On another stretch of coast in the Mozartel Kingdom...
The warship carrying Garp arrived soon after.
The coastal residents showed little reaction to the Marines' arrival.
Whatever the outcome of the battle in the Royal Capital, they would welcome it.
Hamza's tyranny was terrifying, but his strength had also kept foreign enemies from invading the Mozartel Kingdom. The country had maintained some semblance of order.
If the Mozartel Kingdom became Beasts Pirates territory, they had no idea what would happen to the Kingdom—or to them.
But a life little better than slavery had pushed their patience to its limit.
The Mozartel Kingdom had never lacked people willing to resist. None had met a good end; every last one had died beneath the beasts' teeth.
The brutal Hamza had even imposed collective punishment, dragging in anyone connected to them.
In fact, most people preferred the Beasts Pirates.
Kaido's reputation was poor, but he was not the sort of pirate who killed indiscriminately.
Even if their country became pirate territory, it had to be better than spending their lives in shackles, stripped of freedom.
And they did not want their children to live as they had.
Those conflicting feelings left them with no desire to welcome the Marines.
This was the New World. Since the days of Rocks, Hamza's rule had left the Marines with virtually no influence in this Kingdom.
Besides, they knew the Marines and the "Tyrant" were in league. The Mozartel Kingdom was one of the World Government Member States, and the Marines could not rescue them.
People had tried asking for help before. Nothing had ever come of it.
They had long since lost hope.
They felt even colder toward the World Government. The Marines had never rescued them, yet every year they had to give most of