The world trembled that day!
When people saw the list of Shichibukai members, they all sighed that the era was about to change. So many great pirates had become the World Government's lackeys.
The strong and the weak had switched places, as if the balance between the Navy and pirates had shifted.
In South Blue, Dragon, who was in the Goth Kingdom, also saw the news.
"A means of restraining the Emperors of the Sea, huh!" Dragon chuckled. He wasn't optimistic about the Shichibukai system.
Pirates were pirates. Although the Shichibukai system would help the World Government in the short term, it could also easily nurture a monster.
Just think about it—what could a legal pirate do? The possibilities were endless!
"What? You don't approve?" Ivankov, standing nearby, saw Dragon's disdainful expression and asked.
"Once this power falls into the hands of ambitious people, it will spiral out of control!" Dragon said solemnly.
His judgment was correct. As the Shichibukai system developed, it completely departed from the World Government's original intentions.
Some sought to steal power and scheme for the Ancient Weapons, some secretly became major figures in the underworld, and others directly opposed the World Government.
In the end, not a single one of them stood on the same side as the World Government!
"But isn't this good for us? Kuma really became a Shichibukai!" Ivankov was somewhat excited. He began wiggling his large butt and winked twice at Dragon.
Dragon ignored Ivankov's antics and gazed at the horizon, murmuring, "Which one of them is your man, Ryan?"
"The Bloody Swordsman? What does he have to do with this? He isn't among the Shichibukai!" Ivankov looked puzzled.
Dragon offered no explanation and simply fell into thought.
He didn't believe that Ryan hadn't planted one of his people among the