Two weeks later, the Great Event that shook the entire sea spread without warning.
First, a Marine Rear Admiral had foolishly challenged Apophis and been killed. Then Marine Admiral Longinus had charged straight into Apophis's stronghold and, in front of countless pirates, shattered most of Onigashima before severely wounding one of the Five Emperors, Demon Sword Apophis, and forcing him to flee.
When the news spread, most people's first reaction was disbelief.
In their minds, anything capable of triggering a battle between one of the Five Emperors and a Marine Admiral should at least have been a major event concerning the safety of an entire country, right? Yet the fuse that ignited this battle had been nothing more than a lowly Marine Rear Admiral.
It felt as though someone had accidentally stepped on an ant by the roadside, only to have another person use that as an excuse to corner them at home and beat them senseless.
Fantastical. Absurd!
After a sea emperor of the New World had fallen from his altar, countless pirates naturally began to emerge in secret, plotting in their hearts to take his place.
However, after the "severely wounded" Apophis slaughtered three large pirate crews that had challenged his dignity as an emperor, the sea finally quieted down somewhat.
Emperors were ultimately not people they could afford to offend.
While marveling at Apophis's strength, those rookie pirates were even more shaken. Apophis was so powerful, yet he had actually been severely wounded by Longinus. It was hard to imagine just how strong that man, who already seemed to bear the title of the world's strongest, truly was.
Grand Line, Krakai Island.
Inside a gloomy castle surrounded by baboons, a somewhat languid man in a white shirt was flipping through a newspaper. "That guy Apophis was