After subduing the navy, the Three Fleets of the East Blue did not sail straight back. Instead, they split into three routes. The First Fleet headed directly toward the East Blue, while the Second and Third Fleets sailed toward the West Blue and South Blue respectively.
When the pirates in the West Blue and South Blue received the news, they turned pale with shock, as though the end of the world had come.
They had assumed the Holy Church's appearance in the New World had nothing to do with them and had been content to watch the show. They never imagined the Holy Church would make such a sweeping move, not only subduing the navy in the New World but also seeking to occupy both the West Blue and South Blue.
Just as panic gripped the pirates, they suddenly remembered their old adversaries. Before the Holy Church could arrive, countless pirates surrendered to naval branches across the seas that had yet to be absorbed into its ranks.
This left the naval branch prisons in both seas overflowing, forcing them to request help from headquarters. But when the branch rear admirals habitually picked up their Den Den Mushi to call headquarters, they realized-did they even have a headquarters anymore?
Fortunately, the Holy Church moved quickly enough to prevent any unrest. Even it was left speechless by this mass surrender of pirates to the navy.
Was there any difference now between surrendering to the navy and surrendering to the Holy Church? In the end, the pirates would still be transferred into the Holy Church's custody.
To reassure the public, the Holy Church did not execute all the pirates who surrendered indiscriminately. Instead, it began a thorough investigation from top to bottom.
Naturally, notorious pirates guilty of countless atrocities would not be spared.