Loguetown, also known as "the town of beginnings and endings," was where the Pirate King Gol D. Roger had been born and died, and a famous tourist destination in the East Blue.
It was just as well that Xie Wen's cheat wasn't some check-in system, or he would definitely have scored big here.
"Whoa! There really are a lot of people!"
Standing at the bow and looking out, Xie Wen saw that Loguetown's population density almost rivaled the very heart of the Flower Country.
"Stop marveling! Aren't you going to buy a sword, meow?!"
Eager to meet an older Palico lady as soon as possible, Sanji Meow lay on Xie Wen's shoulder and urged him on repeatedly.
"There are only two Skillful Grade Swords here. We probably won't get the third fragment."
Xie Wen rolled his eyes and threw cold water on the little yellow cat's hopes.
Then an exasperated Sanji Meow bit Xie Wen right on the ear.
"Ow, ow, ow..."
For some reason, both cats liked fiddling with Xie Wen's ears. Maybe it was because they spent so much time perched on his shoulders?
Xie Wen rubbed his ear, then took Kentaur out of his bag, where it had been gathering dust, and strapped it to his back. Meanwhile, he stuffed Long Moon, the sword he found most comfortable to use, into his bag...
Yubashiri was the prized treasure of Loguetown's weapon shop, and he might not be able to buy it through an ordinary purchase. Fortunately, Zoro in the manga had already worked out the right approach for Xie Wen. All he had to do was follow his example...
As for tossing a sword into the air and betting an arm on it, Xie Wen felt that it smacked a little of fooling the uninitiated. Once someone's