"Phew—"
"Kuzan, that bastard, nearly scared this old man to death!"
Watching Kuzan spare Luffy and turn to leave, Garp let out a long breath.
He had truly been nervous just now.
Sakazuki's face darkened, but he did not say anything harsh.
Next, everyone watched the events that had taken place in Water Seven, Enies Lobby, and Thriller Bark.
This sparked many arguments among them.
Fortunately, they all knew where to draw the line, and Imu was keeping everyone in check.
So while they argued, no one truly lost their temper.
Would the Sabaody Archipelago arc be next?
Imu's gaze flicked toward Shiki, who stood behind a pillar, concealing all his presence as he watched silently.
No.
He planned to insert a "movie" first. Heh, after all, the man himself was here.
Aboard the newly acquired Thousand Sunny.
The Straw Hat Pirates, now with Brook and Franky as new members.
Suddenly noticed a vast shadow descending overhead.
Luffy, sitting with a newspaper in his hands, looked up in confusion.
"What's that?"
"An island is actually..."
"Why is that island flying in the sky?!"
Garp, Zephyr, Kaido, Bullet, and the others standing nearby naturally saw it as well.
"That flag looks familiar."
"And that lion-head decoration, too..."
Zephyr said, "Garp, that's the flag of the Flying Pirate Fleet!"
Garp suddenly realized. "Oh—right, right, it's Golden Lion! This old man remembers now!"
"No, that's not right. In a world where the Star Gate never appeared, he should still be locked up in Impel Down."
"Back then, Sengoku and I put quite a bit of effort into capturing Shiki at Marineford."
At the same time.
Shiki, hiding in a corner, was greatly alarmed, an indescribable unease rising in his heart.
Don't tell me...
Sure enough.
In this illusion world, Shiki had a ship's