"It's me, Dimon."
Dimon gave his name.
The Den Den Mushi's eyes widened instantly. As its mouth opened and closed, Shakky's surprised voice came through.
"Dimon, if I remember correctly, this is the first time you've contacted me?"
"I heard you rescued Rocks? That guy isn't planning to create some new Rocks Pirates, is he?"
Meanwhile.
Grand Line, first half.
On the boundless sea, a Kuja Pirates ship sailed toward Marine Headquarters.
Inside the ship's tower, in Empress Shakky's bedroom.
She sat by the window, propping up her chin with one hand. On the table before her sat a Den Den Mushi and a glass of red wine.
Dimon's voice came from the Den Den Mushi's mouth.
"New Rocks Pirates? That's a relic of the old era. There's no need for it to exist in the New Era."
"As for you, I was indeed a little surprised when I saw in the news that you'd become one of the Shichibukai."
Shakky smiled faintly, lifted her wine, and took an elegant sip. "Not me. It's Tritoma. She's the Shichibukai."
"Isn't that the same thing? The three Empresses of your Kuja Pirates wear the same skirt."
At that, Shakky rolled her eyes at the Den Den Mushi.
The Den Den Mushi captured the expression, and another Den Den Mushi thousands of miles away vividly reenacted it.
"There aren't three anymore. There are four."
"Hm?"
"We recently discovered a remarkably gifted child. She's only nine, yet she's already awakened Conqueror's Haki."
Wano Country, Onigashima laboratory.
Dimon said in surprise, "Nine years old, and Conqueror's Haki?"
Boya Hancock, perhaps?
Other than her, Dimon couldn't think of anyone else.
Amazon Lily did not have a large population, and there had only ever been a handful of powerful figures from there. By his calculations, Boya Hancock