"It's starting again. There are too many Great Pirates of overlord caliber now. This war will decide who the true Overlord of the Sea is."
Looking at the intelligence in his hands, Hades knew the calm New World was about to erupt once more.
After all, how could the New World make room for so many powers of overlord caliber?
Or rather, what gave you the right to stand on my level?
With so many Overlords of the Sea around, the title had become far too cheap.
Proud Shiki would never accept that. Before, he had not reached his peak, his forces had not grown strong enough, and the gap had not been so obvious, so he had held back.
Now, Shiki meant to establish his superiority not only in strength, but in territory as well.
Beginning in April of Sea Era 1492, the Flying Pirates deployed all thirteen of their pirate fleets at once.
Along with numerous Affiliated Pirate Crews, they struck at islands bordering the Flying Pirates' territory.
The war had begun. No reason was needed.
The Flying Pirates needed more territory and broader seas under their rule.
The territories of three Overlords of the Sea—the Five Peaks Pirates, the John Pirates, and the Silver Axe Pirates—came under attack simultaneously.
In no time, the Flying Pirates swept through and seized more than a dozen islands.
The tides across the sea shifted overnight.
A few islands meant little to Overlords of the Sea who held four or five hundred.
But this was a slap in the face.
The pirate flags they had left on those islands were burned and replaced with the Flying Pirates' flag.
On the sea, burning a flag was a declaration of war. No Great Pirate could tolerate it.
"The winds are rising!"
War broke out.