"Wano Country must have wanted to see the outside world for a long time, too."
At those words, Kozuki Oden's expression shifted slightly, and he fell silent.
After a long while, his expression grew resolute.
"I know what I need to do!"
The Kaido Pirates had been crushed, and the forces of Big Mom, Red-Haired, Blackbeard, and many others had collapsed in this war as well.
The resulting chain reaction would undoubtedly turn the world upside down.
And amid this turmoil, Wano Country had undoubtedly gained a rare opportunity.
Xia Le is going to usher in an entirely new era!
Wano Country must enter that era before anywhere else.
Kozuki Oden thought silently.
The navy cleared the battlefield quickly. By the next morning, the fleet had departed for the Flower Capital of Wano Country, escorting a vast number of pirates.
Meanwhile.
Deep within Pangaea Castle in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, in the Flower Room.
At the top of a long staircase, a pair of blood-red eyes gazed down from a dark throne, filled with indifference and coldness.
"Saturn pressed that button."
"That means his mission failed. It also means your judgments and conjectures were wrong!"
An icy, commanding voice descended from the throne as the noble figure slowly rose.
The four remaining members of the Five Elders knelt on both knees, saying nothing.
They could not believe this outcome.
Even a member of the Five Elders fighting at full strength had failed.
"Such mistakes are unforgivable!"
The voice was chilling, sending a shudder through all four of them.
"Shall we activate that weapon?"
"How far has its development progressed?"
The figure on the throne asked coldly.
He also understood that he could not blame the Five Elders. After all, no one could have predicted just how powerful that