In Mary Geoise, the World Government asks how odd it is that Sorbet seems to have a new king and wonders to whom the crown fell. The answer is Kuma, though he lives in a beaten-down old church rather than the palace. The people refuse to accept anyone else, shouting "Kuma-sama" and "Kumaaa!" until Kuma relents. The previous king, Bulldog, becomes the one who really runs the country, while Kuma calls himself nothing but a figurehead. Bulldog says their old king was not half bad and reminds everyone that although they were poor, their hearts were full. Bonney, meanwhile, trains and runs, saying she wants to sail to the horizon with Daddy by the time she turns ten, and everyone notices how much she resembles Ginny.