A secret meeting began at Marine Headquarters.
The many Navy Officers sat rigidly upright. Those stationed in the Golden Sea also attended this crucial meeting remotely through video feeds.
"All pirates of the Flying Pirates have assembled."
"The Beasts Pirates have left their headquarters."
"The Whitebeard Pirates have left their headquarters."
"The Overlord Dragon Pirates have left their headquarters."
"The Demon King Pirates have left their headquarters."
"The Big Mom Pirates have left their headquarters."
"And there are more..."
"Beyond that, pirates from across the entire New World are converging on the Flying Pirates' Island Battleship."
"Their targets aren't limited to the Golden Sea. They're targeting the Four Seas as well."
"This war will be another Second Bloody War, and a repeat of the war in which the Rocks Pirates swept across the seas decades ago."
"This is total war."
Gulp!
Silence filled the room, and someone involuntarily swallowed.
The officers' hearts sank, fear welling up inside them.
Only when they snapped out of their daze did they realize that their hands and feet were trembling uncontrollably.
What a terrifying force this was.
Facing every pirate in the New World brought back memories for some of the Navy Officers who had survived the Second Bloody War—memories of that horrific war, a meat grinder.
It had claimed countless comrades.
This time, the war would be even more terrifying.
The Great Pirate Era had rapidly replenished the number of pirates in the New World.
And if the vast numbers of pirates in the first half of the Grand Line and the Four Seas joined them...
The number of pirates drawn into the war would be staggering.
By contrast, the Navy had barely recovered through one war after another. Its numbers had even declined slightly.
How were they supposed to fight a war