Midnight had arrived. The vast, boundless sea lay shrouded in darkness, while Enies Lobby alone remained brightly lit. White clouds drifted across its blue sky, and seagulls bearing the symbol of justice flew overhead.
"Little Robin and Luffy are inside, right?" Sanji looked up at the enormous stone gates before them.
"But! Such huge gates..."
The square-headed sisters aboard Emperor Blue, who had caught up from behind, spoke up. "There should be some kind of mechanism controlling them. How do we get in?"
"Are you really going in?"
Reiner could not help turning back to ask, "We'll bring your big brother back while we're at it anyway. Why rush in there just to throw your lives away?"
"No! We have to go in!"
Zambai ran forward and shouted, "Your companions will definitely be touched when they see you! If we aren't there at a time like this, Big Brother will be so disappointed!
"You don't need to get distracted protecting us. We came prepared for this!"
"Ah, blah blah blah."
Reiner waved a hand in disgust. "I can't stand this kind of touching stuff."
The Blue Ogre and Red Ogre leaped up, each kicking out from opposite sides.
Rumble!!
With a violent tremor, the two enormous stone gates were blasted open by brute force. Yet what awaited them was not an open road, but a swarm of soldiers.
Two massive shadows charged at the front, one carrying an enormous Kanabo over his shoulder and the other wielding a giant axe.
"The two giants are making their move!"
"Charge! Oimo and Kashi!"
The two giants clearly gave the Marines behind them tremendous morale. They cheered excitedly, as though these invading pirates were certain to meet their end beneath the giants' blows.
"Pirates! Die!!"
A club and an axe whipped up howling