The system notifications kept ringing, but Ryan felt no joy at all.
Uncle Carter was dead! Even now, he could not believe it.
Wasn't this supposed to be a joyful reunion after so long apart? He, Beli, Uncle Carter, and Teacher Gaban were supposed to drink together and reminisce about the past.
How had things turned out like this?
Everything had changed too quickly! Ryan had not even been given time to react. Observation Haki was not omnipotent; he simply had not been able to stop it in time!
"So grief doesn't always bring tears." Ryan touched his face. No tears fell.
When someone was heartbroken to the extreme, they might not shed tears at all. The sorrow had made their body forget how to cry.
Ryan was clearly in that state right now.
He had always been reserved—or perhaps secretly passionate. He liked to keep many things buried in his heart.
Ryan only felt hollow inside. It hurt! Yet he was also lost! He did not know what to do with this pain.
Kizaru stared at Ryan, who was clearly in a bad state, then fled without another word. He did not care what had happened to Ryan. Staying alive was more important.
If Ryan hit him with another sword strike, Kizaru did not know whether he would survive.
Kizaru glanced back at the ruined Impel Down before leaving. Even if anyone had survived Ryan's attack, they probably would not be able to escape this Calm Belt filled with gigantic Sea Kings.
Ryan returned to the Soaring Dragon, where everyone looked at him with worry. They had seen what had just happened as well. They were worried Ryan would go mad—that was what they were thinking now.
The less a person showed, the more they suppressed inside, and the