"Hey, hey, seriously?"
Gern looked at Yamato standing stunned, Zoro spraying out his booze, and King remaining silent, a trace of "disappointment" appearing on his face.
He even shook Shanks with the hand he was holding him in. "Give me a reaction!"
"I went to all this trouble, fighting my way here across the sea, and finally managed to drag him to Wano Country!
This is Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors! Alive! Uh... still alive for now."
Just as Gern was expressing his disappointment in everyone, the intense reaction he had been hoping for finally came.
And the owner of that voice was extremely agitated.
"Shanks!!!!!"
A roar laced with shock rang out from deep within the Shogun's Mansion!
Immediately afterward, a figure shot out like a cannonball, his Gum-Gum Arms stretching as he reached the courtyard entrance in an instant!
It was Luffy!
He seemed to have been resting or celebrating with his companions deeper inside the mansion, and had rushed over after hearing the commotion outside.
Now his eyes were wide, fixed on the man in Gern's hand, covered in wounds and barely breathing.
At the sight of the red-haired man dangling so casually from Gern's grip, the smile had long since vanished from his face, replaced by anxiety!
"Hey! Weird old guy!" Luffy shouted at Gern. "Let Shanks go!"
As Luffy appeared, the others inside the Shogun's Mansion quickly streamed out as well.
Kozuki Hiyori followed behind with a worried expression. When she saw the scene in the courtyard, she covered her mouth in shock.
How had things turned out like this in such a short time?
Gern, Shanks dangling from his hand, a distraught Yamato, Zoro standing guard with his sword, and King standing frozen.
Meanwhile, the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates