The next day at noon, the blazing sun hung high in the sky. Several sanitation robot dogs were cleaning up the mess left behind by last night's banquet on the beach.
The soft, fine sand had been baked hot enough to sting bare feet. Looking out toward the distant sea, everything was blurred and warped, as though even the scorching air were about to evaporate.
In the forest by the beach, layers of tree shadows blocked out the sunlight and crisscrossed the ground. Birds chirped merrily from the branches, while several figures sat in a circle beneath the shade, each wearing a troubled expression.
"But Shanks doesn't know how long he'll stay in Elbaf. What if we get there and they're already gone?"
Luffy scratched his head, looking helplessly at Bonney.
Zoro kept one eye closed and calmly added:
"More importantly, we don't even know where Kuma is. Even if we had the time, we have no target or direction to search for."
"Then what are we supposed to do?"
With one hand on her hip, Bonney leaned forward and glared angrily at Luffy, pointing at Pudding with the other.
"Didn't you say before that we could use her ability to pull the memories back out?"
"That is true, but..."
Nami opened her mouth, hesitated, and finally lowered her head with a helpless sigh.
"Ugh..."
They had already decided on their next destination. Since the weather was good today, they had planned to set sail directly and travel alongside the Giant Warrior Pirates.
Just thinking about the people waiting for them in Elbaf made everyone feel excited.
But because of Kuma's memories inside Luffy's mind, they were now stuck between leaving and staying.
Although Pudding could extract memories and turn them into tangible film reels, after handing them to Bonney