Marineford Era 1518.
The Alabasta Kingdom, destroyed by "Heavenly Punishment," had long since become a strange legend passed from mouth to mouth among the people. It was said that the island had been jointly sealed off by the World Government and the Marines. Over the years, only a few daring pirates had ventured onto the island out of sheer curiosity, hoping to verify that "legend."
News concerning the Alabasta Kingdom had spread all over the world. Some of it was true, some false, and ordinary people had no way of determining which sources were reliable.
Because the truth of the incident was simply too shocking, not many people had believed it over the years.
Much like the existence of Sky Island to ordinary people, different social classes had vastly different channels for gathering information. To the people of the Four Blues, the rumors surrounding the Alabasta Kingdom could only be considered an "unverified legend."
After Tsugikuni Yoriichi disappeared, the world situation did not develop as Zephyr had expected. The sharp conflict between the World Government and the New Marines did not erupt completely because of Tsugikuni Yoriichi's disappearance.
Thanks to Zephyr's timely warning and Issho's decisive judgment, Issho had already taken the New Marines' "old guard" out to sea by the time the four Gorosei appeared at Marine Headquarters.
The New Marines, who had once extended their reach toward Marine Headquarters, withdrew back into the New World after Tsugikuni Yoriichi's death.
The Gorosei, having regained control of Marine Headquarters, did not choose to further pressure the New Marines.
Although Tsugikuni Yoriichi had died, the power controlled by the New Marines was far from weak. Issho and Mihawk both possessed Admiral-level strength, and with former Marine Admiral Zephyr and Admiral Aokiji, who had defected from Marine Headquarters, even if Marine Headquarters