After Garp was struck down by Zhang Liang's Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin, his fate unknown, the first major battle between the Marines and the Flying Pirates ended with a whimper.
Sengoku and Zephyr holed up in G-3 Base, waiting for Garp to recover from his injuries.
After provoking the Marines several times without receiving a response, Shiki temporarily abandoned his attacks and withdrew his forces to Flying Sky Island.
Then, with Lind acting as mediator, Shiki and Sengoku signed a ceasefire agreement on Oran Island, agreeing to suspend hostilities for one year.
For the next year, neither side would launch a large-scale war, and neither would deploy Admiral-level combatants in routine clashes.
Afterward, the groups that had come to offer support returned to their own bases one after another, leaving Shiki alone to contend with the Marines.
The Marines also hastily withdrew once Garp woke up. Garp returned to Marine Headquarters to recuperate, while Zephyr returned to G-1 Base to keep an eye on Lind.
Only Sengoku remained at the Marines' G-3 Base to confront Shiki.
The period before the Marines' next generation of Admiral-level fighters matured would undoubtedly be their most difficult stretch.
Great pirates kept emerging, while the Marines were desperately short of high-level combatants. Faced with the might of great pirates like Shiki, they could often do nothing but defend passively and keep them contained in the New World.
With Lind also present in this life, the Marines' shortage of high-level combatants was even more glaring. With both Lind and Shiki stationed in the first half of the New World, two of the Marines' high-level combatants were effectively tied down there.
With Kong required to hold the fort at Marine Headquarters, Garp was effectively the only one the Marines could deploy freely.
But Garp