The news that the Roger Pirates had entered the Big Mom Pirates' territory drew a great deal of attention.
But even Big News Morgans knew nothing about what happened within.
To him, that region was practically an intelligence dead zone.
The Big Mom Pirates' control over their territory was simply too strong, especially in the waters around their headquarters on Whole Cake Island.
His Reporter Birds could not sneak in at all.
Only the News Coos delivering newspapers were allowed through.
A few days later, the Roger Pirates left the Big Mom Pirates' territory. It seemed no conflict had occurred between them, but no one knew what sort of contact they had made.
Or perhaps the Roger Pirates had merely been passing through.
It was early in Sea Era 1494.
The chaos in the New World seemed to have nothing whatsoever to do with the Pluton Sea.
These waters, ruled by the Pluton Pirates and centered on Paros Island, seemed to have become the heart of the New World.
Although the Pluton Pirates had rarely taken action over the years, their imposing presence in the Pluton Sea and its surrounding waters seemed to grow stronger and stronger.
It was a different kind of dominance!
As time passed, the Pluton Pirates' overall strength only continued to grow.
After all, this was a young pirate crew. Many of its officers were only in their forties, in their prime, and some had not even reached their peak.
Their strength had kept improving over the years.
Even the three oldest members—"Blade" Edge, "Tyrant" Bar, and "Undertaker" Callaway—had once served Hades's father.
There were also the three monsters defeated before the Pluton Pirates were founded: "Monster" Stumann, "Wildman" Cowens, and "Bonecrusher" Anselde Weiss.
All six were still only in their early sixties.
With their powerful