The World Government's Backup Plan

As Newgate's dad instincts flared and he took in his first child, in the Totto Land Waters of the New World,

"Have the World Government and the Navy made any moves recently?"

After seeing Ochoku seize Hachinosu and deliberately spread the news, Linlin questioned her intelligence agents.

She had likewise guessed that this was one of Ochoku's schemes, intended to lure remnants of the Rocks Pirates like them into a trap, so she had immediately ordered an investigation into the movements of the World Government and the Navy.

"Nothing unusual has been discovered for now!"

The intelligence agent below reported,

"Send people to keep a close watch on the Holy Land and Marineford. Report immediately if anything happens!"

After hearing this, Linlin gave the order, then turned her gaze toward Hachinosu.

No matter what kind of trap Ochoku had set this time, that bastard was dead. No one could save him!

A bone-chilling cold shone in Linlin's eyes.

"The direction changed again!"

In the New World waters near the Calm Belt, Sengoku and Garp, their bodies wrapped in bandages, stood side by side aboard the Dog Head Warship. In Garp's hand was a white scrap of paper—Tsuru's Vivre Card—which could guide them toward her.

Using it, Garp and Sengoku had tracked Tsuru all the way here. But whenever they were about to reach Tsuru's supposed location, her direction would suddenly change. It happened again this time. They had followed her to the vicinity of the Calm Belt when the Vivre Card abruptly turned, and this time it was even more outrageous—the new direction pointed toward the sky. Garp was instantly annoyed.

"The sky?! Is that guy flying, or..."

Sengoku frowned as he speculated. The Vivre Card had pointed skyward several times before, but it would soon point back toward