One Piece: I Could See Proficiency and Became a Legend

Yitong nodded hard this time.

"Is an apple sour or sweet? Don't you have to taste it yourself to know? Even with a green apple, you won't know it's sour and tastes awful until you try it!"

Yitong thought about it. That did seem true.

Dongze continued, "And how will you know whether there are other countries beyond Wano Country unless you go and see for yourself? Just because your father says there aren't any doesn't mean he's right!"

Yitong was about to argue, but then he remembered the apple. He lowered his head in frustration.

"I guess so."

Seeing Dongze look up at the sky, Yitong raised his head too. "Hey, Dongze, what's the world outside like?"

"It's magnificent," Dongze said softly. "If you want to know, why not see it for yourself?"

"Oh, right. All those samurai outside were making a racket as they headed that way. Do you know what they're going to do?"

Yitong scratched his head. "I think a dragon appeared over there. My father sent the samurai to slay it."

Dongze narrowed his eyes.

"Slay a dragon?"

He remembered that Wano Country had a piece of history like this: a Dragon-Slaying Swordsman named Ryuma, and the Black Blade Shusui, revered as a National Treasure.

"I see."

The moment he spoke, Dongze vanished.

"Young master!"

The call snapped Yitong out of his thoughts. He turned sharply, only to find the space beside him empty. He had no idea when Dongze had left.

He asked the butler-looking man, "Did you see the man who was here?"

The man scratched his head. "No. When I got here, you were alone, young master!"

Yitong refused to give up. "His name's Dongze. He was dressed strangely. You'd recognize him the moment you saw him!"

The butler-looking man chuckled. This