Three days flew by in the blink of an eye.
The war between the Richest Group and the Whitebeard Pirates was still a hot topic, and the buzz was only growing.
That was because the Richest Group had made another move.
They had acted so quickly that the whole world was caught off guard.
Of course, it was only the Richest Group's Sexy Representative who was stirring up trouble.
Over the past three days, the Thunder God and the Tsar had attacked Marine strongholds, especially important scientific research facilities, and seized a huge amount of Power Stones.
The outside world had no idea what had really happened. All they knew was that the Richest Group's Thunder God and Tsar had attacked the Marines.
The real objective—the Power Stones—hadn't been revealed.
They hadn't spared even the scientists, hauling them all away.
The Richest Group had already kidnapped plenty of scientists over the past four years, but no one could have too many scientists. Besides, Chaos had his sights set on the stars.
Naturally, the Richest Group's brazen provocation had enraged the Marines and the World Government, prompting the Five Elders to finally make up their minds to reform the Marines.
And they were carrying it out with unprecedented speed.
Years earlier than in the original story!
The root cause? Gai had brought them both success and defeat.
After all, the Marine Sisters were already strong enough to rival Admirals.
They'd been forced into it.
The Marines' major move had also caught the attention of the whole world.
In some part of the New World, in the second half of the Grand Line,
the legendary Gold City had suddenly appeared after leaving the Calm Belt, drawing intense attention from the surrounding seas. Countless people had traveled through the night to get aboard.