That Was the Pain of His Life

Time, like those few days women had every month.

Had come around eight times in the blink of an eye.

It felt like it had vanished in a flash!

Eight months had passed since the first Gaia Summit. Just as Queen of Joy had announced at the meeting, ten days later, those seven kingdoms had vanished in the art of the Great Mushroom.

They had been erased from the map.

Naturally, this had caused an uproar throughout the world.

The various small-time news papers condemned the Richest Group as cruel and violent, hoping to boost their traffic and sales.

But in this screwed-up world, no one thought the Richest Group had committed some unforgivable evil. At most, they watched the spectacle. After all, the Great Mushroom hadn't fallen on their heads.

Besides, ten days had been more than enough time for those citizens to flee.

The ones who died were all people who refused to believe the warnings and defied the Richest Group.

The disappearance of those seven kingdoms had also scared the twenty kingdoms on the other list out of their wits. One after another, they obediently paid up the ten billion Berries within the next twenty days.

They also promised to pay tribute on time every year for the next nine years.

And so.

The Explosive Sea and Big Mom's territory had become part of the Richest Group's domain, a fact known throughout the world. Not a single power had come forward to oppose it.

Because in the face of absolute power, every voice of opposition was a paper tiger.

Dare to open your mouth, and destruction awaited you.

It was that simple and brazen. There was no such thing as fairness, human rights, or peace. If they didn't like the look of you, they wiped you out.