The two days passed quickly, and the day of festivities in Elbaf, the land of giants, arrived in the blink of an eye.
Over those two days, Hikaru closely followed and studied the changes currently taking place in the New World. He paid particular attention to everything concerning the Uchiha Alliance. After all, he had built it up from nothing, step by step, with his own hands. It was the product of his painstaking efforts.
The Uchiha Alliance's situation was far from optimistic. During the mere dozen or so days of his "misfortune," the world had undergone earth-shaking changes, and the Uchiha Alliance had been hit the hardest. Pirates from all over the world rose up in revolt, continuously attacking the Uchiha Alliance's affiliated nations.
Many countries, in order to protect themselves, had no choice but to withdraw from the Uchiha Alliance, publicly announcing their separation and seeking a peaceful, stable future for themselves. For a time, the Uchiha Alliance was on the verge of collapse, with only weak nations and some of its early allies remaining.
Yet amid this great upheaval, the Uchiha Alliance displayed remarkably hard-line measures. Although its foundations were unstable and its military strength was still insufficient, it did not yield in the slightest when faced with enemies swarming like ants. Germa 66 rushed thousands of miles to support the Alliance's affiliated nations across the Four Seas, striking fear into the hearts of small-time pirates everywhere. In the New World, Law, Urouge, Drake, and the others who had served under Hikaru early on were responsible for handling the situation, while Kuzan temporarily took command of the Alliance.
Hikaru was rather surprised that Kuzan had stepped up to maintain order within the Alliance. Back then, Kuzan had been strongly resistant toward him. Hikaru had not expected him