A Sudden Turn!

Only when Longinus's body was about to fall into the sea did the Marines erupt into action!

Gion, Hiyori, Zephyr, Garp... Almost every senior and mid-ranking Marine officer rushed forward on instinct, moving as fast as they could to catch Longinus's... "body."

"Longinus, how are you? Are you just tired? You'll wake up after you've slept, right?" Gion asked, her face deathly pale with panic.

"Bastard! Wake up!" Garp clenched his fist and moved to strike him, but Zephyr kicked Garp away!

"Teacher, you defeated Imu! Please wake up! The world has been saved!" Drake shouted through his tears.

"Luo, Princess Mansherry, I'm sorry for the trouble, but please come take a look as quickly as you can," Sengoku said, barely managing to keep his composure.

Luo had rushed to Longinus's side to examine him at the first opportunity, but he had remained silent. The Dwarf Race princess hurried over in a slight panic.

After examining him, Mansherry said timidly, "Lord L-Longinus has no signs of life!"

"Damn it! How could this happen?" Drake slammed his fist against the giant Sea King's body, then grabbed Luo by the shoulders and shook him. "Luo, you must have a way to save him, right?"

But Luo only let Drake shake him, looking utterly lost.

Then Ain suddenly said, "Let me try!"

Remembering Ain's Devil Fruit ability, everyone lit up with joy. Zephyr said excitedly, "Ain, we're counting on you!"

Ain nodded hard and pressed both hands against Longinus. Peach-colored ghostly flames began to "burn" across his body.

Before everyone's delighted eyes, the tiny cracks covering Longinus visibly healed... Or rather, reversed!

"It's working! It's really working!" Garp shouted excitedly.

"Thank goodness, Longinus is—wait..." Gion's joyful cry cut off as her expression changed. "Why hasn't his life force returned?"

As if all her