After a long ti,
In a daze, Luffy slowly opened his eyes. Beside him were Nami and the others, their faces filled with joy.
"Luffy!!!"
"You’re finally awake!!!"
"This is..."
Struggling to sit up, Luffy—his body wrapped in bandages—was montarily confused. Then the mories of what had happened ca flooding back, and his eyes turned dangerous.
"Right!!! That huge guy!!!"
"He’s already gone."
At the doorway of the palace chamber, an incomparably massive figure walked in. King Neptune’s face was dark and grim, and beside him stood Queen Otohi, her cheeks still streaked with tears.
Looking at the Straw Hat Pirates, he let out a sigh, his eyes brimming with sorrow... and confusion.
The future of Fish-Man Island—
Where would it go?
"Luffy-kun, you’re awake."
After greeting him, Luffy imdiately asked about what had happened earlier.
Neptune sighed and replied,
"If you’re asking about Sadgeo’s whereabouts, they’ve already left Fish-Man Island and headed for the New World."
As he said this, bloodshot veins filled Neptune’s eyes, and Queen Otohi beside him couldn’t hold back her tears.
"Ah... he already left?!"
"What exactly happened?!"
Luffy froze for a mont, then angrily pressed for answers.
"Sadgeo... no, next ti we et, we may have to call him Sadgeo-sama. With Orin-san no longer governing, Fish-Man Island is now effectively bound to the warship of his..."
Neptune’s gaze dimd.
"I don’t know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for Fish-Man Island. Sadgeo-sama took Shirahoshi and a portion of the Fish-Man warriors and departed Fish-Man Island aboard Noah, heading for the New World!!!"
"What?!"
Luffy’s pupils trembled.
"Shirahoshi, she was taken by that huge guy..."
At this mont, Zoro had more or less fully regained consciousness. He frowned and looked at Neptune.
"Noah? That’s the ship that the Sea Kings lifted, right? Even if that Sadgeo is a giant, piloting an island-sized ship like that by himself..."
It felt strange to him. Not to ntion that Noah was already damaged—even if it were intact, it didn’t seem like sothing a single giant could sail.
"The reason Noah can move across the sea is because of the Sea Kings."
"The Sea Kings?"
Zoro and Luffy were both confused, until Nami spoke up to explain,
"The Sea Kings that pulled Noah to Fish-Man Island—they’re the ones towing Noah away now."
"Huh?!"
Luffy gaped in disbelief, mouth wide open, feeling like he’d lost yet another round.
"That Sadgeo can even control the Sea Kings?!"
"It’s not Sadgeo-sama. It’s my daughter, Shirahoshi."
Queen Otohi wiped away her tears and spoke sorrowfully,
"She is the only among rmaids, a once-in-a-century existence with the power to command the Sea Kings. [Dark Sun] may have set his sights on this."
"And also..."
As soone who often communicated with humans and was well-inford among the rfolk—combined with ssages passed on by creatures of the sea—Queen Otohi had learned sothing.
Thinking of it, she covered her face and burst into tears, nearly collapsing.
"And also... the World Governnt... has launched a Buster Call against Sadgeo and the others!!!"
Buster Call!!!
Hearing those words, the one who reacted most strongly among the Straw Hat crew was Robin.
She staggered back several steps, as if painful mories had been dredged up, her pupils trembling uncontrollably.
"Robin!!!"
"Robin-chan!!!"
"What’s wrong?!"
Robin rely waved her hand, indicating she was fine, though her face remained pale.
"It’s nothing. I just rembered... so things about the [Buster Call]."
"What is that?" Luffy asked with a frown.
Robin swallowed, closed her eyes, and recalled,
"It was a tragedy that once played out in my holand, Ohara. A military operation launched by the World Governnt that annihilates everything within a set coordinate—led by at least five Vice Admirals or even Admirals, with ten warships and tens of thousands of Marines providing overwhelming firepower!!!"
"What?!"
The faces of all the Straw Hat Pirates changed. They hadn’t expected sothing so extre.
Luffy struggled to stand up, his expression terrifyingly grim.
"Doesn’t that an Shirahoshi is in danger right now?!"
"Calm down, Luffy!!!"
The others hurriedly restrained the highly agitated Luffy.
Neptune was a king, soone who had seen great storms before.
Compared to the others, he remained relatively composed.
"Although the Buster Call is terrifying, it depends on who it’s aid at. Behind Sadgeo-sama stands a truly great figure."
This was also one of the main reasons Neptune hadn’t desperately tried to keep Shirahoshi.
Because this involved a ga between the world’s topmost powers—one that, to Orin, might have been nothing more than a ga.
"You an Orin-san, right?" Robin said.
"Exactly."
Neptune looked at Robin, affirmation in his eyes.
Robin continued,
"As the World Governnt’s ultimate instrunt of violence, the Buster Call has indeed successfully wiped out countless rebellious nations and great pirates. But it is not absolutely invincible. Back in Ohara, the Navy’s Buster Call fleet once had to retreat because of a single man."
"That’s right. And Orin-san will never allow such a journey to end so easily."
Only after Sadgeo left did Neptune belatedly realize it.
A giant whose appearance and abilities closely resembled Joy Boy, Noah, the Sea Kings...
Such a combination—if it matched that man’s personality—would absolutely capture his interest.
A team like that would never fall at the starting line of the New World.
It wasn’t confidence in Sadgeo—
It was absolute trust in Orin’s overwhelming strength.
...
anwhile,
At the starting point of the New World.
On the sea not far from the Red Line, a region that had once been calm and frequently traversed by World Governnt vessels,
Now lay in solemn silence.
A Navy fleet stretching as far as the horizon filled the sea, densely packed—far more than a re ten ships.
At the bow of the lead vessel stood two figures, gazing out at the distant ocean.
One of them, a middle-aged man with sightless eyes, raised his head as if sensing sothing, his brows knitting slightly. Beside him stood a man dressed in white robes and a white cap.
"What’s wrong, Fujitora?"
The man called Fujitora slowly drew his cane sword. Rings of purple light coiled around the blade as he spoke hoarsely,
"Sothing enormous... Is coming."
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