The setting sun hung over the sea, its pale light filtering through the layers of trees.
On Peninsula 34, a giant mangrove lay toppled on the ground.
Sanji sat atop it, one leg dangling over the side. His body was covered in wounds, and he looked utterly exhausted. He had clearly been through a fierce battle.
Click!
A flame flickered from his lighter, and he lit the cigarette in his mouth, taking a drag.
He glanced down in silence. Half of Drake's body was pinned beneath the huge tree trunk, his mouth hanging open as he lay motionless. He had clearly lost consciousness.
"Fallen Rear Admiral, huh? That felt like fighting a Vice Admiral."
Sanji slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke. The image of Kashou, whom he had fought at Enies Lobby, surfaced in his mind. "I wonder if I could beat him in a fight now."
At that moment, a commotion from a grassy clearing in the distance pulled him back to the present.
"You two rotten women! Let me go!" Bonney lay on the ground, shouting at the top of her lungs.
Countless arms sprouted from Robin's body, locking Bonney's joints in a tight grip. Behind her, a large group of subordinates knelt on the ground, looking utterly dejected.
A few ghosts floated in the clearing, lined up as they smugly waved their hands up and down.
Perona and Robin had teamed up and defeated Bonney's entire pirate crew with almost no effort.
"Heh-ro-ro-ro~~. Supernovas are nothing in front of me."
With her little red umbrella slung over her shoulder, Perona covered her mouth with her fingers and giggled. She twirled on her tiptoes, looking smug.
"Before I find Lord Moria, I'll make the name Princess Ghost famous across the Grand Line!"
Though she was temporarily traveling