Chaos was a ladder to ascent.
Facing a sea thrown into turmoil by various Great Pirates and revolutionary uprisings.
Aside from ambitious schemers rejoicing, the happiest forces were undoubtedly the underground dark kings.
Chaos was often accompanied by crime.
And the current state of the sea was the best soil for nurturing the industries of those dark emperors.
Sky City.
At the heart of this vast and prosperous city, Roy's palace stood high above, overlooking everything.
Above the white clouds lay Roy's kingdom.
Here, he was both the true faith and the king.
Inside the spacious, towering white central hall.
Roy sat upon his vast throne, which could control all of Sky City, reading the latest intelligence gathered from the Grand Line.
"Human ambition truly has no limits!"
"Spandine is quite bold. How should I put it? As expected of the partner I chose—he actually managed to join forces with the underground dark powers and the pirates on the sixth level of Impel Down.
What is he trying to do?
Has his ambition really swollen to this extent?"
Ever since Roy began cooperating with Spandam.
He had kept an eye on Spandine, a high-ranking official within the World Government.
Although Roy had discovered long ago that Spandine had many ties to the dark forces of the Pirate World, Roy had been too busy to pay special attention to him.
But recently, many major events had occurred across the sea.
It was only when Spandine began making unusual moves within the World Government and across the sea that Roy took notice.
Only then did Roy discover some clues through the agents he had planted within the World Government and his forces on the Grand Line.
Of course, in the beginning, all he found were a few scattered traces.
But Roy understood