New Fish-Man Island, Doctor Vegapunk's experimental base beneath the sea surface, had become a temporary meeting venue today.
Bright's good friends, scattered across the world, had all gathered here.
The World Government had been continuously amassing its strength, so naturally, they had not been idle either.
The NEO Marines, the Revolutionary Army, the New Marines, and Fish-Man Island—the leaders of all four factions had gathered here.
With Shanks and Rayleigh representing the pirate faction as well, the final meeting was quite impressive in scale.
"Yo, Zephyr, long time no see, huh?"
The moment they met, Vice Admiral Garp—no, Fleet Admiral Garp—could not wait to greet his old friend.
It had indeed been quite some time since Teacher Zephyr had betrayed the Marines and founded the NEO Marines.
Teacher Zephyr merely gave Fleet Admiral Garp a warm embrace. "I'm very happy to fight alongside you again, old friend."
"Alright, alright, Mr. Garp and Teacher Zephyr, save the reminiscing for later,"
Admiral Kizaru, who had come to New Fish-Man Island alongside Fleet Admiral Garp, waved his hand with the same lazy smile on his face.
"Honestly, how cold of you, Borsalino. We were supposed to have a proper chat about the past few years."
Admiral Aokiji, who had arrived with Teacher Zephyr, sighed.
It had been a very long time since he had last seen Kizaru as well.
When they had parted last time, both of them had still been Marine Admirals, but now neither of them was anymore.
"Oh! Kuzan!"
Kizaru smiled with narrowed eyes. It was truly hard to tell what he was really feeling, but he was probably happy, right?
"Alright, just as Mr. Borsalino said, let's hold the final strategy meeting first."
As the host, Bright stepped forward to maintain order.
He clapped his hands to draw everyone's