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That time is upon us, friends! Credit goes to AP's Redon and co. for the info:
-Chapter title is "Dear Bonney". Splash is a color page featuring Vegapunk and his clones.
-Kuma recalls once asking Dragon why he was so familiar with the Goa kingdom, and noticed that he paid particularly special attention to a boy in Foosha village. However, Dragon shot down his questions. But now, as Kuma watches the 16-year old Luffy, he figures out the youth is Dragon's son. Unfortunately, he's forced to leave once he's called in for his warlord duties. He still sends letters to Bonney, telling her that he loves her, all the while describing all the different islands he'd like to take her to in the future....
....-But, unbeknownst to Kuma, his letters never reached his daughter, because they've all been intercepted and destroyed by the government agent holding her hostage, Alpha! But despite the close eye they kept on her, the girl still has an advantage over her captors: Her DF power, which she kept secret from them all this time. It was actually Conney who helped her keep that secret safe! Meanwhile, Kuma continues his procedure under Vegapunk, who tells him there's only one year left until it's complete. However, he promises to keep the warlord's mind intact up to the very last minute....
-Interestingly, from time to time, Kuma still lends a hand (or should that be paw?
) to the RA. However, everyone notices he's much more quiet and distant now. Back to Sorbet, Bonney's ninth birthday arrives, but she still hasn't gotten any letters from her father. Technically, she's now completely recovered from her surgery, but Alpha won't allow her to go outside until she turns ten. After doing some digging, Conney finds out that the medical team are actually WG agents, so she and some other Sorbet residents hatch an escape plan for Bonney! They gather the nation's strongest fishermen (named
Gyogyo, Totsu, and
Poteto (or Potato?)), remodel a fishing vessel into a pirate ship, and decorate it to look like a pizza for the girl. As the escape goes underway, Bonney and Conney switch clothes, and the former makes it past the guards. However, just as she reaches the ship, Alpha wises up to their plan, and chases after Bonney using Geppou (Moonwalk)! As she's about to get attacked, Bonney recalls a time when she asked her father what Nika looked like. He answered that he didn't know, but is aware that he had a body like rubber. With that knowledge in mind, she uses the technique
Distortion Future to take down Alpha with a Gear 3-style giant fist! After successfully escaping, it doesn't take long before the WG finds out, and this is how she became a wanted pirate from the Worst Generation....!!!!