The World Government did not dare disturb Loa. His overwhelming strength aside, the World Government itself was already in complete chaos.
The fortress needed rebuilding, and that was a massive undertaking. There would be no new offices for at least a month or two.
Sitting in a temporary office, Sengoku rubbed his temples and let out a heavy sigh.
"Damn it! Everything's a mess!"
Over the past few days, as Loa vanished from sight, the Two Factions had grasped the Marines' intentions. Reassured, they began testing each other. Clashes broke out constantly as they fought for control of the World Government.
Neither side dared make a move against the Marines, though. Loa might have left them and acquired a bounty of ten billion—a figure more symbolic than practical—but anyone with eyes could see his heart was still with the Marines.
Otherwise, how could a building that huge collapse without a single death?
Don't tell me that was a Coincidence!
At the very last moment, Loa had used Freeze Spacetime to freeze everyone inside and around the fortress. He had done it to keep them from interfering with the illusion, and Nightmare certainly would not have allowed those outsiders to be disturbed.
So even though tens of tons of steel and concrete came crashing down, not even an ordinary Tabby Cat inside the fortress was hurt.
But with Loa gone, the situation at sea had grown complicated again.
A year ago, pirates had been the root of the world's troubles. But after the plan Loa devised in Alabasta, the ensuing upheaval had wiped out thousands of major pirates.
And those were pirates who had made their names on the Grand Line!
They were monsters on an entirely different level from the rookies of the four seas! Quite a few were even