Robin looked at the confident Carol, momentarily dazed:
"Is that so..."
She could tell what the light in Carol's eyes meant. It was an unshakable faith, like the light in the eyes of many members of the Revolutionary Army when they looked at her.
But everything she had taught the Revolutionary Army had come from the man before her, and everything he knew had come from Fleet Admiral Sakazuki...
Carol turned to Robin, smiled, and picked up his glass of water:
"Stop worrying about the Revolutionary Army. The future of this world rests entirely on the decisions of those few people."
"No one else has a say."
"Stay here quietly for a while."
"Once we've shattered all the darkness in this world..."
Glass in hand, Carol turned and walked toward the Fleet Admiral's Office:
"Spend the rest of your life doing whatever you love."
"Robin."
He disappeared from Robin's sight.
It took a long time for Robin to collect herself. She let out a soft breath.
Turning around, she rested her arms on the rampart and gazed out at the world before her.
For some reason...
This island, which had seemed so stern and imposing, now exuded an unusual peace and tranquility.
Her heart suddenly grew calm...
Although the peace at Headquarters stood at odds with the rest of the world.
The war never stopped for a moment.
Because of how their forces were distributed across the New World, the Marines' main forces were all concentrated in the center.
The defensive lines on either flank, guarded by Kuzan and Enel, were steadily being overrun by Hale Nock and Red-Haired Shanks.
But with Kaido and Shanks serving as cautionary examples.
The pirates used conventional forces to fight and conquer islands. No top-tier combatants intervened to overwhelm the opposition; the rank-and-file