Whatever the news was, as long as they nodded and accepted it in the end, that was enough.
Given the situation, that really was the best outcome they could hope for.
The woman before them still leaned against the ship's planking, looking their way with a hint of hesitation.
"Where exactly are we going next?"
Buggy's eyes were filled with fierce determination.
"Do you even have to ask? We're going to the Grand Line!"
"Besides, this is fate. I hadn't planned to go, but that fare brought all the anger I'd been holding in right back to the surface."
"I have to settle things with him. Last time, we were so close. We almost had him."
"If someone hadn't shown up halfway through and ruined everything, we would've finished him off long ago. None of this trouble would've followed."
"But this is where it really begins. The best part is still to come."
"We'll charge straight in and show them what a raging sea looks like! Once they see the difference in our strength, they'll have no choice but to bow to us."
As soon as he finished speaking, he burst into a swaggering laugh, as though victory were already within reach.
Every one of them looked brimming with confidence, but beneath it was a striking calm.
It was as if the battle ahead could not shake them. Whatever happened, they would do their best to see it through.
What awaited them, however, was a massive wave crashing straight toward them.
The wave curled over and swallowed them all in an instant.
Meanwhile, aboard Luffy's ship...
Nami stood at the bow and quickly pointed ahead.
"Look! There's a lighthouse up ahead."
"That's called the Guiding Light. The end of the Grand Line lies in its light. As long as we