Everyone waited for Typhon's decision.
If Typhon chose to enter the war, he would surely change its course dramatically.
Linlin and Katakuri would not intervene.
They would never help the Flying Pirates fight the World Government.
The destruction of the Flying Pirates would better serve the Big Mom Pirates' interests.
Their territories might be far apart,
but the Flying Pirates' dominance of the Underworld severely hampered the Big Mom Pirates' expansion and profits there.
The Big Mom Pirates invested far more in the Underworld than other pirate crews did.
The Flying Pirates had always kept them in second place. How could Linlin accept that?
Territory was one thing. The Big Mom Pirates had little need for more land.
Far greater profits lay in the Underworld.
Besides, everyone knew the Flying Pirates were doomed.
The World Government would not spare Shiki.
Intervening now would achieve nothing except draw the World Government's attention.
As far as Linlin and Katakuri were concerned, all that mattered was Typhon's safety.
Admittedly, this was the best chance to bring down the World Government.
But what would they gain by doing so?
And success was far from certain.
Order mattered on these seas.
Even pirates needed order.
The order of the seas shaped much of a pirate's life.
Pirates needed all sorts of supplies, and shifts in availability and prices affected them too.
The New World was no exception.
In the chaotic years after the Golden Sea War, the New World had suffered greatly as well.
Pirates had plundered vast wealth from the Four Seas, yet many of them still felt the sharp rise in prices.
That was especially true of top pirate crews like theirs.
They produced nothing themselves, and under normal circumstances their expenses were steady, with little fluctuation.
During those years, however, the increase