And so, the war came to an end.
The Beasts Pirates' first-, second-, and fourth-strongest fighters had completely lost their ability to continue fighting.
Although Queen, their third-strongest fighter, still had the ability to fight, he no longer had the courage to do so.
The fat man had already deactivated his ability and collapsed onto the ground, allowing the samurai to put Seastone shackles on him.
Are you kidding me?! How could anyone fight that monster?!
Boss Kaido was effortlessly defeated by that bastard Bright, wasn't he? How could we possibly beat him?
If I really fought that monster, I'd probably be completely crushed with a single punch.
It was regrettable, but the Beasts Pirates had indeed been defeated.
No one knew what would happen next.
Feeling his body grow weak under Seastone's suppression, Queen silently sighed to himself.
"Finally, finally—"
The man named Denjiro dropped to his knees. Huge tears streamed uncontrollably from his eyes, mixing with snot as they splattered onto the ground. His face was already a complete mess.
"Lord Oden!!"
He suddenly raised his head, as though making a declaration to the sky. "We did it!"
They had finally reclaimed this country. They had finally defeated the Beasts Pirates!
Once they had confirmed that every Beasts Pirate had been restrained, quite a few of the samurai began to sob loudly.
From this day onward, this country would finally welcome change.
The people would no longer have to stake everything on a mouthful of food or clean water. They would no longer have to struggle to survive in the wilderness like stray dogs.
Peace and tranquility would descend upon this country once more.
Kawamatsu, Cat Viper, Inuarashi, Hyogoro—everyone was silently shedding tears.
Too much time had passed. Far, far too much time had passed since the day