"Ivankov."
"Who?"
Ivankov instantly stopped his wild swaying. His relaxed body snapped upright, and a red gleam flashed through his eyes.
Then he pivoted on his toes, assumed an Okama Kenpo stance, and looked behind him.
Someone had appeared behind him without his noticing, without even a trace of their presence. That instantly put him on guard.
"Huh?"
"What is this?"
As he stared at the opening suspended in the air behind him, like a cave revealed behind a waterfall, a string of question marks seemed to float over Ivankov's head.
Then the water within that opening gradually settled and turned transparent.
When they saw the silver-haired youth on the other side, everyone in the hall was stunned.
"Little Kuta..."
"Silver Hair?"
Even locked inside Impel Down, Ivankov had somehow managed to obtain plenty of news from the outside world.
Thus, everyone here knew about the Silver Hair Crew, who had stirred up towering waves across the Sea over the past year.
Especially after Silver Hair killed Kaido and Charlotte Linlin and claimed the title of World's Strongest.
"Little Kuta?"
Elegantly holding a glass of red wine in his left hand, Inazuma, who resembled a plum blossom, stared at the youth beyond the spatial passage and lifted his sunglasses in surprise.
The instant his glasses rose, his angular face softened. His transformation from man to woman happened in a heartbeat.
Walking up beside Ivankov, Inazuma murmured uncertainly, "That's little Kuta. That's little Kuta, right?"
His repeated words revealed just how shocked he was to see Kuta.
Especially here.
"Hey, Inazuma! Long time no see."
Just then, Kuta spotted Inazuma too and waved in greeting.
"Long time no see."
Inazuma still looked incredulous. He released the frame with his right hand, leaving his sunglasses on his forehead, then instinctively raised a