The next day, the day the Reverie ended.
"The Shichibukai are being abolished!"
"Great! Those so-called legal pirates—those plunderers should have disappeared long ago!"
"Hahaha! Those lackeys of the World Government had it coming!"
News of the abolition of the Shichibukai system was carried by News Coo birds to every corner of the world.
The Four Seas, the Grand Line.
Whether civilians or pirates, everyone cheered for the Marines' operation to hunt down the Shichibukai.
And as the plan to abolish the Shichibukai was set in motion, another bombshell piece of news swiftly followed.
On an island somewhere in the New World, inside a bustling tavern in town.
"Th-This is?!"
A pirate's eyes widened as he stared in disbelief at the latest newspaper he had just received.
"Kaido. The strongest creature in land, sea, and air...!"
"He was actually defeated?!"
The pirate's shocked voice rang out clearly through the noisy hall. The conversations and laughter throughout the tavern abruptly died down as everyone turned to look at him.
"Hey, is that real?"
"Can anyone really defeat a creature like that?"
"Was it the Marines?"
"Hey, let me see!"
Several people rushed over and crowded around the pirate. Looking at the photo in the newspaper, their faces were full of disbelief.
"Black Snake Reiner of the Straw Hat Crew!"
"It was him—?!"
Their voices sounded especially clear in the now-silent tavern, and every drinker held their breath.
Before long, the contents of the newspaper were read aloud by those pirates.
Following the news of the Shichibukai system's abolition, word that the Straw Hat Crew had gone to war against the Beast Pirates in Wano Country once again stirred enormous waves across the seas.
Reiner, who had defeated Kaido head-on, once again became the center of a media storm.
"The Straw Hat