Winter Island Somewhere in the New World

Somewhere in the New World, Winter Island.

Above the island, gray-white clouds churned violently, creating the eerie impression that they were about to plunge downward.

A blizzard swept up the snow and enveloped the entire island.

As far as the eye could see, the whole world had turned a boundless white.

At the foot of a mountain, a cave entrance flickered with firelight.

The faint glow, like a dying candle, appeared exceptionally warm amid the blizzard.

"Maud... has that kid gotten addicted to tearing down other people's homes?"

Inside the cave, Yasopp sat cross-legged on the ground. By the campfire's light, he lowered his head and scanned the contents of a newspaper.

Not long ago, Maud had torn apart Whole Cake Island, the territory of Four Emperors Big Mom, and had been hyped up by the World News Agency as the nemesis of the Four Emperors.

At the time, plenty of people had mocked the agency for exaggerating.

Now Maud had torn apart the territory of Kaido, another of the Four Emperors. Yasopp wondered what those people who had mocked the agency would be feeling at this moment.

Come to think of it...

Hadn't Maud also torn apart the World Government's Enies Lobby and Impel Down?

And he had torn them apart so thoroughly that nothing was left.

That was precisely why Yasopp was feeling so emotional.

"Boss, are you panicking right now?"

In the firelight, a member of the Red-Haired Pirates looked toward Red-Haired, who was sitting on a rock with his sword propped against him. His tone was teasing.

Everyone else in the cave immediately understood what he meant.

Big Mom and Kaido's territories had both been torn apart by Maud. Going by that pattern, the next target would be Red-Haired Shanks, another of the Four Emperors.

"Yeah,