News of the Roger Pirates' destruction spread throughout the world.
The emergence of several photographs, in particular, confirmed the news that had come from some unknown source, shaking countless people like a hurricane in a matter of moments.
"How is that possible?"
"Roger died just like that?"
"He was an opponent even I acknowledged."
The most shocked was undoubtedly Golden Lion Shiki, who considered Roger his rival. He could not believe the Roger Pirates had been wiped out just like that.
This was not how he had imagined things ending.
"Reinhardt, this news is fake, isn't it?"
Looking at his most trusted lieutenant, Shiki hoped to hear the answer he wanted.
Faced with his admiral's gaze,
Reinhardt shook his head regretfully.
"I'm sorry, but the news is most likely true. The Roger Pirates weren't exactly defeated, but they really do seem to have been swallowed by a whirlpool."
"There's no proof, but these photographs and this story were most likely put out and promoted behind the scenes by that birdman, Big News Morgans. That lends it some credibility."
"Besides, the forces the World Government and Marines sent this time were truly formidable."
As he spoke, Reinhardt marveled at the sheer scale of the World Government's commitment. This would leave Mary Geoise and Marine Headquarters short of high-end combatants.
In the previous era, given an opportunity like this, the Rocks Pirates would certainly have attacked Marineford and Mary Geoise directly.
Had they learned about it in advance, even the Flying Pirates might not have passed up such an opportunity to weaken the Marines and the World Government.
But news of this joint operation by the World Government and the Marines had not leaked.
Only a handful of powers with connections inside the government had known.
In all honesty, Reinhardt considered the