Without a doubt, the World Government's operation had failed.
Holding a Poneglyph that weighed over a thousand tons severely hampered even the CP0 Chief's strength, despite his transformation into a mythical dragon.
Against the faster "Overlord Dragon" Zack, he had no chance of escaping with the Poneglyph.
After a brief exchange, with Zack focusing his attacks on it, the Poneglyph slipped from his claws and crashed to the ground.
He was surrounded by the members of the Overlord Dragon Pirates who arrived afterward.
After a fierce battle, he had no choice but to leave.
Alone, he could never wrest the Road Poneglyph from the Overlord Dragon Pirates.
Nor would the government go to war with the Overlord Dragon Pirates.
Of course, this might also have been a good thing.
With the Road Poneglyph in the Overlord Dragon Pirates' hands, anyone who sought it afterward would inevitably have to face that formidable enemy.
The incident ended there. Like the events within Wano Country, no word of it reached the outside world.
Only a handful of factions that had planted spies among the Overlord Dragon Pirates received any news.
In the East Blue, a super luxury liner cruised slowly across the sea.
Rows of cannons gleamed silver in the sunlight, every muzzle looking menacing.
The pirates they encountered along the way fled aboard their ships in terror.
Even the Navy Warships they encountered had to give way.
The flag of the Kronos Kingdom fluttered in the wind.
Alongside it flew another flag bearing countless serpent silhouettes.
By now, that flag's fearsome reputation had spread far across the seas.
Early the previous year, Mobius had begun his "Voyage of the Four Seas."
The preparations had been completed well in advance.
First, Mobius had used his own pocket money to commission a luxury liner