"I can't believe..."
"You dared to stand in the way of my love for Shirahoshi!"
On the bow of the Noah, Vankede the Ninth's eyes were bloodshot. "It's all because you stole her away from me! That's why Shirahoshi rejected my love!"
He had finally gotten to see the Princess Shirahoshi he'd longed for day and night, only for her to reject his proposal—and have an outsider beat him flying!
If he couldn't have her, then he'd destroy her completely!
Vankede's face twisted more and more fiercely. "Let's sink to the bottom of the sea together, Straw Hat Kid!"
The Noah, the Ark of the Covenant, kept sinking. The currents it displaced surged violently, carrying an unstoppable force!
Shing!
Below.
Zoro drew his sword first, clamping Wado Ichimonji between his teeth. "Don't any of you move. I'll cut it apart."
"Are you about to start reciting poetry again?" Lina suddenly spoke up.
"Besides, just cutting the ship won't help. It's being driven by a Devil Fruit ability. Even if we cut it apart, it'll keep falling."
"So we have to deal with the guy up there too, right?" Sanji said, looking up at Vankede.
"Trying to destroy this dreamland full of beautiful mermaids..."
"Leave that guy to me."
Sanji took out a lighter and lit the cigarette at the corner of his mouth. The smoke gathered inside the bubble and couldn't escape, but he paid it no mind. He stamped down hard on the seawater and shot forward like a swimming dragon.
"I can just cut the guy and the ship together."
Zoro smiled coldly, crossing his arms and holding two swords upright at his sides as black Armament Haki coiled around them.
"Three Sword Style: Six Paths of Migration!!"
—Shing!
Six sword beams flashed side by side, followed by