Zou, Nekomamushi, and Inuarashi
We can roughly guess what the war and enemies are as Zunesha.
The enemy, if nothing unexpected happens, is none other than the master of the Void Throne, the mastermind behind the Celestial Dragon, the enigmatic Imu-sama.
As for the war, historians in Ohara discovered through studying Poneglyph that during the Void Century, the existence of a Great Kingdom was erased by the government.
If I'm not mistaken, the so-called war is the war between the twenty kings who make up the World Government and that Great Kingdom, right?
But knowing all this is meaningless.
The Void Century remains unknown.
Furthermore, what does the drumbeat in Zunesha's mouth refer to?
The Sea King who guard Pluton said the same thing.
Could it be some kind of secret weapon? The ultimate Uranus of the Three Ancient Weapons?
This is really a headache.
There are too many people trying to solve the riddle.
Sirius sighed.
Anyway, let's log in first.
Since communication with Zunesha has stalled, there's no point in wasting time on unnecessary chatter.
He's right. All doubts and questions will be clear once we reach the Final Island.
Rather than racking his brains over the little information revealed by Zunesha, Sirius now wants to land on Zou and get the second stone.
Sirius slowly ascended into the air.
For most people, climbing onto the back of Zunesha standing 10,000 meters tall, is a very difficult task.
However, this problem was not a problem at all for the Sirius.
Even after controlling its speed, the Sirius still reached the top of Zunesha's back in less than half a minute.
"There really is a forest in a place like this!"
Maria looked down, and below, on the back of Zunesha, was a lush forest.
Looking ahead through the forest, you'll see a large tree in the center, its branches spreading out like a canopy. Most striking of all is its trunk, which resembles a whale with its head raised.
Centered around this tree, there are several buildings; it's a town.
"Is that the Mokomo Dukedom?!"
Yamato delight, "The homeland of the Mink Tribe!"
Let it go.
Sirius Road.
The Sirius hurtled through the sky, moving across the forest like a dark cloud.
"Um?"
Yamato suddenly looked down, "Sirius?"
"Don't worry about it,"
Sirius smiled and said, "Let's talk about it when we get to town."
The arrival of the Sirius attracted the attention of certain creatures in the forest below.
This is only natural.
If we couldn't spot such a massive ship appearing out of nowhere, wouldn't we be blind?
In the forest, several figures were chasing the large ship in the sky. They moved through the trees, and the leader could be vaguely seen to be a man with leopard-like fur.
"Hey, Pedro! That insignia on the hull!"
"There's no mistake! It's Black Wolf's crew! They've actually returned to the New World! Who will report to Nekomamushi Shopkeeper that the real monsters have arrived?!"
"Pedro, since it's Black Wolf's crew, then—"
"Let's go, Zepo, let's see what they're up to!"
The Sirius continued forward and soon reached the edge of the forest, the edge of the city.
This alarmed the town's residents.
"A ship flying in the sky? What's that?"
"Are they outsiders? Are they human?"
"Quickly inform Duke Inuarashi!"
The whole town was in an uproar.
"Let's just stop here, so as not to cause trouble for others," Sirius said casually.
Given the size of the Sirius, if it were to stop in a town, it would likely damage at least several houses.
The large ship slowly descended and came to a stop at the border between the town and the forest.
Almost simultaneously, several figures sprang from the forest behind them, landing cautiously at the edge of the forest, some distance from the large ship.
They are all Mink Tribe, humanoid but retain many animal characteristics.
Just like the orcs often seen in old Western fantasy novels, Fury was overjoyed.
But did their ethnic group truly arise naturally?
Sirius pondered this in his heart.
"Black Wolf Sirius!"
One of the visitors called out the name of Sirius.
Sirius sized him up; he was a leopard -Mink Tribe.
He looks somewhat familiar.
Then Sirius remembered him.
Isn't that Pedro?
Pedro shouted, "What have you come to Zou for?"
"You actually recognize me?" Sirius, somewhat surprised. "I thought this island was very isolated."
It should definitely be closed off.
How much information from the outside world can an elephant that is constantly moving come into contact with?
"It's not that we never go to sea!" Pedro seriously.
Oh, right.
This guy seems to have been helping Nekomamushi search for Poneglyph.
In the original work, it seems that they went to Whole Cake Island a year later, where Charlotte Big Mom extracted several decades of their lifespan, Bepo's brother died there.
"Since you know me, you must know him too, right?"
Sirius pulled Bepo aside. "One of our purposes is to send Bepo back to his hometown for a visit."
"Bepo!"
Beside Pelosi, another polar bear Mink Tribe, like Bepo, was so excited that he took a few steps forward, almost with tears in his eyes.
"..."
Bepo stared wide-eyed at the person below.
The blurred memories were gradually becoming clearer, and the figure in question gradually overlapped with the blurry image in his memory.
"Wow!! Big brother!!"
The little bear burst into tears and rushed towards his brother, hugging him tightly and rolling around on the ground.
I'm finally home.
"Bepo! You idiot—you're too strong!"
The boy named Zepo cursed at his long-unseen, masked younger brother, saying, "How did this kid grow up? It feels like his bones are about to be broken."
But immediately, he patted Bepo's back, tears welling up in his eyes as well, "It's alright, it's alright."
"That's great."
Luo smiled softly.
He thought of his family.
Pedro glanced at the Bepo brothers, then solemnly looked up at Sirius and said, "Thank you very much for taking care of Bepo, Mr. Black Wolf."
Pedro felt guilty for losing Bepo, who had once been a member of his pirate crew.
"Nothing,"
Sirius waved his hand casually. "Bepo is my partner, after all."
Pedro smiled.
Partners?
Whoosh!
A slightly sharp sound of wind being cut rang out.
Two figures emerged simultaneously from the forest and the town.
Sirius smirked; the main character had finally arrived.
A cat jumped out of the forest, and a dog jumped out of the town.
Neither of them was weak.
"Oh!"
Yamato's eyes lit up. "It's Nekomamushi and Inuarashi!"
She waved to the cat, then ran to the other side of the ship and waved to the dog, "Remember? We've met before!"