Marineford Era 1508,
Revolutionary Army headquarters.
"Mr. Dragon!!! Mr. Dragon!!!"
A piece of terrible news instantly came crashing down on the entire Revolutionary Army.
Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Dragon, now tattooed and clad in a green robe, broke out in a cold sweat as he stared at the transmitting Den Den Mushi in disbelief.
"Ginny... was abducted?!!"
"Yes, sorry... we encountered an unexpected enemy!!!"
"Apparently, a Celestial Dragon took a fancy to her and wanted her as his wife. She was taken away on a government ship!!!"
"The entire unit has been wiped out!!!"
Elsewhere, Kuma, upon hearing the news, found tears already streaming down his face.
Ginny...
Had been abducted by the Celestial Dragons?
For the newly established and still immature Revolutionary Army, Ginny being taken to Mary Geoise to become a Celestial Dragon's wife...
Was a devastating despair they had no power to reverse.
For the greater good, neither Kuma nor Dragon could possibly wage war against the Holy Land at this time, nor could they sacrifice the future of the entire Revolutionary Army for a single Army Captain like Ginny.
For a time, everyone stood there in silence.
Dragon clenched his fists, Kuma wept, and the atmosphere was suffocatingly oppressive and desperate.
But just then, Ivankov, gritting his teeth, seemed to recall something. His eyes suddenly widened.
He ran before Dragon and Kuma, spreading his arms wide. His tone was urgent, yet carried a trace of hope.
"Hey!!! Kuma, Dragon, it's not as if all hope is lost yet!!!"
Ivankov's shout snapped the two men out of their grief. They both turned to look at him, unable to understand what hope he meant.
They had no ability to contend with the World Government, much less the Celestial Dragons who lived in the Holy Land of Mary