The setting sun hung over the horizon, its faint light filtering through layers of tree shadows.
On Grove 34, a massive mangrove tree lay toppled on the ground.
Sanji, covered in wounds, sat atop it with one leg dangling down. He looked utterly exhausted, clearly having gone through a fierce battle.
Click!
A small flame sprang from his lighter, igniting the cigarette between his lips as he took a drag.
He silently glanced below. Half of Drake's body was pinned beneath the enormous trunk, his mouth hanging open as he lay completely still. He had clearly lost consciousness.
"A fallen rear admiral? Feels like I just fought a vice admiral."
Sanji slowly exhaled smoke. Strawberry from his battle at Enies Lobby surfaced in his mind, and he muttered, "If I fought him again now, I wonder if I could win."
Just then, commotion rose from an open patch of grass in the distance, pulling him from his thoughts.
"You two stinking women! Let me go already!" Bonney lay on the ground, shouting furiously.
Countless arms sprouted from her body, tightly locking her joints in place. Behind her, a large group of her subordinates knelt and sprawled on the ground, utterly despondent.
Several ghosts floated in the air, lined up in a row as they smugly waved their hands up and down.
Perona and Robin had joined forces and crushed her entire pirate crew with barely any effort.
"Heh-loh-loh-loh~~ Even a supernova is nothing before me."
With her little red umbrella slung over her shoulder, Perona covered her mouth with her fingers pressed together and giggled. She spun around on tiptoe several times, looking utterly pleased with herself.
"Until I find Lord Moria, I'll make the name Ghost Princess famous throughout the Grand Line."
Although she was temporarily traveling with the