Future Island.
It was still under construction.
A gigantic pirate ship appeared there.
Everyone was bewildered, unsure what was happening.
Vegapunk was already filled with terror.
"The Black Pearl! Hey! You're just showing up like this? You couldn't even try to hide? You know coming here is practically declaring war on the Reverie!"
He naturally knew Dragon had arranged a secret meeting here.
But he had never expected Shane to make no attempt to conceal himself and simply show up in plain sight.
"Just passing through. Is there a young man named Issho here?"
Shane sat at the bow, looking toward Future Island, which was only a third built.
Ivankov had just landed on the island to look for Issho.
He was a young swordsman they had specifically brought to the New World. Shane had once spoken privately with Dragon about him, calling him a powerful fighter with great potential.
Dragon's forces developed in secret around the world, and it had taken nearly two months to track down three people.
Dragon remained skeptical about two of them because they were too young: Crocodile and Bullet.
Issho was already in his teens, a young swordsman known in his hometown for his overwhelming sense of justice.
Only after assessing him had Dragon brought him to meet Shane.
Ivankov froze on the spot.
He knew how fierce Shane was. The two had met at God Valley.
But he had never expected him to be so brazen even on the Five Elders' turf.
Wouldn't the young, hotheaded Issho turn around and leave now?
He had no intention of secretly meeting an Emperor of the Sea.
"And you, Vegapunk!"
"The Five Elders certainly have plenty of funding, but my Hachinosu isn't bad either. How about coming over and rebuilding the Seagull Laboratory together?"
"After all,