A Secret Meeting at Mary Geoise

Explode!

A massive explosion! The Summit War is over, but the aftermath of the event is far from over.

People all over the world are digesting and accepting the new era.

Whitebeard of the Yonko, died, Whitebeard Pirates disbanded.

Marineford Marine Headquarters, has been reduced to ruins and abandoned by the World Government. The Marine Headquarters has been moved to the G-1 Branch in the New World and renamed New Marineford.

Almost every day, explosive news breaks in the latter half of the Grand Line, the New World, as major powers clash fiercely over Whitebeard's resources and territory. The fighting is particularly intense. Most importantly, the World Government's control over the New World was already weak, leaving them unable to stop or intervene. But none of this is the most crucial factor; although the newspaper layout changes daily, there's only ever one front page.

'The Emperor of the New Era, the God Slayer!'

A new power structure among the Yonko has emerged.

' Whitebeard's successor, the most powerful man on the seas? Or the greatest threat the World Government has ever faced?'

Various titles began to appear in the public eye, but the content remained the same: they were all about the Hell Pirates.

Moreover, almost all of them would display wanted posters or live footage of the Summit War.

'Shanks vs. God Slayer: Who is stronger?'

'A terrifying bounty, second only to the One Piece Roger, a staggering 5.2 billion!'

'The entire Hell Pirates's bounty has surpassed 10 billion!'

'The strongest of the Yonko, the number one of the Worst Generation.'

Numerous sensational slogans have undoubtedly drawn the world's attention to Oboro.

It's important to understand that before the Summit War, even though everyone knew the Hell Pirates posed a significant threat and possessed considerable strength, the World Government, or rather the Celestial Dragons, consistently suppressed this public opinion. Oboro's bounty of 500 million remained unchanged, precisely to prevent this from fueling One Piece arrogance and causing panic. It would also cause some member states to doubt the World Government's 'control,' thus creating a 'crack' in the power structure. But now, remaining silent is no longer an option.

The whole world watched this live broadcast.

Although I didn't witness the final outcome, the fate of Marineford has been made public.

The bounty of Gol Roger, the One Piece, was 5,564.8 million.

The day after the Summit War ended, the Hell Pirates' new bounty posters were announced.

God Slayer, has a bounty of 5.217 billion.

This is a little more than Whitebeard's 5 billion.

This indirectly shows that the World Government has compared the God Slayer, or rather the entire Hell Pirates, to the Roger Pirates of yesteryear.

Bare worth over 3.1 billion.

Shiryu of the Rain over 1.3 billion.

Crocodile: 920 million.

Waldo's total of 1 billion.

Enel's 950 million was even slightly more than that of the first mate, Crocodile.

The reason for this is that, from the World Government's perspective, the threats posed by the two are different. They are quite familiar with Crocodile, which reduces the danger to some extent, but they are still somewhat 'unfamiliar' with Enel.

The amount of the reward is not solely determined by the strength of the person offering the reward.

Then there's Yurivich, whose value skyrocketed to 600 million.

Dom is 700 million.

Kaka, Dorans, Mr. Daz Bones, and the Skypiea Priest all saw their bounties climb to over 200 million.

The transformed Rob Lucci, also known as Hattori, has a bounty of over 300 million.

This also made the Hell Pirates One Piece crew with the highest bounty on the high seas.

What's frightening is the number of people in the Hell Pirates... Everyone knows that once they enter the New World, the Hell Pirates will definitely expand.

The number of people and the bounty for the subsequent fleet would then be unimaginable.

The Hell Pirates' bounties are so high not only because of the Summit War, but also because of the Impel Down. Either of these events, taken individually, are unprecedented. This includes their previous 'preaching' in the Sabaody Archipelago, granting One Piece powers and causing immense chaos in the first half of the Grand Line.

Even the Roger Pirates couldn't do these things.

In terms of sheer danger, the Roger Pirates are nowhere near the Hell Pirates. Roger's threat lay in his knowledge of the world's truth, which ushered in a new era... making the world different and beyond the control of the Celestial Dragons.

Because Roger was ultimately silenced and the 'secret' was not made public, it was equivalent to the 'crisis' being resolved for the World Government.

What they fear is their secret being discovered.

Of Roger's bounty of over $5 billion, at least a third of it came from his knowledge of a world secret.

But the threat posed by the Hell Pirates is direct 'destruction'.

They are not the same kind of people at all.

Besides the uproar caused by Impel Down and the Marineford War, there were some minor incidents during this period. For example, Morgans of the World News Agency published a photo of the original Hell Pirates executing a Celestial Dragon in the East Blue's Pore Kingdom.

This caused quite a stir.

It's important to know that most members of the currently powerful 'Worst Generation' only have bounties of around one or two hundred million, which is less than even the weakest members of the Hell Pirates.

Therefore, it was only natural that the Hell Pirates were recognized as the new Yonko.

They successfully replaced the Whitebeard Pirates.

Even if they haven't taken action in the New World yet, haven't participated in the chaos that has erupted in the New World, and haven't started to occupy Whitebeard's territory... becoming Yonko is only a matter of time.

Many people are already comparing the Hell Pirates to the other three Yonko.

In addition, during this series of events, besides the Hell Pirates, the bounties of many other people also changed, becoming a topic of conversation.

For example, Luffy and Buggy the Buggy.

Especially Buggy the Buggy, before the Hell Pirates appeared, he had a live-streaming video bug in his hands, and showed off a 'big wave' in front of the whole world, which made him famous. Everyone knows him, and now his bounty has become quite high.

There's also Blackbeard Teach, and others.

The outside world is in an uproar.

However, no one knows what happened to the Hell Pirates afterward.

It was as if they had gone into hiding and temporarily 'disappeared' after causing a ruckus at Marineford.

One day, in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

An agent led a mysterious figure cloaked to a heavily guarded council building.

After walking for a long time down the long corridor, he reached out and knocked on the tightly closed door.

"Come in."

A serious voice came from inside the room.

The agent pushed open the door, turned around, and gestured to the cloaked man to let him in.

The latter said thank you and stepped inside.

We entered the luxurious and classical hall.

Looking up, there were five people in the room, some standing and some sitting, each with a different posture and aura.

But undoubtedly, all eyes were on him.

The cloaked man reached out and removed his hood, revealing his face.

"You actually came looking for us."

Saint Mars, one of the Five Elders, said indifferently.

"You shouldn't be surprised that I've come to see you... otherwise you wouldn't have agreed to this meeting."

Shanks smiled slightly.

"Besides, you all know why I'm here."

"Now... isn't it time to set aside some of our positions?"

Shanks' smile gradually faded, and his gaze became serious.

"The situation... has probably already exceeded your expectations and control..."

The Five Elders exchanged glances and remained silent in contemplation.