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The sun bled into the horizon, staining the quiet island in deep amber and dusky rose. The Red-Haired Pirates had made landfall, their raucous laughter and the clink of ceramic mugs carrying across the beach. The scent of charred meat rose from Lucky Roux’s grill, mingling with the salt air. Then, a sudden blur of movement—a girl with hair wild from running shot straight through the gathering toward their captain. Before a single hand could reach for a weapon, she threw herself into Shanks’s chest. He caught her with a deep, resonant laugh, spinning her once in the sand before setting her down, his palm remaining firmly on her shoulder. The crew fell silent. Yasopp’s mouth hung agape. Benn Beckman’s cigarette smoldered, neglected between his fingers. Lucky Roux’s half-eaten dr…