The Ten Blades were merely a minor interlude.
Over in the first half of the Grand Line, the day of the Reverie was drawing ever closer.
The kings of more than 170 countries were arriving one after another and being housed elsewhere not far from Marie Geoise.
Meanwhile, the kingdoms qualified to attend the conference went directly to Marie Geoise as representatives of the member states.
Stelly, king of the Kingdom of Goa and the younger brother Sabo's father had adopted, had also arrived at Marie Geoise. Looking around, he curled his lip. "So this is the Holy Land? It's not as grand as I imagined. It's not even as good as my palace..."
Due to the Revolutionary Army's assault, many buildings in Mary Geoise had collapsed. Even Pangu City, the palace at its center, had suffered some damage.
Not much time had passed since that riot, so the place still looked somewhat run-down.
"I wonder if I might have a chance to enter this place and become a new Celestial Dragon... And is my foolish older brother imprisoned somewhere here too? I'm really looking forward to seeing his expression when he sees me here!" Stelly grinned mockingly and strode deeper into the Holy Land.
Elsewhere, King Riku of Dressrosa and his friend Elizabeth II of the Kingdom of Prodence also set foot in the Holy Land together.
"Come to think of it, it's been a long time since we entered this place together. It's still the same as before, full of that unpleasant stench." Elizabeth II glanced around and curled his lip. After arriving here, the decaying atmosphere made him deeply disgusted.
He knew the Celestial Dragons' nature all too well.
He knew the Holy Land was not sacred at all, but the most evil and corrupt place in