More than twenty years ago, Golden Lion Shiki was known as the Flying Pirate, famous throughout the world for his Flying Fleet.
At the time, his Flying Fleet was arguably the strongest pirate force after the Rocks Pirates.
As long as they did not encounter a storm, the Flying Fleet, made up of dozens of pirate ships and equipped with the levitation ability granted by the Float-Float Fruit, could almost stand undefeated.
Imagine it.
Dozens of ships bombarding an enemy vessel indiscriminately from the sky, while the cannons aboard the enemy ship could not touch the vessels overhead.
This clear disparity in positioning was precisely what made the Flying Fleet so terrifying.
Of course,
As powerful as it was, the Flying Fleet's weakness—its inability to withstand hurricanes—was also very real.
And yet, during the famous Battle of Edd War, Golden Lion insisted on leading a huge fleet to encircle Roger in stormy weather. His actions were truly baffling.
It was like refusing to take a perfectly good road, choosing a muddy path instead, and then falling flat on his face.
Now, perhaps Golden Lion should feel fortunate that his nemesis was on the Revolutionary Army's side rather than in the Marine side he currently wanted to conquer.
"Gya hahaha!"
Marineford was covered in shadows, and Golden Lion's maniacal laughter rang across the heavens.
More than twenty years later, the Flying Fleet, which had once shaken the world, had returned to the stage.
This intensely shocking scene was broadcast to every corner of the world.
Some veteran reporters seemed to recall something terrifying when they saw the Flying Fleet appear. Their expressions instantly turned vacant, and they did not even notice when the pens and papers in their hands fell to the ground.
Panic was quietly taking root...
At this moment,