In the end, Maud decided to make a trip to Fish-Man Island.
That meant Jaya could only suspend her cultivation for the time being and stick the remaining ores irregularly to the underside of Thriller Bark.
She left only a small area of water above it for mooring the pirate ships of the various pirate crews under Maud, as well as his Netherworld.
Early the next morning.
Thriller Bark, which had entered the New World not long before, embarked on its return journey.
Before heading to Fish-Man Island, however, they first had to resolve the issues of coating and the Log Pose.
With plenty of time, these problems could be handled slowly.
At dawn, a thin mist spread across the sea.
The sea was calm and still.
Three pirate ships and a merchant ship lay quietly upon the placid sea.
The merchant ship's deck was no longer littered with yesterday's corpses and blood.
But on closer inspection, some faded bloodstains could still be seen on the deck.
As the sun rose, the thin mist gradually disappeared.
With the mist no longer concealing it, a large warship appeared in the distance, cutting through the waves.
The warship's movements were soon spotted by a sailor keeping watch aboard the merchant ship.
"I see a warship!!!"
Upon seeing the warship, the sailor shouted excitedly.
Hearing the cry, the people inside the cabin came to the deck one after another. Their expressions were agitated as they eagerly watched the warship approaching the merchant ship.
"It finally came..."
In their excitement, the people muttered to themselves.
When the merchant ship had been attacked by the Ellis Pirates, its helm had been catastrophically damaged.
Thus, after Maud and the others left, they could only stay where they were and wait honestly for the Marines to rescue