"Jahahahaha!"
"No more waiting. Get ready for war!"
Golden Lion Shiki tipped back his head and drained a bottle of liquor. Laughing with excitement, he tossed the bottle aside.
His burning gaze swept over the projections of the other Great Pirates.
Clearly, they were attending the meeting remotely through Den Den Mushi.
They might have belonged to the same side,
but the Pirate Allied Forces' factions had not gathered in one place. The strongest among them each had their own base.
Pirate crews were spread across Jaya Island and the other frozen regions.
That way, the World Government could not wipe them out in one strike.
After all, they knew a fair amount about the secret weapon called Dyna Stone.
Byrnndi World, who had used it himself, knew more than most.
The World Government had used vast quantities of Dyna Stone to destroy the Monster Legion.
After the Monster Legion fell, Byrnndi World had visited the ruins of Monster Paradise to see them for himself.
He had immediately recognized that the World Government had used Dyna Stone.
Naturally, he had told Shiki, and he had not kept it from the other major powers either.
That was why the pirates' main fighting forces were now scattered.
They could not be sure the World Government would not suddenly unleash a huge quantity of Dyna Stone against them.
The islands floating overhead, meanwhile, posed an enormous threat to the World Government.
Both sides held a secret weapon capable of dealing the other a devastating blow.
To keep anything else from going wrong, it was best to start the war as soon as possible.
"Mama! Mama! Then let's begin. I can't wait any longer."
Linlin's face was dark. She appeared to be smiling, but beneath it burned a terrible fury.
The destruction of the