"Everyone was fooled... the king we saw in Nanohana was a fake!"
"Yes... this war was orchestrated from the very beginning..."
"Mr. Koza!"
Koza, who stood beside Igaram, spoke up too...
"Put down your weapons..."
As Koza spoke, he slowly took off his glove and reached out, as though he wanted to feel the rain again.
"The war... is over..."
"...?"
"I'll explain everything that happened in this country... now, put down your weapons!"
Igaram shouted... and outside the Royal Palace, silence finally returned. All that remained was the sound of rain, and the sighs it drowned out...
In the Royal Tomb, Cobra, now freed from his bonds, sat in the hall as it began to collapse. Yet he smiled as he looked at Luffy, who had just fallen to the ground before him, and spoke.
"Young man... thank you so much..."
"Heehee, no need to thank me!"
Just then, Barn walked over, supporting Robin.
"Well done, Luffy."
"Hehe, Master Barn! I told you to leave this to me!"
Barn smiled at Luffy's words. Luffy really was dependable at times like this...
"Get some sleep. I'll take you all up. This place is about to collapse..."
"Understood... Captain Smoker!"
Elsewhere, Tashigi quietly put away her Den Den Mushi, then looked at the scattered Marines before her and shouted.
"Marines!"
They were well-trained Marines, after all. At Tashigi's command, they quickly assembled into a line and awaited her instructions...
"According to the report, a rainmaking ship was captured just now, and a large quantity of dance powder bearing the Baroque Works insignia was found aboard!"
"And the head of this secret criminal organization is Crocodile, one of the Shichibukai!"
"In the name of Marine Headquarters, under the direct authority of the World Government, your license to capture enemy vessels, along with