"Buck, didn't you want Radoga's treasure? Actually, I found it a long time ago!"
The Drunken Fruit has a wide variety of abilities and is a relatively rare special Paramecia type. In addition to special beams and extremely strong acid, it also has a body that can liquefy.
However, those who can make it in the new world are most willing to encounter this kind of opponent. Their domineering style allows them to easily deal with these arrogant and ignorant ability users.
Buck is now bound by seastone chains, and Wolf has revealed the truth of what happened back then.
"I knew it."
"Heh, that was indeed a considerable treasure, but I've already sold those things. Part of the money was used to rebuild Happy Town, and the other part became my research funding."
It's no longer available.
"You really are an idiot, spending money on something like that."
"It doesn't matter anymore, Buck. You made a big mistake in Pleasure Town. I was not able to keep you here. That was my mistake."
Taking you out to sea has led you to this state; that's my mistake, and today I must atone for it."
In the end, Wolf personally killed Buck, the pirate who had committed numerous crimes in the North Blue.
Despite having done this, Wolf still seemed very heartbroken; no matter what, he was still his son.
"I've tried to teach him properly since he was little, but it's no use. Whether I reason with him or scold and beat him, he just keeps going down that path and never looks back."
"Sir, it's not your fault."
Bepo tried to comfort the other person, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with any words of comfort. In the end, all he could say was "I'm sorry."
"Don't be so pessimistic, Bepo. You're a very smart bear. Now that things are over here, you should go home with them."
"Yes, that's right."
"It's good to go home. That's where the Mink Tribe should live. Now that Pleasure Town has someone to rely on, I should start thinking about how to move away. If there's a chance, we'll meet again on the Grand Line."
Wolf had a lot of luggage, but fortunately, he had Oran's Devil Fruit ability, and in the end, the entire laboratory, along with the Little Red Flower Invincible Ship, was packed up together.
The submarine's owner was Wolf, so he naturally had the right to name it.
However, Wolf himself did not leave immediately, but planned to stay on the island of the seabirds for a while longer before taking a boat from Frevans to Piltover.
Like Luo's father, they both had some fond memories of their friends from the places they used to live.
Oran and the others once again rode on Terra's back and flew towards the New World.
Terra flew through the skies of the New World, occasionally changing its flight direction slightly according to Oran's commands. This is one of the reasons why the birthplace of the Mink Tribe is so difficult to find; Zou is a land of moving creatures.
On the dragon's back, Bepo sat there looking rather silly, letting Uta warm himself with his fur.
"Bepo, why don't you come home with us? Perona will definitely be jealous when she sees my bear friend."
"Ah, no, I have to go back and wait for the 'handsome guy' to come back."
"handsome guy?"
"He was talking about Jebo. 'Handsome' is what Jebo means in the Mink language."
"My brother is the most handsome bear!"
"Unfortunately, cats don't appreciate bear fur."
The Mink tribe does indeed have its own dialect, and names are transliterated from that dialect. Kate's name, according to the Mink language, should mean "a fleeting moment of brilliance."
"sorry"
When he doesn't know what to say, an apology is enough. That's Bepo's habit. Judging from Bepo's description, he was also raised by his older brother, and his parents lost contact when he was very young.
I don't know how I developed such an inferiority complex. Actually, I'm not bad now. At least I've changed my habit of threatening suicide at the drop of a hat.
"Be more confident, Bepo. Why don't you come and learn to sing with me? That way you'll be more confident."
Singing can indeed boost Uta's confidence, but Bepo doesn't seem to have any talent for it. He has a "disastrous" talent for reading music and his most frequent words are still "I'm sorry".
After several more days of flight, a huge dark shadow became increasingly visible in the sea fog, and the life paper in Kate's hand trembled even more violently.
"Is that the Zou giant elephant? It's huge!"
Upon seeing the giant elephant, Uta herself gaped open; besides "big," she couldn't think of a better word to describe this behemoth.
And this is also a fact: thanks to its unique body shape, even when standing in the ocean, Zulu's back still towers into the clouds.
"The Netamia Nolida elephant is a giant creature with a length of over 20,000 meters and an unknown weight. It is also the homeland of the Mink Tribe. Its size is even larger than that of large sea kings in the deep sea."
Even Terra, who used drugs to enter adulthood early, was insignificant in front of Zunesha. Zunesha didn't even notice them and simply followed the ocean current in an unknown direction.
The Natamia Nolida elephant has a unique physiological structure; it has two knee joints and, relying on its flexible legs, it moves with ocean currents to conserve energy.
"Waaaaah!!"
Before Terra even got close, Zulu suddenly stretched out its trunk and aimed it at its own back, spraying a massive amount of seawater onto its back.
"roar!"
