In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed since news of the Roger Pirates' destruction spread.
During that time, no further news of the Roger Pirates had surfaced.
Half a month was enough for people to lose both interest and patience.
Gradually, some gave up on this rather foolish endeavor.
Those few stretches of sea honestly weren't that vast.
Then, just at that moment, a photograph suddenly shocked the entire world.
No one knew exactly where it had been taken.
But the photograph clearly showed three members of the Roger Pirates: the Fish-Man Sambel, Eye Dragon, and Mimon.
Its appearance proved that some of the Roger Pirates were still alive, casting doubt on whether the crew had truly been wiped out.
For the World Government and the Navy, this was hardly good news.
They had celebrated too soon.
"Sambel, Roland Island is our next destination, right?"
The wild-haired Mimon looked at the newspaper in his hands and asked Sambel beside him.
"That's right. The news has spread, so any of our comrades who are still alive are bound to see it."
"We'll gather on Roland Island. It was our next destination, and I'm sure the captain will be waiting for us there too."
Sambel spoke earnestly.
They had deliberately created this news to send a message to any comrades who might still be alive.
"I'll follow your lead."
Mimon nodded, while Eye Dragon remained silent beside him.
Sambel had saved them.
After they jumped into the whirlpool, Sambel had held on to both of them until its terrifying currents swept them somewhere unknown.
When they regained consciousness, they were already on an island.
Just as they had hoped, surviving crew members in far more distant waters saw the news.
Smiles spread across their faces, and their fighting