East Blue sea.
That day, something happened in East Blue that shocked the whole world.
The Oikot Kingdom vanished!
The disappearance of the Oikot Kingdom caught everyone's attention—after all, the biggest orphanage at sea was located there!
Even more importantly, that orphanage was funded and built by the Dream Exploration Team!
The day the Oikot Kingdom vanished, Garp—who was still in East Blue—immediately went to the site to check it out, because it reminded him of someone he used to know.
There aren't many abilities that could move an entire island.
And the most famous one is the Float-Float Fruit, used by the Golden Lion, Shiki.
But once he reached where the Oikot Kingdom used to be, he realized it wasn't Shiki.
That's because people had seen the shadow of a giant dragon above the kingdom, and they said it looked like the island was being carried away by clouds.
That made him think of Kuina from the Dream Exploration Team. He was the one who personally gave her the Fish-Fish Fruit.
Thinking about that just made him feel frustrated.
Garp immediately contacted Ryuen using a Den Den Mushi.
After confirming that the Oykot Kingdom incident was Kuina's doing, he was still quite surprised. He quickly reported it to Marine HQ.
New World.
At Marine Headquarters, after Vice Admiral Tsuru hung up Garp's call, many thoughts ran through her mind.
"So this was all part of their plan from the start. Moving the island up to the Sky Island... I have to admit, it's a smart move. Even the World Government won't be able to find them up there," she muttered.
"Hey!"
"Tsuru, what smart move are you talking about?" Sengoku strolled into Tsuru's office wearing a flashy outfit and carrying a bag of senbei, with his pet goat following behind.
Tsuru glanced at the laid-back Sengoku and said calmly:
"Garp just called. The Oykot Kingdom was taken away by the Dream Exploration Team, along with the villagers from Cocoyasi Village. There's only a giant whirlpool left at the original site."
"What?!"
"They moved it?"
"Where did they take it?"
"Was this something they planned all along?" Sengoku looked stunned after hearing what Tsuru said.
"If I'm right, they probably moved the Oykot Kingdom to a Sky Island. If it wasn't planned, there's no way they'd act now of all times."
"And there's one more thing—Morgans. That guy must be hiding on that Sky Island too! That's why neither we nor the World Government could track him down," Tsuru said with a serious tone.
"Getting rid of all possible threats, huh..."
"It seems like they've sensed some kind of danger, which is why they made this move. Looks like that kid Ryuen hasn't told us everything..." Sengoku's face turned more serious after Tsuru finished speaking.
"What's done is done. Thinking about it now won't help. I'll go talk to Sakazuki." Tsuru gave Sengoku another glance, then stood up and headed toward the Fleet Admiral's office.
Sengoku watched Tsuru leave and let out a sigh again. "Sigh... I hope the Marines made the right choice this time. And... Supreme Commander Kong, please don't stand in the way of the Marines' future."
As he kept thinking, his eyes slowly turned more serious.
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Time flew by, and two days passed in a blink.
After sailing through wind and waves for two days, the Dream Exploration Team finally saw the legendary Zunesha.
The massive beast stood like a towering mountain right in front of them. And on its broad back sat the mysterious island of Zou!
The country of the Mink Tribe, the Mokomo Dukedom, was located right on top of it!
At that moment, everyone was completely blown away by the breathtaking sight.
Seeing Zunesha with their own eyes was like being hit by a huge wave inside—they finally understood what a real giant beast looked like in this world.
"Zugehhh!!!"
"So this is Zunesha?"
"It's huge!" Leah gasped, her jaw nearly dropping.
"Reina!"
"Your Mokomo Dukedom is really built on that giant elephant?" Sugar was so shocked she dropped the blueberries in her hand and stared at Zunesha in disbelief as she asked Reina.
"Yeah, yeah!"
"Our Mokomo Dukedom is up there! I'm finally home—waaah~~" Reina was overwhelmed with emotion, looking at Zunesha like she was seeing a long-lost loved one.
"Don't worry, Reina. You'll see your sisters again soon." Nami crouched down and gently patted Reina's bunny ears.
"Yeah! I know, Nami!" Reina beamed with joy.
Ryuen was just as fired up.
This enormous creature was without a doubt the biggest beast in the One Piece world—35,000 meters tall and over 20,000 meters long. The ocean only barely reached up to its ankles!
Ryuen turned to Kuina and said, "It's up to you now, Kuina. Use your Flame Clouds to carry us onto the elephant's back. Let's go see that legendary country!"
"Got it," Kuina nodded.
Right after, she released her Flame Clouds. Once they lifted the Dream Ship into the air, the ship floated upward like a feather, rising toward the elephant's back.
As the ship climbed higher and higher, they passed through layer after layer of white clouds.
At the same time, the Dream Ship's appearance caught the attention of the Mokomo Dukedom. It was daytime now, which meant Duke Inuarashi was in charge.
When Duke Inuarashi's musketeers spotted the ship rising up, they immediately reported it to him.
"You're sure you saw that right?"
"That ship is really the Dream Team's Dream Ship?" Duke Inuarashi was clearly surprised.
The musketeer captain, Sicilian, quickly replied, "It's true, Duke Inuarashi. The Dream Ship looks a lot like a Marine battleship. We wouldn't mistake it for anything else!"
"If that's the case, then gather the people—we're going to welcome our friends!" Duke Inuarashi ordered at once.
"Yes, Duke Inuarashi!" Sicilian responded right away.
"Oh, by the way—does Carrot know? Her little sister Reina is with the Dream Team now. And she's got a 5 million bounty on her head from the World Government, hahaha!" Duke Inuarashi laughed.
"Hehe~"
"Carrot already knows. She actually rushed off ahead to see her sister," Sicilian said with a smile.
"Oh?"
"Is that so?"
"Then let's get moving too. We shouldn't keep our friends waiting!" With that, Duke Inuarashi gave a cool flick of his cape and walked out.
Sicilian quickly followed behind.
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