Elsewhere on the sea.
A lilting song seemed to drift over on the wind.
The sky was clear and vast, with wisps of white cloud floating overhead. A huge white sail crossed the sea, bearing the image of a seagull carrying a set of scales in its beak.
It was the emblem of the Navy, symbolizing its duty to uphold peace and order throughout the world.
A massive Marine warship cut through the waves. Pirates trembled at the sight of it, while Marines stood a little straighter.
The reason was an old man aboard: a Marine Vice Admiral with a Navy coat of justice draped over his shoulders.
On deck.
A casually dressed young man stood there. He did not look like a Marine, yet here he was aboard a Marine warship. Beside him stood a Pink-Haired Little Girl and an impossibly beautiful one-legged bird.
The Pink-Haired Little Girl looked at
A pink-haired Marine standing before them. He wore a scarf and a Navy coat marked "Justice," and a prominent scar crossed his forehead.
He stared wide-eyed at the casually dressed young man, delighted. "Wuli! What are you doing here?"
“We heard you went missing after fighting Shiryu of the Rain, the Blackbeard Pirates' Second Ship Captain. We all thought something had happened to you and that we'd never see you again.”
The Marine's voice shook with concern, leaving Wuli touched.
"Thanks for worrying about me, Koby," Wuli said. "I'm fine. See? I'm alive and well."
The pink-haired Marine was indeed Koby. He had come here with Marine Vice Admiral Garp because of the incident involving Z, though they had not taken part in the fighting. They had only been watching how events unfolded.
Then, through a series of coincidences, they had rescued several people stranded at sea not far