Although the Grand Line had islands with different seasonal climates-Summer Islands resembling the tropics and Winter Islands resembling the polar regions-
Wano Country was an island with four normal seasons. Only parts of Ringo remained in perpetual winter for unknown reasons.
Every other region experienced the normal cycle of seasons.
-Kuri, western Wano Country.
It was February, and light snow drifted from the sky.
Amigasa Village, on Kuri's southern coast, looked lifeless beneath the icy sea breeze.
The entire village stood on a slope facing the sea, across the water from Onigashima.
Although Amigasa Village was a coastal settlement, its fishing industry was undeveloped. It was best known for making woven hats.
Wooden huts dotted the gentle slope, dried wisteria hanging from the edges of their reed-thatched roofs.
On a wooden post at the village entrance, the Kozuki Family crest had faded to an off-white. No one had paid it any attention for years.
Most of the villagers had been forced to work in the Beasts Pirates' weapons factories, leaving the village sparsely populated even at midday.
The factory work was grueling and the conditions appalling. Every so often, someone died there from an accident, illness, exhaustion, or some other cause.
"Grandpa, Grandpa, are you going to town? Could you give me a ride?"
A very young-looking girl wore a pale green, short-skirted kimono covered in patches. Wrapped in a crude straw raincoat, she shivered in the cold wind.
"I'll pay you once I've sold my hats, de-yansu~"
She was cute and tiny, with large, round purple eyes filled with gentleness and goodwill. Being ignored had not put even a trace of bitterness in them.
Her medium-length, deep lilac hair was gathered into a bun, decorated with a yellow comb and a pink floral hairpin. Both were badly faded, and