In the waters of Totto Land, the arrival of Wano Country caused the sea to churn violently.
The entire sea surface began to surge with waves.
Over a hundred pirate ships, unable to hold their positions even with anchors dropped, drifted and tossed on the turbulent waters.
...
Red Sea, Blood Rose Island.
On the cliff, Shanks frowned as he watched the churning sea below, then turned his gaze to the distant horizon.
"These waves look like the precursor to a tsunami. Something's not right."
Benn Beckman took the Rangiku Lens from his waist and looked out over the sea.
The next moment, Benn Beckman's body trembled violently, and a look of shock appeared on his face.
Noticing his astonishment, Shanks asked in surprise, "What's wrong, Benn?"
Benn Beckman took a deep breath and handed the lens over.
"Incredible, what a grand move! Caesar is just too... too insane!"
Shanks took the lens and looked, then froze in disbelief.
"Wano Country? Holy shit, am I seeing things?"
"Give me that, Shanks!"
Buggy, seeing their reactions, snatched the lens from Shanks' hand and looked through it.
He had never been to Wano Country, so he wasn't particularly shocked.
But soon, Buggy noticed something else.
Something familiar, almost etched into his memory as a terrifying recollection.
"Wahhh!!" Buggy was so terrified that he fell flat on his butt, wailing loudly and even dropping his scope beside him.
Benn Beckman picked up the scope with a pained expression, carefully examined it, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming it was undamaged.
He thought to himself, 'That good-for-nothing Buggy is still the same as ever—jumpy and easily startled, without a shred of a great figure's demeanor.'
But Buggy's next words caused everyone present, including Mihawk, to turn pale with shock.
"Golden Lion! Golden Lion!!"
Shanks' expression changed drastically as he snatched the scope again and peered in that direction.
In the sky above the moving Wano Country, seven or eight massive floating islands were clearly hovering.
Beneath these floating islands, if one looked closely, they could see a golden-haired man standing in mid-air, holding a sword in each hand.
That posture, that scene—anyone who had witnessed it before would never forget it for the rest of their lives.
"The Battle of Edd War, the Flying Pirate Fleet, Golden Lion Shiki!"
Shanks' pupils trembled violently, even more shocked than when he saw Wano Country appear in Totto Land's waters.
"Golden Lion Shiki? How is that possible? That legendary great pirate, the one who stood shoulder to shoulder with Roger—wasn't he dead? Why would he appear above Wano Country? Hiss..."
Benn Beckman gasped sharply, a terrifying conjecture forming in his mind!
Shanks clenched his fists, his heart anything but calm, his voice hoarse as he said.
"Both Shiki and Caesar were captains on Rocks' ship. It seems the Beast God Pirates are about to become even stronger!"
"Golden Lion is no ordinary figure—his abilities are enough to take on a million men alone!"
Shock!
Dread!
On the cliffside, everyone fell into a heavy silence.
A suffocating pressure, as immense as a mountain, weighed down on them all.
....
Aboard the Queen mama charter, Kaido rose to his full height, his expression shifting between alarm and uncertainty as he gazed into the distant sky.
He sensed a familiar presence.
"Is this...? Linlin, do you feel it too?"
Linlin also walked to the ship's bow, her eyes wide as she stared into the distance.
"Could this be... Shiki?"
"That old geezer, how is his presence is so powerful? I thought he was dead?"
Linlin summoned Prometheus, leaped onto it, and flew straight toward the source.
"Mamamama, why not just go and see for ourselves?"
"Wororororo, well said, let's go take a look."
Kaido immediately grew excited, transforming into the Azure Dragon and soaring into the sky, swiftly flying in that direction.
...
Beneath Wano Country, deep in the ocean.
"I'll just place Wano Country right here, connecting Totto Land, the Red Sea, Hachinosu, and the Calm Belt—making it the center of the New World!"
Caesar, carrying Wano Country on his back, had crossed over two thousand miles of sea, spending three days and nights before finally arriving at Totto Land.
This location was precisely where Banana Island had once been.
Banana Island had been destroyed in that great battle, its main body submerged and hidden beneath the sea.
Now, it would serve perfectly as the foundation pillar for Wano Country!
"I'll need Shiki's help with this. I wonder if that bastard is still willing to go all out..."
Caesar shrank his size, emerged from the sea, and spread a pair of golden wings on his back, soaring into the air.
He immediately spotted Shiki floating in the sky.
At that moment, Shiki was staring down at the ocean below, lost in thought.
"Borororo, Shiki, you old fool, reminiscing about the good old days again?"
Shiki's drifting thoughts were interrupted, and he couldn't help but glare at Caesar.
Just as he was about to utter some curses, he spotted Kaido and Linlin flying in from the distance.
"Woroorororo! Look! Who's this handsome blond guy? I don't even recognize him anymore!"
The hundred-meter-long Azure Dragon, wreathed in flame clouds, let out a deafening roar.
Linlin stood atop Prometheus, a smile spreading across her face.
"Mamamama, Shiki? Is it really you? Where have you been for the past decade? Did Caesar modify you? You look much younger now!"
"Jihahahaha! Long time no see, Kaido, Linlin!"
Shiki grinned, throwing his head back in laughter.
"Save the reunion for later, Shiki. Help me lift Wano Country and place it over there—there's an underwater pillar! Kaido, Linlin, you two lend a hand as well!"
Kaido and Linlin had already noticed Wano Country below.
Though inwardly shocked by Caesar's insane move, they managed to remain calm.
Shiki laughed and cursed, "Caesar, you bastard! I shouldn't have come down—all I do is work for you!"
"Stop your damn whining! Wano Country is about to sink!"
Without Caesar's support, Wano Country, due to its immense weight, had already begun to slowly sink.
Because of its vast size, the descent wasn't immediately obvious.
Immediately, the four of them swiftly positioned themselves at the four corners of Wano Country.
East.
"Float-Float Fruit! Hydra!" Shiki pressed both hands against the earth, unleashing his Devil Fruit ability at full power.
South.
Kaido generated massive swathes of flame clouds, attaching them to the coastal areas of the island.
West.
Linlin landed and manipulated Prometheus to lift the earth.
North.
Caesar transformed into a colossal golden-bird that blotted out the sky.
He exhaled frost to freeze the ground, then dug his mountain-sized claws into the earth and flapped his wings upward.
Not far off on the sea, King, Doflamingo, and others maneuvered their ships through the storm, drawing closer to witness the awe-inspiring scene.
Before their eyes, the vast, seemingly endless expanse of Wano Country slowly rose from the sea.
Billions of tons of seawater cascaded from the island's underside, pouring back into the ocean.
Bzzzzzzz!!
Caesar and the other three erupted with their full power.
Four boundless waves of Conqueror's Haki instantly exploded outward, sweeping across a hundred miles of sky and land!
Black, crimson, deep red, and purplish-red—four terrifying domes of Conqueror's energy intertwined, instantly darkening the sky.
The sky above cracked open with spiderweb-like spatial fissures!
"Fufufufu, the era of the Beast God Pirates has arrived!!"