The Kingdom of Nicosia, a tiny, overlooked nation in the New World.
Once under the Charlotte Family's control, this country had recently joined the alliance formed by Zephyr, only to become helpless and abandoned again due to the Navy's attack. Today, it witnessed an event great enough to shake the entire world.
The sea remained frozen, and the massive Navy warships were trapped upon its surface.
Without exception, every Navy soldier who had arrived aboard those warships had already fallen unconscious.
No, that was not quite right. There was still one man who remained awake.
"Hey, hey, hey, Bright, wasn't this a bit excessive?"
Aokiji complained weakly.
He lay sprawled on the ground, wrapped in layer after layer of chains.
Those chains were secondary. The important thing was the handcuff around his wrist.
The only thing capable of reducing a Navy Admiral to such a state was, naturally, Seastone handcuffs.
"Bear with it for a little while, Admiral Aokiji."
Bright smiled. "With a man like you, if we don't take you seriously, we might end up suffering the consequences ourselves."
"Don't joke around, Bright."
Aokiji sighed. "What could I possibly do in front of someone like you?"
It felt as though his pride as a Navy Admiral had been utterly shattered by this man.
It was almost unimaginable that someone this powerful existed in the world.
The Navy had truly suffered a crushing defeat this time.
"So, Teacher Zephyr, what are you planning to do next?"
Aokiji looked at Zephyr standing beside Bright and calmly asked, "The first strategic objective has been fully accomplished, hasn't it?"
"Next are Sakazuki and the others."
Zephyr had no intention of hiding it. The outcome was already decided, and Aokiji could no longer make any trouble. "There's no better opportunity than now, is there?"