Under the villagers’ strange gazes, Xia Yu entered the village’s only shoe store, carrying a dog and two rabbits.
Naturally, Xia Yu would not be stingy with his crew. He directly bought all the canvas shoes in the store.
Coincidentally, there was a pair of red canvas shoes in the store.
The moment it saw the red canvas shoes, the red rabbit could no longer look away. It was as if it had seen the female rabbit it had had a crush on for a long time, its eyes shining brightly.
After Xia Yu paid for the shoes, the red rabbit couldn't wait to hug the red canvas shoes in its arms. Without even glancing at the other canvas shoes, it turned around and ran back to the ship in a flash.
Xia Yu didn’t immediately return, instead, he bought a hat for Er Zong and some repair tools for the green rabbit.
After receiving their favorite gifts, the dog and the rabbit couldn’t wait to return to the ship and show off to each other.
Looking at the three crew members playing happily on the deck, Xia Yu couldn't help but smile. Although these three crew members were not good at socializing, at least he was no longer alone.
“Then, let’s start our romantic journey through the pirate world from Windmill Village!”
Looking around, Xia Yu took a deep breath, inexplicably feeling relieved.
Since he couldn’t go back, he would just travel around the mountains and rivers of this world. It wouldn’t be a waste of this trip through time.
Meanwhile.
Karp's warship slowly sailed into the waters of Loguetown.
Standing on the deck, Karp used his telescope to scan the surroundings. Seeing that neither Loguetown harbor nor the nearby sea had any sign of that ship, he couldn't help but frown.
“Strange, where is that ship? It shouldn’t be! They were clearly heading for Loguetown, how could they suddenly disappear?”
Hearing Karp's muttering, his lieutenant, who was standing next to him, also put down his telescope and slumped his head like a deflated balloon. “Karp Vice Admiral, we seem to have lost them!”
Karp slapped his lieutenant on the head, knocking him out cold. “That ship never came to Loguetown!”
Covering his head, the lieutenant whined, “Karp, can you please go easy on the head? Don’t you know your iron fist is terrifying?”
“Brrr…Brrr…Brrr…”
At this moment, the Den Den Mushi in Karp's pocket rang. “Karp, it's been days, are you going to come back to Windmill Village for your vacation or not? If you don't come back soon, your grandkids are going to run away!”
“Huh?”
Hearing the voice coming from the Den Den Mushi, Karp blinked in confusion, then widened his eyes. “Up, what do you mean my grandkids are going to run away?”
Up, Full-Name Up·Slap, the village headman of Windmill Village, had a close relationship with Karp.
“I only found out today that Ace set sail more than ten days ago!”
The Den Den Mushi transmitted Up’s helpless voice. “The children are all grown up. You’re always away, and we can’t keep an eye on them with just Daan and I. If you have time, come back and have a look! Because of Ace’s departure, Luffy has been acting strange lately!”
“Oh, right, a strange group came to the village today!”
“A young man with two rabbits that walk on two legs and a Doberman. They bought a lot of things in the village…”
“What?” Before Up could finish his sentence, Karp widened his eyes again, as if he had heard wrong. He exclaimed in disbelief, “A young man, two rabbits and a dog? Are you sure you didn’t see wrong?”
“I’m old, but I’m not blind!” Up’s voice carried a hint of displeasure. “If you don’t believe me, come back and see for yourself. Now that young man is at Makino's bar!”
Without waiting for Karp to react, Up ended the call.
“How…how is that possible!”
Karp stared blankly at the Den Den Mushi. “They were just in the waters of Loguetown. How could they be in Windmill Village in the blink of an eye? Did one of them have the Door-Door Fruit power?”
As a Vice Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, a Marine hero who had made countless pirates tremble, he naturally knew that the ability to teleport existed!
However, he immediately rejected this hypothesis.
Because the Door-Door Fruit already had a possessor. This world could not have another Door-Door Fruit.
After a brief moment of sanity, Karp suddenly widened his eyes and shouted in panic, “It’s not good, it’s not good! That ship is in Windmill Village! Are they going to threaten the villagers of Windmill Village for revenge on me?!”
Karp’s sudden dementia left the soldiers on the deck speechless!
“Karp, please calm down!”
“Karp Vice Admiral, don’t panic!”
“Let's go to Windmill Village now!”
…
In front of the only bar in Windmill Village.
Xia Yu glanced back at the villagers who had gathered around because of his unexpected visit. He shook his head and smiled.
Then, he pushed open the door of the bar and looked intently at the counter.
He had seen this bar in the anime, but what greeted him was much wider and brighter than what appeared in the original story.
The tables and chairs were neatly arranged, and the counter was even polished to a shine.
Behind the counter, a slender woman with short dark green hair and a matching green headband stood.
Makino, the bar owner.
A kind, gentle, and cheerful woman.
Even though Xia Yu recognized Makino, he pretended not to know and walked straight towards the counter.
Makino also noticed Xia Yu at this moment. She quickly put down her work, and greeted him enthusiastically, "Hello, sir. What can I get you?"
"Whiskey!"
Xia Yu looked around the bar, saying nonchalantly, "It seems the bar hasn't officially opened yet. Would it be presumptuous of me to show up at this time?"
Makino smiled sweetly. "As long as there are guests, the bar is open! You must be visiting Windmill Village for the first time, right? My name is Makino. Feel free to ask if you need anything."
She handed a glass of whiskey to Xia Yu.
"Thank you!"
Xia Yu took the glass and took a sip. "Excuse me, is there a hotel in the village?"
"Yes, there is," Makino smiled and pointed at the stairs to the side of the bar. "The second floor of the bar is a hotel! Are you planning to stay in Windmill Village for a while?"
"Yes, I am a traveler," Xia Yu nodded. "Every time I come to a new place, I like to stay for a while to experience the local culture and collect some folk stories, because I have a dream, to write a novel based on my travel experiences."
Hearing that Xia Yu was not only a traveler but also a novelist, Makino's eyes lit up. "What’s your name, sir?”
"Xia Yu."
"Mr. Xia Yu!"
Makino immediately changed her address to "Mr." and said excitedly, "Would you be willing to share your travel experiences with the villagers of Windmill Village? I believe they would love to hear them! If you are willing, your food, drink, and accommodation at the bar will be free!”
"Of course."
Xia Yu smiled slightly. "Sharing travel experiences with others is part of the journey!"