Iceburg

The night was deep, but Iceburg lay in bed unable to sleep. He had an uneasy feeling, as though something was about to happen.

The feeling had begun when Kalifa started acting strangely today, then lost contact for the entire afternoon, and it had persisted until now.

"Sigh!"

Though he did not know the exact source of his unease, he guessed it was probably about the Pluton Blueprints again.

Because of the Pluton Blueprints, the World Government had openly and secretly sent countless people to appear around him over the years. This time was likely no different.

Bang—

Just then, an exceptionally crisp sound rang out in the room. Iceburg then saw a door eerily open in the wall opposite him, and several figures emerged from it.

He was only surprised for an instant before quickly regaining his composure.

Iceburg watched those people walk out through the door, his gaze passing over each of them.

At the head was a tall young man. To his left and right stood an orange-haired girl and a wheat-skinned woman with an air of refinement about her.

When he saw that woman, Iceburg's pupils contracted. A name surfaced in his mind, but he gave nothing away and continued sweeping his gaze onward.

Kalifa, Rob Lucci, Kaku, and Bruno, the owner of the tavern on the island—every one of them was familiar to him. Some had even been by his side, yet now they stood opposite him, behind an unfamiliar man.

Seeing this, what was there left for Iceburg not to understand? He closed his eyes, then opened them and looked at the man in front.

"Are you with the Government?"

Though phrased as a question, his tone was certain.

"You really went to great lengths. You planted so many spies around me, and I