The Explorer of the Universe
28

After a half-month voyage, the Going Merry arrived on the island where Loguetown was located, where Gol D Roger was born and executed.

"The city is big!" Said Luffy who was amazed by the city.

"Before heading to the Grand Line many pirates are anchored on this island. You can get anything in this town!" Nami.

"Yosh, for my next great adventure, I'll buy some interesting stuff." Usopp.

"I'm sure there's plenty of food I need. And of course there will be many women!" Said Sanji who was already excited thinking about women.

"There's something I want to buy too." Zoro.

"How did you do it? You don't have any money, do you? Do you need a loan? You may! But you have to return 3 times with the flowers, how?" Nami and Zoro agreed.

"Yosh, I'll take a look at the execution site! I want to see it! The place where the Pirate King died!" Luffy said and ran away.

"O-Oi, we haven't decided where we'll regroup!" Usopp said, but Luffy is out of sight. "He cannot be expected."

The five of them went straight to their destination, leaving Tanaka alone.

"It's my chance to go home, but I don't have any money to pay for it." Said Tanaka who lowered her head and let out a long sigh.

He decided to take a walk in the city because he thought an idea would come up to solve his problem.

But after taking a walk, he still did not get a good enough answer to solve his problem.

"There's only one way to pay for the cost, I have to sell my only motorcycle." Tanaka muttered that stopping on the road full of people passed by him.

After thinking deeply about the idea, Tanaka decided to return to his world. He immediately looked for a small street that was on the sidelines of the building and there was no one in that place.

"Go to the wonder room!" Tanaka said as he was on a small street, between buildings in the city of Loguetown.

While in the wonder room, he immediately went again to his boarding room.

The three different places were only taken by Tanaka with three blinks of eyes.

"It seems like it's noon here." Tanaka murmured as he looked at the glowing window curtain at his periphery. "How many days has it been here?"

Tanaka immediately grabbed his phone on the table and saw the power from the battery of his phone was exhausted.

Tanaka quickly picked up the charger that was in the desk drawer and connected the charger to the outlet and the charger cable to his phone.

"Let's see how many days, hopefully not a month, I'm leaving on the 18th so now ... "

Tanaka waited for her phone to turn on and waited for her phone to turn on, revealing the date, day and hour on the screen.

"Good God, it's May one, it's been 14 days on earth!" Said Tanaka in surprise. "Ah, surely the boarding house will be angry because I'm late to pay again."

Feeling that there was no other way, he was forced to sell his motorbike which was the only tool to earn money.

Tanaka wanted to go to the place to sell the motorbike immediately, but he remembered to clean himself first.

He headed to the bathroom, cleaning up all the dirt stuck on his body.

When he was finished he immediately put on his casual clothes, used perfume, wore a small sling bag to serve as a wallet container, mobile phone, and motorcycle letters because he would sell his motorbike.

"All right, everyone's on, let's go." Said Tanaka who opened the door of his boarding room and at that time the boarding house was already in front of his boarding room.

"Eh ... Good day, Miss Narti." Sail Tanaka politely.

"No need for pleasantries, it's already May, you said you'd pay before the end of last month, but it's not." Said Ms. Narti with a little anger.

Tanaka just lowered his head in guilt.

"I've been waiting for you not to show up either, not to go back to the cost for days, I think you ran away, but your bike is there, so I think you happened to you, went wherever you were, went where you were, tanaka?" Ask Ms. Narti.

Tanaka felt confused, he did not want to lie but also found it difficult to explain.

He already thinks that Ms. Narti is his parents because women who are in their 60s are always good with people who rent their boarding houses.

Several times, Ms. Narti gave food or snacks to Tanaka and the others.

Although Ms. Narti for the cost money problem is very strict, but she still gives time to be able to pay the cost money because she knows how the financial condition of the cost tenant.

"That, anu, I'm looking for money to pay for the cost for a few days now, so I'm not going back to the cost because of that, Ms. Narti." Reply to Tanaka who feels guilty for lying.

