It started with the news of Sambel and the other two.
Reports of Roger Pirates members began surfacing across the seas.
Roger appeared in Whitebeard Pirates territory.
Gaban took over a pirate ship.
Kozuki Oden was spotted stuffing himself at a restaurant.
Even Rayleigh was found on an island.
The Roger Pirates' four strongest fighters were all alive, proving that the crew still existed.
The rumors that the Roger Pirates had been wiped out were thoroughly dispelled.
Their main fighters were still alive. Claims of their destruction were nothing but nonsense.
No one knew exactly what had happened in the war between the Roger Pirates and the World Government.
But the Roger Pirates had escaped the Marines and the World Government's encirclement once again.
That was hardly good news for the Marines or the World Government.
The Roger Pirates had suffered heavy losses, with nearly thirty members killed.
But their strongest fighters were still alive.
That meant the operation had failed.
With the Roger Pirates' influence, all they had to do was raise a hand, and countless pirates would flock to join them.
Replenishing their ranks would be easy.
If even one core member like Rayleigh or Gaban had died, they would have felt a little better about it.
Not only had they failed to achieve their objective, they had also lost one of their own key fighters.
Kong had survived, but everyone familiar with his injuries knew his fighting days were over.
A severed arm or leg could be replaced with a Mechanical Arm.
But how could a Mechanical Arm compare to flesh and blood?
For some people, a Mechanical Arm could even make them stronger.
Yet the stronger a fighter was, the less useful it became. Worse, it was a fatal weakness.
Against certain impacts or the force