After throwing Kaido into a bubble prison at the bottom of the sea, Bright's life returned to peace.
The World Government remained still. Before they had sufficient confidence, they naturally would not dare do anything to Fish-Man Island.
The New World had also calmed down completely. After all, the current four emperors were all Bright's and Fish-Man Island's friends.
As for Paradise and the Four Seas beyond the Grand Line, they were a little too far from Bright. He did not care much about them, and nothing major had happened there anyway.
For a time, the entire world seemed relatively quiet.
Though it was more accurate to say that it had finally quieted down. Too many shocking events had happened over the course of this year.
Emperors had fallen one after another, three new emperors had risen, and aside from Whitebeard, every monster of the New World had been replaced.
"People around the world are saying that a new era has arrived."
At the Mermaid Cafe, Bright spoke with a hint of emotion as he ate.
Among the powerful pirates who had come from the previous era, only Whitebeard remained. Of the other four monsters known as emperors, even the oldest, Katakuri, was only in his forties and belonged to an entirely different era from him.
The youngest, Bright and Yamato, were barely over twenty—genuine members of the new generation.
The traces left behind by the previous era were beginning to gradually fade from the pirate world.
People across the seas had already begun to speculate about when Whitebeard would be dethroned.
"Would that ever happen? Fish-Man Island and Pops Whitebeard are friends, aren't they?"
A young mermaid asked with a smile.
Before Bright's rise, this island had indeed relied on the protection of the Whitebeard Pirates. Though it was