In the battle that destroyed the Monster Legion, the World Government had lost three Top Combatants: one member of the Holy Knights and two from the Celestial Dragon families.
Several High-End Combatants had fallen as well.
The Celestial Dragon families that had suffered losses were all deeply pained.
This time, faced with the Golden Sea War stirred up by the pirates, they likewise could not stand idly by.
Last time, it had been to avenge the disaster the Monster Legion had unleashed in Mary Geoise.
First came "Mosquito Girl," then "Locust Man."
Of course, there had also been the Flying Pirates' Wild Beast Corps.
But when choosing their target, they had picked the Monster Legion, which had greater potential and had inflicted more severe losses on them.
And this time? The enormous stakes involved in the Golden Sea were worth trillions of Beli, if not more.
No matter what, the Celestial Dragons could not possibly abandon it, much less hand it over to those pirates.
Not just the Celestial Dragons, but all the affiliated nations had given the World Government strong support in this war.
Pirates were ultimately just pirates.
The Rocks Pirates had been wiped out, the Roger Pirates had disbanded, and the Monster Legion had been destroyed. What difference would it make even if their enemy was the Flying Pirates?
The World Government had eliminated countless vicious pirates and criminals.
The World Government remained the ruler of these seas.
That belief was deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Especially among the affiliated nations that knew nothing of what went on behind the scenes.
And that was indeed the reality.
More importantly, they needed the World Government to maintain order at sea and keep their kingdoms peaceful.
After "Golden Lion" Shiki roused the pirates of the entire New World to