"Interesting. A Winter Island really is perfect for sightseeing."
Nami shook her head gently, her exquisite face full of anticipation as she murmured to herself.
"If Chris stays here a little longer, I'm definitely going skating. Haha..."
Perona floated in the air with her heels against the ice, gliding across it as she laughed brightly in delight.
"This is so much fun! This princess absolutely loves this place! Horo-horo-horo~~"
Alvida rested her huge black iron club on her shoulder and scuffed the ice with her right foot, speaking with a smile.
"It's very slippery. If you aren't careful walking on ice like this, you really could fall."
Kaya looked at the other women and blinked her big eyes. A sweet, pleasant smile bloomed on her delicate face as she offered a suggestion.
"I think we should keep some ice skates in storage from now on. That way, we'll have them when we need them."
"What a shame. If we had skates right now, we could start skating. It's such a pity."
Makino patted her shoulder, her eyes curving into crescents as she said with a lovely smile, "Skating takes skill, you know. It isn't that simple."
"Just like when we wanted to learn to ride the Waver on Sky Island. Hardly any of us could get the hang of it. Nami was the only one who was really good at it."
Just then, Belo Betty took a drag on her cigarette and said as calmly as ever, "Someone's coming. They're bringing the ice skates you wanted!"
Hearing that, everyone hurriedly looked ahead.
A large crowd had appeared opposite them, skating swiftly toward them like fish darting through the sea.
"Chris! That's right, it really is Chris! Hahaha..." Hokuro's eyes lit up, his face beaming with excitement.
Kambachino nodded and said