"We should go take a look!"
Brook drew his gaze back to Robin. "Have you picked one? Even the shopkeeper went out to see what's happening. Judging by the people outside, something big must have happened!"
Robin glanced at the still-trembling floor, closed the book in her hands, and hugged it to her chest. She looked up at Brook with a smile. "I've chosen one. It's a fascinating collection of stories. I think the captain will like them too."
"Stories?" Brook looked intrigued.
As he headed outside, he smiled. "Then I want to read it too."
"Hehe! Of course."
Robin chuckled and turned to the shopkeeper standing in the doorway. "I've chosen my book. Could you ring me up, please?"
The shopkeeper had his back to them, so they couldn't see his face. But when he failed to answer for so long, they knew something was wrong.
Following his gaze, they both looked toward the back of the island.
"Uh..."
"What's that?"
Their pupils contracted at once, and surprise spread across their faces.
"The Float-Float Fruit."
They looked away and exchanged a glance, both wearing odd expressions.
They knew the first great pirate Kuta and the others had encountered after setting sail was Golden Lion. They hadn't expected to see someone else with the Float-Float Fruit's powers here, after Golden Lion's death.
"Now this is interesting."
They understood why the island was shaking and why the shopkeeper had gone still.
They didn't go over. They simply stood in the doorway and watched.
Knowing Kuta, they figured he had already gone to investigate.
Sure enough, just as they looked up, a streak of blue lightning shot from the tavern at the front of town. It tore across the sky and reached the back of the island in the blink of an