"Brothers, it's been decades since I first set sail!"
"Those decades taught me never to underestimate myself. I had no backing whatsoever, yet I conquered the entire New World!"
"In the future, I'll lead you to even greater achievements!"
"Every one of you here is among the finest men on the seas, destined to achieve greatness!"
"Now, use this war to announce your arrival to the world! With your own hands, you'll create an era that belongs to you!"
"In this battle, either our enemies march over our corpses, or we march over theirs!"
"I will stand at the highest point in the world and tell the whole world, 'Attention!'"
"I declare: we will win this battle!"
Rocks pumped his fist, his voice burning with fervor as he whipped up the pirates on Hachinosu.
"Victory!"
"Victory!"
With every thrust of Rocks's fist, the pirates roared wildly in response. Even the men Lind had brought were swept up in the excitement!
"Move out!"
"Move out!"
At the orders of Rocks and several Division Commanders, the pirates of Hachinosu boarded their warships in an orderly fashion, then flew toward God Valley under the Golden Lion's control.
While Rocks rallied his forces on Hachinosu, the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise were mobilizing as well, determined to wipe out their great enemy in a single battle.
Although the Holy Knights had a limited number of active members, there was no such limit on their reserves.
This time, the Five Elders had gone all in. They successfully persuaded the heads of most Celestial Dragon families to assign every capable fighter in their households to the Holy Knights' reserves.
The Holy Knights now had nearly a hundred reservists, though most were only at the level of Vice Admirals or Elite Vice Admirals.
But there were also