The sea.
This was the New World.
For the vast sea, this New World known as a pirate paradise could see all kinds of brutal incidents every day.
It was just that...
Some were merely ordinary, commonplace little acts of plunder to this sea, while others were too secretive to attract attention and thus never spread across the sea.
And today.
This sea... received news that shook the entire world.
As the mysterious newspaper boys of the BBC Daily and flocks of news-delivering birds sent out newspaper after newspaper, a massive wave was about to sweep across the entire sea in an instant.
Somewhere in the New World, within Whitebeard Pirates territory.
Ever since, for various reasons, the captain of their pirate crew's Second Division—Captain Ace, the brother their captain, Pops, had placed such high hopes on—had been captured by the Navy, the atmosphere within the Whitebeard Pirates had not been very good.
Everyone had been holding back a fire in their hearts, both furious at the traitor and enraged that their brother had been captured.
The moment Brother Ace was caught, the entire Whitebeard Pirates had already prepared for battle, waiting only for Pops to give the order to declare war on Navy Headquarters!
Especially those Whitebeard Pirates who knew Ace's true identity... they understood even more clearly that since the World Government had captured Ace, they would definitely not do nothing!
Therefore, they had been ready at all times!
It was just that...
Even after so much time had passed, the World Government still had not put Ace on trial.
And some time ago, the captain of another Sea Emperor crew, the Shanks Pirates, had personally come to speak with Pops. After that, Pops—who had been holding back his anger and wanted to show the World Government