do you have any good swords here?!"

"Coming! Esteemed customer, the swords we have here are all fine blades!"

The shopkeeper composed himself, secretly sizing up Zoro, and the Wado Ichimonji at Zoro's waist immediately caught his eye.

That really was a fine sword; it wouldn't be bad if he could swindle that blade away to use as the shop's new centerpiece.

Whatever was happening in the shop, Moyun and his companion knew nothing about it.

"Phew, a good thing we came out in time, otherwise if Zoro was there, we wouldn't have been able to take this sword away so easily."

Moyun said with lingering fear.

Kuina, on the other hand, didn't give Zoro a second thought; her mind was completely occupied with wanting to try out her new sword as soon as possible.

"Oh no, why did we run into her again?"

Not far away, a young woman with short, sky-blue hair was walking in their direction.

Watching Tashigi draw closer and closer, Moyun hurriedly pulled Kuina into a small alleyway.

"Strange, weren't there two people standing right here just a moment ago?"

Tashigi pushed up her glasses with a puzzled look as she walked past.

How could the two people who had been standing there a second ago have vanished into thin air?

Could it be that she needed to change her glasses again?

Tashigi didn't linger and left directly.

"How can that girl look so much like me?"

Kuina looked dazedly at Tashigi's departing back and spoke thoughtfully.

If Tashigi didn't wear glasses, the two of them would look eight tenths alike.

"She really does look like her. Let's get going first; Hisoka and Olvia should be waiting for us by the execution platform."

"Alright."

At the execution platform, quite a few people were gathered around, craning their necks to look at something.

Some newcomers who had just arrived had no idea what was going on.

"What's happening here?"

"Following the Pirate King, someone else is about to die on that execution platform."

"What, who is it!"

At that moment, Luffy's head was already locked in place, and Buggy was holding a large blade, preparing to strike at Luffy.

"Buggy's movements are actually this fast!"

As soon as Moyun arrived, he caught sight of this scene.

It seemed Buggy's movements were a lot quicker. Luckily they made it in time, otherwise they would have missed the most exciting part.

"What's the situation now?"

Moyun had originally intended to ask Olvia, but he hadn't expected Hisoka to speak up a step ahead: "The guy wearing the straw hat got trapped by the big-nosed fellow, and his companions have no way of rescuing him at all."

Both Zoro and Sanji were entangled by Buggy's subordinates and couldn't get across for the time being.

A massive dark cloud gradually drifted across the sky, and the sound of rumbling thunder could faintly be heard from within it.

This phenomenon seemed to be portending something as well.

Buggy placed one foot on Luffy's body, the large blade in his hand lingering and failing to fall.

Moyun looked around through the crowd; the person he wanted to see wasn't here.

"Just when is Dragon going to show up? Don't tell me these dark clouds in the sky were called in by Dragon."

Anyway, Luffy wouldn't die, so Moyun didn't have to worry.

Still, this Buggy sure talked a lot.

Didn't he know villains died of monologuing?

If he had the energy to talk, he should just hurry up and drop the blade; otherwise, the Pirate King would probably end ahead of schedule.

With a deafening crash of thunder, a flash of lightning two meters thick struck straight down onto the execution platform.

In an instant, everyone in the square fell completely silent.

The straw hat drifted down from the sky, and was then quickly picked up by someone.

"Aah, that scared me to death, I almost died! Hahahaha!"

"What!"

Was this a coincidence or was someone behind it? To think the Straw Hat Boy had survived!

Everyone was dumbfounded, including Sanji and Zoro.

After a brief silence came a scene of chaos.

"The few of us must make sure not to get separated, and also don't let anyone notice our appearances. Let's keep a low profile as much as possible."

Moyun worried that the Marines might target them too, so caution was paramount in everything.

Dense raindrops fell upon the ground, and a figure draped in a cloak gradually appeared within the square.