News of Moria's defeat did not spread because of the special nature of Thriller Bark.
The sea remained calm.
After several battles against the Shichibukai, the Straw Hat Crew recovered after lying around like corpses for days and getting wrapped in bandages.
They immediately prepared to set off for their next destination.
On the Sunny, everyone busied themselves with their own tasks.
Zoro lifted weights while standing on his head, Sanji cooked, and King Luffy, Chopper, and Usopp played games.
Only Robin sat beneath a parasol with her long legs stretched out, reading the newspaper.
But her expression did not look very good.
King Luffy and the others ran past Robin as they played, baring their teeth in delighted laughter, but Robin stopped them.
Her tone was serious and solemn.
"Luffy, as the captain, I think there's something you need to know."
"Huh? Nani??"
Luffy stopped with a bewildered look on his face. Usopp and Chopper froze in place, while even Zoro, who had been training, and Nami, who had been drawing a map, looked over.
Everyone gathered for a small meeting.
"Luffy, do you know whose territory the Sabaody Archipelago, our next stop, belongs to?"
Seeing the lingering fear on Robin's face, Nami frowned in astonishment.
"Don't tell me... it's another Shichibukai?!!!"
It was no wonder she guessed that. Throughout their journey, they had already encountered more than half of the Shichibukai, from Mihawk to Crocodile, then Moria and Kuma.
Every encounter with people like them had left the entire crew in a near-death situation.
Robin's pupils trembled slightly.
But in the end, she gently shook her head.
Seeing that, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper let out sighs of relief and leaned against one another, patting their chests.
That was a relief~
But then Robin spoke a name they remembered