The Red Line Continent, ten thousand meters high, seemed untouched by the chaos erupting in the sea below.
It still stood there, its massive body dividing the entire Pirate World.
At the point where the Red Line Continent intersected with the Grand Line,
one was Twin Capes, the gateway from the Four Seas into the Grand Line; the other was Mary Geoise, humanity's holy land towering ten thousand meters above.
The cold wind swept through Mary Geoise, the city above the clouds.
The massive war seemed to have drained this city of all its wealth and foundations, casting a shadow over this vast and prosperous God's Domain and giving it an air of desolation.
Pangaea Castle stood at the absolute heart of all Mary Geoise.
The damage caused by Blackbeard and the others' earlier invasion had already been fully repaired, leaving this majestic city as splendid and luxurious as ever.
The towering Hall of Supreme Authority.
The seat of the highest power that had symbolized the World Government's rule over this world for nearly eight hundred years.
Now, this hall was brightly lit in the darkness of night.
A decisive battle concerning the World Government's fate was about to begin. Thus, the enormous conference room was shrouded in an atmosphere of gravity and silence, hanging over every attendee in the Hall of Supreme Authority.
A massive conference table crafted from Adam Wood stood quietly at the center of the hall. Brilliant crystal lamps shone upon the wooden table, revealing its smooth, warm grain and color.
More than a dozen chairs carved from obsidian surrounded the enormous conference table.
These high-backed obsidian chairs surrounded it like stars encircling the sun. At the end of the massive table stood an unquestionable, lofty throne atop a flight of steps.
The World Government's most