“Am I wanted now?!” Aiya asks Eric.

“No. They didn’t see you.” Eric chuckles.

“Oh… ok good,” Aiya says as she goes into the cabin.

The rest of the trip is peaceful. Eventually, they get close enough to Logue island that they can see it in the distance. A few seagulls are flying around but a particularly big bird with a hat catches Eric's eye. He whistles and waves and the bird flies over.

It swoops down and drops a stack of papers on the deck. Eric chucks a coin at the bird and it flies away. Eric flips through the stack of wanted posters when he stops on a page. It's a drawing of Eric with his helmet on, with a huge crooked smile covering his face. His bounty is 1 million berries.

“At least they didn’t see my face.” Eric smiles.

Once they reach Logue Town docks and tie their boat up. Eric walks up to Aiya and hands her a few stacks of beli.

“This is where we split up.” Eric smiles and starts walking away.

“Wait!” Aiya yells.

“Hm?” Eric asks raising his eyebrow.

“I wanna keep being your navigator!” Aiya continues screaming “I wanna see the world and become strong! That'll never happen if I go back to Sweetfish island.”

“I'm going to the grand line. You sure you wanna come?” Eric smiles.

AIya gulps but looks at Eric with determination.

“Yes, I'm positive!” Aiya screams.

Eric just sighs and starts walking off.

“Well, you coming?” Eric asks over his shoulder

Aiya runs to catch up with Eric and they start walking through town. They stop at a restaurant and eat some food before asking for directions to the best shipyard.

After walking for a bit they come across a huge building with the words “Shipwright brothers” written across it. Eric walks into the building with Aiya following.

“Hi, there! What can I help you with?” A woman behind a counter asks.

“I need a boat. One preferably with enough room for five or so people. Has room for storage and can fit cannons. Needs to be sturdy. Price doesn't matter.” Eric smiles at the lady.

“Right away, sir” The woman grabs a catalog and shows Eric which boats fit his criteria. None of them stand out until he comes across the “Sailwind”. It's exactly what he wants. And it's a dark silver color, just like his armor.

“I’ll take this one.” Eric points at the boat.

“Alright. That’ll be 750k beli please.” The woman smiles.

Eric throws a few chests at her and lets her count.

“Sir, you’ve given around 50k more than needed.” The woman says.

“Keep it.” He tells her.

“Thank you very much, sir. Your new boat will be ready in about three days.” She smiles at Eric.

Eric thanks her and walks out. They head for a weapon shop first. Eric finds the best-rated one and walks in. There are katanas, clubs, cutlasses, and several other weapons all over the place. Eric grabs a few pistols for Aiya and starts looking around for a weapon.

Yes, Eric can make his arms weapons, Yes, they are cool. But what is cooler than arm swords? Actual swords. And so Eric starts looking for a cool weapon. He looks around for any eye-catching weapons when he sees a Ōdachi hanging on the wall.

He grabs it and walks up to the old man at the counter.

The old man raises his eyebrow at Eric before saying “That weapon is not for a weak user.”

“I can use it fine.” Eric just smiles at the man.

“Do you know how to use it?” The old man asks Eric.

“Yeah, all you gotta do is swing it at the enemy,” Eric says.

The old man scoffs and shakes his head.

“No, you fool. You need technique!” The old man yells at Eric.

“Oh… well, do you know how to use a Ōdachi?” Eric asks the old man.

“Yes. I've won several tournaments with a Ōdachi.” The old man nods to himself.

“Oh cool. You can teach me.” Eric smiles.

“Bah! There's no way an idiot like you can learn.” The old man smirks.

“Oh yeah? let's bet on it. If I can’t learn how to use a Ōdachi then you can have this beli” Eric takes three chests out of his storage and sets them on the counter.

“And if you win?” The old man asks Eric.

“I can pick anything in this store for free.” Eric smiles cheekily at the old man.

The old man glances at Eric then the beli then back at Eric.

“Deal.” The old man shakes Eric's hand.

The old man walks to the front door and locks it, and heads into the back of the store. Eric and Aiya follow him into a small studio where he grabs a katana that is in a chest. The old man walks out another door and into the ally and then up a ladder.

The roof is completely flat.

“This is where you will train.” The old man says as he unsheathes his sword.

Eric pulls out his Ōdachi too. The old man suddenly dashes at Eric, who starts swinging at the old man. The old man deflects Eric's sword, and swings at his neck, stopping his sword just before hitting Eric's neck.

“You gonna give up?” The old man smirks.

Eric just smiles and the old man backs up to attack again.

1 month later…

Eric and Mushimoto (The old man) are standing across from each other on the roof. They both dash at each other and start swinging their swords. Aiya cheering Eric on from the sidelines.

They clash several times, neither budging. Mushimoto lands multiple hits on Eric and just as they’re about to clash Eric speeds up and slips his sword through Mushimotos defense stopping his sword from his neck.

The two fighters step back and bow at each other.

“You’ve learned much in our short time together. You have the most potential I’ve ever seen. Feel free to grab whatever you want from my store. Make sure to remember me when you are the best in the world.” Mushimoto jokes.

“Thank you. I would never dream about forgetting you.” Eric jumps off the roof and heads inside the store.

He looks around before grabbing a barrel full of throwing knives, axes, and stars. He just chucks it into his storage.

Eric and Aiya have been staying at a hotel the whole time they've been in Logue Town. The Sailwind was ready three days after they bought it but left it at the shipwright's warehouse. They head to the warehouse and get their boat.

They put all of their stuff onto their boat and sail out into the ocean.

“Next stop, the grand line!”