"Reiner! Nami!"
A shout came from near to far. Reiner turned his head and saw several figures rushing over in a panic.
Chopper, Usopp, and the others were among them, along with several commanders from Whitebeard's crew.
Far behind them, dust billowed into the air, and a massive army could vaguely be seen within it.
"Run! The Royal Army is coming after us!"
Usopp shouted as he ran, drawing the attention of others nearby.
"They really aren't giving us any time to rest."
"Are we retreating, Commander? We didn't get anything this time."
"Well, it can't be helped. We're pirates, after all. We showed up uninvited in someone else's palace and made a complete mess of the place."
Marco rubbed his forehead and sighed with a smile. "Hurry up and pack whatever you can. Bring the wounded and get ready to leave."
"Got it, Commander."
Before long, Whitebeard's crew began withdrawing from the palace.
"The Royal Army?" Reiner looked over with confusion.
At the forefront of the army was a white-haired man dressed like a gladiator, wearing a blue cape.
Beside him were Rebecca and another one-legged man wielding two blades.
Coming after them?
Had they misunderstood something? Reiner roughly guessed their identities. They were probably King Riku and Kyros.
"Forget it, let's go too." Reiner smiled lightly, turned around, carried Nami on his back, and leaped after the retreating group.
"Wait, Lord Reiner!!"
Rebecca stretched out her hand and shouted with all her strength, yet she could only watch as Reiner and the others left without looking back. It seemed they had no intention of having anything more to do with them.
"How could this be..."
Thud, thud.
Rebecca stopped and took two deep breaths, clutching her hands as disappointment flashed through her eyes. "We didn't even get the