The moonlight was cold and faint, its shimmering glow spilling across the land.
Looking at the man in ninja garb lying on the ground, Sanji, who had just finished fighting, lit a cigarette.
After slowly exhaling a mouthful of smoke, he caught sight of something out of the corner of his eye. His expression changed.
"One, two... five!?"
Through his Observation Haki, he sensed five powerful presences, each one blindingly strong.
Sanji's expression turned grave. He turned toward the distance and shouted, "Luffy! Lina, the Marines are here!"
Hearing him, Lina and Luffy, who had been resting on the ground, turned around at the same time and looked out toward the sea.
Ten whole warships! They were already nearing the shore.
"A Buster Call? But with this kind of force..."
Lina furrowed her brow as she used Observation Haki to search the area. "There are so many strong fighters here. You'd think they were about to start another Marineford War."
"Shishishi, let's run!"
Luffy sprang to his feet and raced toward the other side of the island, where the Going Merry was moored. Without looking back, he shouted, "Everyone, retreat!"
"Coming!"
"I see Kizaru! Run, run!"
"Wait for me!"
Nami and the others stopped fighting the NEO Marines and broke away, hurrying after him.
"This way! Where are you going, idiot?!"
Even at the last moment, Sanji made sure to grab a head of green hair and yank the person who'd gone the wrong way back toward them.
Lina glanced down at Zephyr, lying on the ground with his pupils slowly fading out of focus. Then she looked up at the man on the cliff, the one wearing a backpack and a pale blue coat.
They stared at each other for several seconds without saying a word. Lina turned and