Another day passed. The Rocky Port continued along its planned route.
The Kingdom of Deirena was also a nation in the New World. The voyage to Hachinosu would take about a week.
For most people, traveling across the sea felt much the same regardless of which direction the ship took.
So far, none of the ordinary passengers had noticed that the ship was heading toward Hachinosu.
The Rocky Port, second-floor dining room.
The dining room was full of passengers eating breakfast. The clink of cutlery against porcelain plates mingled with quiet conversation, creating a leisurely morning atmosphere.
Kuzan sat by a window, with a cup of coffee and a breakfast of fried eggs, toast, and salad in front of him.
In the window's faint reflection, he could make out roughly what he looked like now.
Ain's Return-Return Fruit had turned him from forty-eight to twenty-four. Each application of its Devil Fruit Ability turned the target back twelve years.
With Kuzan's level of Armament Haki, though, he only needed to expend some in a burst to undo the effect.
"Kai~ what's wrong?"
Wearing a white dress, Ain sat opposite Kuzan, cutting a slice of strawberry cake like a genuine little girl.
With her current size, Ain needed a cushion to raise her seat high enough to use her cutlery comfortably.
"Nothing... young miss."
Kuzan noticed someone passing nearby and answered immediately.
He was merely reflecting that his current appearance was how he had looked when he trained under Garp.
"Then-another glass of juice."
Ain set her glass on the table, her tone carrying a spoiled young lady's petulance.
Kuzan picked up the juice pitcher and poured her half a glass.
"Too much sugar will give you a toothache, young miss."
"Hmph."
Their conversation sounded much like that between a servant and