Luffy finally noticed that something was wrong with Ace and shook his shoulders.
Thump!
Sabo, who stood beside him, punched him on the head...
"Idiot! Jig agreed, but his master hasn't agreed yet!"
"Anyway, Ace, what's wrong? You've been gloomy for a while now."
At the sound of his name, Ace seemed to come back to himself, as though startled awake.
"Huh? Oh! Nothing, nothing. I was just thinking about something."
Ace hurriedly waved his hands as he spoke.
Jig gave him a suspicious look, remembering what Barn had told him before.
"Jig, Ace is a very lonely boy."
"Oh, right! Let's go into town. My master said there's a restaurant there with really good food!"
Jig suddenly suggested.
"Oh! Good food! Yeah, let's go!"
Even though he had just eaten his fill, Luffy couldn't help drooling...
"Haha, you really are a glutton, Luffy!"
Sabo patted Luffy on the head and laughed.
"But the guards at the gate won't let kids like us in."
Ace remained fairly levelheaded.
"Hehe, of course I've got a way."
Jig gave a mysterious smile.
The harsh conditions on Mount Colubo drove them to grow stronger by the day. To the north of the mountain lay the Uncertain Terminal, a place commonly known as Garbage Mountain. Farther north stood a town, but thick walls blocked the way, making passage impossible.
The city gate, known simply as the Great Gate, was the only way into or out of town.
Twice a day, the vast quantities of garbage produced throughout the country were dumped on Garbage Mountain...
"Oh! The garbage is here! Come on! Let's hunt for treasure!"
"Hehe, wonder what the food's like today."
At those times, the people living on Garbage Mountain were always at their most active.
They sometimes went into town to sell