"No wonder the boss always looked down on them."
"Let's go. Don't let this trash spoil our fun."
Lorne walked toward a nearby fruit stall.
"Shopkeeper, pack up all these apples."
The stallholder was trembling all over, unable even to hold his scales steady as he stammered.
"S-sir, please take them all. They're free!"
Lorne frowned slightly, pulled a stack of Beli from inside his clothes, and placed it on the stall.
"I don't take things from civilians. Take the money."
Lorne spoke calmly.
The stallholder accepted the money with trembling hands, thanking him repeatedly.
Lorne picked up the wooden barrel full of fruit and continued through the bustling streets with Kuina, buying supplies for their voyage.
They bought large quantities of smoked meat, dehydrated vegetables, and several large barrels of fresh water, along with some specially made seasonings.
However, Lorne's Observation Haki clearly sensed several ill-intentioned gazes following them closely from dark corners on either side of the street.
Inside an upscale tavern in District Twenty-One, two figures stood behind a second-floor window.
"Barton, did you see that?"
The burly Monte pointed at Lorne on the street and spoke in a low voice.
Monte was a Supernova with a bounty of 150 million Beli and the power of the Paramecia-type Firm-Stone Fruit, his arms as thick as stone pillars.
Barton, who stood beside him, looked somewhat sinister. Known as "Poison Scorpion," he had a bounty of 180 million Beli and specialized in using all sorts of deadly poisons.
"Of course I saw."
Barton sneered, swirling the wineglass in his hand.
"That fellow Lorne really is arrogant."
Monte frowned.
"Even the Celestial Dragons' guards don't dare provoke him. Are we really going to make a move?"
"Idiot, what are you afraid of?"
Barton spat, greed flashing in his eyes.
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