Three thousand meters beneath the sea, the Straw Hat Pirates sailed on.
Once the novelty of the undersea world had worn off, Luffy and the others gathered around a wooden crate. On it sat the food Hancock had prepared for Luffy.
"In short, the man who bought us those two years to train is our crew's greatest benefactor.
"We can't ask him why he did it now. He's become a machine without feelings. But we must never forget what he did for us. That's all I wanted to say."
After two years of training, Franky had grown much larger, and his two mechanical arms were massive.
"I'm grateful, but there are still so many questions. I hope we'll understand what he really intended someday."
Zoro picked up some food and ate in silence.
"Kuma."
Robin murmured the name. She knew a little about Kuma, having spent the past two years with the Revolutionary Army.
"Benefactor?"
Sanji, who had passed out from a nosebleed, slowly came to.
"Come eat. Hancock packed us lunch from Amazon Lily."
Luffy grinned when he saw Sanji wake up.
"Amazon Lily? Is Kuma really our benefactor? Do you know where I spent the last two years?
"You were on an island full of women! Did you even train properly? Damn it! Damn it! Why wasn't it me?"
Sanji grabbed Luffy by the collar and shook him relentlessly.
For Sanji, who loved women, spending two years on an island full of cross-dressers had been a nightmare he could never wake from.
"There, there, Sanji. I don't know what you went through, but let's enjoy the journey now. We'll meet plenty of beautiful women ahead."
Brook patted Sanji on the shoulder.
"Stop trying to cheer me up. You're only making it worse."
Sanji's words made everyone laugh, and