Lightning flickered in Barn's eyes. The corners of his mouth lifted as he spoke, unable to contain his excitement.
"Chirp, chirp!"
Fitz, who had stayed by Barn's side all this time, fluttered over.
"Haha! Fitz!"
Barn laughed as he caught Fitz and gently stroked his feathers.
"Luffy, after all these years, this is actually the first time I've seen you."
Barn smiled at Luffy standing before him.
"Huh?"
The slow-on-the-uptake Luffy still hadn't figured it out, but Golden Lion had already stepped forward.
"Barn... you can see?"
His voice was tinged with disbelief.
"Yeah, haha! Shiki, you really do have an idiot's face."
Barn smiled and nodded at Golden Lion.
"You bastard! Haha!"
Though Barn had teased him a little, Golden Lion wasn't about to get angry over it. He cursed at Barn, but his voice still betrayed his joy at Barn regaining his sight.
"Nami, Vivi, Robin... you three really are beauties."
Barn spoke with a slightly lecherous grin.
"Haha!"
"Mr. Barn!"
"..."
The three responded to Barn's teasing with some embarrassment.
Just then, Usopp bravely ran over, holding up the garlic in his hand, though his calves were still trembling.
"You... you're not Enel's evil spirit... are you...?"
"Haha! Of course not! I'm Barn Bashut!"
Barn laughed, pushed Usopp aside, and walked out of the crowd.
"I can feel that you've gotten stronger."
Zoro spoke in a low voice as Barn passed him.
Barn simply smiled without answering and walked out of the crowd, only for Golden Lion to call him back.
"Hey! Barn!"
Barn turned around with a smile and asked Golden Lion a question.
"What is it, Shiki?"
"You'd better go trim your nails!"
Golden Lion spoke with a grin.
At Golden Lion's words, Barn looked down at his nails, which had grown considerably longer, and