The two sides had been making contact and fighting at sea for a month, but all they had done was battle each other's scout patrol ships.
And the wins and losses had been evenly split, which put Bony-Sen in an increasingly foul mood.
Sure enough, news arrived that the Star Alliance had wiped out an entire BIGMOM Pirates fleet. When Bony-Sen learned that more than a dozen faction fleets had pledged allegiance to the Star Alliance on the spot, he was practically driven mad with rage.
At the rate the Star Alliance was developing, once the Ten Thousand Nations Alliance Summit was successfully convened, no force other than the World Government would be able to contend with it.
The problem was that the World Government still had an old enemy—the Revolutionary Army. This mysterious force had yet to bare its fangs amid the current chaotic mess in the New World. Their ability to remain so composed made those old men in Mary Geoise deeply uneasy.
"We must resolve the situation here as soon as possible, then return to restrain the Star Alliance's growth!" Bony-Sen said, pressing one hand onto the secret report. "Whether we drive Kaido back so we can return and contend with the Star Alliance, or let Kaido go back and join forces with Charlotte Linlin to continue targeting Ronglin, we need forces of comparable strength to hinder the Star Alliance's development."
Green Bull pondered for a moment before saying, "All we can confirm now is that Kaido really came looking for the Road Poneglyph. But we don't know where it is. Under these circumstances, we may end up locked in a long, drawn-out stalemate with Kaido, leaving us unable to take any action against the Star Alliance."
Bony-Sen turned his gaze toward Fujitora and asked, "Your source