East Blue, Syrup Village, late at night.
Yasopp quietly packed his belongings.
Pop!
The sudden sound of a flame being struck rang out, and then candlelight illuminated the room.
Yasopp's wife silently watched her husband pack.
Seeing the sorrow on his wife's face, Yasopp struggled to speak.
"I'm sorry... I..."
His wife said softly:
"So this day has finally come."
"I knew you didn't belong here."
"I won't stop you."
"But Usopp is still so young..."
A long silence followed... neither of them spoke.
Yasopp's wife already knew what her husband had chosen.
"Go... take one last look at Usopp."
His wife turned and left.
Yasopp sank to the floor and sat there in a daze.
After a while, he rose and went into the bedroom to look at Usopp, who was still fast asleep.
Hardening his heart, he closed his eyes and walked away.
He pushed open the front door.
Starlight filled the sky and illuminated the ground as his wife handed him a bundle.
Inside were Yasopp's clothes and what little money the family had left...
His hand unconsciously tightened around the bundle.
He stood lost in thought for a long time, until a ray of sunlight broke over the horizon.
"I'm sorry..."
Yasopp's voice trembled with guilt.
He walked toward the rising sun.
Inside the house.
His wife lay on the bed, gazing at the sleeping Usopp.
Two trails of tears ran down her face...
In the New World, a hidden sanctuary towered into the clouds.
This was the Golden Lion's last territory, a location he had never revealed.
No one could have imagined what scenery lay atop this pillar-like island stretching into the sky.
The scientists in the sanctuary had started thinking about escaping after the Golden Lion was imprisoned.
After all, they had all