Terra, who had originally wanted to find a place to land, took off again and let out a slightly resentful roar, seemingly disliking Zunesha's water-spraying behavior. However, Kate felt nostalgic about it.
"It's fire-breathing rain, it's been a long time."
"Mama Kate, why is it called Fire Rain?"
"Meow doesn't know either. That's what people said when Meow was little. Zunesha sprinkles water on its back every day, and the seawater carries a lot of fish and other marine life, which is one of the main food sources for the Mink Tribe."
The fur tribes also leave the elephant's back, but very rarely, so they can only bring back a small amount of external resources. They usually rely on the elephant for supplies.
This ecological environment has persisted for hundreds of years, resulting in a unique ecological environment on the elephant's back.
For example, the leaves of the trees here are concentrated at the top of the tree to resist the strong ocean currents. The trees themselves are also very salt-tolerant and will not die even if they are washed by seawater.
The houses in the Woolly Principality were also built in accordance with the direction of the water flow, either as tall brick houses or as treehouses.
Furthermore, the soil on Ganesha's back here has accumulated over countless years, resulting in a very thick layer, and even rivers have appeared on this fertile land.
"The gate to the Fluffy Principality is over there on Zunesha's tail. Just fly over there."
After determining the direction, Terra adjusted her course and finally landed outside a gate.
Although a gate has been built, there are no guards here, and unless there are special circumstances, the gate is usually kept open.
The location of the Furry Principality is even safer than Fishman Island. If it weren't for the fact that the furry tribe here cannot communicate with Zunesha, no ship other than flying humans could get close to it.
If Elephant Zunesha were to lash out with its trunk, even the largest ship could be torn to shreds.
"It's been a long time since I last lived there. I wonder how it is now. It's been almost 30 years since I left Zou."
"It's a human! I haven't seen a human in so long."
"Friends of other people? That's quite rare."
To the Mink Tribe, humans are just hairless monkey fur, and although Zou is hard to find, human friends of the Mink Tribe who have left the area occasionally visit.
Although some people on the streets of the Woolly Principality were curious about this, it did not attract a large crowd.
"Bepo? You're finally back! Everyone searched the neighborhood for ages after you went missing, but we couldn't find you anywhere. Where did you go?"
Soon someone recognized Bepo and inquired about his background, but Kate didn't receive the same treatment.
She left very early, and although her appearance changed very little, it had the opposite effect.
Those who knew her were mostly older generations of the Mink tribe and didn't associate Kate with that kind of connection. The younger generation of Mink tribe didn't know her and weren't familiar with her, so they didn't feel like they were coming home when they saw her.
When they arrived at the location Kate remembered, a furry monkey who had been sunbathing in a rocking chair got up and rubbed his eyes.
"Kate?? Am I seeing things?"
"No, Grandpa Davin, it's a meow."
"How come you're still so young? Oh well, good health is the most important thing. San Yang really did misdiagnose the disease back then."
"Actually, no, Sanyang's accuracy is quite good."
"That's fine then. I was planning to go see him about my back anyway. Let's go home. We've been taking care of maintaining your house all these years."
Thank you.
Kate's family didn't actually have much stuff. They had disposed of most of it when they left the Woolly Duchy, leaving only an empty house.
Thanks to the help of the neighbors, the house didn't collapse, but the things from back then can never be recovered.
"Go back, this is no longer Meow's home."
Kate sat alone in the room for a while, but she didn't feel any reluctance to stay.
When she was living away from home, she missed this place. But when she returned after many years, she no longer felt the same way.
The old friends are gone, leaving only lingering memories. Apart from being her former homeland, there is nothing left for her to miss here.
Going home to visit her resolved one of her concerns, and that was the end of it.
Even on the table in her home, there was an extra claw mark, and these memories made her desire to tear all the Celestial Dragons apart even stronger.
"If you don't want to stay, then you can go back."
"Um"
They were like passersby on the elephant's back, attracting little attention.
After all, they weren't there to invade or to seek international aid, so they didn't make a big fuss. All that happened was that a copy of Oran's beacon appeared in a corner of Kate's house.
But as they were about to leave, Bepo chased after them again.
"Wait! Wait for me!"
"Bepo? What are you doing? Didn't I already send it back to you?"
"Um... I want to go on an adventure now, can I come with you?"
Bepo wanted to go out for a simple reason: his brother hadn't come back and wouldn't be back anytime soon.
The Knox Expedition, or rather the Knox Pirates, encountered many challenges on the high seas.
The Mink Tribe is terrifyingly strong under the full moon, but not as outrageously powerful as the Lunaria Tribe on ordinary days. As the number of enemies increases, casualties are also beginning to occur.
In this situation, Pedro ordered most of his men to return to Zou, with only a small number of elites remaining with him on missions outside, including Jebo.
For Bepo, if his brother never came back, it would be better to go out and make his way in the world, and impress his brother when they met again.
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