The next day.
A piece of news spread across the seas.
"Breaking news: Monkey D. Luffy, grandson of Marine Hero Garp and son of the Revolutionary Army's leader, has been causing trouble for the Richest Group's business in Alabasta. He even called to taunt them, saying he'd send the Golden Emperor flying."
"The Straw Hat Pirates have declared war on the Richest Group in Alabasta."
"Looking into the background of Straw Hat Pirates captain Monkey D. Luffy: his grandfather is Marine Hero Garp, his father is the leader of the Revolutionary Army, his older brother is the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, and he is the son of Fire Fist Ace, son of Pirate King Gold Roger."
"Have the Straw Hat Pirates declared war on the Richest Group at the behest of Marine Hero Garp or the Revolutionary Army?"
"He publicly taunted the Richest Group and vowed to send the Golden Emperor flying."
"Every one of the Richest Group's businesses in Alabasta has been wrecked by the Straw Hat Pirates."
"The Princess of Alabasta was involved."
As soon as the news came out, it quickly attracted widespread attention.
The Straw Hat Pirates went from being unknown to famous throughout the world in an instant. Their background was especially thoroughly exposed, and the key was that some of the revelations had come from the Golden Emperor himself.
Never mind anything else.
The forces involved in publicly taunting the Richest Group alone were enough to make this the biggest gossip around.
Some people watched for the entertainment.
Some hoped to see the world descend into chaos.
Others were so worried that they cursed.
Dragon, for instance.
"Foolish."
At a Revolutionary Army base, Dragon looked at the newspaper in his hands, feeling utterly miserable.
If the newspaper hadn't reported it, they