Kaido refused to let the matter rest. He regrouped his forces and launched an attack on Blackbeard's territory.
This time, however, Blackbeard did not confront Kaido head-on. Instead, he avoided Kaido's main force and attacked Kaido's poorly defended territories.
The two sides advanced and retreated against each other for over half a month. Their main forces did not suffer major losses, but many of the territories under their control were completely destroyed. Countless ordinary people died in the war, and even more were displaced from their homes.
Many factions abandoned their own plans because of the clash between the two powerful pirate crews and chose to watch from the sidelines instead.
Meanwhile, the news from the Star Alliance was not false. The three Sweet Commanders of the BIGMOM Pirates had indeed defected to the Star Alliance. Cracker and Katakuri had already led the Star Alliance's Second Fleet back into BIGMOM Pirates territory, where they began persuading the remaining forces to surrender.
Some of the BIGMOM Pirates' remnants had initially vowed to prove their loyalty to Charlotte Linlin with their deaths. They decided to turn against the Sweet Commanders and fight the Star Alliance to the bitter end.
But when Fujitora appeared alongside Hawkins, the hardliners among the BIGMOM Pirates' remnants immediately crumbled like cookies and surrendered without hesitation.
If Fujitora alone was not enough to make them surrender, then they had no doubt that the Star Alliance might send Momousagi as well.
Hawkins put it rather tactfully. Momousagi had a somewhat fiery temper. Since they did not wish to surrender, she probably would not waste time trying to persuade them. When the time came, she would most likely settle the matter with her fists.
With all three Sweet Commanders surrendering and Fujitora, the terrifying former high-ranking Marine officer, personally exerting