Two days later, in the waters near Wano Country, the Going Merry sailed slowly across the azure sea.
On the stern deck, Nami lounged in her deck chair as usual, basking in the sun with a newspaper in hand.
"The Reverie is being held once every four years again."
"And it just happened to come during these past two years of chaos at sea."
Nami sighed.
Beside her, Reiner took a sip of juice, set down his glass, and thoughtfully pulled out a Vivre Card.
After Kuma had been completely modified, he had utterly lost his sense of self. He had probably become a plaything for the Celestial Dragons by now.
With the Reverie underway, the Revolutionary Army would definitely make a move. They would likely still storm Mary Geoise and attempt a rescue.
Bonney, on the other hand...
Because of the promise made with Kuma two years ago, Reiner had obtained one of Bonney's Vivre Cards and promised that he would do his best to help if she ever ran into trouble.
During the two years of training, he had checked in on her from time to time, but the incident where Bonney was captured by Blackbeard never happened.
Ever since the Blackbeard Pirates failed to obtain the Tremor-Tremor Fruit during the Marineford War and instead suffered devastating losses, their plans had probably been thrown completely into disarray.
He wondered whether he would ever get another chance to meet that father and daughter.
Putting away the Vivre Card, Reiner picked up the newspaper Nami had finished reading and began looking through it himself.
After a while, Nami suddenly sensed something.
"The airflow changed?"
Before she could rise, Uta's voice came from beyond the ship's cabin.
"I can see an island, Luffy!"
From the crow's nest, Uta shouted down below.