For the two pirates, being able to keep their lives was already a blessing from their ancestors—how could they dare act arrogantly now?
They weren't even real pirates to begin with. The two of them were biological brothers: the shorter one was Ximei, and the taller one was Ross. Both were unemployed drifters who spent their days wandering the streets, occasionally committing petty theft. They didn't even qualify as proper thugs.
And precisely because they couldn't even qualify as thugs, the two brothers were constantly bullied.
By a stroke of chance, they once met an "older brother" figure who worked aboard a pirate ship. After listening to him boast endlessly about how powerful, how ruthless, and how terrifying their captain was, the brothers thought about how miserable their lives had been from years of being bullied—and decisively chose to follow him and join the pirate crew.
After joining, the two brothers did indeed witness just how powerful and brutal their captain was.
Even lightning couldn't kill him!!!
How could he not be powerful? How could he not be terrifying?
But just as the brothers thought they had finally found an incredible captain and could start living the good life…
Mihawk appeared!
"Hahahahaha…!"
After hearing their story, Arashi couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter. These two were truly a premium pair of unlucky brothers. Back when he read the original story, everyone's attention was always on the big shots, while background characters like Marine soldiers or pirate underlings were completely overlooked.
Now that he had come to this world and was chatting with these "minor" pirates, he found it surprisingly entertaining. Especially this pair—they were basically a comedy duo of pirate brothers!
Seeing Arashi suddenly laugh out loud, the two pirates followed along, chuckling foolishly.
"Actually—"
After laughing for a while, Arashi turned his gaze toward them and spoke seriously:
"You should be thanking Mihawk this time. If he hadn't cut your ship apart, with your strength, heading into the Grand Line would've meant certain death. You're already incredibly lucky to have survived Mihawk's wild slashes—and even luckier to have run into me, a traveler."
Before the brothers could respond, Arashi suddenly stood up and pointed toward the faintly visible port ahead:
"See that port over there? I'll be heading there next. You two can stay and act as my guides!"
"Mr. Arashi, you… you really are a traveler?"
Now fully convinced that Arashi was a good person, the taller Ross finally relaxed and cautiously warned:
"If that's the case, then you need to be careful, Mr. Arashi. The country across from us has completely fallen into chaos! That town is now filled either with members of the underworld, or powerful pirates and bounty hunters."
"In short, if you go there as a tourist right now, it's extremely dangerous!"
Hearing Ross's words, Arashi narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked toward the port ahead.
Among the Four Blues, the East Blue was the most peaceful, while the West Blue was the most chaotic.
Whether it was underground organizations, pirate forces at sea, or even the security forces of certain West Blue nations—they all seemed to be on some kind of frenzy, constantly stirring up conflicts as if determined to plunge the entire West Blue into turmoil.
Amid wave after wave of war, the order in some countries had completely collapsed—some had even been wiped out entirely during the years of chaos!
Traveling in such a turbulent West Blue… there would probably be quite a bit of trouble.
With that thought, Arashi withdrew his gaze and asked:
"You two are from this town, right? You already swam this far—why not just push on and reach the port?"
"We couldn't swim anymore, we really couldn't!"
Ximei and Ross waved their hands almost simultaneously, still shaken:
"If we hadn't seen your ship, we would've already given up! And the key thing is, the port looks close, but if you actually try to swim there, you'll drown!"
"Haha, fair point!"
After laughing, Arashi walked to the edge of the deck, a hint of anticipation in his eyes:
"Then let's begin our journey in the West Blue from here!"
…
[System Notification]
Congratulations, Host, for arriving at Sig Town of the Ilusia Kingdom in the West Blue. You have received 2,000 Travel Points. The points have been credited to your account. Your current total is 7,000 Travel Points!
[System Notification]
Mission activated.
…
[System Mission]
Proceed to Sig Town in the Ilusia Kingdom and locate a clinic named "Xuan Hu Ji Shi." Successfully treat ten patients to receive a reward of 3,000 Travel Points!
???
"Hanging the pot to save the world"?
A clinic? Treating people?
Arashi was momentarily stunned.
Ever since spreading Confucian philosophy in Foosha Village, to fishing in Shimotsuki Village, becoming a "Devil Fruit merchant" in Shells Town, and even contracting an orange grove in Cocoyasi Village, he had realized one thing—system missions never repeated themselves!
And whether it was opening a restaurant or running a clinic, Arashi disliked both.
The reason?
Running a restaurant was tiring. Running a clinic was even more exhausting!
…Could it be that because the West Blue was so chaotic, the system assigned a clinic mission?
Damn it—what does the chaos of the West Blue have to do with me? I'm just a traveler!
…
Wasn't this supposed to be a relaxing journey?
Wasn't he supposed to experience the local customs and scenery?
To hell with "healing the world"—he'd enjoy himself first and deal with it later.
Even though the 3,000 Travel Points reward was tempting, Arashi decided to explore and experience the charm of this West Blue town before even thinking about the mission.
A traveler should act like a traveler, right?
With that thought, Arashi ignored the mission entirely. As long as he didn't open the clinic's doors, no one could even enter it anyway!
At that moment—
After the Traveler docked, Ximei and Ross jumped onto the shore and shouted to Arashi, who was still on deck:
"Mr. Arashi, we've arrived!"
Having already decided to ignore the mission for now, Arashi didn't hesitate. He leapt down in front of them and headed straight toward the town before they could react.
The three of them quickly entered the town streets.
After observing for a while, Arashi noticed that everyone in this town loved wearing hats, and their outfits resembled Western cowboys.
Whether ordinary people or those who looked quite formidable, everyone wore hats, walking with a swagger. Some of them even had a more arrogant stride than Mihawk.
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