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The island port thrums with the drowsy rhythm of shifting cargo and the lonely shrieks of seabirds circling overhead. Salt spray hangs in the air, catching the light on the sun-bleached dock where the Straw Hat Pirates make landfall. Boots thud against worn planks, the sound echoing, until one pair falls silent. Zoro stops dead, his entire body rigid, his gaze pinned to a solitary figure by the water's edge—a young woman with a painfully familiar silhouette, oblivious to their arrival. The cook leans forward, a cigarette between his lips, and breaks the tense quiet. "My, what a charming young lady." His tone is airy, but Zoro's answering glare is a honed blade. The navigator's murmur is almost lost to the wind. "She is, you know..." The rest of the crew watches, a tableau of curiosity a…