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The cold sea wind whispers through the Thousand Sunny's sails, carrying tiny, crystalline snowflakes that glint like scattered diamonds under the pale sky. The crew moves in their usual rhythm—Zoro naps, Nami adjusts the log pose, Sanji hums in the galley—while Luffy sits perched at the bow, coat bundled around him, straw hat tilted against the breeze. When the shadow of an island emerges on the horizon, he grins wide. They dock, boots crunching on frosty grass, but something feels off. Robin's eyes narrow as she scans the wary villagers; Usopp shivers violently. Then Marines swarm, scattering everyone. Luffy, separated from his crew, stumbles upon an ancient white tree, its roots plunging into the earth. He clambers down into its hollow, where snow falls in an impossible drift underg…