As Kozuki Toki's gaze swept around, she clearly saw the blue sky and white clouds surrounding them. Yet what was most wondrous was this: why were those white clouds right beside the island?
"Where... are we...?" Kozuki Toki stared wide-eyed, barely able to form a sentence. Kawamatsu hurriedly explained, "Oden Castle and the land for dozens of miles around it have been lifted into the sky. We're planning to find a stretch of sea near Wano Country to settle down."
"Ah... this..." Kozuki Toki hesitated for a moment, then suddenly seemed to think of something. "Golden Lion Shiki?"
She had spent time aboard the ships of two legendary pirates, Whitebeard and Roger. Even if she had never met Golden Lion Shiki himself, she surely knew a great deal about his abilities. In her memory, only Golden Lion could make entire islands float in the sky for such a long time.
"That old man with the golden hair? He did say his name was Golden Lion Shiki." Kawamatsu spoke in surprise.
"It really was him? Why did he come back here?... Was it because of Clown Buggy?!" Kozuki Toki muttered a few words to herself before immediately realizing something.
Back then, Golden Lion Shiki had used Clown Buggy's life as leverage to make a copy of the Poneglyph. Other than that, he had no connection to anyone else in Wano Country.
For Golden Lion to return to Wano Country at such a critical moment could not have been an accident. And in all of Wano Country, only Clown Buggy could possibly have contacted him.
"That's right. I heard Clown Buggy invited him here as reinforcements." Kawamatsu scratched his head.
"Take me to see the other retainers. How are their injuries?" Kozuki Toki asked.
"The others are badly hurt, but they'll be