The Order to Withdraw

On the Sabaody Archipelago.

Countless people watched the earth-shaking battle between Roya and Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

"What do you think?"

"Will Fleet Admiral Sengoku win?"

"I doubt it. Roya is incredibly strong!"

"Exactly. Even the Three Admirals couldn't beat him."

"Right. Look at those last few attacks. Fleet Admiral Sengoku hasn't hurt Roya at all."

"Whoever wins, the world is going to change. I'm not even worried about who wins this war anymore. I'm more concerned about what the world will look like afterward."

"..."

They were ordinary people, and perhaps discussing the fate of the world seemed like getting ahead of themselves.

But wasn't that the Pirate World?

In the Pirate World, the strong preyed on the weak. Even ordinary people couldn't stay out of it.

Besides.

Far too much had happened in the Summit War that could change the world.

First came Whitebeard's dying words. They had already achieved much the same effect as Pirate King Roger's, ushering in another great age of pirates.

After all, Whitebeard himself had said the One Piece was real!

Then Roya had challenged the World Government and announced that he would establish a new force, the Justice League.

Any one of those events was enough to change the entire world.

"You're right!"

"Whatever happens, this world is about to change."

"Some people may welcome that change, while others may hate it."

"But whether it's good or bad comes down to what each of us believes."

Those words came from Dark King Rayleigh.

By now, Dark King Rayleigh had become something of an authority among the crowd watching the giant screen on the Sabaody Archipelago.

"There's no need to keep watching to see how this ends."

"The Marines won't be able to keep Roya here!"

"Well, I've got other things to do!"

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