In the year 1513 of the Sea Circle Calendar, the gears of world affairs turned ever faster amid hidden currents.
Donquixote Doflamingo, who had personally shot and killed his only remaining relative, swiftly secured a position among the Shichibukai through his former status as a Celestial Dragon.
Using that privilege, he led the entire Donquixote Family into the New World in force and set his sights on Dressrosa.
Before long, a meticulously planned conspiracy, combined with his String-String Fruit's ability to control others,
allowed Doflamingo to seize power over the entire country effortlessly, without shedding a drop of blood, ushering in his reign.
In the latter half of that same year, another major incident struck the Navy.
A training ship led by Zephyr, then a Navy instructor, came under pirate attack within G-10 Base's sphere of influence.
At the critical moment, Enel detected the danger early through his far-reaching Mantra and rushed to their aid, averting disaster.
But the incident enraged Gern, who had just returned to the New World.
In his fury, Gern personally led his directly subordinate Calamity troops in a ruthless, large-scale purge of the surrounding waters.
His indiscriminate methods struck fear into not only Whitebeard, Kaido, and Big Mom,
but even the great pirate Ochoku, a regional powerhouse and leader of Pirate Island, who chose to flee the island briefly rather than face him.
For a time, G-10's fearsome reputation soared once more!
Time passed. Two years later, it was the year 1515 of the Sea Circle Calendar.
In Water 7, the genius shipwright Iceburg united seven shipbuilding firms to establish the Galley-La Company.
Meanwhile, the World Government's secret agents, Cipher Pol No. 9, infiltrated the company, secretly coveting the blueprints for the Ancient Weapon Pluton.
At the same time, in the Florian Triangle, Brook, musician