Sabaody Archipelago, Marine base at Grove 65.
The harbor.
A huge, luxurious ship was docked there, escorted by three warships.
Tsuru had tidied herself up a little and was waiting with Domir and a group of Marines.
Two guards in black suits stepped off the ship and stood on either side, chests out and faces stern.
"Finally, we're here!"
A voice dripping with innate arrogance rang out. Two figures, a man and a woman, descended from the ship's lift. They wore bubble helmets and luxurious outfits resembling space suits, and rode atop two towering slaves.
"Welcome, Saint Roswald and Princess Idoria!"
Wearing gloves and her Justice coat, Tsuru stepped forward and gave a simple military salute.
She couldn't be bothered with the proper honorifics.
Like adding "Lord" after their names.
The male Celestial Dragon had pale orange hair styled like flames and wore sunglasses. He was the old Celestial Dragon who, more than twenty years later, would bring his son with the runny nose and his daughter to Sabaody Archipelago, only to get punched by Luffy.
Saint Roswald looked more than twenty years younger now.
The female Celestial Dragon beside him was Saint Roswald's wife, Princess Idoria. She wore a bubble helmet too, and her jet-black hair was pinned up beneath a veil. She was a very beautiful, mature woman.
No wonder Shalria, the female Celestial Dragon who would make her first appearance years later, was such a beauty. She must have inherited it.
"Vice Admiral Tsuru!"
Princess Idoria gave Tsuru a gentle nod and was quite polite, unlike Saint Roswald, who was so overbearing and arrogant. She seemed like a well-educated woman from high society.
"The situation on Sabaody Archipelago is rather bad at the moment. Admiral Sengoku is also on his way here. We've prepared accommodations for you