"You didn't do any unlawful work, did you?" Ask Ms. Narti.

Tanaka shakes his head even though he commits unlawful acts in the one piece world by becoming a pirate, but on earth he does not transgress at all.

What Bu Narti asked was the law on earth, more precisely the law that applies in Indonesia.

"All right, so where's the cost money?" Ask Ms. Narti.

"This is what I just wanted to take in the bank." Answer Tanaka.

Ms. Narti nodded her head, believing Tanaka's words.

He then left Tanaka for his house not far from the boarding house.

After Bu Narti left and was not seen again, Tanaka finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The person who rented the room right in front of Tanaka's boarding room came out.

"Bang, the boarding house has been here since the 25th, askin bang Tan, morning, afternoon, evening, keep coming to see if bang Tan has returned yet." Obviously that guy.

"really?" Ask Tanaka.

The man nodded his head, "the costing mother during her time here did not complain about the cost money, but he was worried because bang Tan did not return the cost for 14 days." Reveal that guy.

Tanaka who heard that became very guilty.

"Yes, thanks for the info, I'll go first." Pamit Tanaka to the guy.

The middle-aged man immediately went to the motor showroom to sell his motorbike.

Despite visiting several motor showrooms, he has not found a suitable price to sell his motorbike.

All showrooms that he went to give prices below 10 million, even though the motorbike is made in 2015 and now in 2023 so the selling price can still be above 10 million.

"This is the last showroom, if it's still under 10 million, I'm forced to let go." Tanaka.

He immediately entered the motorcycle showroom, met with the showroom's in charge, negotiated the price and finally he managed to release the bike at a price of 12.5 million, although the highest selling price for the motor is 15 million.

Tanaka immediately made the process of signing the motorbike sale and purchase file, handing over the motorbike letters after the money had been entered into his bank account.

After his business was completed in the showroom, he immediately returned to his boarding house, but previously he went to the bank to make the rest of his money after being taken to pay the cost as a deposit with a period of one month.

Tanaka felt that keeping money in the bank would run out to pay the administration of his account every month, so he kept the money in the form of deposits.

"I will also spend a lot of time in the world of one piece and also maybe in another world." Thought Tanaka was on her way to her boarding house with an online ojek.

"It seems, I also do not need to spend anymore because there is a wonder room that I can make a place to live." Thought again.

Arriving at the boarding house, Tanaka immediately headed to the boarding house to pay for his boarding money which he had not paid for 3 months.

"This will be my last cost money, because I'm going to Japan to work, Miss Narti." Said Tanaka who sat on the terrace chair of his boarding house.

Tanaka lied about working in Japan because he could not give a reasonable explanation of the condition of himself who had become an explorer of the universe.

"Well, I take this cost money, you be careful there, take care of your health and adapt to the environment there so you don't get into trouble, however it's a different foreign country, culture, culture, social and environmental with Indonesia." Obviously Ms. Narti.

"When are you going?" Ask Miss Narti.

"Tomorrow I've left." Replied Tanaka who had calculated time on earth with time in a one piece world.

Although actually he could leave that day, but it would make Ms. Nari suspicious because it was almost night and she had not been packing.

So tomorrow's answer is one that still makes sense and does not arouse suspicion.

"Your stuff?" Ask Ms. Narti again.

"Is there anything I've brought and sold?" Tanaka.

"Yes, after all, the stuff you have isn't much." Reply Ms. Narti.

The goods in the cost of Tanaka are not much. It had only one cupboard, a mirror, a fan, and a study table and chairs. As for the mattress owned by Bu Narti, as a boarding facility.

"Alright, I say goodbye first, want to pack first." Pamit Tanaka's.

"Yes, there is no need to rush, you can stay at the boarding house until the day of your departure arrives." Said Ms. Narti.

Tanaka nodded his head and returned to his room on foot.

