Carrot sat on a wooden crate nearby.
She swung her legs, her ears twitching.
"Lorne, where are we going next?"
"Are we going to fight bad guys?"
Lorne looked at her, his expression softening a little.
"We'll cruise the nearby waters first and look for enemy ships traveling alone."
"Carrot, train hard with Kuina for the time being."
"Battles in the New World are far more brutal than you imagine."
Carrot nodded firmly and clenched her little fists.
"Got it, Lorne!"
"I'll work hard to get stronger. I definitely won't be a burden to anyone!"
Seeing Lorne's confidence, the marines gradually relaxed, their earlier tension easing.
In their eyes, Lorne was an invincible god of war.
As long as Lorne was there, they had no fear, even against the Four Emperors.
Yet just as everyone prepared to follow the plan, the clear sky began to change.
The light began to dim at a rate visible to the naked eye.
A fierce wind suddenly howled.
Dust and sand swirled into the air.
The nautical chart on the table flapped noisily in the wind.
Lorne's beast ears twitched slightly.
He picked up a strange disturbance in the air.
It was an incredibly heavy and savage Haki.
This Haki, laden with boundless greed, was pouring down from the sky.
"This pressure is terrifying!"
Ryan's expression changed instantly.
He felt as though a massive boulder were pressing down on his chest.
Every breath became agonizingly difficult.
"My Observation Haki is being suppressed!"
Bakel tightened his grip on his sword hilt, his face contorting in pain.
In his perception, the space around him seemed filled with thick, viscous malice.
He could not sense anything farther away at all.
Kuina drew her sword partway from its sheath.
Wado Ichimonji rang out with a clear note.
It