A week had passed since the Battle of Marineford.
The outcome of the war spread across the world at breakneck speed.
The balance in the New World, ruled by the Four Emperors, had been shattered overnight. The chain reaction triggered by Whitebeard's death was still intensifying.
Of course,
that had no effect on the Straw Hat Crew for the time being.
Peachy Island, the Kamabakka Kingdom, was known as the second island of women.
The sky and sea here were both pink, and even the mountains were shaped like hearts.
Beneath a towering peak, vicious curses mingled with the dull thuds of repeated blows.
"May you be hacked into a thousand pieces, you bastard!"
Thud!
"I'll throw you in a pot of boiling oil and cook you to a pulp!"
Thud!
"Salt-and-pepper grilled Lina!"
Thud! Thud!
The mountain shuddered violently from time to time, sending countless loose rocks tumbling down each time.
Sanji was engulfed in flames. The intense fury born of disappointment turning to despair became tangible hatred in his eyes.
"This is what you called the second island of women?!"
"Give me back my Nine Snake Island!"
"Die!"
The words "Lina" were carved into the steep red-rock cliff, and Sanji furiously kicked it again and again!
I swear! I'll definitely... definitely—
Kill you, damn it!!
Thud!
Thud!
The fine sand on the ground bounced with each tremor. In a distant corner, a group of people hid and secretly watched him.
They wore an assortment of finely made dresses, and their every gesture was prim and proper. Each one was heavily made up.
At the same time, their skin was rough...
Their body hair was thick...
"What kind of hatred could make Sanji boy so furious?"
"More importantly..."
An imposing okama in a purple princess dress held a pale