As the incidents at Elbaf and Hachinosu Island continued to unfold,
an island known as God Valley also welcomed a group of uninvited guests.
At their head was a man with spiky yellow hair, clad in armor and a cape.
He seemed to have discovered something unusual on the island.
Heroes surged forth, fate converged, and everyone's destiny began to be rewritten with the story of God Valley...
On a day shrouded in torrential rain,
the atmosphere on Hachinosu Island became exceptionally oppressive.
Austin, returning from drifting at sea, found the island's mood grim and strange. Countless pirates had broken down in tears, sprawled on the ground and weeping.
Faint traces of Conqueror's Haki spread and raged through the air.
"What's going on?!!!"
Gick, who had returned in high spirits, could not help but pale at the sight.
Austin, however, seemed to sense something. His brows furrowed.
Could it be...
"Austin!!!"
Amid a tearful cry, a figure came running from afar. Austin focused his eyes and saw that it was Gloriosa.
She was sobbing uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face.
"Shakky... she... she's been kidnapped!!!"
"Waaahhh!!!"
Austin had already expected as much, so he merely narrowed his eyes slightly.
The rest of his crew, however, stared in disbelief before breaking into wails of grief.
"Shakky!!!"
"No!!!"
Austin waved a hand, creating a vacuum barrier that kept the rain above their heads at bay. He patted Gloriosa on the shoulder, said nothing, and headed toward the center of the island.
At that moment,
Rocks and Newgate wore equally grim expressions, their teeth clenched and eyes dark.
Austin took it all in, his expression turning strange.
It was not that Shakky was unimportant, nor was he coldhearted. But because of one female pirate, half the world had been thrown into panic,