A Pirate's Journey Begins with Refusing Red-Hair's Invitation

"Whatever. Who cares where it is?" Enel said. "We just follow the captain."

Lin Mo ignored Enel and Kaku. He looked toward Kuraigana Island, home to the man currently hailed as the World's Greatest Swordsman...

Daily Life: There's Always a Way

"Hello? Huh? Sengoku, are you there? Can you hear me? How strange. Why isn't there any sound...?"

On the Marine Battleship's deck, Kizaru stared at the Den Den Mushi in his hand, puzzled.

A Marine approached to report on the Celestial Dragon, who was still unconscious. When he saw the Den Den Mushi Kizaru was holding, he said awkwardly, "Admiral Kizaru, you've got the wrong one..."

Kizaru glanced at the small black Den Den Mushi, silently tucked it into his clothes, then pulled another one from his pocket and made the call again.

He had barely said hello when Sengoku's voice came through.

"How are things over there?" Sengoku asked tensely.

"We're on our way back."

"Huh? Already?"

"Mm..." Kizaru scratched his head. "There was a little mishap."

Sengoku froze. "A mishap? What happened? Did something happen to the Celestial Dragon?"

The Celestial Dragon who had insisted on going to Amazon Lily was Sengoku's biggest concern.

If anything had happened to him, the World Government was unlikely to let them off lightly, especially Kizaru.

"He's not dead," Kizaru said casually. "He's just missing something."

"Missing something?" Sengoku was baffled. "What?"

"Well, how should I put this? He won't be having any descendants."

Sengoku's face turned green, then white. "What happened? Who did it? Boa Hancock, or... Lin Mo's group?"

"Lin Mo's group."

"And where are they? Since you're coming back, did you take them out?"

"No."

Sengoku didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You let them go?"

Kizaru promptly shifted the blame to the Celestial Dragon. "I was