"Oh my, these three kids can really eat."
The director of the Revolutionary Army's relief station in Loguetown couldn't help but marvel at the towering stack of empty plates before the two small children and one older girl.
They'd never encountered anyone with such an appetite before.
"Director! The cook's hands are cramping up! He can't keep up with how fast these kids are eating!"
"I think... that won't be necessary anymore." The director shook his head as he observed the children's noticeably slowing eating pace.
"They're probably full by now."
With that, he approached them and asked.
"May I ask where you three came from?"
"...Whew! So full!" The tallest girl patted her stomach contentedly before blinking.
"Huh? Are you talking to me?"
"Yes. This is a Revolutionary Army relief station. While we're happy to provide food freely... we do need to verify your identities for safety reasons."
"Revolutionary Army? What's that?" The girl looked blank for a moment before waving it off.
"Anyway, my name's Yamato! Angel D. Yamato! From Thunder God Island in the Grand Line!"
"Thunder God Island? Never heard of it..." The director scratched his leather cap before accepting the latest world map from his assistant - the standard issue distributed within the Revolutionary Army.
After scanning it, he spotted "Thunder God Island" in the New World.
"What? You came from the New World to the four seas? That means crossing the Calm Belt!" The director looked up at Yamato in astonishment.
"How did a young girl like you manage that with two even younger children in tow?"
"How we did it..." Yamato unconsciously touched her horns.
"Well, they rowed really hard while I knocked away any Sea Kings that jumped out of the water... Pretty simple, really."
"Pretty... simple?"
The director's mouth twitched.
He had the distinct feeling they'd stumbled upon someone extraordinary.
Meanwhile, his assistant kept poking him in the back.
"What is it?"
"Director!" The assistant whispered urgently in his ear.
"Didn't you hear what that girl just said? Her surname is 'Angel D.'! That's the same as Queen Germa's surname! And also the legendary Marine Grand Inspector's family name!"
Hearing this, the director looked down at the map again.
Thunder God Island... was clearly marked as "Pirate Territory"!
This girl named "Yamato"... her connections seemed alarmingly complicated.
After several frantic mental calculations, the director thrust the map back at his assistant and ordered.
"Whatever the case, take these three to rest first. They must be exhausted after crossing the Calm Belt starving like this... I need to call the Revolutionary Army leadership about how to handle this situation."
With that, he hurried out of the cafeteria.
"Huh? Why'd that weird uncle run off in such a hurry?" Ulti tilted her head toward the door.
"Don't you think that was strange, Page One?"
"Nee-san, as Kaido's adopted children and biological daughter, we've shown up in someone else's territory... And Yamato even gave herself such a strange surname... It'd be weird if people didn't find it suspicious, right?"
Though only ten years old, Page One had seen a thing or two as Kaido's adopted son.
But even he didn't expect the excellent matching mechanism to work on him.
Looking at his otaku big sis who was hopelessly obsessed with Michael, and his biological sister who had sharp instincts but lacked intelligence...
The little boy felt the weight on his shoulders was truly heavy...
...
"Brrrrrring, brrrrrring... Click!"
"Hello, this is Ginny. Who's speaking?"
"Miss Ginny! I'm Drake, the station chief of the Revolutionary Army relief station in Loguetown, East Blue!"
"Drake, is something wrong at the station?"
"That's right, Miss Ginny. I think this matter must be reported to you." Drake's expression was very serious.
"Today, we towed in a strange ship drifting on the sea and found a young girl and two children aboard, all too weak from hunger to move."
"Then just rescue them... Loguetown should have the most food rations in all of East Blue, right?" Ginny replied.
"Surely you can feed three children?"
"You're absolutely right, but that's not the issue..." Drake chuckled wryly.
"These three kids claim they came from Thunder God Island in the New World."
"Thunder God Island?" Ginny frowned, thinking for a moment before saying, "Isn't that pirate territory?"
"That's why I found it strange and wanted to report to you... And there's one more thing!" Drake continued.
"The girl calls herself 'Angel D. Yamato'!"
"What!? Angel? D?"
"Exactly! Isn't that the same surname as the Marine's Grand Inspector?"
"...Hah. Drake, don't alert them for now. Just treat them normally." Ginny stood up as she spoke.
"We're heading to Loguetown right away."
"Understood!"
After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Ginny rubbed her temples, trying to digest the strange information she'd just heard...
Then she left the room and entered the dojo.
In just a few days, Hawkeye, under Michael's command, had become the idol of everyone at Isshin Dojo.
In contrast, Enel, who was childish by nature, had become the target of everyone's ire...
Especially Zoro and Kuina.
"Enel! Just you wait! I'll chop your face to pieces one day!"
"Long-eared bastard! You better be ready! I'll find a way to cut you someday!"
The two lay exhausted on the ground, hurling verbal attacks at Enel, who was calmly eating an apple nearby.
"You two still have a long way to go before you can touch a Logia Devil Fruit User!"
Michael sat nearby, wearing a smug expression.
Ginny felt a surge of irritation.
This slacker!
Other than talking business on the first day he arrived, he's spent the rest of his time wandering around Isshin Dojo and Shimotsuki Village!
Now the entire village knows there's a loafer in a Marine uniform roaming the streets every day!
She had even asked him once, "Isn't it risky for the Grand Inspector to appear so openly in Revolutionary Army territory?"
Michael shamelessly replied, 'This is the benefit of power... Those on my side won't question me, and even if my opponents do, no one would believe them.'
"Michael, something's happened in Loguetown."
"Huh? Loguetown? What could possibly happen there now? Another clueless pirate setting sail to visit Roger's execution platform? Don't forget to charge them admission fees."
"It's not that!"
Ginny threw a meat-bone-shaped fireball at the back of Michael's head.
"Someone has appeared in Loguetown claiming to have the surname 'Angel D'!"