"Once you win your challenge, Uta can choose her own freedom, and I will raise her well."
Shang Qi's voice was not loud, yet it seemed to carry an invisible weight, pressing heavily upon Shanks's heart.
Shanks frowned slightly. He understood that the challenge he shouldered was no longer as simple as the comeback of the Red Hair Pirates; Uta's "freedom," like a heavy mission, had now also fallen squarely upon his shoulders.
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