Before dawn, news birds flew out from newspaper agencies across the world.
The New World, West Blue, and North Blue were the first to receive the shocking headlines.
By the time night came to the New World, the sun had risen in the first half of the Grand Line, East Blue, and South Blue. The news birds moved quickly, delivering the papers to every nation.
The entire sea was shaken by what had happened in the Kingdom of Magiatsuka.
The World Government, the Celestial Dragons, exploitation, draining allied nations, the Heavenly Tribute, common folks turning to piracy out of poverty—the real culprit behind the era of great pirates was the Celestial Dragons!
These harsh truths printed in black and white struck a nerve in everyone across the sea.
The scandal of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons was once again exposed for all to see, and the impact was so strong that even the Dream Exploration Team was caught off guard.
It felt like the whole world had turned upside down in that moment.
At the bases of the Whitebeard Pirates, Red-Hair Pirates, Beasts Pirates, and Big Mom Pirates—
Their top strategists—Marco from Whitebeard’s crew, Ben Beckman from Red-Hair’s, King from the Beasts Pirates, and Katakuri from the Big Mom Pirates—
When these four saw the front page of that day’s paper...
At Whitebeard’s base, Marco’s normally calm face flashed with surprise. His sharp eyes scanned the article as his mind quickly calculated what kind of waves this would stir.
At Red-Hair’s base, Ben Beckman’s usual cool expression darkened ever so slightly. His hand unconsciously tightened around his hat.
Over in the Beasts Pirates, King’s masked face twisted into a fierce grin, his eyes gleaming with excitement, as if he had just found the perfect chance to stir things up.
Meanwhile, Katakuri from the Big Mom Pirates wore a deeply worried look.
They all understood—now that this paper had spread across the world, chaos was coming fast.
The rulers of the World Government, who had always been in control, would soon realize that the order they relied on was crumbling. An uncontrollable storm was about to sweep through the world.
And as the brains of their crews, these four had no choice but to prepare their teams to face it head-on.
Kingdom of Magiatsuka.
The impact of the newspaper’s report was far greater than Ryuen expected. Even the Revolutionary Army’s Chief of Staff, Sabo, stayed in the kingdom because of it.
Not only that, he also gathered a good number of people and brought them here.
He was preparing for the crisis this news would bring upon the Kingdom of Magiatsuka. They could already see that the World Government was bound to retaliate.
There was a real chance of war—or even the arrival of a Marine Buster Call.
In the Room of Authority at Pangaea Castle, the five old men sat in silence after reading the paper.
Each of them held the newspaper that had caused a global uproar, their eyes dark and serious. Their faces were calm, but the room was heavy with tension.
You could feel the burning anger beneath the surface—like it was ready to explode at any moment.
"I didn’t expect that Dream Exploration Team to go this far. What they’re doing now is shaking the very foundation of the World Government," said Saint Topman Warcury, his voice low but full of authority.
"We need to teach them a hard lesson—show them that this world is ruled by us, the World Government, and us, the Celestial Dragons!" Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro slammed his sword, the original Kitetsu, hard against the floor.
"And I suggest we start with the Kingdom of Magiatsuka. Send in a Marine Buster Call and wipe that place off the map!" Saint Saturn said coldly.
"This has caused us major trouble—but only a crushing show of force will make those lowly people understand: defying the World Government means death."
"It will crush the small bit of rebellion growing in their hearts and stop them from ever trying anything again," said Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, his tone calm but hiding a terrifying dominance.
"I fully support it. Let the Marines move out immediately and unleash the Buster Call. Show the world that the power of the World Government must never be questioned!" Saint Marcus Mars replied coldly, his face blank.
A dark look flashed in Saint Topman Warcury’s eyes as he slowly said:
"There’s one more thing."
"We can’t let our guard down when it comes to public opinion. We need to take control of it as soon as possible."
"That Morgans guy... with his methods and influence, he’s slowly gaining the power to shake the whole world. If we don’t get rid of him now, he’ll become a serious threat to the World Government."
"So he must be taken out. We can’t give him any chances."
Saint Marcus Mars frowned and said:
"Taking Morgans out won’t be easy."
"Since he first appeared, he’s always stayed in that half-beast form and never shown his real face. That makes it much harder to track him down."
"The CP organizations already searched all our controlled zones thoroughly, but still haven’t found where he’s hiding. It’s really frustrating."
"Could he really be hiding in the Revolutionary Army’s territory? If that’s true, things could get even more complicated..."
When Saint Shepherd Ju Peter heard this, he looked clearly annoyed:
"The D clan really is like a cockroach that just won’t die. And then there’s Garp... that guy still has no respect for us Celestial Dragons!"
Ethanbaron V Saint Nusjuro shook his head:
"Let’s deal with that later."
"What matters now is using a Marine Buster Call to wipe out the Magiatsuka Kingdom. That’ll send a clear warning to the other World Government nations who are starting to get ideas."
The other four elders looked at each other, then slowly nodded.
An order was sent from Mary Geoise to Marine Headquarters in the New World.
Moments later, alarms blared across the entire Marine base.
Fleet Admiral Sakazuki immediately gave the command: fifteen warships and ten Marine Vice Admirals were to head for the Magiatsuka Kingdom!
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