November, Sea Circle Calendar year 1521.
After the Paramount War, the world entered a period of upheaval.
Marine Admiral "White Kirin," Navy New World Strategic Commander-in-Chief, Navy New World Grand Commander-"Heavenquake" Gern Reginald Sigma!
After ending the Paramount War and cementing his fearsome reputation, he once again shook the world
by boldly launching a solo assault on Totto Land, the realm ruled by Big Mom Charlotte Linlin of the Four Emperors!
The outcome of this battle stunned the seas: Big Mom herself suffered grievous injuries, her iconic Whole Cake Chateau was reduced to rubble, and her core territory, Whole Cake Island, nearly collapsed.
Though theories about Gern's true objective varied wildly, this was undoubtedly, since Marine Headquarters officially relocated to the New World,
the first and fiercest direct blow against the Emperors of the Sea entrenched there!
Thus, the attack was widely seen as "Heavenquake" Gern demonstrating his unquestionable, overwhelming military might to every pirate in the New World
and announcing that the Navy would adopt an unprecedentedly hard-line stance in the New World.
Meanwhile, the tides of the era never stopped for the will of any single individual.
Almost simultaneously, another event that shocked the world erupted-the Rocky Port Incident!
Ochoku, the notorious pirate with a bounty of 1.9 billion who had occupied the pirate haven of Hachinosu for years!!
He was defeated at his own stronghold by Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach and his forces, and Blackbeard took his head!
The Blackbeard Pirates successfully occupied the easily defended Hachinosu and took over all the vast forces and resources Ochoku had amassed over decades
Their territory and influence expanded dramatically, and with his two Devil Fruit powers and his powerful officers, all of whom possessed Devil Fruit abilities,
they finally established a truly solid foundation for his position as the