Robin's farewell letter, covert warships leave West Blue, and the net closes on Enies Lobby!

Inside the Going Merry's cabin, deathly silence flooded every corner like seawater.

Luffy sat at the head of the dining table, his head bowed low, his straw hat resting on the tabletop and hiding his entire expression. He had not said a word on the walk back from the dock, only trudged ahead with his head down. The smile that always graced his face had vanished without a trace.

Nami sat by the window, gazing at the shimmering sea outside, tears still streaming down her face. She clutched the shipwright credit manual left by Hua Country, her fingertips crumpling its pages-only the day before, they had been celebrating finding a reliable dock. In the blink of an eye, a crewmate had broken with them, and they could not save their ship either. Their perfectly good crew had suddenly fallen half apart.

Chopper huddled in a corner of the sofa, his little body curled into a ball, both hooves covering his eyes. He did not even dare cry aloud. He wanted to find Usopp and persuade him to return, but he also remembered what Zoro had said. He did not dare defy the captain's decision and could only bottle up all his hurt.

Sanji leaned against the kitchen doorframe, smoking one cigarette after another, smoke shrouding his entire face. Every so often, he glanced toward Robin's spot, his brow tightening further. Since returning to the ship, Robin had stood on the stern deck with her back to everyone, watching the flames deep within the city without saying a word. The air around her was as cold as ice, utterly unlike her usual gentle manner.

Zoro leaned against the mast with his eyes closed, repeatedly wiping the Wado Ichimonji in his hands. He was the only person aboard whose expression had hardly