Ever since Konoha arrived in this world, although what it did was far from low-profile, its conduct had remained quite restrained.
Other than controlling Water 7 and the regions reachable by the Sea Train, it had merely taken over the Whitebeard Pirates' territory.
Beyond that, it had done nothing else. Any pirate crew that entered Konoha's sphere of influence could resupply as long as they did not cause trouble.
At the same time, Konoha protected merchant ships entering its territory. Therefore, Konoha was still very low-profile.
Ships from the World Government were also heading toward Konoha. The World Government had already determined that Konoha was an "outside force" from another planet.
While things were still unclear, they would make contact first, then slowly take it over. That was also an old World Government tradition.
They only needed to give Konoha some benefits. Once the World Government gathered the three Ancient Weapons and Lord Imu was ready, it would be time for a reckoning!
When that time came, whether pirates or Konoha, all of them would be purged!
But today, Konoha announced something earth-shaking to the entire world: "equality"!
The Ryugu Kingdom had joined Konoha. At the same time, Konoha declared that within its sphere of influence, whether Fish-Men, Merfolk, or any other race, as long as they were intelligent beings, they could enjoy equal status!
The moment those words came out, the entire world was stunned, and enormous waves were stirred up.
In most people's minds, humans were naturally superior to other races. Given their numbers and strength, that was an indisputable fact.
Other than the Big Mom Pirates' Totto Land, no force would do such a thing. Even Totto Land was a terrifying place. Although many races lived there, those who did were, in truth, merely Big Mom's toys.