Roger's death was not the end of an era, but the beginning of one.
The effects of Pirate King Roger's public execution by the Marines had only just begun.
As his bold words before death spread throughout the world by every possible means, countless people chasing dreams of overnight riches rushed out to sea and flooded into the Grand Line, seeking the Great Treasure Roger had spoken of—a treasure stretching endlessly across the seas.
The once relatively peaceful Four Blues began to descend into chaos. Even in the East Blue, known as the "symbol of peace," the people's ambitions stirred, and they poured into the sea.
And by sheer coincidence, Roger had been executed in Loguetown in the East Blue. At the time, numerous pirates from all over the world had gathered there to witness his execution.
Those pirates also made it easier for people who wanted to set sail. As a result, the East Blue, once the calmest and most peaceful of the Four Blues, instead became the most chaotic.
Roger's death affected not only the world's public security, but also his former crew.
With the Pirate King dead, the World Government began settling old scores. The government's CP agents mobilized en masse, searching the entire world for people and things connected to Roger.
They also began a frenzied hunt for the crewmen who had once lived aboard Roger's pirate ship.
And it was not just those crewmen. Even Tom, the fish-man known as the "world's greatest shipwright," who had built Roger's ship, became a thorn in the World Government's side.
Building a ship for Roger became his "crime," and the World Government sentenced him to death.
However, because Tom was needed to build the Sea Train for Water Seven, the World Government showed some leniency and delayed his