More than four months earlier.
Shanks had led thirteen Celestial Dragons who had failed to graduate and refused to waste their lives in the Land of the Gods, causing havoc in the Holy Land, Mary Geoise, day and night.
They broke through layer upon layer of interceptions by the Holy Land Garrison and Cipher Pol, risked their lives to leap from the Red Line, and plunged headfirst into the dark, icy sea. In the end, they were fortunate enough to suffer no losses.
Next, they seized a ship and a Log Pose from a pirate crew, officially embarking on an escape that knew neither day nor night.
Their first destination was the West Blue Shanks knew best.
After all, aside from him, none of the others had ever left the vicinity of Mary Geoise.
In other words, over the past few months, they had spent their time traveling and battling wits with the air.
Shanks and the others believed that their status as Celestial Dragons had definitely been stripped away.
And even if, because of their special status, the World Government probably would not issue bounties for them, it would certainly send people after them in secret.
They were fourteen fugitive Celestial Dragons!
Even God's Knights might be dispatched!
Thus, Shanks and the others hid and evaded pursuit all along the way, choosing to avoid both police and Marines whenever they encountered them.
What they did not know was that no one was chasing them at all.
Their Celestial Dragon status had indeed been revoked, though. After all, this was a serious violation of the rules; it was impossible to pretend nothing had happened.
Half a month earlier, Shanks and his group had finally arrived in the West Blue.
Later, they learned that near Kano Country, there was a great