All That Was Left Unsaid

Finally, Koby’s ship draws up alongside the Sunny. The entire Strawhat crew is on deck, waiting to see what happens. Luffy is quick to bound over to join them. He puts himself in between them and the marines boarding their ship, just in case. He won’t forgive himself if he let them get hurt because he let his guard down. Not that Koby would ever stoop to such an underhanded attack.

The first thing he notices is that Koby isn’t the first to board. He’s not even the second or third. It’s just that Hel-hippo guy and a couple of grunts Luffy could care less about. But there’s something weird about how quiet Hippo is. But weirder is his uniform. It’s the fancy one, the kind that he only ever saw his Gramps wear when he was coming back from really important events. Like a meeting or a… funeral.

He shivers. This… something is wrong. Really wrong.

Koby's fight with Blackbeard doesn't end as his crew would have hoped. They're left to deliver the news to the loved one that still doesn't know.