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Reality shivers and reassembles into a cavernous, sterile hall, walls and ceiling a seamless white. A resonant hum vibrates the air, the only light a rhythmic pulse from hidden panels, stretching the shadows of the assembled pirates into long, distorted shapes. Franky halts in a half-completed super pose. Nami's eyes narrow, calculating the room's potential yield. Luffy's face breaks into a sunbeam of a grin the moment he spots Uta standing beside the unmistakable silhouette of Shanks. Then, with a soft buzz, the large television screen at the room's focus flickers alight. Attention snaps toward it—Zoro's stance shifts to guarded readiness, Crocodile allows a smirk to curl beneath his cigar, and a dozen other expressions, from curiosity to outright suspicion, turn your way. you, you sta…