After the New Year Festival, the world grew noisy again.
The Antonio Family's first act after entering the halls of power was to purge corrupt Marines and restore order to the seas. In the past, the Marines had lacked the manpower to do it. Even though they knew their branches were full of vermin, they could not bring themselves to clean house. But the World Military Draft had drawn countless capable people into service, leaving more candidates than the purge would create vacancies.
And so corrupt Marines like Commander Nezumi of Cocoyasi Village were in for a world of trouble. Groups of CP9 members in white suits carried dossiers to the newly enlisted Marines, secretly placing purge orders in their hands.
When the World Government and the Marines worked together wholeheartedly, the world finally saw what absolute power looked like!
No matter how deeply someone had hidden or how powerful their backers were, anyone who had acted against Justice faced the same end.
The purge also opened positions that helped steady the Marines, who had grown divided as new recruits poured in. Those who had benefited from it naturally worked hard to uphold the Marines' authority. They were doing it not only for the seas, but for themselves.
Any fool who stepped forward as Loa and the others had expected became an example to the rest.
The world had seen no shortage of drama in those few months. As the Great Pirate Era continued, it had finally begun to follow a path no one had foreseen. But one thing was undeniable.
The pirates' strength had fallen by more than thirty percent amid the months of upheaval!
In the East Blue, the Weakest Sea, pirates had all but vanished. Even serious crime had nearly disappeared. Everything seemed peaceful.
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