The unease in his heart grew stronger and stronger.
He turned to glance at the empty stretch of sea behind him, then looked up at Sky City, nearly invisible to the naked eye.
Gritting his teeth, he tore down ninety percent of the sea clouds that had slowly returned to the sky.
As huge swathes of sea clouds were stripped from Sky City by Roy—
Blub blub!
He activated the Den Den Mushi in his watch.
"Boss, Golden Lion has been activated."
Caesar Clown's voice had never sounded so pleasant to Roy.
Though Golden Lion was now only at thirty or forty percent of his former strength, the old man's activation gave Roy a tremendous sense of security.
Golden Lion's name might have vanished from the seas for many years, but as the saying went, even an old lion still had its lingering might.
"Mm, I understand, Caesar. Sky City's safety is in your and Kuzan's hands. Next, I'll use clouds and mist to envelop the entire Sky City. Keep watch on the surroundings. The city will immediately enter silent defensive mode."
Before Caesar Clown could say anything, Roy hung up the Den Den Mushi and immediately began moving.
He watched the golden-haired old man descend from the sky.
Under Roy's command, Golden Lion repeatedly swept across the sea.
As his palm touched the ocean, an entire section of sea rose into the sky.
Roy looked up at the seawater floating overhead, where fish and sea beasts still swam about leisurely.
"The Float-Float Fruit really is useful. It'd be great if I could eat a few more Devil Fruits."
Thinking of the pink Kaido replica he had obtained on Punk Hazard, Roy could not help thinking of Blackbeard.
Remembering the feat of eating a second Devil Fruit in the future,