For his wedding anniversary with Hancock, Sephiroth spent a day and two nights on Amazon Lily.
As February drew to a close, nothing major had happened at sea, aside from the Whitebeard Pirates Civil War and the world military draft.
The thing was, ever since Bondrewd had made his debut, he had caused a major incident that left the World Government reeling every two to five months.
Now, four months had passed since the paramount war. This "quiet" had the World Government a little nervous-was he cooking up something monstrous...?
But the man in question really was planning something behind the scenes that would leave them reeling even harder.
Time passed uneventfully until February 24, 1521.
Deep in the New World, the outline of Elbaf had already spread across the horizon as the Red Tears passed through the clouds.
As it approached its destination, the Red Tears slowed down.
The canopy of treasure tree Adam covered more than half the sky. Several rainbows spanned the gaps between the sea and its crown in the sunlight, like ribbons unfurled by the wind.
Ordinary rainbows, unaffected by the Sun Stone, were normal optical phenomena with no tangible form.
Sephiroth stood at the front of the open deck. The sea breeze blew in from the side, lifting the hem of his white coat slightly.
With the ship slowing down, Robin also came up to the upper open deck and stood beside Sephiroth, her gaze settling on the outline of the enormous tree drawing ever closer.
"After coming to Elbaf so often, it might not be as awe-inspiring as the first time."
Robin turned toward Sephiroth, smiling with her eyes curved.
"But every time I see it, I still think about how beautiful this place is."
She was something of a homebody, generally interested