That evening, before the banquet, all the important figures of the Bratty Pirates gathered in the palace hall on the top floor.
For example:
Abyss Commander Shivara; the blind Fujitora, the boss of the first floor of the Golden King Hotel; the would-be admiral Gion, who had lost herself in a wager; the mermaid princess Shirahoshi; the commander of the Naga Royal Guards; the third prince of Fish-Man Island; Gild Tesoro, who had lost everything and been forced to stay on as a worker; the guide and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Donquixote Doflamingo; Eustass Kid and the rest of the Kid Pirates, eager for revenge; the curious bunny girl Carrot; and the maid Tashigi, whose body was in the bear camp but whose heart was at sea. Nearly every important figure had gathered there.
Of course, besides those important people, there were also a few less important folks, such as the Revolutionary Army's representative, Reiz Max, some of Fish-Man Island's officers, and several important municipal officials from the Golden City.
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"You really lost?"
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When she heard the result of that day's aerial battle, Annie, seated on the Golden Throne and gleaming from the enormous golden screen behind her, angrily slapped the armrest.
"Not exactly!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Both sides were only testing each other. After losing more than a dozen ships and quite a few crew members, the enemy retreated on their own. We only lost some Flying Fish riders, and most of them were rescued."
The Abyss Commander Shivara, in her Naga form and looking enormous and fearsome, hurried forward and bowed her head as she explained.
She didn't dare say that she had deliberately made them seem weaker to the enemy. She had done so to make the enemy—and the rest of