Three days later, at the headquarters of the World Economy News Paper.
"President Morgans! Breaking news! Something huge has happened!"
A staff member stumbled through the office door, wet ink still staining his clothes, and slammed an urgent telegram onto the desk.
Big News Morgans leisurely held a cigar in his beak and unfolded the telegram without much interest.
The next second, his pupils contracted. The cigar slipped from his beak, scattering sparks across the carpet.
"This... this is impossible! How long has it been since the Edd War? And now..."
He shot to his feet, every feather bristling. His wings trembled violently, and his voice grew almost hoarse.
"Marine Rear Admiral Gern publicly beat up Celestial Dragons in the Sabaody Archipelago?! And left one maimed and the other crippled?!"
The entire office fell deathly silent. Every reporter and editor stopped working at once and stared wide-eyed, as though they had heard something utterly impossible.
"Quick! Print a special edition immediately! Front-page headlines! Every newspaper around the world must carry this story!" Big News Morgans was so excited his voice nearly cracked, his wings flapping wildly.
"A Marine attacking Celestial Dragons, just as the Seven Warlords of the Sea system begins to take shape! Heh, this will be the most sensational, speculation-fueling story of the century!"
There was no suppressing the news.
In just one day, the entire world erupted!
[Marine Rear Admiral Gern, "Heavenquake," savagely beats Celestial Dragons! World Government outraged!]
[World Government announces Seven Warlords of the Sea system-are the Marines using this opportunity to vent their displeasure?]
[Celestial Dragons secretly attempt to enslave Marines-"Heavenquake" strikes back hard!]
This incident later became known as Celestial Dragons Incident No. 23!
Meanwhile, in the Fish-Man District on Fish-Man Island.
Fisher Tiger gripped the newspaper, his knuckles white from the