Carrot's ears stood straight up as she waved her claw-gloved hands and shouted.
"Carrot won't be afraid either! This is the perfect chance to try the Rokushiki the captain taught me on those Celestial Dragons' lackeys!"
Lorne looked at the group, brimming with fighting spirit, and a glimmer of approval flashed in his eyes.
"Don't be nervous. Whatever they throw at us, we'll deal with it."
Lorne strode to the very bow of the warship and looked down at the churning black waves below, his voice as steady as a mountain.
"My fists exist to smash everything the World Government relies on."
"Notify Denjiro and all the samurai in Wano Country. Fearless Fortress is to enter first-level combat readiness."
"Keep the craftsmen on standby around the clock. Push the charging efficiency of the Pluton Main Cannon to its limit."
Lorne raised his head and looked toward the heavy mass of dark clouds growing ever more oppressive at the edge of the sky.
"Let those old men in Mary Geoise show every last card they have."
"It's time we smashed the rotten rules of this sea's old era to pieces with our own hands."
Pluton · Fearless let out a thunderous roar. The enormous black warship tore through wave after wave and plunged straight into the raging storm deep in the New World.
Meanwhile, far away at Marine Headquarters in Marineford, inside the Fleet Admiral's Office.
Sengoku ended the encrypted call with the Five Elders and slumped into his broad office chair, his face pale.
On the sofa across from the desk, Garp chewed mouthful after mouthful of senbei, his face expressionless.
"Garp..."
Sengoku raised his head, his voice more weary and hoarse than ever before.
"The Hall of Sacred Judgment in Mary Geoise... has been opened."
Garp's chewing paused slightly,