Chapter 76

Gion, with a faint smile on her face, watched that figure depart.

Next time they meet, she wondered when it would be…

It should be soon.

What a powerful little fellow…

Momousagi seemed to recall something; she lightly touched her cherry lips with a finger, a faint blush rising on her pretty cheeks.

…………

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Just as Luo En left the Marines and began his life of travel from the Sabaody Archipelago.

The Grand Line, the Revolutionary Army's base of operations.

White Earth Island, Baldigo.

Amidst a stretch of yellow sand ravaged by fierce winds.

Two figures, one large and one small, wrapped in black cloaks, walked slowly forward; behind them were quite a few others dressed in the same fashion.

"Sabo is really here?"

A clear, pleasant female voice rang out, tinged with doubt.

"He's really here, it's just that his situation is a little special."

An androgynous voice came from beneath the larger cloak.

"Look, that city up ahead is it."

The two figures, one large and one small, at the front of the main group arrived first at the foot of that city.

Quite a few figures stood beneath the city, seemingly waiting for their arrival.

The tall figure at their head was the commander of the Revolutionary Army — Monkey D. Dragon.

Beside him were a blond boy wearing a hat and an orange-short-haired girl.

Upon seeing that blond boy.

The girl beneath the black cloak slightly widened her eyes:

"Sabo."

Sabo, hearing his own name, looked at her in some surprise.

"I told you, didn't I?"

The person beneath the larger cloak beside her threw it back, revealing that enormous face — it was none other than one of the Revolutionary Army's officers, the Okama King Ivankov.

"Guess who's come?"

Ivankov grinned at Dragon, Sabo, and the others.

Their gazes all fell upon that slender, tall figure in a black robe, with two swords hanging at her waist.

When she threw back her cloak.

Revealing a fair, beautiful face with a smile upon it.

Dragon and the others were slightly taken aback.

Sabo stared at her blankly: "Why… does she feel somewhat familiar…"

"No way, you can't even recognize her?"

Ivankov's face was full of disbelief. "She's Kuina — Frost Moon Kuina, the daughter of Frost Moon Koshiro. She was even on our ship before, together with that boy called Luo En."

Hearing his words, Dragon and the others finally recalled.

"So it's that little girl from back then."

Hack stared at Kuina before him in astonishment. "It's only been a few years, yet she's changed so much — how could anyone recognize her?"

Indeed, the change was great.

Kuina, now fifteen years old, stood over one hundred and seventy-five centimeters tall; her once short blue hair had grown into a long high ponytail, her figure had become much more shapely, her legs especially long and straight, brimming with taut strength, a sword called Wado Ichimonji and another long blade hung at one side of her waist, and wrapped in a black robe, she displayed a swordswoman's dashing, capable air to the fullest.

"Ku…ina…"

Sabo stared at her blankly; it was as if something was about to surface in his mind, but at that moment, a violent headache stopped everything.

"Ah…………"

He clutched his head in agony and crouched down.

"Sabo!"

The orange-short-haired girl beside him, Koala, was full of worry and concern.

Kuina, seeing this, cast a puzzled, questioning glance at Ivankov beside her: "This is…"

"I told you, didn't I — something's wrong with him."

Ivankov said helplessly. "After we rescued him back then, he had lost all his memories. I never expected him to be a friend of yours and that boy Luo En."

"So that's how it is."

Only then did Kuina understand everything.

"Koala, take Sabo back first."

Dragon spoke up.

Koala nodded and led Sabo back into the city.

Dragon turned his gaze to Kuina: "What about that boy called Luo En? He didn't come with you?"

"Luo En and I parted ways three years ago. We agreed that each of us would grow stronger, and then we'd meet again on the sea."

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