A World-Class Grand Banquet (Final Chapter)
Sabaody Archipelago, Grove 1.
Resin bubbles rose one after another from the ground, shimmering with crystalline, multicolored brilliance beneath the sunlight.
The Sabaody Archipelago of the past had been filled with countless evils and darkness because of the Celestial Dragons. Illegal crimes emerged endlessly, and gangs ran rampant throughout the islands.
But...
Ever since the Holy Land Mariejois had been destroyed, the Marines had launched a full-scale purge of the Sabaody Archipelago, cracking down on and wiping out most criminal forces. Illegal activities such as human trafficking and drug dealing had been completely eradicated.
Thus, Groves 1 through 29 of Sabaody, once known as lawless territory, had been entirely cleared of those shady illegal activities and turned into ordinary residential districts.
However, among those islands, Grove 1 remained somewhat special...
Two years ago, after the building that housed the human auction house was demolished, the island had been left vacant. Then, several months ago, construction suddenly began on a luxurious white palace. Its owner was the current Commander-in-Chief of the World Government's armed forces and President of the World Government... Karl D. Sephiroth!
After bringing the Great Pirate Era to an end, Sephiroth had been promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the World Government's armed forces and had been unanimously elected in the World Government Council as the lifelong President of the World Government.
Following a series of institutional reforms, many royal families had "voluntarily" relinquished control over their nations, becoming honorary royals with virtually no real power or privileges. Even the Vinsmoke Family, which dominated the North Blue, had received only the honorary title of "North Blue King" and lost its royal privileges.
Of course, Vinsmoke Judge and his three sons holding key positions in the World Government military was another matter entirely...
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