Time was like sand slipping through an hourglass, passing in the blink of an eye.
Seven years had passed since the Navy reforms, and five years had passed since the Richest Group first set foot on the moon.
The Cultivation Era had entered a genuine boom.
The age when even a dog knew the Six Powers and Haki was everywhere had arrived in full. Strong fighters across the seas were springing up like weeds. Countless powerful pirate crews, kingdoms, and factions had risen—or been wiped out.
In this age of unchecked growth, neither the old generation who had kept their place at the top nor the new generation who had made a name for themselves were pushovers.
So these days, you couldn't set sail without knowing at least a few of the Six Powers or mastering Haki.
You might pass an eight- or nine-year-old child on the street, only to find they had the strength to kill a tiger.
Wasn't that terrifying?
Of course~
Quite a few things had happened over these seven years.
For instance, pirates had rampaged through a country on some island and taken five hundred soldiers hostage. The government sent a boy of just thirteen, who not only killed all the pirates but also slaughtered all five hundred hostages.
However, because he was so powerful, he hadn't been left with extensive scars on his back.
That boy was Rob Lucci.
Remember that name. One day, he'd nearly kill the Child of Destiny, Monkey D. Luffy.
Then there was Charlotte Linlin, a ruthless woman who gave birth to ten babies at once—five boys and five girls!
Even pigs wouldn't have that many piglets at once, but Charlotte Linlin had done it.
That alone proved she was no ordinary woman.
In the past or the future, anyone who