The World Pirates were destroyed.
News that Byrnndi World, the great pirate known as the "World Destroyer" who had terrorized the Four Seas since the days of Rocks, had been captured spread across the world in no time, thanks to the World Government and the Marines.
For the West Blue, the chaos that had lasted over half a year was finally over. No one knew how long it would take to heal the pain and losses it had left behind.
People across the world debated what had been gained and lost in the long war.
But everyone agreed on one thing: there were no winners.
Even the Marines had paid a terrible price.
There were too many monsters in the New World. Losing Byrnndi World would change little.
Meanwhile, with the World Pirates destroyed, their vast territory was left without an owner.
If any factions stood to benefit, they were probably the Whitebeard Pirates and the Overlord Dragon Pirates.
Some had already seen it coming.
After all, their territories were the closest to that of the World Pirates.
As soon as "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate heard the news, he sent his children to seize the World Pirates' former territory.
"Gurarara! Children, get ready. Take every piece of territory that World left behind!"
Aboard the Moby Dick, Whitebeard looked at his children, who had made considerable progress, and spoke with renewed vigor.
It was time for the Whitebeard Pirates to bare their fangs and claim more territory. This was the perfect opportunity.
"Don't worry, Pops. Leave it to us."
Newgate's many children gathered around him, eager to win more room for their family to thrive.
They weren't fools. Their Pops had avoided fighting other factions for territory because they were still too weak.
If they had been stronger, they wouldn't have been