Just as Sentomaru had said, at the point where Fish-Man Island came into contact with Sunlight Tree Eve—
On the straight trunk, several immensely thick vines had abruptly sprouted, each covered in enormous branches and leaves. Three vines descended from above and plunged into the land of Fish-Man Island, then began growing rapidly, completely overtaking the entire island.
This sight left both Kuzan and Borsalino stunned. They did not understand what had happened, but one thing was certain.
Kuzan looked at Fish-Man Island beneath his feet, already covered by thick vines, and said gravely,
"Looks like Fleet Admiral Sengoku's unease was justified. Something must have happened on Fish-Man Island that we don't know about. Report the information here to Headquarters first."
Sentomaru raised the massive axe in his hand and continued,
"Admiral Kuzan, old man, there's another discovery..."
With that, he brought the axe down viciously, chopping at the thick vine.
Yet when Sentomaru's axe struck the vine, it only left a mark. Sentomaru had become Vegapunk's bodyguard because, while he could not compare to the Admirals in combat power, he was absolutely among the strongest Vice Admirals. Yet now, he could not even sever a single vine.
Sentomaru withdrew his axe, slung it back over his shoulder, and said,
"Admiral Kuzan, old man, these vines are incredibly hard. I'm afraid only Treasure Tree Adam could compare to them!"
Borsalino's eyes lit up at once.
"How interesting!"
His interest piqued, he extended a finger toward the vine, and a laser shot from his fingertip.
Boom!
The laser struck the vine in an instant, causing a massive explosion, but it only left a crater the size of a fist.
This time, Borsalino was completely astonished. He immediately decided,
"Report all of this to Headquarters. Vegapunk should be interested in this thing!"