Just as Xie Wen received Cody's call, the other Shichibukai received the news as well.
Cavendish went without saying. He was probably the first of them all to know.
Fish-Man Island had been working to gain the World Government's recognition lately, so Jinbe naturally could not refuse and incur the World Government's displeasure.
Doflamingo, who wanted to become the Pirate King and loved nothing more than stirring up trouble, would not miss something this "interesting" either.
Of course, like Xie Wen, the Heavenly Yaksha did not think much of this operation by the World Government and the Marines. He was only coming to watch the show, and to see whether he could stir up a little trouble along the way.
The fat shut-in Moria did not really want to leave home, but Xie Wen and the cats had recently released nearly all the shadows he had collected, and most of his corpses had been burned to ashes. Although he had gathered some more since then, the process was far too slow, so he happened to need an opportunity like this to replenish his materials on a large scale.
Hawk-Eye, the strongest of the Shichibukai, had not refused the summons either. Although Charlotte Linlin was not a swordsman, and the Big Mom Pirates had few swordsmen worth mentioning...
He had been rather idle lately, after all. Trading blows with a powerhouse like one of the Four Emperors seemed pretty good too.
The only one who did not want to participate was Boa Hancock. Much as had happened in the manga, she had directly petrified the Marines sent to invite her. This time, there was no Luffy to change her mind, so it took the Marines several days to discover that those men had lost contact. They had no choice but to