Arriving at his boarding room, he immediately packed the items he needed to carry such as a wardrobe, a mirror and a study table.

The point is he brought all his stuff into the wonder room.

After moving all his stuff, he went to Warmindo to enjoy the popular food at the food stall, instant noodles and fried food.

Tanaka had not eaten two types of food for so long that he could not bear to enjoy them anymore.

After eating two packs of instant noodles and some fried food, he returned to his room and of course on foot because the bike was already on sale.

The round-trip walk made him feel very tired, so when he was in his boarding room he immediately locked the door of his room, turned off the lights and immediately lay on the mattress to sleep.

The next day, while still at 5 a.m., Tanaka soon wakes up and takes a morning shower before he returns to the world of one piece.

"Ha~ I'll probably miss this room!" Said Tanaka who was a little sad because he had to part with his boarding room which had become a silent witness to his grief who lived a life that was quite hard on the world.

"Goodbye, may you have a better occupant than me." Said Tanaka who immediately left the room to go to the wonder room.

Previously Tanaka had sent a message to his farewell mother and told her that she had left her boarding key at the door.

While in the wonder room where he lives, Tanaka immediately went back to the world of one piece to adventure again.

The position of his arrival he set on the ship Going Merry.

"Now that I can adventure freely, there's nothing holding me back from adventuring." Said Tanaka who was happy.

He immediately got off the Going Merry to go back for a walk like before. But now he can walk around with joy.

During the streets Tanaka witnessed the excitement in the city. He stopped several times to see some of the sales items on display at the storefront.

"Hmmm~ isn't that Zoro?" Said Tanaka who saw Zoro from behind him.

She can be easily recognized because only Zoro wears only belly-covering or haramaki clothes.

Tanaka immediately ran after Zoro and called out to him.

"Zoro, wait." Call Tanaka.

Zoro stopped, turned around and looked at Tanaka who was running towards him.

"Where are you going?" Ask Tanaka when he is nearby.

"If so I go, maybe I can get a sword for my weapon too." Answer Tanaka.

"Can you use a sword?" Asked Zoro who was a little curious.

"No, but instead of using your bare hands every time you fight an enemy, there's better a weapon you can use, after all you can teach me later." Tanaka.

Zoro said nothing more, he immediately turned around and continued his path. Tanaka immediately followed the swordsman and walked beside him while looking at the shop on the left right.

After walking for a long time, they both finally found a shop that sold swords. Zoro immediately entered the store followed by Tanaka behind him.

"I want to buy a sword." Said Zoro who made the seller wake up from his sleep.

"Yes yes, welcome! Is there anything I can help you with? Everything is available in our store from ancient weapons to modern weapons ... All the best quality, I guarantee it." Said the seller politely and rubbed his palms.

Tanaka immediately looked at the weapons sold in the store while Zoro walked up to the counter table behind which was the owner of the gun shop they both visited.

"I only have 100 thousand berries. Give me two katanas." Say Zoro briefly while putting some money on the counter table.

"Two katanas with only 100 thousand berries? Only with 50 thousand berries will you get an ugly sword." Said the seller who spoke in an unhappy tone.

"Damn it, it's just the poor, it's a waste of time." Thought the seller.

"White sword doesn't matter. I don't have much money now." Zoro.

While paying attention to Zoro's appearance more closely, he saw a sword hanging on Zoro's left waist.

"O-Oi! Wh-wait! Bo-Can I see it?" Said the seller when he saw the sword of Wado Ichimonji on Zoro's waist.

"Why are you shaking so?" Zoro.

"Ah, comeon!" Said the seller pleading.

"Super weird old man." Zoro said as he gave his sword.

The seller was so surprised to see Zoro's sword, he even had trouble breathing. After normalizing his expression, he spoke again.

"Ehem, this is really an old sword. How about you sell it to me for 200,000 berries? So your money will increase to 300,000 berries and you can buy three swords for 100,000 berries!" Said the seller.

