The Roger Pirates' voyage to Laugh Tale was a major event, but it paled in importance beside the bloody war in the New World, where most of the Pirates' and the World Government's forces had gathered.
Another month passed, and the Roger Pirates were sighted on the other side of the world.
This meant that the Roger Pirates had truly circumnavigated the world and conquered the entire sea.
At first, this caused little stir. Even when newspapers reported it, most headlines still focused on the bloody war.
A few days later, however, the news across the world took an astonishing turn.
All reports about the bloody war were pushed aside.
News of the Roger Pirates conquering the sea took over the front pages of every newspaper.
"The Roger Pirates have succeeded!"
"Pirate Roger has completed an unprecedented voyage around the world!"
"The true king of these seas has been born—the king who conquered the ocean!"
Media outlets led by the World Economy News Paper feverishly publicized it all.
They told the world that Roger had obtained everything on Laugh Tale, including the legendary treasure.
They collectively named the treasure the Roger Pirates had acquired "One Piece."
Anyone who obtained One Piece could possess the entire world.
And Roger was the man who possessed wealth, fame, power—everything.
The whole world was shaken. No one knew what the Roger Pirates had obtained, but when every media outlet said the same thing, it became a fact.
Under this relentless publicity, everyone believed that Roger had obtained the legendary treasure and possessed everything the world had to offer.
In the past, both the Flying Pirates and the World Government's encirclement forces had sought to seize the secret of the treasure from the Roger Pirates.
"Pirate King" had originally meant the king of the seas,