Sengoku then announced the news to the indignant crowd.
The Adventurers went wild at once, surging toward the tower entrance.
Senior, who had been knocked back by a swipe of the Nine-Tails' paw, was brooding over his failure to awaken his wife, Lucian, when the packed crowd swept him along.
"Hey! Hey! What are you doing?"
A familiar white light flashed, and he returned to that familiar scene.
"This... I'm back!" Excitement flooded Senior's heart.
As he watched the Kunai flying toward him, his eyes shone with hope.
"Charge! This time, I'm damn well reaching the hundredth floor!"
The frenzy and passion were back.
Ace and the others, who had also been sent straight back by the Nine-Tails' enormous Tailed Beast Bomb, looked equally bewildered.
They had been the last challengers, after all. If even they had failed, could anyone still claim the Holy Grail?
They gazed up at the rainbow-colored Holy Grail at the tower's peak, utterly baffled. Had all that fighting been for nothing?
"Wait, where did everyone in the square go? Did they all leave? The Holy Grail really is too hard to get. Everyone must have given up!" Diamond Jozu glanced around as he spoke.
"Let's go! Sigh... We can only wait until next time to compete for the Holy Grail. Looks like I still need to get stronger!" Ace shook his head dejectedly.
Just as they were about to turn and leave, they suddenly spotted three familiar figures racing back.
"Luffy! Why are you still here?"
"Ace, aren't you climbing the tower?" Luffy replied, panting.
"What do you mean, climbing the tower? Haven't we already failed?" Ace looked at Luffy in confusion.
"You haven't heard yet! The Adventurers' Guild just announced that we get unlimited attempts until someone claims the Holy Grail."
"What?" Everyone was