Somewhere on Thriller Bark, Barn's voice rang out behind Zephyr as he sat fishing on the shore.
At the sound of Barn's voice, Zephyr did not move a muscle. Just as Barn had said, the fishing basket beside him was still empty. Though he remained motionless, the corners of his mouth curled upward, and he spoke Barn's name without turning around.
"You finally came... Barn."
"Yes. In the end, I have to take back what's mine myself."
Barn's lips also curved into a faint smile as he answered.
"What's yours?"
Zephyr looked displeased at Barn's words. He pressed the arm Hogback had reconstructed against his chest and spoke with a trace of dejection.
"That's right. This body can only move now because of your shadow."
As he spoke, Zephyr finally put down his fishing rod, then hurled it into the sea. He kicked the empty fishing basket into the water as well.
"You can see now?"
Zephyr slowly turned around and looked at Barn through the eyes hidden behind Hogback's ridiculous glasses.
Barn gave a slight nod at his words and answered.
"Yes. My eyes were cured a while ago. Someone's been tampering with your body."
Barn's gaze fell on Zephyr's arm, which was a different color from the rest of his body, as he spoke.
Zephyr lowered his head slightly at Barn's words, looking at the arm grafted with elephant skin. There was anger in his voice as he answered.
"Yes. They did a few unnecessary things."
But after speaking, Zephyr slowly raised his head again and looked at Barn.
"It's a good thing you can see. Now you can see how I've changed after merging with your shadow."
As he spoke, Zephyr slowly curled both hands into fists, coating them in powerful Armament Haki.
Seeing Zephyr clench his