"The Marines' summons."
Crocodile spoke in a low voice.
The voice coming from the Den Den Mushi had made no attempt to conceal itself, and everyone present had heard it. Naturally, they all understood what it meant.
"Jahahahaha!"
"You've been promoted, River. Marine Headquarters Colonel."
Golden Lion laughed and raised his eyebrows. He jumped down from the ship's rail and approached River.
"What, are you still going back? To be one of those Marines of yours?"
River narrowed his eyes, glanced up at everyone, and smiled. "Of course I'm going back."
"Aren't you curious why Marine Headquarters issued a summons like this?"
At that, curiosity appeared in everyone's eyes.
"A world-shaking event is about to happen!"
"This world will soon go wild!"
River's gaze was deep as he addressed them loudly.
"Naturally, I have to take part in an occasion like this!"
"And you will have the privilege of witnessing the great upheaval of the age to come!"
"Everyone here, we are going to witness history!"
After a pause, River's lips parted in a brilliant grin.
"And we will go down in history, remembered by the world!"
Suddenly, birds flew overhead, scattering countless newspapers through the sky.
Foxy scrambled to catch one, then looked down at it.
"Fire Fist Ace captured."
He instinctively read out the crimson headline on the newspaper, but quickly realized something.
"Wait, Ace?!"
Foxy snapped his head up and looked at River, his voice trembling.
"Boss, is-is it that Ace?"
Crocodile's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said gravely, "The Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division Commander, Fire Fist Ace!"
Golden Lion's pupils contracted. With a beckoning motion of his right hand, the newspaper flew from Foxy's hands to his own, and he quickly read it.
"Jahahahaha!"
"One of that old bastard Whitebeard's commanders?"
"He'll have his hands full