"Hey, wait up..."
On the Arkham, Shimotsuki Ushimaru futilely stretched out his hand as he watched Joker and Kanjuro disappear into the distance. A dumbfounded expression appeared on his face, like his wife had been abducted.
What the hell was this? How had his Captain vanished after just a few words?
Then he thought of how World was about to face the Marines' campaign of extermination. According to Joker, World would likely meet a grim fate. For a moment, the entire situation in Wano Country became a tangled mess, giving Shimotsuki Ushimaru a headache.
"Forget it. We'll discuss it together when the time comes." Although Shimotsuki Ushimaru was one of Wano Country's finest swordsmen, he was hardly a clever man. After thinking for a long while without coming up with any good ideas, he simply decided to take the Pirate Crew back to Wano Country.
"Lord Joker, where are we going now?" Kanjuro asked as he sat atop the enormous crane.
"Hmm, we're going to see a friend. An old friend. Hehehe, I'm sure he'll be quite surprised."
Joker smiled as he looked at the Vivre Card fluttering in his hand.
"Don't you think so, Shanks?"
World was extremely irritated.
He had thought that after the massive explosion at Mary Geoise, even if the World Government had not been completely destroyed, it should have been eighty percent finished. At that point, all he would need was a light push, and his title of World Destroyer would become fully deserved.
Yet the truth was that although Mary Geoise had indeed suffered severe damage, it had not completely lost control over the world. Instead, he himself had become the World Government's prime target. Within a single year, the Three Admirals had practically taken turns coming after him like he was