Master and Disciples Reunited

When Ryan saw the towering mangroves in the distance, their crowns crowded with bubbles, he knew they had reached their destination.

"So beautiful!" Lory exclaimed.

"It is. But it's bloody, too."

The archipelago consisted of seventy-nine numbered trees, each with its own town and facilities. Together, they were known as the Sabaody Archipelago.

The Sabaody Archipelago was divided into clearly defined areas according to the numbers on the trees.

The numbered areas were:

Numbers 1 through 29: slave traders, human auctions, the Lawless Zone, and more.

Numbers 30 through 39: Soap Bubble Park and other attractions.

Numbers 40 through 49: sightseeing areas, souvenir shops, and more.

Numbers 50 through 59: shipyards, coating craftsmen, and more.

Numbers 60 through 69: Marine garrisons, government entrances, and more.

Numbers 70 through 79: hotel streets and more.

The Sabaody Archipelago's most distinctive feature came from the Yarukiman Mangroves. Their roots secreted a special natural resin as they breathed. The resin expanded in the air to form bubbles that floated into the sky. But the bubbles could exist only within the mangroves' climate. Once they drifted beyond the Sabaody Archipelago, the resin lost its properties and burst.

Sunlight reflected off the bubbles, making them shimmer in dazzling colors. They lent the archipelago a romantic beauty, but they were also its lifeblood, woven into every part of the Sabaody Archipelago.

Bubble Cars, bubble Ferris wheels, houses built on bubbles... Bubble culture was everywhere on the Sabaody Archipelago, which was why it was also called the Soap Bubble Archipelago.

Despite being the largest island near Marine Headquarters at Marineford, the Sabaody Archipelago had no stable order. It was even more chaotic than many other places on the Grand Line.

Slave trading, clashes between pirates, gang warfare—you could see it all here. Though the Marines had spent the