On the bows of the ships opposite them, Aokiji stood out the most. He stood at the bow of a warship, looking so drowsy that he seemed to have fallen asleep and was snoring.
What caught Garp's attention most was that his missing leg had grown back. Without a doubt, that was River's work.
Only that man had the means to regrow someone's severed limbs.
On another ship slightly farther back, Zephyr stood at the bow in a crisp military uniform, his expression composed and his eyes turned toward them.
He was clearly in much better spirits than when Garp had seen him at Marine Headquarters. To Garp, he even seemed to have regained some of the bearing he had once possessed as an Admiral.
That surprised him, and he very much wanted to know what the man had experienced here.
"This really surprises me, Garp."
"They seem to be doing even better than they were at Marine Headquarters."
Sengoku sighed softly.
Garp's eyes flickered. "I'd also like to know what they've experienced since coming here."
They had abandoned their former beliefs and entered a newly emerging world, yet it was as though they had been reborn.
Just then, a Marine Lieutenant Commander hurried over, his face filled with shock and anxiety. After glancing at everyone, he approached the front of the group.
"Fleet Admiral, we have new intelligence."
The Lieutenant Commander swallowed and spoke nervously.
"What intelligence?"
Akainu's voice was low. He saw something ominous in the man's eyes, and his heart lurched as his earlier foreboding resurfaced.
"It's River!"
The Lieutenant Commander answered at once.
The name instantly drew everyone's eyes toward him.
"Speak!"
Akainu's gaze sharpened as he barked the order.
The latest news had been that River had disappeared. There was no trace of him on