"My name was Jero. I used to be a boxer."
"In Marineford Calendar 1514, I entered Mogu Town's free-fighting tournament for the first time and won the championship. In 1516, I defeated Sare, the rising star of underground fighting. For the next three years, I beat every challenger and dominated the underground fighting scene, earning the nickname Fighting Champion."
"I had thought my glory would last forever. But on that rainy night, a man named Burgess ended my winning streak and took my title."
"I had always believed that victory and defeat were fated. But that battle not only ended my fighting career, it also ended my family."
"While I was fighting Burgess that day, my hometown suffered the wrathful attack of the Celestial Dragons. Every one of my relatives was reduced to charred remains beneath the bombardment. From that day onward, I drifted through life as a drunk."
"I had once thought about taking revenge on the Celestial Dragons. But as World Nobles, how could they be touched by a fallen former champion like me?"
"So I kept numbing myself with alcohol. The former Fighting Champion became a worthless wreck. Just when I thought I would die in some filthy gutter, a turning point appeared on a rainy, overcast day."
"I would never forget the masked man's wild declaration that he planned to attack Mary Geoise. I had never imagined there could be a man in this world as bold as him. So I agreed to join his insane plan. I was not afraid of being deceived, because I had nothing to lose."
In the enormous live-broadcast plaza of Mary Geoise, the Celestial Dragons were reveling in the broadcast's content.
The once neat and splendid plaza was now a noisy mess. A handful of Celestial Dragons were surrounded by