At that moment, Ren fixed his piercing gaze on the Den Den Mushi. Swept up by the gale, it had landed right beside him and survived only because he had protected it.
Ren looked at the Den Den Mushi and said, "The war is over, and a new era has begun. Both the World Government and the pirates have suffered devastating losses, leaving plenty of places vacant. Whether you want to become a pirate or a Marine, set out to sea. Embark on an adventure in this new era!"
With that, Ren switched off the Den Den Mushi. Then, smiling faintly, he rode the cloud beneath his feet into the sky, following the Vivre Card.
The world watched Ren's retreating figure disappear. After a moment of silence, it erupted!
Devastating losses
A battered pirate ship lay beside a ruined, isolated island.
Tears and humiliation filled Sengoku's eyes. "How cruel... Of that enormous army, only this handful remains. I..."
Many of those listening looked dejected, their faces filled with grief, indignation, and humiliation!
In the No Return Island War, Sengoku had commanded an army of eight hundred thousand. Unfortunately, most had perished. Only a small number of elite troops had escaped. And they had only managed to flee No Return Island aboard a pirate ship! To think that a group of Marines had needed a pirate ship to survive—what a humiliation!
At that moment, Vice Admiral Tsuru approached. "Sengoku... the casualty figures are in. We deployed eight hundred thousand troops in total. Nearly seven hundred thousand died, and close to another hundred thousand were swept out to sea. Their whereabouts are unknown. They might be dead, or they might still be alive. Of our thirty Headquarters Vice Admirals, twenty-two were killed in action. Cipher Pol sent three thousand agents, and