After staying for a while, he went to rest.
He went to bed a little early tonight.
By the next morning, after Law and Kuma's examination, he began to sunbathe and entered a recovery phase.
Only…
"Didn't you go to bed early yesterday?"
Instructor Zephyr, who was still full of energy after a fun night, looked at Ian with suspicion. "Why do you look so tired? Your complexion is also quite bad."
"... I'm injured, isn't that what being injured is like?"
Ian said matter-of-factly. "If the injury weren't so serious, I would have recovered long ago by sunbathing. Otherwise, have you ever seen me looking tired after sunbathing in the morning?"
"That's true, but you shouldn't do anything reckless these next few days."
Ian: "..."
"Since there's nothing else, let's talk about what to do next!"
Zephyr chuckled and then changed the subject, saying, "Ohara is destroyed. What are your plans now?"
To be honest, although he heard from Ian yesterday that the situation in Ohara was quite serious, he never expected it to be that serious.
That is even more outrageous than the Buster Call back then; the entire island is completely destroyed, and it's on the verge of sinking!
"Should we move to another island to build the base, or continue rebuilding the base on Ohara?"
"Change locations, or rebuild?"
Upon hearing Zephyr's words, Ian also fell into thought.
At this moment, Enel, who appeared out of nowhere, also joined in the fun, saying, "It would be better to just build it on the Skypiea. This place is not easy for those guys to find."
"Skypiea?"
Before Ian could say anything, Ace popped up, also pondering seriously. "That is indeed a good idea, but wouldn't it be very troublesome for us to go into the sea? We'll need Mr. Kuma's help to come back and go down."
"I don't mind."
Kuma, who came over with Bonney, smiled and said happily. "It's no trouble at all."
Even Bonney was quite happy to hear that a base was going to be built on the Skypiea.
However, Ian shook his head and said with a smile, "Skypiea... The World Government can find it if they really want to. Besides, we have our own base at sea. If we leave the sea for too long, some people will probably get restless. Of course, Skypiea is quite nice, but are you really willing to stay on Skypiea for the rest of your lives?"
As soon as he said that...
Everyone: "..."
The group, who had initially been looking forward to it, suddenly scratched their heads awkwardly.
Even Bonney did the same. Although her father could send her to various places, staying on the Skypiea all the time was quite boring.
That's right. For these adventurous folks, the Skypiea is a good place to rest and play, but not a place to stay all the time.
Especially now... Many people can sense that a new era may be on the horizon, and it would be a great pity to keep hiding here forever.
And…
"Isn't Skypiea already our base?"
Seeing everyone's expressions, Ian immediately understood what was going on. He smiled helplessly and continued, "We'll come back when we really need it. As for the base..."
He glanced at the crowd before him, "I plan to rebuild our base on the ruins of Ohara!"
Upon hearing Ian's words, everyone smiled, including Instructor Zephyr.
Reborn from the ruins?
After a brief laugh, Zephyr remained somewhat worried, frowning as he said, "If it were the World Government..."
"Don't worry, didn't I say so before?"
Before Instructor Zephyr could finish speaking, Ian seemed to already know what he was going to say. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he continued with a smile, "The World Government doesn't have time to bother with us right now!"
Did the World Government suffer heavy losses in the previous war?
When Zephyr heard Ian bring this up again, his brows remained furrowed. To be honest, he had been curious about it yesterday, but he hadn't asked too many questions last night because of the tight schedule.
"Mr. Ian, Instructor Zephyr."
At this moment, Kuma took out a newspaper from his pocket and handed it over. "This is today's newspaper."
"Has the newspaper come out?"
This question quickly diverted Instructor Zephyr's attention. He hurriedly grabbed the newspaper, his expression a mixture of anticipation and curiosity, "Let me see what happened last night!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zephyr had already unfolded the newspaper.
However, after seeing that today's headline was not about a public execution, he was completely stunned.
Seeing the words written above made his eyes widen. He turned his head sharply to look at Ian beside him, his expression one of shock. "The Five Elders… are dead?"
"The Five Elders?"
Upon hearing Zephyr's words, Ian, who was also looking at the newspaper, shook his head without looking up and said, "No, not at all."
"Not all of them died, only one died!"
As soon as Ian finished speaking…
Zephyr: "…"
He stood there stunned again, staring at Ian in disbelief, but the answer still made his lips twitch involuntarily.
What's with this kid putting on airs in front of me?
Of course, he now finally understands what Ian meant earlier.
Zephyr's gaze fell on the newspaper again, deep and shocked, as he murmured to himself, "The world is about to change!"
…
"What?! The Five Elders are dead?!"
"... Calm down, Sengoku."
Seeing Sengoku slam his fist on the table and stand up, his face flushed red, Tsuru couldn't tell whether he was excited or angry.
Garp, on the other hand, seemed more normal; his shining eyes clearly showed he was excited.
This guy even seemed to want to jump onto the table and dance to celebrate, which left her, the Great Staff Officer of the Marine Headquarters, somewhat helpless.
"And you, Garp, calm down."
Tsuru sighed, then quickly reassured Garp, who had jumped onto the table, before continuing, "Not all Five Elders are dead!"
"Oh dear! That really scared me to death, Tsuru."
Hearing Tsuru's words, Sengoku calmed down a bit and looked at her with displeasure. "Do you know that I haven't slept all night? I thought it was finally going to be good... Ugh, I thought the Marine Headquarters had been attacked again. My heart was about to give out."
"That's right, Tsuru-chan!"
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