Koushirou solemnly invited him.
Roland, of course, would not refuse a feast.
Moreover, this was a feast for the legendary Sword God Ryuma.
After learning that Kuina had brought back Ryuma's remains.
This banquet was not just a welcome celebration, but also a ceremony for ancestor worship and burial.
The entire Shimotsuki Village sprang into action, with villagers slaughtering pigs and sheep... it was truly lively.
Roland was not interested in ancestral worship or anything similar, so he immediately set up his fishing spot in the usual place and began his fishing career.
Kalifa, as his secretary, served him closely by his side.
As a direct member of Shimotsuki, Kuina naturally had to participate in the ancestral worship.
Bonney, who loved to join in the fun, also busied herself, following along.
Thor, Nami, Vivi, and Ulti helped prepare the evening banquet.
Robin was more interested in the history of Shimotsuki Village... more precisely, the history of Wano Country, and chatted with the elders.
Finally, there was the carefree, silly girl Perona, who was currently carefree, chasing and playing with Gengar on the sunny beach.
"Huh?"
At a certain moment, Roland, who was fishing, raised an eyebrow slightly, his gaze falling on a small sailboat in the distance.
Upon recognizing the identities of the three idiotic young men on the boat, Roland couldn't help but smile. What a coincidence, wasn't it?
Whoosh~
The waves pushed the sailboat to land on the beach.
"Brother, I finally know why you couldn't get back to the village!"
Johnny shook his head.
"Brother, you're good at everything else, but why are you so bad with directions? You can get the direction wrong even when it's right in front of you. I seriously suspect that those few times we got lost at sea were all because of your blunders, Brother!"
Joseph said seriously.
"Less talk!"
Zoro's old face flushed, but he was powerless to refute.
Anyway, he did rely on Johnny and Joseph to return to his hometown.
"Hee hee hee hee, wait for me, don't run, little Gengar~"
The girl's sweet laughter attracted the attention of the three idiotic young men.
"No need to say, just by listening to the voice, I know it's a beautiful woman, Brother Zoro, this is a girl from your village, please be sure to introduce her to your humble brother!"
Johnny quickly stood up and tidied his clothes.
"With your pathetic appearance, aren't you afraid of scaring the girl away? Let me do it!"
Joseph wouldn't give an inch.
While they were squabbling, Perona, with a white ghost following her, floated around the corner, chasing Gengar.
"Holy crap! A... a ghost!"
"Damn it! G-ghosts!"
Looking at Perona and Gengar, who were not touching the ground, Johnny and Joseph both cried out in fright, immediately squatting down with their hands over their heads.
"It's still daytime, isn't it...? Can you really see ghosts in broad daylight?"
Zoro was also startled, but compared to his two subordinates, he was still able to remain somewhat calm.
"Hee hee hee hee, what rude fellows, calling cute us ghosts!"
Perona held an umbrella in one hand and put her other hand on her hip, glaring angrily at the three men.
"This outfit... You're not from this village! What kind of ghosts are you exactly?"
Zoro's right hand rested on the hilt of his Wado Ichimonji at his waist, ready to draw his sword at any moment, depending on Perona's answer.
"Hee hee hee hee, you even want to make a move? Then try this!"
Perona waved her slender hand.
Negative Hollow!!!
Whoosh~
The white ghost passed through Zoro's body.
The next second.
Thud!
Zoro, knelt!
"I'm sorry, I actually thought of attacking the cute Princess. I'm even worse than the stinky 427 bugs on the ground!"
Zoro muttered negatively.
"Hee hee hee hee, it's good that you know!"
Perona crossed her legs, proud like a queen.
"Bastard!!!"
Zoro, recovering from his negative state, immediately became furious, his face turning red on the spot, and he was about to draw his sword and fight for his life.
However...
Before he could run far.
A pair of purplish-black claws suddenly broke through the ground, grabbing Zoro's feet and making him fall face-first.
"Gengar~"
Gengar, having succeeded in its prank, made a face.
"Bastard, how dare you do that to Big Brother…."
"You guys are in big trouble!"
Johnny and Joseph, having recovered their senses, wanted to get even.
The result was…
Thump!
Thump!
Gengar repeated the trick, making both of them fall face-first simultaneously.
"Heeheeheehee~"
Perona clapped her hands, and three Negative Hollows swept through Zoro and his two companions.
And for the next hour, they continuously went in and out of their bodies.
"I'm sorry!"
"We are truly, deeply sorry!"
"We apologize, we are simply bugs!"
The three idiotic youths' confessions kept increasing.
At sunset.
"Brother, dinner will be ready soon!"
Kuina skipped over.
"Got it!"
Roland and Kalifa stood up.
"Where are Perona-chan and Gengar?"
Kuina looked around, searching for Perona.
"Oh, they're still playing over there!"
Roland pointed in the direction of the beach.
"Huh?"
Looking at Green Algae Head kneeling on the beach with his head down, Kuina felt a sense of familiarity.
Three minutes later.
When she got closer.
Seeing the appearance of the Green Algae Head youth.
Kuina's beautiful eyes suddenly widened.
"Zoro… are you Zoro?"
Upon hearing this.
Zoro, who had just recovered from his negative state, looked up blankly.
Looking at the blue-haired girl walking towards him not far away, Zoro was completely stunned.
"Kuina! You've really come back from the dead?"
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