Jazz slowly rose to his feet without saying a word, merely fixing Ronglin with a resolute gaze.
Then Momousagi and Fujitora stood as well. They, too, began to make their stance clear.
Once someone took the lead, many others rose one after another.
Chapter 585: Choice!
Ronglin looked at the subordinates slowly rising to their feet. Every one of them had once been a formidable figure, brought into the Star Alliance through a mixture of persuasion, threats, and enticement. Other than Jinbe and Jazz, they had all surrendered to him.
Ronglin had never expected any loyalty from these people. After all, they had once been pirates, and he had always relied on his own power to keep them in line. Yet when faced with a life-or-death choice, they had chosen to stand by his side and face the greatest trial in the Star Alliance's history.
"Perhaps I haven't made myself clear enough." Ronglin sighed, his deep gaze sweeping across every face in the conference hall and taking in each person's expression. "The balance of the New World has been completely shattered by us. The Star Alliance has made enemies everywhere and become a target for all. The World Government has seized this opportunity to rise, and now there is no major power left in the New World capable of restraining them. The World Government can concentrate its forces against the Star Alliance. We will enter a struggle where only one side can survive, until one side is defeated—destroyed!"
Everyone listened silently to Ronglin's words, digesting their meaning. By now, pirate crews across the entire New World, large and small alike, had nearly vanished. The reason was that the Star Alliance had spent the past three years stirring everything up, completely ruining the New World's balance.
The World Government had finally