As time passed.
The day of the public trial of Black Zetsu—the adopted son of the King of the Land of Grass—had arrived.
Countless allied nations summoned by the World Government, along with pirates, had gathered around Marineford, packing the entire area so densely that they even spread across the surrounding sea.
Likewise...
Alabasta and Dressrosa, both allied nations, were among them.
Of course~
As allied nations, Alabasta and Dressrosa would not ordinarily have been stationed at sea as the first line of defense against the Land of Grass.
However.
Because Dressrosa and Alabasta had good relations with the Land of Grass, Danzo had deliberately assigned them far away.
After all, Darkness of Ninjutsu would never make the same mistake twice.
At this moment.
The attention of the entire sea was focused here.
The adopted son of the King of the Land of Grass was being publicly tried. Knowing full well that this was a trap, would the Land of Grass come?
Everyone was filled with doubt.
Cobra, the king of the Alabasta Kingdom, was no exception.
After being treated by the Land of Grass, his body was no longer as frail as it had been years ago.
Looking at the dense mass of pirate ships before him, worry inevitably appeared in his eyes. He said to his daughter Vivi beside him, "With so many enemies, can the Land of Grass really win?"
"I don't know!"
"If it truly comes to that, Vivi, you should advise King Mang to seal off the East Blue. As long as they control the East Blue, with the Land of Grass's national strength, the World Government won't dare act recklessly."
"I suggested that too, but it was rejected!" Princess Vivi looked helpless upon hearing her father's suggestion.
Sealing off the East Blue was indeed