Tanaka listened to that and immediately approached Zoro.

"What's wrong?" Ask Tanaka.

"This salesman suddenly wants to buy my sword for 200 thousand berries." Answer Zoro.

Tanaka looked intensely at the salesman who started sweating from fear that Tanaka knew the sword of Wado Ichimonji and he was tricking Zoro.

"Yes! W-How about 250,000 berries? 300,000 berries? 500,000 berries?" Said the seller who continuously offers prices.

"I don't care about the money you're offering the sword." Zoro said firmly.

"Alright then, 650,000 berries! I understand you're a businessman! I'll buy it for 800,000 berries!" Said the seller who gave the price higher.

"Gdf ... "

Tanaka chuckled at the offer the seller made.

Suddenly the shop door opened and a beautiful woman, bespectacled, short-haired, slim, and a sword hanging from her left waist came in while running.

"Isn't he the son of the heavy smoker, whose name is he? I forgot." Think Tanaka.

"I want to take my Shigure's sword, is it done?" Say that woman.

"Oh, thank goodness! You're doing fine! Before, there was someone who had messed up at the Naval Headquarters! And you suddenly disappeared! I'm so worried!" Tell that woman.

Tanaka glanced at Zoro to tell her identity, but Zoro ignored Tanaka's glance.

"But I'm glad you're okay! That means you've already rejected the good intentions of others and run away from your job." Said the woman while giving money to Zoro.

"This money, I'm returning it to you." Say that woman. "I don't want to accept money from people who refuse kindness from others. Look, I've bought new glasses."

She put on her glasses and saw Tanaka.

"Oh, your friend turns out, introduce me, I'm a Marine sergeant major from Marine Loguetown base, Tashigi." Tashigi introduced herself.

"Tanaka Syahputra, an adventurous civilian." Tanaka.

"Oh yeah, you, I don't know the name ... " Tashigi saw Zoro's sword being held by the seller.

"That sword, may it be Wado Ichimonji?!" Tashigi then took the sword to look at it in detail.

"Grado ... " Tell the confused Zoro.

"Oh that ... It is just the name of this sword ... This sword is not famous at all." The seller panicked.

Tanaka chuckled at the seller who was panicking because of Tashigi.

"What's not famous, this is Ichimonji Wado, right? Really interesting finishing touch. This is indeed one of the 21 Greatest Swords." Tashigi.

He placed the sword on the counter table, then took out his notebook with his left hand.

"Look! Look information! This sword was even worth over 20 million berries! But why would a person like you have a Meitou as great as this?" Ask Tashigi.

"Hey you! You chatty woman! you have said everything! You ruined my business!" Said the seller who was angry.

The confused Tashigi immediately apologized. "I'm just amazed to see a sword this good for the first time."

"Nih Shigure's sword belongs to you, you want to take this sword right? I'm done cleaning and scrubbing it." Said the salesman while throwing Tashigi's sword. "I'm confused as to why that famous sword could be in your hands."

Tashigi who was shocked and not ready to receive his sword immediately fell backwards and dropped the sword hanging on the wall or which was set on the floor.

As a result he got a spray of anger from the seller.

"Hey, sir, you intend to deceive us, right?" Said Tanaka who was staring with intimidation.

"That's..."

"I'm sorry." Said Tashigi who had stood up and lowered her body to form a right elbow.

"Haaa~ Basic strange girl. This sword is indeed one of the famous Meitou. An amateur like you doesn't deserve to take him. You can find a sword worth 50,000 berries in my storage. Quickly find what you need and get out of my shop!" Said the seller angrily.

"Why is he so angry?" Zoro said then looked at the sword in the storage area.

Tanaka ignores the conversation between Zoro and Tashigi and focuses more on finding a sword that he finds interesting. Although he did not get it nor was it a problem since he only wanted to have a weapon to fight against his enemy rather than fight with his bare hands.

Moreover, he also did not want to rely too much on force power.

