Beneath the white, snow-covered city.
As the blizzard descended, the stone-paved roads were already blanketed in thick white snow.
There were not many pedestrians on the roads. Only people who had no choice but to go out to work for a living hurried along them.
However, no one exchanged a word with anyone else. They did not even dare signal to each other with their eyes, afraid that they might inexplicably disappear from this world the next day.
The faint white patches showing on their bodies also made it clear that their physical condition was poor.
Amid the snow and wind, where visibility was extremely low, two figures—one large and one small—walked slowly down the street. They were wrapped tightly in thick brown trench coats and carried a small case in their hands.
Not far behind them, two people in white trench coats followed closely, one of them holding a Den Den Mushi.
"Are you sure?"
"Confirmed. The shorter figure is the Sky Pirate Crew's ship's doctor, Kermango Ayala. As for the burly giant, he should be the extremely mysterious dinosaur creature from the Sky Pirate Crew. He's also a Devil Fruit user. We've caught up with them. Should we arrest them?"
"Is Kermango Eric not with them?"
"No, he isn't. That's why this is the best opportunity."
"I understand. Then make the arrest. I'll send people to support you..."
"Understood. Then... wh—"
"Hey, what happened? Why aren't you saying anything? Have you already made your move? Respond if you received the order..."
Unfortunately, in the raging snowstorm, the two people in white trench coats had already vanished. Only the Den Den Mushi remained alone in the thick snow, shivering...
In front of a grand, luxurious villa, Ayala and Kurota, wrapped in thick trench coats as they walked through