Once the Celestial Dragon families decided to leave Mary Geoise, the World Government no longer bent to their will.
Things were taking a turn for the better.
Pressure from within and without had brought it about.
The celebration continued. First Sengoku, then the Three Admirals delivered their speeches before the world.
Their remarks were polished, largely thanks to Cyrik and Kyle.
Otherwise, it would have been ridiculous if they had nothing to say at their investiture.
When the celebration ended, the Marines would present a new face to the world.
Of course, the balance between them and the Pirates had not been broken.
The New World was not the Marines' primary target.
Restoring order to the seas remained their first priority.
A year passed quickly.
An eerie calm settled over the entire sea.
The Superpowers stopped interfering, especially when it came to supporting the Revolutionary Army.
The upheaval within the World Government had left them waiting to see what happened.
The Kronos Kingdom was also preparing for the third Swordsmanship Tournament.
If everything went as he expected and the World Government truly changed,
then the Revolutionary Army could be swept straight into the dustbin of history.
Countless islands dotted the sea. An organization like the Revolutionary Army could never govern so many of them.
Thinking of the Revolutionary Army obtaining the blueprints for the Ancient Weapon Pluton gave Hades a headache.
He had brought it all on himself.
He had planned too far ahead.
Who could have guessed the World Government would collapse on its own? Now the Revolutionary Army had another devastating weapon.
Fortunately, it was only a weakened version of the Pluton Battleship and posed no great threat.
If word got out, the Revolutionary Army's imitation Pluton would be destroyed before it could fire a single shot.
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