"There was no sign of the Marines. Could they have been sunk by that explosion just now?" Sandersonia asked doubtfully.
With a phoenix cry, a dazzling light flared from the multicolored phoenix. Hancock's figure shrank and returned to the ship.
"Big Sister!"
"Empress!"
Looking at the calm sea, Hancock chuckled. "Kizaru, huh? Everyone says he's as cunning as a monkey, and now it seems that's true. He rescued the Marines. That attack just now was only meant to throw us off; he'd already intended to retreat before that. But it's strange—can the Glint-Glint Fruit really take people away that quickly?"
After thinking for two seconds, she shook her head. "Forget it. Don't bother with him. Let's return to the island and make preparations. We're setting sail for the New World."
"Big Sister," Sandersonia quickly called out.
"What is it?" Hancock stopped.
"We clashed with a Marine Admiral today. If we go to the New World, what if the Marines come to cause trouble for Amazon Lily?" Sandersonia asked worriedly.
Hancock laughed. "It's fine. Trust me, they won't come. Based on the strength we displayed today alone, they won't dare to. Just like how they don't dare attack Whitebeard's hometown."
When the Kuja crew returned to the island, they naturally received a warm welcome.
Meanwhile, dozens of nautical miles away from Amazon Lily, several warships floated in the sky. Beneath them, intense light hovered in the air, resembling a great road formed from gathered radiance.
Besides the warships, many soaking-wet Marines were being carried along by specks of light, their expressions utterly bewildered.
Once they had traveled far enough away, the road of light tilted, tossing the warships back onto the sea along with all the Marines, who were flung back onto the vessels.
The light then began to gather, taking