Ten thousand meters above the ground, the sea of clouds stretched endlessly.
Within that snow-white, cotton-candy-like ocean lay a massive city hidden among the clouds.
Tens of thousands of Sky Islander slaves worked here, constantly expanding the city.
At the same time, countless soldiers and residents kept the city running.
Past the construction sites and the factories belching black smoke.
At the center of the enormous urban complex.
Towered rows of tall, snow-white buildings.
They were the heart of Sky City, its very brain.
Among those many white buildings, two stood out in particular.
The colossal palace at Sky City's highest point was Roy's residence and workplace. Sky City's people respectfully called it the Tower of Hope, also known as Orchid Palace.
"W-Whitebeard? How could he be here? And why has he become like this?"
"Following Lord Roy's instructions, you are to spare no effort and no cost to save this wounded man."
The director of the massive research institute, Caesar Clown, and Trafalgar Law, the current head of Sky City's medical department.
In front of the enormous institute, every scientist and doctor wore expressions of utter shock. They stared at Whitebeard, recalling the news released by the World Government several days ago. At that moment, the scene before them felt unreal.
Roy looked at the dumbfounded Caesar Clown and Trafalgar Law.
Today, before the huge building known as the City of the Future, this enormous research institute welcomed a figure of immense importance.
None of them could have imagined that Whitebeard—the overlord of the seas, the legendary pirate who had crippled the Navy during the Summit War—would appear in Sky City in such a manner.
Just days ago, he had been a legendary Great Pirate clashing head-on with the World Government and the Navy. Yet today, he had become