No matter how many waves the World Government's Shichibukai Secret Recruitment Plan stirred up across the seas, the Reverie continued smoothly in Holy Land Mary Geoise.
It wasn't that the kings of these nations hadn't heard the news. In fact, they were among the first to know.
The Five Elders wanted to test more than just the pirates at sea. The kings were a key target too.
The World Economy News Paper reached the kings' desks earlier than anywhere else.
The result was no surprise. Almost every king showed no reaction at all, with only a handful of exceptions.
The king of the Drum Kingdom, for instance, flew into a rage when he saw the news and tore the paper to shreds.
But he was clearly worrying over nothing. Even if the World Government recruited Whitebeard as a Shichibukai, the Sky Pirate Crew would never be considered.
Killing a Celestial Dragon alone had ruled out any chance of the Sky Pirate Crew being brought into the fold.
Ye Mu, who was in Holy Land Mary Geoise, was also slightly startled when he saw the paper. Then he couldn't help laughing.
"How arrogant can the Five Elders get...?"
And so, on the final day, the proposals from forty-eight of the fifty nations had been discussed. Only two remained.
But in the grand meeting hall, everyone's mind was already elsewhere.
For one thing, the last two nations were the Ryugu Kingdom, ruled by Fish-Man monsters, and the Flevance Kingdom, which was on the verge of being wiped out by an infectious disease. Neither had made much of an impression at this Reverie.
For another, a banquet was indispensable after every Reverie to celebrate its successful conclusion. Most of these kings might not have been good at getting things done, but when it