The Blackbeard fleet's retreat was not so easy. Once they began to flee, the Dressrosa Army, which had remained still until then, launched a pursuit on Uchiha Hiko's orders.
The pursuit lasted for over another hour before finally ending. The Blackbeard Pirates abandoned many damaged pirate ships that could not move quickly, while their remaining forces fought as they retreated. When they had arrived, they had been high-spirited and over twenty thousand strong; when they fled, they were reduced to a few thousand beaten dogs.
The pirates Uchiha Hiko had knocked into the sea and who had been lucky enough to survive were all hauled aboard and detained. The wounded received only basic treatment. Whether they lived or died was none of Hiko's concern. He was not kindhearted enough to save vicious pirates as well.
Thus, after winning two consecutive battles, the Dressrosa Army finally returned to Dressrosa on the following evening.
They were greeted by a grand welcoming formation of ships stretching across ten miles of sea. The motley assortment of vessels made the fleet look rather ridiculous, yet every face was filled with uncontainable excitement.
"Their acting is truly convincing!" Hiko watched the important figures from the various nations line up at sea to welcome him, each one looking as excited as though they had seen their savior. It made him sick to his stomach.
After Jinbe returned to Dressrosa ahead of them and brought news of the victory over the BIGMOM Pirates' fleet, the important figures from the various nations who had remained in Dressrosa rather than fleeing were shocked. Then, they quickly began recalling the grand alliance Uchiha Hiko had once proposed.
In an instant, the word "regret" seemed carved into their minds.
A presumptuous newcomer forming a grand alliance would normally be wiped out within