At the same time Shin left the New World, another major piece of news set the entire world ablaze.
By all rights, people should have grown accustomed over the years to major news breaking every so often. But this news was anything but ordinary.
The Roger Pirates, the pirate crew hailed as a miracle by countless pirates, had finally set foot on Laugh Tale—and successfully returned to the New World afterward.
To countless people, this was like a bolt from the blue. The title of Pirate King was bestowed upon Roger, and for a time, the entire pirate world boiled over.
For countless years, who knew how many great pirates had sought Laugh Tale, hoping to be crowned Pirate King and become the truly free people of these seas.
Yet without exception, they had all failed. After failure after failure, pirates had even begun to doubt whether the legend was real, and Laugh Tale's existence had once been called into question.
Under such circumstances, pirates gradually strayed from the path of chasing their dreams, becoming violent, bloodthirsty, and defiant.
They began burning, killing, and plundering. They began committing every kind of evil. They began attacking merchant ships and civilians time and again.
The Marines stood opposed to them, taking it upon themselves to uphold justice at sea. After centuries of slaughter, pirates had practically become synonymous with evil.
But some people were always different. They held fast to their dreams and fought for them.
Even the identity of a pirate could not conceal the dazzling light they carried.
Without a doubt, Roger was one of those people.
With the discovery of Laugh Tale and Roger's coronation, the entire pirate world was exhilarated. It was as though they had once again seen the original goal of piracy, as though they had