With 48 hours remaining until Ace's public execution, the sun gradually rose, and the morning light shone through layers of tree shadows onto the dirt ground.
On the coast outside the forests of Amazon Lily, Reiner finished breakfast and walked out of the restaurant.
A set of white wooden tables and chairs stood beside the second-floor balcony, made by Franky from Adam Wood. They looked impressively lavish.
Flap! Flap!
Just as he sat down, a news-carrying pigeon landed on the railing beside Reiner.
He took out two coins worth one Chopper each and dropped them into the collection box hanging around its neck. The pigeon pulled out a newspaper, tossed it down, and flew away.
This was a newspaper from a day ago. Since they were located in the Calm Belt, newspapers from the World Economic News Agency were practically their only means of getting information from the outside world.
Reiner gave it a glance. The front-page story was about Marineford's preparations for the coming war.
Naturally, no valuable intelligence would be revealed. It was all scraps of peripheral information.
Things like the families of Marine personnel on the island being evacuated to the Sabaody Archipelago for refuge, and Marineford opening a live broadcast of the public execution.
It also mentioned gathering elite Marines from all over the world at headquarters, the Shichibukai lending their support, and how Whitebeard would definitely be taken down if he dared to come.
"They're making it sound like propaganda."
Reiner skimmed through it and quickly lost interest, casually tossing it onto the table.
It did record the Impel Down incident from three days ago, but only in passing.
Sanji brought out two cups of coffee. Catching sight of the page Reiner had just finished reading, he handed over a cup, then sat in the