The New Ship, Ashen

With Wano Country fully opening its borders and the regime changing hands smoothly, this land that had been shackled for twenty years finally welcomed long-lost vitality. At Blade Martial Port, the sea breeze blew gently as the major pirate crews began readying their ships one after another, preparing to sail into the even more tumultuous new era of the "Many Emperors."

Yet Rain stood at the harbor with his arms folded, staring at the empty sea in prolonged silence.

"Captain Rain, your ship... it seems the Big Mom Pirates' fleet sank it completely during the chaos in Totto Land, didn't they?" Trafalgar Law approached while holding down his hat, a slightly gloating smile on his lips. "If you don't mind, you can consider taking my submarine out. But the ticket won't be cheap."

"Quit talking shit, Law." Rain shot him a sideways glance, a trace of helplessness flashing through his dark gray eyes.

Law was right. The pirate ship Rain had worked so hard to acquire had sunk forever into Totto Land's deep waters while covering the Thousand Sunny's retreat from Whole Cake Island. Now that Kaido was dead, every feast had to end eventually. He couldn't keep freeloading aboard the Straw Hat Pirates' Thousand Sunny forever.

He needed a new ship, one that truly belonged to him and matched his current bounty of more than four billion Beli.

"Lord Rain, if you need a ship, I can order every craftsman in the country to build you the most luxurious warship!" The young Momonosuke stepped forward, his voice filled with sincerity and gratitude.

"It won't work, Momo." Rain shook his head and spoke calmly. "Wano Country shut itself off from the world for a full eight hundred years. Your craftsmen may be the best in the world at forging iron