What happened in the Sabaody Archipelago was ultimately kept firmly confined to a small circle of people in the know, especially Golden Lion Shiki's appearance...
This was also thanks to several factors working together.
For instance, Enel's bloody "purge" of the Lawless Zone and his subsequent showdown with Dark King Rayleigh
had caused widespread destruction, casualties, and flight, effectively muddying the focus.
The Marine forces led by Kizaru arrived soon afterward, swiftly taking control of the relevant areas and sealing them off, strictly restricting the flow of information.
In the end, what the world saw was an "official version" sensational enough to make headlines and just barely coherent enough to hold together:
a leading figure of the Worst Generation, "Straw Hat Boy" Monkey D. Luffy, and his accomplices
had brazenly attacked and killed the Celestial Dragon Shalria in the Sabaody Archipelago,
triggering a pursuit by a Marine Admiral and causing severe unrest and destruction in parts of the archipelago.
Once "Big News" Morgans of the World Economy News Paper got his hands on the explosive headline, "Straw Hat Pirates attack and kill a Celestial Dragon,"
he was essentially satisfied and began churning out the news, giving it little further thought and knowing nothing of Golden Lion's subsequent appearance.
As a result, the people who truly knew what had happened could be counted on one hand.
Dark King Rayleigh was no blabbermouth. He simply continued his quiet life as a coating craftsman.
Marine Admiral Kizaru, Borsalino, might mention a few unusual details when reporting to Fleet Admiral Sengoku,
but given his usual "ambiguous" approach, he would most likely brush it off with,
"The situation was more complicated than expected. An unexpectedly powerful individual intervened, but the main incident has been dealt with."
He would not casually put Golden Lion's name on