Amidst the bustling crowd, Stussy was cealed, the people around her with a slight smile. She couldn't help but feel a bit impressed as she murmured to herself, "As expected, His Highness called it right. Things have already spiraled out of trol."

  Before ing to Logue Town, Cudius had warned his panions that something ued and moal was likely to happen. And sure enough, Roger's final words had set off a rea that none of them could tain.

  In another part of the crowd, Crocodile was chug to himself, now fully uanding why Cudius had enced him to go to sea at this exact time. He admired Cudius's fht even more now. Following him had been the right decision. This was the dawn of a new era!

  On a nearby rooftop, Dragon stood watg the se unfold, a rare smile on his face. "So it's happening... just as I hoped. With the seas thrown into chaos, our Revolutionary Army will be able to grow and strengthen."

  After bidding farewell to the eager Dofmingo, who was brimming with excitement to begin his own pirate journey, Cudius turo Eogether, they began to make their way back to the harbor. The spectacle was over, and Cudius was ready to head back to the warship for some rest.

  "Yhness, did you really expect all of this to happen?" Enel asked, gng up at him curiously.

  Cudius smirked, still visibly amused. "More or less. I khat Roger wasn't going to go quietly. Hahaha, the man sacrificed himself to set the seas abze, ung a whole new era of chaos. By now, Mariejois and Marine Headquarters must be in absolute turmoil."

  And he was right. With Roger's execution broadcast live and news spreading like wildfire, the Wover had no way of stopping it. The Five Elders, who had hoped this would be a dispy of power, were likely in a state of shock. Instead of deterring pirates, Roger's final decration had ignited a worldwide frenzy.

  "Do you think Crocodile is really not ing back?" Enel asked again.

  "No, he's out there food now. He wants to carve his own path on the sea, just like everyone else. I 't help but envy him a little... he's got freedom," Cudius admitted with a wistful smile.

  "If you had the choice, would you go too?" Enel asked, his eyes alight with curiosity.

  Cudius ughed, nodding. "Maybe. If I weren't a Celestial Dragon, I might have taken my own ship out there. Set sail to see what the world has to offer."

  Enel looked thoughtful for a moment before nodding with uanding. "Yeah… I'd want to go too."

  Cudius chuckled at his siy. "Well, then, you have something to look forward to. But you're still young. I'd say… wait until you're sixteen. Six more years."

  "Six years, huh?" Enel calcuted in his head, already eager for the day.

  "Six years isn't long," Cudius replied with a smile.

  Just then, a familiar figure appeared beside them, blending into the crowd with surprising ease. Dragon gave Cudius a knowing grin. "Everything going acc to pn, Yhness?"

  "Here to gloat?" Cudius shough he was clearly amused.

  "I half-expected to see you pulling your hair out," Dragon teased. "But judging by that smirk, it seems you saw this ing?"

  "More or less. What about you? Here to enjoy the chaos?" Cudius asked with a raised brow.

  Dragon chuckled. "Chaos is good for us. The Revolutionary Army will use this time to expand quickly."

  "Ah, so even you're heading out onto the seas," Cudius remarked, a slight grin pying on his lips. "The call of adve to you too, huh?"

  Dragon looked out toward the horizon, his gaze serious yet filled with purpose. "Is there any reason to stop a man from running to the sea?"

  With those words, Dragon turned and disappeared into the crowd, leaving Cudius to chuckle at his friend's dramatic exit.

  Enel looked up, clearly intrigued. "Yhness… is there really no reason to stop a man from running to the sea?"

  Cudius stopped, sidering the question before bursting into ughter. "Hahaha! No, there's no reason at all! In this world, there's nothing that stop a man from chasing his dreams and seeking his treasure on the opehat's the beauty of it… the romance of it!"

  Enel seemed to absorb those words, and then asked, "What about you, Yhness? Don't you want to go to sea? Like Crocodile?"

  Cudius paused, a hint of refle in his gaze. "Me? I am already at sea, Enel."

  Enel looked down, a bit puzzled by his ahey were standing on solid ground, after all. But Cudius didn't expin further, leaving the thought lingering in the air as he tio lead them toward the port.

  Back at the harbor, they were met by Gion, who looked visibly anxious. "You're just wandering around? Don't you realize what's happening? Things are going out of trol!"

  Cudius grinned nontly. "Of course, I know. The whole world's turning upside down, thanks ter."

  "This is serious, Cudius!" Gion said, almost scolding him.

  "I never said it wasn't serious," Cudius replied calmly, holding back a ugh.

  Gion shot him a frustrated look, hands on her hips. "Then what are you going to do about it?"

  Cudius gave her a patient look, shrugging his shoulders. "What I do? I'm not a miracle worker. I 't stop the tides from turning. No one ."

  "But… but you're a Celestial Dragon!" Gion protested.

  "And that means I'm supposed to have trol over the world?" Cudius chuckled. "Look, calm dow's wait for Sengoku and the others to return. I'm sure they'll have a pn."

  Gion took a deep breath, trying to gather herself. "Fine… maybe you're right. But… it's uling. This era is out of trol."

  Cudius gave her a reassuring smile, pg a hand on her shoulder. "No one stop the winds of ge, Gion. But if you 't stop it, you at least ride it. There's always a way forward."

  As they stood there, they could see the streams of people leaving Logue Town, filled with newfound purpose. Cudius watched them go, knowing that this was only the beginning. Soon, the sea would be teeming with pirates, adventurers, and dreamers, eae chasing the legacy that Roger had left behind.