Chapter 231

The Straw Hat Pirates were fine, and although Li Ziming had tried his best to hide the role they had played in all this, it was not so easy to conceal. Some interested parties had already uncovered the Straw Hat Pirates' involvement, and the result was that the entire crew became famous overnight.

If Straw Hat and the others had previously become known as Supernovas, perhaps not many people would have taken them seriously. But Big Mom's fall elevated the earlier incidents on Fish-Man Island and in Dressrosa. In an instant, people had begun to quietly place Straw Hat Luffy on the level of the Four Emperors. For a time, he was in the limelight, yet everyone connected to Straw Hat—even every member of the Straw Hat Pirates—seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth. No one could get any news of them.

"Why are we doing this? Isn't this exactly the time to spread Straw Hat's name far and wide?" Mero could not understand it at all. In his view, Straw Hat had defeated a Four Emperor, so they should naturally publicize it on a grand scale.

"Do you really think our current strength can compare to that of a Four Emperor?" Li Ziming said helplessly. "You have to understand, the Four Emperors don't just refer to individual strength. They also refer to their forces..."

"But isn't that why our Straw Hat Pirates were born?" Mero asked in confusion. Back then, they had considered themselves subordinates, yet Li Ziming now seemed to have no intention of letting them take part in this matter. That left Mero somewhat dissatisfied.

"No. Or rather, we currently have no plans to establish a base of operations. You know Luffy too—he has no interest in power whatsoever. What he cares about is