"A Jedi master is also not too dependent on force power, but on martial skills using lightsaber." Think Tanaka.

While looking around, Tanaka found two swords inside the basket. Tanaka took the two swords.

There was a strange feeling as he grasped the two swords. With the sword in his right hand, Tanaka felt a calm and comfortable atmosphere as if it was not meant to be created to harm living beings.

Something different happened to the left hand. He felt an uneasy feeling, filled with hatred and anger.

"What sword is this? Why can I feel different." Think Tanaka.

Tanaka decided to take the two swords because it was very interesting.

By the time he returned to the counter with those two swords, he saw that Zoro had already obtained his sword.

Tashigi who had been a living encyclopedia took out her notes again.

"Sandai Kitetsu was the predecessor of Nidai Kitetsu who was one of the Greatest Swords. And Shodai Kitetsu is one of the Legend of the High-leveled Sword. Uncle, is it true that you will sell it for 50,000 berries?" Tashigi was confused.

The seller was only speechless with sweat because he did not remember having put the sword in the sword basket for 50 thousand berries.

"That's great! It was one of the high-leveled swords! So you have to take it! It should have cost 1 million berries! That's an amazing offer!" Tashigi.

"No way! I'm not selling it!" Said the seller in panic.

"really, right? You yourself said the sword was worth 50,000 berries. I thought so too!" Tashigi.

"No, it's not that." Said the confused seller to explain.

"Cursed Sword, yes." Zoro.

"You knew?" Ask the seller.

"No, but I can feel it." Zoro said as he looked at the sword Shodai Kitetsu had removed from its sheath.

"Shodai Kitetsu and the like are incredible swords. But they are all cursed swords. The swordsman who uses Kitetsu as a weapon suffers a mysterious death. You won't find the Swordsman of today using Kitetsu. Because the one who uses the sword will die! I don't want to sell it because the sword is cursed." Tell that seller.

"Ah, I'm sorry! I didn't know the sword had such a terrible history! I shouldn't have interfered!" Tashigi said, bowing her body.

"I like it! I want this sword!" Zoro said with a smile.

"Don't be stupid! If I sell it to you and you die, it's the same as me killing you!" Said the seller in panic.

"That idiot is you! Sell that sword!" Said the wife of the seller who appeared and beat the seller's head from behind.

"How about this? My luck and this cursed sword, let's try which one is stronger!" Zoro said with a smile.

Zoro threw the sword up and extended his hand under it. If the sword hits his hand, then his hand will instantly break off.

But as a result, the sword did not hit Zoro's hand.

"I'll take it." Zoro.

"Oi, would you like to find me another one?" Pinta Zoro on Tashigi.

"Ah, fine!" Tashigi.

"Tu-wait!" Said the seller and showed Zoro a sword.

"His sheath is made of red lacquer sculpture. This sword is a sword whose edge is broken with the handle below it. One of the 50 High Level Swords, Yubashiri! This may not be an expensive sword, but it is the best sword I have!"

"I can't buy it. I told you, right? I don't have any money." Zoro.

"No, forget about money. And of course I wouldn't mind money for Kitetsu. I'm sorry I tricked you before." Said the seller with great sincerity and regret.

"It's been a long time since I met a true swordsman. Some say that the sword itself will seek its master. I pray you always get lucky." Said the seller.

"Uncle, then what about this sword?" Tanaka asked while showing the two strange swords. "I feel like there's something strange about these two swords."

"It's just an ordinary sword, unnamed, you can buy it at the price of 50 thousand berries for both." Said the seller calmly, not as excited as when Zoro found the cursed sword.

"Eh?" Said Tanaka who was confused.

Though he hoped that the seller would be excited by the two swords he was holding at the moment.

He did feel that there was something strange about the two swords because they had something opposite to each other such as positive and negative, light and darkness, life and death.

Even Tashigi who is a walking encyclopedia also knows nothing about the two swords.

Even so Tanaka still took the two swords because he felt an interesting thing.