Roger was the first to board.
His companions followed close behind.
The Roger Pirates sailed the seas once more with their full crew assembled.
Despite losing so many companions, the Roger Pirates remained a top power on the seas, second only to the Flying Pirates.
They still had the strength to crush any pirate crew other than the Flying Pirates.
As long as their main fighting force remained intact, none of that would change.
"Let's go to Roland Island and find the final piece of the puzzle."
Roger looked at his companions as he spoke solemnly. They had paid far too steep a price on this journey and lost far too many friends.
Sometimes, even Roger himself wondered whether he had made a mistake.
"It looks like the Roger Pirates are coming."
On Roland Island, a small island floated in the air at its center, enclosed in a bubble.
Wearing NESTS' first-generation Combat Suit, True Zero stood inside a modestly sized base.
He was currently on a remote video call with Ignis.
Ignis appeared in the enormous image projected by the Den Den Mushi, cloaked and with his features hidden.
Behind him stood a young Garp, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.
They were currently at NESTS' present headquarters, the Sky Mother Nest.
Ignis felt a little wistful. He had never expected the Roger Pirates to survive even that.
First, they had faced an all-out encirclement by the World Government. With no way to escape, they had gambled on survival by plunging into a dangerous deep-sea vortex.
What should have been certain suicide had instead given the Roger Pirates a new lease on life. Their survival could only be called a miracle.
Under Hades' orders, Ignis planned to give the Roger Pirates a rubbing of the Road Poneglyph