"Whoosh~~~~~"
"Finally made it!"
"Huh, what are those?"
Morgans had just arrived in Loguetown.
The moment he caught sight of Loguetown, his attention was drawn to the enormous plaza by the sea.
Whoosh!!
Flapping his wings, he rapidly approached the East Blue town known as "The Town of Beginning and End."
He flew over the harbor packed with ships.
When Morgans reached the skies above Loguetown's execution plaza,
what his powerful Observation Haki detected made his pupils suddenly contract. The shocking sight threw off the rhythm of his wingbeats.
"What?! They're going this far?"
"Those are the kings of every World Government-affiliated nation in East Blue, along with the Base Commanders of every Marine branch, aren't they?
They all came? As expected of a powerful organization with several Sea Emperors!
This is truly a world-shaking operation!!!"
After his initial shock,
his eyes soon gleamed with irrepressible excitement.
"Choosing Loguetown as the place to make the declaration... what a magnificent design!!"
Looking at the top predators of East Blue standing on the execution platform, as well as the at least hundred thousand citizens filling the vast plaza below,
Morgans's vision suddenly blurred, as if he had returned to the scene of Pirate King Roger's execution more than twenty years ago.
Back then, the place had been just as packed.
Everyone beneath the execution platform had likewise worn expressions of shock.
More than twenty years ago, the World Government and the Marines had publicly executed Pirate King Roger here, beginning the chaotic and violent Great Pirate Era that had lasted for over two decades.
And today, Roy was preparing to declare East Blue's independence at the starting point of that previous era—the place where Pirate King Roger had died.
To Morgans, it was a cycle coming full circle.
Roy would declare East