The next day, the day the Reverie ended.
"The Shichibukai are finished!"
"About time! What kind of legitimate pirates are they? Those looters should've disappeared ages ago!"
"Hahaha! Those lapdogs of the World Government got what was coming to them!"
Newspapers announcing the abolition of the Shichibukai system were carried by News Coo to every corner of the world.
The Four Blues, the Grand Line...
Civilians and pirates alike cheered the Navy's campaign against the Shichibukai.
And as the plan to abolish the Shichibukai got underway, another bombshell of a news story soon followed.
On an island in the New World, inside a bustling tavern in a small town.
"Th-this...?!"
A pirate stared wide-eyed at the latest newspaper he'd just received, unable to believe what he was seeing.
"Kaido... the Strongest Creature in Sea, Land, and Air...!"
"He was actually defeated?!"
The pirate's shocked voice rang out clearly through the noisy hall. The tavern's chatter and laughter abruptly died down, and everyone turned to look at him.
"Hey... is that for real?"
"Can anyone really beat a creature like that...?"
"Was it the Navy?"
"Hey, let me see!"
Several pirates hurried over and crowded around him, staring at the photo in the newspaper in disbelief.
"Black Snake Lina of the Straw Hat Crew!"
"It was him—?!"
Their voices rang out clearly in the now-silent tavern, and every patron held their breath.
Soon, the pirates began reading the newspaper's contents aloud.
Following the news about abolishing the Shichibukai system, word that the Straw Hat Crew had gone to war with the Beasts Pirates in Wano Country once again sent shockwaves across the seas.
Lina, who had defeated Kaido head-on, once again became the center of a media storm.
"The Straw Hat Crew... They only recently took Bigo's place as a Sea