Time flew by in the blink of an eye.
Three years had passed since Ye Chen failed to bring Maki back.
Nothing major had happened during those three years, but a strange phenomenon had appeared on the seas: no one had claimed the title of Emperor.
At present, the only super-overlord of the New World was Heaven Kingdom, with Red the Aloof, who came and went without a trace, being the only other one.
As for the Supernovas and the Shichibukai, they had unusually refrained from stirring up trouble. Although rumors occasionally surfaced, the buzz would die down after only a few days.
Looking at the global situation, there were currently only three strongest forces.
The first was the Revolutionary Army. Since Heaven Kingdom had destroyed the Navy, it had developed rapidly over the past three years, restoring its strength to its former level in one stroke—and even surpassing it.
Moreover, many experts had emerged within the Revolutionary Army. Rumor had it that they even possessed one of the Ancient Weapons, Pluton.
Aside from the Revolutionary Army, there was the World Government. Even after losing the institution of the Navy, the World Government remained just as terrifying.
Over the past three years, the Army had gained great renown. The CP0 organization had also been exposed to the world, and even the lowest-ranking CP0 agent to step out into the open was at least a Quasi-Admiral.
Excluding the eight CP0 agents known to have appeared before, their code names were Twelve, Eleven, Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, and Five. They had no names, only code names!
With the Army and the portion of CP0 that had revealed itself, the World Government was still an undisputed top-tier overlord. Even the Revolutionary Army had not dared act rashly over these past three years.