Xueqiu was a fox spirit.
After cultivating with his master for more than three hundred years, he was finally on the verge of advancing. But when he emerged from seclusion, his master was nowhere to be found.
...That old geezer hadn't ditched him again to go have fun somewhere, had he?
That absolutely wouldn't do.
How could he leave without taking Xueqiu along!!!
And so, as he set off to look for his master, he stepped straight into a New World.
Unheard of! Simply unheard of! Xueqiu kept a perfectly calm expression, while screaming internally.
Pirates, Marines, Revolutionary Army.
Sabaody Archipelago, Devil Fruit, Grand Line.
Good heavens, this place is paradise.
Xueqiu gave his not-quite-fully-transformed fox ears a shake, swished his fluffy tail, and walked barefoot onto the island.
The islanders crowded around him in a panic, asking what he was. He took a puff from the ever-present pipe, then slowly exhaled a cloud of enchanting smoke through his rosy lips without answering.
As if! With a name as un-Haki as Xueqiu, how could he possibly tell them!
So the islanders gave him a nickname with a local flavor: Kitaro.
In the many years that followed, the name Kitaro resounded across the Grand Line, known to everyone.
Theme: Staying lively is the secret to staying young forever.
