Poor Sanji could not muster even the slightest thought of defending himself. Like a tattered sack battered by a gale, he tumbled back and forth in midair under the barrage, several enormous purplish-red lumps instantly swelling across his face.
Boom!!
With Nami's final, crushing "hammer blow," Sanji plunged like a falling meteor, headfirst, and slammed into the deck!
The entire Sunny Merry rocked violently. The impact punched a smoking crater into the deck, leaving Sanji's legs sticking straight up into the air. They twitched twice, then went completely still.
"Whew... honestly, what a racket."
Nami dusted off her hands, instantly reining in the terrifying menace that rivaled the Four Emperors. She returned to her elegant, charming self and casually smoothed out the newspaper.
Beside her, Pudding watched with her mouth slightly open. Katakuri silently stuffed the remaining half of his doughnut into his mouth and gave Nami a penetrating look—
The Straw Hat Pirates' navigator was certainly no ordinary woman, either.
Ronan looked at Sanji smoking in the crater and could not help chuckling. Then he turned his attention to the newspaper in Nami's hands.
In the photograph, Vivi stood on the steps of Mary Geoise, facing countless reporters' cameras with a composed, elegant expression.
"Vivi?"
The corners of Ronan's mouth lifted as he said warmly, "Judging by her expression, Alabasta seems to have done pretty well under her rule these past two years."
"What?! What?! Where's Vivi?!"
Hearing the commotion, Luffy lost interest in the rice ball in his hand. He stuffed the remaining rice into his mouth in a few quick bites, grabbed the railing with both hands, and shot over with a whoosh, thrusting his head right up to the newspaper.
When he saw their familiar companion in the photograph, Luffy immediately broke into his signature brilliant