"Zoro!!"
Screams of fear, panic, and confusion shattered the silence, echoing through the forest.
Every member of the Straw Hat Pirates trembled.
"River!!"
"Save us!"
Robin pleaded in a trembling voice, her gaze fixed on the figure standing before Rayleigh.
But he showed no reaction, seemingly turning a blind eye to everything.
Pop!
Another sound rang out, and Brook, who had rushed forward, vanished into thin air, accompanied by the snap of a bursting bubble.
Then came Chopper!
Seeing their familiar companions disappear before their eyes, one after another, made their hearts tremble and twist into knots.
Desperate cries rang out without end.
"I never expected you to appear at a time like this."
"Is it for your son?"
"Dragon!"
Holding Ame no Murakumo, Kizaru stared gravely at the man cloaked in black before him and spoke in a low voice.
"We must leave the new era a few seeds of hope!"
"You Marines!"
The newcomer slowly raised his head, revealing a middle-aged face tattooed with strange symbols, his eyes unmistakably imposing.
"Then aren't you going to save your son?"
Kizaru spoke again.
The members of Straw Hat's crew were disappearing at Kuma's hands, one by one.
"All I need to do is keep you here."
"Don't make any rash moves, Kizaru!"
Dragon spoke calmly.
Whoooosh!
The wind suddenly picked up again, whipping the weeds on the ground and growing ever fiercer.
"Well, you know me!"
"I love an easy job where I don't have to do anything."
Kizaru chuckled, but his eyes remained grave.
The situation was becoming increasingly complicated. Even Fleet Admiral Sengoku would probably find a scene like this enough to make his scalp prickle.
A legendary pirate and a Revolutionary who made the entire world tremble.
"So even you've shown yourself in person, Dragon!"
Keeping his