Later, people asked the three of them where exactly the island they had been on was.
Before the legendary Alliance Leader vanished, he had said he was going to Laugh Tale. Had he actually found that island?
The three of them said that place was Laugh Tale.
That single statement caused an uproar. No one had expected the legendary Alliance Leader to have truly found the fabled land—and even brought the three of them there.
People all over the world waited for their answers, wanting to know what the final One Piece actually was.
However, when asked about the One Piece, the expressions on their faces became remarkably colorful.
After hemming and hawing for ages, they revealed not a single thing about Laugh Tale. In the end, Crocodile merely said coldly, "It wasn't interesting at all," bringing the final interview to an end.
Without any hesitation, the three of them joined the Star Alliance after their return. They followed the young Alliance Leader back to the underwater Ryugu Palace and moved into the most impregnable fortress on the entire Red Line Continent.
Ronglin maintained his flying posture. Time felt unbearably long, as though tens of thousands of years had passed, yet it also seemed terribly slow, as though only a few minutes had gone by.
Like an idiot, he sped forward through the black wormhole.
Just as Ronglin grew so bored that he nearly gave up, a light suddenly appeared ahead.
"Hmm?"
Within the light was a massive opening, clearly the wormhole's exit. From far away, Ronglin could see that the other side of the exit was bustling with traffic and prosperity.
All kinds of luxury cars raced along smooth roads, while men and women alike kept their heads lowered, desperately playing on their phones.
Tears welled in Ronglin's eyes.