It had been a month since the Impel Down incident.
For the past month, the Navy had mobilized its forces in an attempt to find Gold City. They weren't hiding their murderous intent at all.
But Gold City was constantly on the move—and, damn it, it was in the Calm Belt—so the Navy hadn't found a thing this entire month.
Enel taking Caesar Clown away and destroying a warship were nothing more than minor incidents.
The Navy was under immense pressure now.
The Cultivation Era, together with the era ushered in by Roger's final words, was collectively known as the Great Pirate Cultivation Era.
At least, that was the name slowly taking hold.
From the Four Blues to the first and second halves of the Grand Line, from territories ruled by the World Government to kingdoms all over the world, chaos had erupted everywhere.
The Six Powers and Two types of Haki had become commonplace.
Whether you were a civilian, a beggar, or someone setting out to sea as a pirate, the one with the strongest fists was the boss!
On top of that, the criminals who had escaped Impel Down had cast an even darker shadow over the World Government.
Golden Lion had been busy lately, dealing with fleet captains like Predator—pirates who had betrayed him. Over the past month, some had fled while others had died. By contrast, Jelly Queen, Witch Roria, and Lone Wolf Spand, who had once gone to save Golden Lion, had been treated with great favor.
Golden Lion trusted those three immensely.
Once the Flying Pirates had been rebuilt, the three of them would become Golden Lion's right-hand men.
Not in terms of strength, but in terms of trust—
their standing would be second only to Golden Lion himself.
As for Great Pirates like