Sabaody Archipelago.
As the pirates fled the battlefield at Marineford, reinforcements from every direction also began heading there in large numbers to aid the Marines.
Because Marineford itself had been devastated, and was still contaminated by Caesar Clown's Death Dioxide and Queen's Ice Oni remnants, the nearby Sabaody Archipelago became a temporary holding area for injured Marines.
The intense fighting had inflicted catastrophic casualties upon the Marine elites gathered at Marineford.
From troops stationed in the Four Seas to elite officers of Marine Headquarters.
This war, deliberately provoked by the World Government and the Marines, had crippled the elites assembled at Marine Headquarters.
Large numbers of wounded soldiers transported from Marine Headquarters hung their heads in despair, looking utterly lost.
Pain and disappointment filled their eyes. They could not accept the fact that Marine Headquarters had been defeated.
The fortress once hailed as the world's greatest had fallen, and the battle flag symbolizing Marine justice burned amid the howling winds.
Flames and blood had swallowed up its former glory and faith.
"All right, all right, eat first! These are all your favorite foods. Here, have a chicken leg. Don't be scared. No matter what, you're a man who survived the Summit War."
After wetting his throat with warm water, Spandam clambered miserably onto the dining table.
Muffled sobs came from Spandam's mouth as he ate. Roy could clearly see the terror of the Summit War in his eyes.
For powerful people like Roy and the others, the Summit War had merely been a battle against opponents of equal strength.
But for these defeated soldiers, it seemed that all they had left were midnight tears and the bleak misery of clutching their wounds.
Seeing Spandam in such a wretched state, Roy took a cup of warm water from a maid and