Three Peril Sails Towered High, as Though They Were the Mark of This Land of Death

Over the mysterious and terrifying waters of the Florian Triangle, Three Peril Sails towered high, as though they were the mark of this land of death. Suddenly, a dazzling beam of light descended from the heavens like judgment from paradise, striking straight into the castle.

Inside the castle, all was silent. Only Moke's vigilant eyes stared intently through the darkness at that beam of light. Time seemed to have frozen, and everything felt utterly unreal.

Before long, however, a figure appeared where the beam had vanished. He was a burly man wearing a trapezoidal white hat and clutching a book with "BIBLE" written on its cover. He seemed to have emerged from the void without the slightest warning.

Moke's pupils suddenly shrank, and a powerful shock rose within him. He knew this man all too well—Bartholomew Kuma!

That was right. The newcomer was Bartholomew Kuma, the "Tyrant" who had once struck fear into countless people. He came from the South Blue and had originally been the king of the Sorbet Kingdom, but for various reasons, he had been scorned by the world.

Yet this "Tyrant" had a past unknown to most. He had once joined the Revolutionary Army and become one of its officers, fighting for the justice in his heart. Later, however, he became one of the Shichibukai, a change in identity that left people utterly baffled.

Before the Summit War, Bartholomew Kuma had made an astonishing decision—he voluntarily allowed Dr. Vegapunk to fully transform him, losing his self-awareness and becoming a rented slave of the Celestial Dragons.

Such a fate was undoubtedly a tragedy for Bartholomew Kuma. He had once been a living, breathing man with ideals and convictions of his own, yet now he had become a soulless tool.

Fortunately, he was eventually rescued by Sabo and